Auxiliary water supply means any water supply available to a premises or another purveyor's water supply system. These auxiliary waters may include additional water services from Tucson Water's public water supply, other water purveyors or any other natural source.
AWWA means the American Water Works Association.
Backflow Prevention Assembly means an assemblance of one (1) or more body components including shutoff valves that has been approved by the Foundation for Cross- Connection Control and Hydraulic Research at the University of Southern California.
Backflow prevention assembly tester (registered) means a person who is currently certified by an authority recognized in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality regulations and is approved and registered with Tucson Water to test, repair, and maintain backflow prevention assemblies.
Compliance date means the date by which the backflow prevention assembly/reclaimed water site inspection compliance report must be received by Tucson Water or for violations of this article, the specified date by which a violation must be remedied.
Compliance fee means the fee that is charged to recover the administrative costs that are incurred when a customer's water service is discontinued.
Consecutive systems means another public or private water system where Tucson Water is the sole source of water for the other purveyor's water system.
Contamination means any condition, device or practice which, in the judgment of Tucson Water, may create a danger to health and well being. This includes an impairment of the public water supply by the introduction or admission of any foreign substance that degrades the water quality and creates a health hazard.
Courtesy notice means any written notice informing a customer that a backflow method is not operating correctly or does not meet applicable codes or that the reclaimed water site is not in compliance.
Cross-connection protection means the degree of protection against cross-connections existing between the public water supplies and private plumbing systems.
Customer means the person/entity accepting financial responsibility for water service from Tucson Water.
Four-day notice means the written notice that is personally delivered to the site when the customer fails to meet the requirements imposed by this article stating that water service will be discontinued in four days, excluding the day the notice is delivered, if the requirements of this article are not met.
Gray water system, pressurized means any premise where there is a gray water collection and distribution system that is pressurized with any kind of pump.
Hazard means a cross connection or potential cross connection between the public water supply and a private plumbing system involving any substance that could, if introduced into the public water supplies, be aesthetically objectionable or a nuisance, cause severe damage to the physical facilities of the public water supply systems, cause death, illness, or spread disease, or have a high probability of causing such effects.
Improper means not functioning within the manufacturer's or Tucson Water's specifications or the requirements of this article.
Inspection means a visual examination of a reclaimed water site or any backflow protection equipment, materials, workmanship and operational performance. All reclaimed water site inspections also include a cross-connection test.
Maintenance means work performed or repairs made to keep backflow prevention assemblies operable and in compliance.
Pollution means any actual or potential threat to the physical facilities of the public water supply systems or to the public water supplies which, although not dangerous to health, would constitute a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable, or could cause damage to the system or its appurtenances. This includes any substance that generally would not be a health hazard but would constitute a nuisance, or be aesthetically objectionable, if introduced into the water supply.
Proper means functioning within the parameters of the manufacturer's and Tucson Water's specifications and the requirements of this article.
Rainwater system, pressurized means any premise where there is a rain water harvesting collection and distribution system that is pressurized with any kind of pump.
Reclaimed water means water that is provided through the Tucson Water reclaimed system.
Reclaimed water site means any premise where reclaimed water is used.
Reclaimed water site tester means a certified backflow prevention assembly tester who is certified by and is registered with Tucson Water to perform reclaimed water site inspections in the Tucson Water service area.
Service connection means a piping connection between Tucson Water's meter and a customer's private plumbing system.
Service protection means the acceptable backflow prevention method installed between Tucson Water's meter and a customer's private plumbing system.
Testing means an authorized procedure to determine the operational and functional status of a backflow prevention assembly.
(Ord. No. 9976, § 2, 5-24-04; Ord. No. 10563, § 1, 7-8-08; Ord. No. 10867, § 1, 12-21-10)