(A) Any water user or owner of a private water supply system shall allow access to his, her or its facilities for inspection of their system and for testing of any backflow prevention device.
(B) If access for inspection is denied on the basis of government security or any other reason, a maximum hazard shall be assumed requiring a reduced pressure backflow prevention device.
(C) The user is required to maintain the backflow prevention devices and shall have them inspected and tested at six- or 12-month intervals in accordance with 327 I.A.C. § 8-10-8 by a certified inspector, who shall report the results to the utility and to the user. The inspection shall be at the expense of the user.
(D) All water users shall have their facility inspected by a certified inspector provided by the utility. The utility fee for inspection and testing is $50 for one and one-half inch or smaller device and $75 for two-inch and larger device.
(E) The user shall retain records of all testing, repair and approval of backflow prevention devices for a three-year period. The utility is required to retain all records of testing and repair of the devices.
(1998 Code, § 9-137) (Ord. 582, passed - -1996)