(A) A cross-connection control officer shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees to oversee the enforcement of this section. Said officer shall be responsible for reviewing the surveys submitted by the customers of the Municipal Water Department and determining if a backflow prevention device is required to comply with 179 Neb. Admin. Code, Ch. 2 (regulations governing public water supply systems).
(B) All customers of the Municipal Water Department shall be required to report to the cross-connection control officer any potential cross-connections which may be on their premises. This report shall be made at least every five years.
(C) (1) A customer of the Municipal Water Department may be required by the cross-connection control officer to install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at the customer’s expense appropriate to the potential hazard as set forth in 179 Neb. Admin. Code, Ch. 2 and approved by the cross-connection control officer.
(2) The customer shall make application to the cross-connection control officer to install a required backflow prevention device on a form provided by the municipality. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the type of backflow prevention device to be installed, including make and model number, and the location of the proposed installation.
(3) The cross-connection control officer shall approve or disapprove the application based on whether such installation will protect the municipal water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
(4) When a testable backflow prevention device shall be required, the customer shall also certify to the municipality at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device has been tested by a State Health and Human Services System Grade VI certified water operator. Such certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer.
(5) Any decision of the cross-connection control officer may be appealed to the Board of Trustees, which decision shall be final.
(D) Any customer refusing to report on possible cross-connections on his or her premises, refusing to install the necessary backflow prevention device or failing to otherwise comply with the provisions of this section may have his or her water service disconnected. Any customer who has had his or her service disconnected for violation of this section shall be subject to a $50 reconnect fee to have the service reinstated after supplying proof that a potential cross-connection has been eliminated or properly protected.
(Ord. 3-120, passed 4-1-2003) Penalty, see § 10.99