52.04 Program established – Standards.
(A) Program established. There is established a cross-connection control and backflow prevention program to be administered by and for the city and its water system.
(B) Cross-connection control standards. The city adopts and incorporates herein by reference the cross-connection control requirements as contained within O.A.R. Ch. 333-061-0070, or as amended.
(C) Backflow assembly installation standards. The city adopts and incorporates herein by reference the backflow assembly installation standards as contained within O.A.R. Ch. 333-061-0071.
(D) Existing or potential cross-connections.
(1) If the city has reasonable cause to believe that an existing or potential cross-connection is located on the consumer’s premises, the city shall deny or discontinue water service to those premises which contain an existing or potential cross-connection, until:
(a) A state-approved backflow prevention assembly or method commensurate with the degree of hazard is installed and approved by the city; or
(b) The cause of the hazard and/or cross-connection is eliminated and/or prevented from future occurrences, to the city’s satisfaction.
(2) As backflow prevention assemblies do not allow water to move in a reverse flow, it is the responsibility of the property owner to eliminate the possibility of thermal expansion.
(3) Service may either be denied or discontinued if access to the consumer’s premises for inspection to determine whether a cross-connection or potential cross-connection exists is denied.
(E) Testing by authorized personnel. It is the responsibility of each city water customer who is required under this subchapter to have a backflow prevention assembly to have their assembly tested annually, with a copy of said results delivered to the city, by a person or company licensed and authorized to perform such tests by the State Department of Human Services. If the city has not received the results of the annual test, as required, within 30 days of the anniversary date (i.e., date device was installed and the like, as determined by the city) for such annual testing, or within ten days of the date of installation or relocation of the assembly, or the date of the city’s discovery that the assembly was installed without testing as applicable, the city may order the test and add the cost onto the property owner’s monthly water bill.
(F) Repairs and retesting. In the event that the results of the tests required by this subchapter and ordered by the city or the property owner indicate that repairs are necessary, the repairs must be made at the owner’s expense and a new test made and results of the test forwarded to the city within ten days of the date of the first test. In the event that the city has not received evidence of the repairs and the results of the second test within ten days of the first test, the city may cause to have the repairs made and add such costs to the customer’s monthly water bill. This section shall apply to all tests and repairs until a test shows the backflow prevention assembly is functioning properly. The city may discontinue the water service of any person or property who refuses or fails to pay such testing or repair charges added to the customer’s water bill. (Ord. 2008-01, passed 02/11/2008)