(A) It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter are installed to have inspections, tests and overhauls made by licensed state-certified backflow tester/repair technicians in accordance with the following schedule, or more often where inspections indicate a need.
(1) Air gap separations shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every 12 months thereafter.
(2) Double checkvalve assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every 12 months thereafter. They shall be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned and repaired whenever needed, and at least every 3 years.
(3) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention devices shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every 12 months thereafter. They shall be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned and repaired whenever needed, and at least every 5 years.
(B) Overhauls of backflow prevention devices shall be made at the expense of the water consumer and shall be performed by a state-certified backflow prevention device tester.
(C) Backflow prevention devices designed with testing cocks shall be inspected and tested each year, and the tests shall be performed by a state-certified backflow prevention device tester and will be at the expense of the water consumer except as stated in division (G) below.
(D) Whenever backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay.
(E) The water consumer must maintain a complete record of each backflow prevention device that has test cocks, from purchase to retirement. Records of inspections, tests, repairs and overhauls performed by others shall be submitted to the city’s Water Division annually.
(F) Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective.
(G) Lawn irrigation backflow devices designed with testing cocks shall be inspected and tested at the time of installation and at least every 3 years thereafter. The tests shall be performed by a state-certified backflow prevention device tester and will be at the expense of the water consumer.
(H) Further regulations concerning the installation of sprinkler systems and backflow prevention devices are found in the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
(Prior Code, § 52-149) (Ord. 2939, § 1, 12-14-1993; Am. Ord. 3080, § 1, 12-3-1996)