South Daytona |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 20. WATER AND SEWER SERVICE |
Article IX. CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL |
Division 2. CITY OF SOUTH DAYTONA'S CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PLAN |
§ 20-138. Responsibilities.
A.
The City of South Daytona Public Works Department:
The Public Works Director shall be responsible for the protection of the public drinking water distribution system from contamination or pollution due to the backflow through the water service connection. If, in the judgment of the Public Works Director an approved backflow prevention assembly is required at the customer's water service connection for the safety of the water system, the Public Works Director shall give notice in writing to the customer and shall specify the location where such an assembly shall be installed. The customer shall immediately install such an approved assembly at his/her own expense and failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install, have tested and maintain said assembly shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such requirements have been satisfactorily met.
B.
The City of South Daytona Community Development Department:
The Chief Building Official is primarily responsible for administering the plumbing codes as adopted by ordinance by the City of South Daytona and referenced in section 20-137. Such responsibility begins at the service connection to each customer and extends to the extremities of the Customer's water system. When reviewing site and building plans, the Chief Building Official has the authority under the Florida Building Code to require that potential cross connections be eliminated and/or the water service be protected by the installation of an approved backflow prevention device, the selection of which will depend on the degree of hazard.
C.
The Customer:
The customer has the responsibility to comply with the Florida Building Code by preventing the introduction of contaminants into the drinking water system through uncontrolled cross connections. When required, the customer shall install, maintain and repair as necessary, approved backflow prevention devices as directed by the Chief Building Official and/or the Public Works Director. The customer must keep accurate and up to date records on all backflow prevention devices. These records of testing and certification are to be submitted to the Community Development Department annually indicating any testing or repairs performed the previous year by certified, licensed professionals. If repairs are performed, retesting and recertification shall be required by a licensed backflow repair technician. For residential backflow prevention devices, the testing schedule shall be performed as per the time stipulated in the most recent Florida Department of Environmental Protection rules regarding cross connection control.
(Ord. No. 15-08 , § 1(Exh. A), 9-22-15)