Whether employed by the consumer or a utility to survey, test, repair or maintain backflow prevention assemblies the certified backflow technician, surveyor or repair person will have the following responsibilities:
(A) Ensuring that acceptable testing equipment and procedures are used for testing, repairing or overhauling backflow prevention assemblies;
(B) Make reports of such testing and/or repairs to the consumer and the water purveyor on form approved for such use by the water purveyor within time frames as described by the Division of Drinking Water;
(C) Include the list of materials or replacement parts being used of the reports;
(D) Ensuring that replacement parts are equal in quality to parts originally supplied by the manufacturer of the assembly being repaired;
(E) Not changing the design, material or operational characteristics of the assembly during testing, repair or maintenance;
(F) Performing all test of the mechanical devices/assemblies and shall be responsible for the competence and accuracy of all test and reports;
(G) Ensuring that his or her license is current, the testing equipment being used is acceptable to the state, and is in proper operating condition;
(H) Being equipped with, and competent to use, all necessary tools, gauges, test tags and other equipment necessary to properly test, and maintain backflow prevention assemblies; and
(I) Tagging each double check valve, pressure vacuum breaker, reduced pressure backflow assembly and high hazard air gap, showing the serial number date tested and by whom. The certified technician’s license number must also be on the tag.
(Ord. 11122019-001, eff. 11-19-2019)