§ 111.22 FIRE SERVICE CONNECTIONS.

   111.22(A)   Separate fire Service Connections . Any customer operating Structures that have a required Fire Flow greater than 1,000 gallons per minute may request that he or she have one or more separate fire Service Connections . If provided, the customer shall provide two separate Plumbing systems on his or her property, one for normal water uses connected to his or her standard Service Connection , and a second system connected to the fire Service Connection .

   111.22(B)   Exclusively for firefighting purposes. A fire Service Connection and the Plumbing attached to it shall be reserved exclusively for fire fighting. The fire Service Connection shall include a backflow preventer, and there shall be no connection of any kind between the Owner ’s fire Plumbing and any Plumbing connected to the standard Service Connection . The fire Service Connection shall include a double weighted check valve fitted with a bypass having a detector meter. No water shall be drawn from a fire Service Connection except for fire fighting purposes and periodic tests of the fire systems. A City representative shall be present for all tests, and City representatives shall be allowed unlimited access to inspect any and all portions of the fire system.

(Ord. 2010-18, passed 10-4-2010)