City of Newburgh, NY Article IV Backflow Prevention Devices

§ 293-22 General regulations.

A. All service lines from the City's water supply system shall be protected from backflow of water by means of a backflow-prevention device to prevent contamination from the premises into the City's water supply system. The Superintendent shall establish specifications for backflow-prevention devices, and no device shall be installed without the Superintendent's permission.

B. Each service line to a facility shall be protected in a manner commensurate with the degree of hazard of the facility. The degree of hazard and type of backflow-prevention device to be used to achieve containment shall be based on use of the facility and availability of containments.

C. The Superintendent shall determine the type of backflow-prevention device to be installed based upon the determination of the degree of actual or potential hazard.

D. All reduced-pressure-zone devices (RPZ) and double-check-valve assemblies (DCV) must be on the current listing of acceptable devices issued by New York State Department of Health. The design of all backflow-prevention-device installations shall be approved by the New York State Department of Health or Orange County Department of Health.

E. All backflow-prevention devices shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent.

F. Backflow-prevention devices shall be required as indicated for the following types of uses:

	Degree of Hazard	Type of Facility (illustrative only)	Type of Protection (minimum requirement)
	Hazardous	Industrial plants, metal-plating industries, hospitals, nursing homes, medical buildings, sanitariums, laboratories, veterinary facilities	Acceptable air gap or reduced-pressure-zone device (RPZ)

G. No cross-connections are permitted between a supplementary water supply and the City's water supply.

§ 293-23 Installation.

A. Unless otherwise specified, a backflow-prevention device(s) shall be installed at the official water meter as required by the Plumbing Code of the City of Newburgh.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Plumbing.

B. No RPZ or DCV backflow-prevention device shall be placed in service until such time as a completed works approval has been issued by the New York State Department of Health or the Orange County Department of Health.

C. All backflow-prevention devices shall be furnished, installed, tested, protected and maintained by the property owner at his own expense.

§ 293-24 Testing.

A. After installation, all backflow-prevention devices shall be tested in place by a certified backflow-prevention-device tester in the presence of the Superintendent's authorized representative. The tester's written certification shall be furnished to the Superintendent within 10 days after the test has been performed. A new service line will not be put into service before certification is received and approved by the Superintendent.

B. Yearly tests shall be performed on each RPZ and DCV backflow-prevention device by a certified backflow-prevention-device tester to ensure continued reliability. The tester's written report shall be forwarded to the Superintendent within 10 days after the test has been performed.

C. Any backflow-prevention device which fails to function properly shall be repaired or replaced within 30 days or as directed by the Superintendent and tested after the repair or replacement by a certified backflow-prevention-device tester. The tester's written report shall be forwarded to the Superintendent within 10 days after the test has been performed.

D. The results of all tests as specified herein under this section, shall be forwarded to the Orange County Department of Health by the tester within 10 days after the test has been performed.