(A) Backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter shall be installed by licensed state-certified tester/repair technicians at a location and in a manner approved by the city’s Water Division or according to the latest addition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, and shall be installed at the expense of the water consumer.
(B) Backflow prevention devices installed on the service line to the consumer’s water system shall be located on the consumer’s side of the water meter, and prior to any other connection.
(C) Backflow prevention devices shall be located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance and testing, and protected from freezing, and where no part of the device will be submerged or subject to flooding by any fluid.
(D) Backflow prevention devices for underground sprinklers that have an opening to the atmosphere shall be located at least 12 inches from the bottom of the valve above the highest ground served by the sprinkler system.
(Prior Code, § 52-148) (Ord. 2939, § 1, 12-14-1993; Am. Ord. 3080, § 1, 12-3-1996)