11A - 2ND READ ORD - WATER AND SEWER with revised ordinance

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(d) Installation. (1) Devices shall be installed as close as practical to the customer's service connection and shall be installed above grade in an accessible location approved by the agency. (2) Devices shall have at least the same cross-sectional area as the water meter. In those instances where it is determined that a continuous water supply is necessary, two (2) sets of devices shall be installed in parallel. Where parallel devices are required, the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the devices shall be at least equivalent to the cross-sectional area of the meter. (e) Maintenance, testing, and records. (1) The customer shall test and service such devices at least once a year and immediately after installation, relocation, or repair. A report, in a form acceptable to the agency, which sets forth the results of such test(s) shall be filed immediately with the agency. The agency may require a more frequent testing schedule if it is determined to be necessary and all costs shall be borne by the customer. (2) Devices shall be serviced, overhauled or replaced whenever they are found to be defective. All costs of such service, overhaul or replacement, including testing, repair, and maintenance shall be borne by the customer. The agency may require device information, such as location and pictures, to be submitted with the test forms. (3) The agency will supply affected customers with a list of persons acceptable to the agency to test devices. (4) The agency will notify affected customers when annual testing of a device is needed. Failure to notify shall not relieve the customer of the obligation to test and service its devices. (5) Upon the issuance of a third and final notice to test a device, the agency may impose a backflow preventer third -and -final -notice generation fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council. (6) The city reserves the right to hire a private tester to test the device and bill the customer for the cost of the test plus a backflow device testing administrative fee as set by resolution of the city council, which shall be the responsibility of the applicant, if a device has not been maintained and tested within six months, or one hundred eighty (180) days, from the date when the first notice regarding testing was mailed. Reasonable efforts to notify the customer of the impending testing will be made. (f) Backflow prevention device removal. Ordinance No, N5 -XXX Page 24 of 56 11 A-26