(a) Construction of all new recycled water facilities will follow City standards and specifications and the American Water Works Association Construction Guidelines for Recycled Water Facilities.
(b) Where it is planned that an existing non-recycled water system shall be converted to a recycled water facility, the facilities to be converted to recycled water shall be investigated in detail at the user's expense, to determine the measures required to bring the system into full compliance with this chapter. No existing potable water facilities shall be connected to or incorporated into the recycled water system without City and State Board approvals.
(c) If, due to onsite failure of the recycled water system, the Administrator determines that it is necessary to convert onsite facilities from a recycled water supply to a potable water supply, a comprehensive investigation shall be performed by or for the City.
(1) The facilities to be converted to recycled water use shall be investigated in detail, including review of any record drawings, preparation of required reports, and determinations by the City of measures necessary to bring the system into full compliance with this chapter for recycled water service.
(2) No potable water facilities shall be connected to or incorporated in the recycled water system that have not been approved for recycled water service by the City.
(d) It shall be the responsibility of the user to pay all costs for such conversion. Conversion costs may include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Isolation of the recycled water supply. Service shall be removed and plugged at the City main or abandoned in a manner approved by the Administrator.
(2) Installation of approved backflow prevention devices, as determined by the Administrator, on all potable and/or other water meter connections.
(3) Removal of any/all special recycled water quick couplers. The user shall be responsible for replacement with quick couplers approved for potable water systems.
(4) Notification to all onsite personnel involved.
(5) Removal of all warning labels/signs.
(6) Installation of any/all potable water facilities and payment of any associated capacity fees, as established in Title 6, Chapter 8B, of the Ontario Municipal Code.
(7) System flushing, disinfecting, decontamination, and water quality analyses, as required by the City and/or other regulatory agencies.
(§ 1, Ord. 2689, eff. June 17, 1999, as amended by § 2, Ord. 3197, eff. January 7, 2022)