A. Policy:
1. No water service connection to any premises may be installed or maintained unless the water supply is protected as required by state laws, regulations, codes, and this chapter. A water service connection shall be deemed unprotected and in violation of this section if any of the following is true:
a. A backflow prevention assembly required by this chapter for the control of backflow and cross connections is not installed, tested, and maintained;
b. If it is found that a backflow prevention assembly has been removed or by-passed;
c. If an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises; or
d. If the periodic system survey has not been conducted.
The foregoing is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
2. The customer's system(s) shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the City to determine whether cross connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violation of this chapter exist and to audit the results of the required survey (R309.105.12 of the Utah Administrative Code).
3. Whenever the City deems a service connection's water usage contributes a sufficient hazard to the water supply, an approved backflow prevention assembly shall be installed on the service line of the identified consumer's water system at or near the property line or immediately inside the building being served; but, in all cases, before the first branch line leading off the service line.
4. The type of protective assembly required under division A.3., shall depend upon the degree of hazard which exists at the point of cross connection (whether direct or indirect), applicable to local and state requirements or resulting from the required survey.
5. All presently installed backflow prevention assemblies which do not meet the requirements of this section but were approved assemblies for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained, shall, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under division A.6., be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the City is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the public water system. Whenever the existing is moved from the present location or requires more than minimum maintenance or when the City finds that the operation of this assembly constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be replaced by an approved backflow prevention assembly meeting all local and state requirements.
6. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer at any premises where backflow prevention assemblies are installed to have certified surveys, inspections, and operational tests made at least once per year at the consumer's expense. In those instances where the City deems the hazard to be great, it may require certified surveys, inspections and tests at a more frequent interval. The surveys, inspections or tests shall be made according to the standards set forth by the State Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Drinking Water.
7. All backflow prevention assemblies must be tested within ten (10) working days of installation.
8. No backflow prevention assemblies may be installed so as to create a safety hazard. (Example: Installed over an electrical panel, steam pipes, boilers, or above ceiling level).
B. Violation Of This Policy: If any water service connection or water system within the City is found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, then the City may suspend or terminate water service to that connection or system if there has not been any corrective action taken by the consumer or connection or system user within ten (10) days of the date of mailing of a written notification of the violation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City may terminate or suspend water services to any water service connection or system that is found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter immediately if the City determines the violation to be hazardous to the health, safety, or well-being of any person; in which case, the City shall provide written notice of the violation and termination or suspension of the water service to the consumer or user within twenty-four (24) hours of the termination or suspension. Water services to a water service connection or system that have been suspended or terminated under this section may not be restored until such violations are corrected, the connection or system is deemed by the City to be in conformance with all State and local regulations and statutes relating to plumbing, safe drinking water suppliers, and this chapter, and the consumer or user has paid all costs and expenses incurred by the City in enforcing this chapter, in suspending or terminating the water service, or in reinstating the water service, including attorney fees. (Ord. 20-01, 4-21-2020)