(a) Any backflow prevention device installed in the County shall be of a model or construction approved by the Public Service Director and the Ohio E.P.A. and shall be tested and be found to function properly and shall be certified by an inspector certified pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3703.04 and 3703.05 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-37 before the device is put in use.
(b) Any backflow prevention device required shall be installed at a location and in a manner approved by the Public Service Director and shall be installed by and at the expense of the water consumer.
(c) It shall be the duty of the consumer, on any premises on which backflow prevention devices have been installed, to have thorough inspections and operational tests made of the devices at such intervals and in such manner as may be required by the Health District or the Ohio E.P.A., but in no event shall such tests be made at greater than 12-month intervals. These inspections and tests shall be at the expense of the water consumer and shall be performed by an inspector certified pursuant to Ohio R. C. 3703.04 and 3703.05 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-37.
(d) Backflow prevention devices shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense of the consumer within 14 days after they are found to be defective. Records of such inspections, tests, repairs and overhauls shall be kept by the consumer and made available to the Public Service Director. Inspections, tests, repairs and overhauls must be performed by a licensed plumber registered with the Clark County Combined Health District who also carries a state certificate for testing backflow devices.
(e) Backflow prevention devices shall be tested during normal business hours. Manifold or dual settings of the devices should be considered for premises requiring uninterrupted water service. Backflow prevention devices set in manifold shall meet the minimum flow requirements of a single device of the proper size.
(f) Existing backflow prevention devices approved by the Public Service Director or the Ohio E.P.A. prior to the effective date of this regulation and which are properly maintained shall, except for inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements, be excluded from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) hereof, if the Public Service Director and the Ohio E.P.A. are assured that the devices will satisfactorily protect the public water system.
(g) The Clark County Combined Health District shall maintain a current record of all backflow prevention devices which are a part of any water system connected to a public water system.
(h) Authorized persons performing inspections as required in this section shall, within 15 days of performing such inspection, file with the Clark County Combined Health District, a test report. The test report shall include the following data:
(1) Type of backflow prevention device.
(2) Size of backflow prevention device.
(3) Location of backflow prevention device.
(4) Model designation of backflow prevention device.
(5) Date backflow prevention device was installed.
(6) Test results before backflow prevention device was repaired.
(7) Description of repairs made.
(8) Description of materials used in making repairs.
(9) Results of a final test of the backflow prevention device after the repair or installation.
(10) Inspector's signature.
(11) Date of the inspection.
(12) Certification by the owner of the premises on which the backflow prevention device is located certifying that the backflow prevention device has been in constant use at the location of the backflow prevention device during the entire prescribed interval between test periods and that during that period the backflow prevention device was not by-passed, made inoperative or removed without proper authorization.
(13) Such other information as the Health District deems necessary. The person filing such report with the Clark County Combined Health District shall pay a filing fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Clark County Combined Health District for each report filed.
(i) Any backflow devices not repaired, tested or replaced within 14 calendar days of notification of noncompliance will have said water service disconnected. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be charged for the disconnection-reconnection of water services.
(Ord. 10-57. Passed 1-3-11; Ord. 13-06. Passed 2-19-13.)