(A) An approved BFP assembly of the type designated shall be installed on each water service connection to the following types of premises. This list is presented as a guide and is not intended to be complete. The Public Works Department may require a device providing a higher level of protection if, in the opinion of the Department, conditions warrant added protection.
Premise Description | Assessment of Hazard | Recommended Assembly at Service Connection |
Premise Description | Assessment of Hazard | Recommended Assembly at Service Connection |
Apartments with fire hydrants, blowoffs, pools or irrigation system | Non Health | DCVA |
Breweries, Distilleries | Health | RPBA |
Car Wash with reclaimed water, or recycling system | Health | RPBA |
Chemical Plants | Health | RPBA |
Commercial Laundry | Health | RPBA |
Dairies | Non Health | DCVA |
Dentist or Doctor Office | Health | RPBA |
Docks & Dockside Facilities | Health | RPBA |
Fertilizer Plants | Health | RPBA |
Film Laboratory or Processing Plant | Health | RPBA |
Food & Beverage Processing Plants | Health | RPBA |
Hospitals, Clinics, Mortuaries, Laboratories or Medical Facilities* | Health | RPBA |
Irrigation Systems | Non-Health | DCVA OR PVB |
Premise Description | Assessment of Hazard | Recommended Assembly at Service Connection |
Premise Description | Assessment of Hazard | Recommended Assembly at Service Connection |
Irrigation Systems | Health | PVB OR RPBA |
Irrigation Systems with Chemical Injectors | Health | RPBA |
Machine Tool Plants | Health | RPBA |
Master Metered Strip Shops & Malls | Health or Non Health | RPBA |
Individually Metered Stores & Businesses in Commercial Strips & Malls | Health or Non Health | RPBA |
Metal Processing Plant | Health | RPBA |
Metal Plating Plant | Health | RPBA |
Nursing Homes | Health | RPBA |
Packing Houses or Rendering Plants | Health | RPBA |
Paper Products Plant | Health | RPBA |
Pesticide, Herbicide or exterminating companies** | Health | PVB overhead fill or AG Overhead fill |
Petroleum Processing Plant or Storage Facility | Health | RPBA |
Pharmaceutical or Cosmetic Plant | Health | RPBA |
Pleasure - Boat Marina | Health | RPBA |
Power Plants or Steam Plants | Non Health | RPBA |
Premises where inspection is restricted | Health | RPBA |
Radioactive Material Plants | Health | RPBA |
Reclaimed Water Systems (Commercial) | Health | RPBA |
Restaurants with Soap Educators and/or Industrial Type Disposal | Health | RPBA |
Sand & Gravel Plants | Health | RPBA |
Schools | Health | RPBA |
Shopping Centers | Health or Non Health | RPBA |
Storm Water Pumping Station | Health | RPBA |
Swimming Pools with Piped Fill Line | Health | AG AT POOL OR RPBA |
Tall Buildings (over 3 stories) | Health or Non Health | RPBA |
Veterinary | Health | RPBA |
Wastewater Pumping Stations | Health | RPBA |
Wastewater Treatment Plants or Reclaimed Storage Plants | Health | RPBA |
*See § 56.16
**See § 56.17
(B) In addition to and including those types of premises listed above, an approved backflow prevention assembly of the type designated shall be installed on each potable water service connection to any premises containing the following real or potential hazards. The Public Works Director may require an assembly providing a higher level of protection if, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, conditions warrant added protection.
Premises having an auxiliary water system not connected to public water system | RPBA |
Premises having a water storage tank, reservoir, pond, or similar appurtenance | RPBA |
Premises having a steam boiler, cooling system, or hot water heating system where chemical water conditioners are used | RPBA |
Premises having submerged inlets to equipment | RPBA |
Premises having self-draining yard hydrants, fountains, hose boxes, or similar devices presenting a health or system hazard (i.e., chemical storage plants, tank farms, bulk storage yards) | RPBA |
Premises having self-draining yard hydrants, fountains, hose boxes, or similar devices presenting a pollution hazard (i.e., parks, play fields, cemeteries) | DCVA |
Premises of single-family residence having reclaimed water | RDC |
(Ord. 1212, passed 9-7-06)