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A. It shall be the duty of the Consumer at any Premises on which Backflow Prevention Devices required by these Rules and Regulations are installed to have inspections, tests, and repairs made in accordance with the following schedule, or more often where inspections indicate a need:
1. Fixed Air Gap Separation shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter;
2. Double Check Valve Assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter. They shall be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned and repaired whenever needed and at least every thirty (30) months.
3. Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter. They shall be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned and repaired whenever needed and at least every five (5) years.
4. Pressure vacuum breakers shall be inspected and tested for capability to prevent back-siphonage at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter and rebuilt whenever needed. The assembly shall be routinely inspected at least every three (3) months by the Owner for visible conditions which would or could prevent the normal functioning of the assembly.
5. Interchangeable Connections and low pressure cut-offs shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter.
B. Inspections, tests and rebuilding of Backflow Prevention Devices shall be made at the expense of the water Consumer and shall be performed by a State of Ohio, Department of Health, Certified Backflow Tester who must also be registered with the Division of Water Distribution. The Department may charge a registration fee.
C. Whenever Backflow Prevention Devices required by these Rules and Regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced without delay at the expense of the Owner.
D. The water Consumer must maintain a complete record of each Backflow Prevention Device from purchase to retirement. This shall consist of a comprehensive listing that includes a record of all tests, inspections, repairs and rebuilds. Records of inspections, tests, repairs and rebuilds shall be submitted to the Director.
E. Backflow Prevention Devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization by the Director.
A. Fire suppression systems containing booster pumps installed after the effective date of OAC 3745-95-07 shall include a minimum pressure-sustaining valve, which shall be set to close, should the supply pressure drop below 10 psi. Where a booster pump has been installed prior to the effective date of OAC 3745-95-07 on the Service Line to or within any Premises, such pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cut-off device designed to shut-off the booster pump when the pressure in the Service Line of the suction side of the pump drops to ten (10) pounds per square inch gauge or less.
B. It shall be the duty of the water Consumer to maintain the minimum pressure sustaining valve or low pressure cut-off device in proper working order and to certify to the Water Purveyor, at least one a year, that the device is operating properly.
A. The Department may deny or discontinue water service to any Premises, after reasonable notice to the occupants, where any Backflow Prevention Device required by these Rules and Regulations is not installed, tested and maintained in a manner acceptable to the Director; or if it is found that the Backflow Prevention Device has been removed or by-passed, or if an unprotected Cross-Connection exists on the Premises, or if a minimum pressure sustaining valve or low pressure cut-off required by these Rules and Regulations is not installed and maintained in working order or for any other violation of the foregoing regulations regarding backflow prevention.
B. Water service to such Premises shall not be restored until the Consumer has corrected or eliminated the conditions or defects in these Rules and Regulations and to the satisfaction of the Director.
A. Both water mains and trunk mains shall be located and sized as determined by the Division of Engineering Services based on engineering considerations.
B. Unless special conditions warrant the installation of smaller water mains, or increased volume of water needs by Customers require larger water mains, all water mains for direct service to Customers shall be eight inches (8") in size.
C. In cases where water mains must be larger than eight inches (8") to also perform the function of trunk mains, combination service-trunk mains up to twelve inches (12") in size may be constructed.
D. Whenever the Division of Engineering Services deems it necessary, water mains shall be extended beyond the limits of the project so as to eliminate dead ends and the costs of such extensions shall be included with the costs of the entire project.
E. Water mains shall be constructed along the full frontage of all platted properties. Water mains along unplatted and undeveloped properties may be constructed to a point selected by the Division of Engineering Services. The Division of Engineering Services may require water services to be constructed along the full frontage of unplatted and undeveloped properties.
F. In special cases, the Division of Engineering Services may waive the above requirements, when there is no possibility of a water main being needed beyond the Premises. However, the requirement that no Premises shall be served with water until an equitable and equivalent payment for a water main has been made shall not be abrogated.
G. If the project is located within the Oak Openings Region, the following "Oak Openings Region" note must be placed on the plans and the conditions set forth in the note must be complied with.
OAK OPENINGS REGION
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION, A SIGNIFICANT, HIGH QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE. DREDGING, FILLING, CLEARING, OR OTHERWISE ALTERING CATEGORY 3 WETLANDS (SEE OAC 3745-1-54 FOR WETLAND CATEGORY DEFINITIONS) WITHIN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION IS PROHIBITED. DREDGING, FILLING, CLEARING, OR OTHERWISE ALTERING CATEGORY 1 OR 2 WETLANDS WITHIN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED, AND IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT FIRST PROVIDING PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PERMITS: SECTION 401 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, OHIO EPA ISOLATED WETLAND PERMIT, AND SECTION 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. IF A PERMIT DOES NOT APPLY, PROVIDE A LETTER FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFYING THAT THEY HAVE SURVEYED THE SITE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PERMIT IS NOT APPLICABLE. ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND DELINEATIONS SHALL INCLUDE NOTIFICATION OF AND CONCURRENCE FROM THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND/OR OHIO EPA, AS APPROPRIATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOLS CURRENTLY ACCEPTED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. ANY MITIGATED WETLANDS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PERMITS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION.
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