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(4) The agency will notify affected customers when annual testing of a device <br />is needed. Failure to notify shall not relieve the customer of the obligation to test and <br />service its devices. <br />(5) Upon the issuance of a third and final notice to test a device, the agency <br />may impose a backflow preventer third -and -final -notice generation fee in an amount <br />established by resolution of the city council. <br />(6) The city reserves the right to hire a private tester to test the device and bill <br />the customer for the cost of the test plus a backflow device testing administrative fee as <br />set by resolution of the city council, which shall be the responsibility of the applicant, if a <br />device has not been maintained and tested within six months, or one hundred eighty <br />(180) days, from the date when the first notice regarding testing was mailed. <br />Reasonable efforts to notify the customer of the impending testing will be made. <br />(f) Backflow prevention device removal. <br />(1) Notification and approval. The agency must be notified and approval must <br />be obtained from the agency before a device is removed. <br />(2) Removal in general. The use of a device may be discontinued and the <br />device removed from service upon presentation of sufficient evidence to the agency to <br />verify that a hazard no longer exists or is not likely to be created in the future. <br />(3) Removal for relocation. A device may be relocated following confirmation <br />by the agency that the relocation will continue to provide the required protection to <br />satisfy installation requirements. A retest will be required, prior to return to service, <br />following the relocation of the device. <br />(4) Temporary removal for repair. A device may be removed for repair or <br />service, provided water use is either discontinued until repair is completed and the <br />device is returned to service, or the service connection is equipped with backflow <br />protection approved by the agency. A retest will be required, prior to return to service, <br />following the repair or service of the device. <br />(5) Temporary removal for replacement. .A device may be removed and <br />replaced, provided water use is discontinued until the replacement device is installed. <br />All replacement devices must be approved by the agency prior to being put into service <br />and must be commensurate with the degree of hazard involved. A retest will be <br />required, prior to return to service, following the replacement of the device. <br />(g) Water system survey. <br />(1) Plans and specifications must be submitted to the agency upon request <br />for review of possible cross -connection hazards for new or existing service connections. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 25 of 56 <br />75C-27 <br />