(a) The Authority is hereby authorized to conduct, cause to be conducted, or to require an owner, occupant or lessee to have conducted any test or tests of any new or existing piping arrangement, devices, equipment, facility or appurtenances, the retention of which the Authority has reason to believe may result in contamination of potable water, or when the Authority has reason to believe that there is evidence that cross connections do not meet the limitations prescribed in this division, or at a prescribed frequency to ensure proper functioning of protective devices. Tests shall be conducted by persons certified by an organization approved by the Authority. A full written record of test conditions, test methods and of test results obtained shall be maintained by the persons conducting such tests.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner, occupant or lessee of the operation tested to provide, at his expense, reasonable and necessary openings in the piping system, appurtenances, equipment or facilities and safe and easy access thereto, to permit technically valid measurements and samples to be taken. All new piping equipment or facilities which provide potential for cross connection may be required by the Authority to provide adequate openings in the piping system, appurtenances, equipment or facilities, and safe and easy access thereto to permit technically valid measurements and samples to be taken.
(c) The Authority is hereby authorized to sample, or cause to be sampled, water or other fluid flowing in, or having potential for flowing in, any piping system subject to this division.
(Ord. No. 144, 5-16-2005)