[Amended 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
A. Water Department. The Commissioner is responsible to ensure that
water of questionable or unsuitable quality does not enter the public
water supply system. The Commissioner shall determine the degree of
hazard that a consumer facility poses to the district water system
and shall require that a suitable backflow prevention containment
device be installed, tested, operated and maintained and that adequate
record of maintenance and repair be kept. The Commissioner, or his/her
authorized designee, shall have the authority to collect penalties
and disconnect service for failure to comply with annual inspection
requirements and notices submitted to owners requiring corrective
action.
B. Owner.
(1) The owner or user of water from the system of the water district
shall be responsible for the elimination or protection of all cross-connections
on his premises.
(2) If required by regulations adopted pursuant to this Part 3 or by
written order of the Commissioner, the owner shall, at his expense,
install, maintain and test any and all backflow prevention devices
on his premises.
(3) The owner shall install backflow prevention in a manner approved by the Commissioner and shall periodically test all backflow prevention devices as provided for in the Water District Administrative Procedures and Technical Standards. Testing shall be conducted by certified backflow prevention device testers on an annual basis and such reports shall be submitted to the Water Department each year by September 1. Late submissions of the annual inspection report shall be subject to an additional $50 administrative processing fee to be added to the next water bill. Owners that fail to submit an annual inspection report to the Water Department by the first of September may be subject to penalties pursuant to §
131-67 of this chapter, have such penalties added to their water bill, and may have their water supply cut off as determined by the Commissioner.