(A) The customer shall prevent contaminants and pollutants from entering the city’s potable water supply system from the customer’s water system. The customer shall protect the customer’s private water system against actual or potential cross-connection, backflow or back-siphonage, as required by the Florida Plumbing Code, this chapter, and other applicable regulations. The customer shall be responsible for the elimination or protection of all cross-connections on the customer’s premises, except that city-owned residential dual check devices installed by the city as backflow protection and used in conjunction with another layer of protection per state regulations to allow for reuse service are the property and responsibility of the city.
(B) The customer shall follow the provisions of this chapter and the city’s program.
(C) Upon written notification by the city, the customer shall obtain any permit required for the installation of approved backflow preventers for new or existing water service connections; and shall pay for the installation of approved backflow preventers to serve the premises as provided in this chapter.
(D) The city shall inspect the customer’s water system and make recommendations as to the type of backflow preventer that should be installed on the customer’s private water system to ensure the quality of the water entering upon the property beyond the outlet end of the backflow preventer.
(E) Owners of backflow prevcnters shall have certified inspections and operational tests made at least once per year. In those instances where the Director deems the hazard to be great enough, certified inspections may be required at more frequent intervals. The cost for inspection and testing shall be borne by the owner of the assembly and shall be performed by a certified backflow tester. The cost for the backflow preventer repair, overhaul, or replacement shall be borne by the owner of the assembly. Records of such tests, repairs and overhaul shall be kept and made available (copy provided) to the Director.
(F) The customer shall inform the city of any proposed or modified cross-connections and also any existing cross-connections of which the customer is aware but has not been found by the city.
(G) The customer shall not install a by-pass around any backflow preventer unless there is an approved backflow preventer of the same type on the by-pass. Customers who cannot shut down operation for testing or repair of approved backflow preventers must provide a parallel installation to allow for testing or repair to take place.
(H) For the purpose of making any inspection or installation of a backflow preventer, or discharging the duties imposed by this chapter, a city employee shall be granted access to all utility equipment located on the customer’s premises. Each customer, as a condition of the continued delivery to his premises of water from the city’s water system, shall be considered as having consented to entry upon his premises and agrees to defend and hold harmless the city from all claims and judgments arising therefrom by any person.
(I) No person shall connect to, operate, maintain or allow to remain any connection to the potable water system for domestic or for any purpose which is on the city utility side of the backflow preventer. No such connections shall be permitted without the prior written approval from the Director and that such installation shall also require an additional approved backflow preventer that meets city approval.
(J) Failure to perform tests within the stated period may result in the suspension of reclaimed or potable water service until such time as the necessary tests are conducted and accepted by the City of Pompano Beach.
(Ord. 2002-65, passed 9-10-02; Am. Ord. 2005-62, passed 6-28-05; Am. Ord. 2011-59, passed 7-12-11; Am. Ord. 2013-06, passed 10-23-12)