§ 15-1-11. CROSS CONNECTIONS PROHIBITED.

(A)

A person may not:

(1)

install or maintain a potable water supply, plumbing fixture, equipment, or construction device that creates a cross-connection, or allows reclaimed, contaminated, or polluted water, mixtures or other substances, or gases, to enter potable water by back siphoning, backpressure, or other means;

(2)

connect an auxiliary water supply to the City's public water system or a private plumbing system unless a backflow prevention assembly or air gap is installed as required by this chapter;

(3)

use a chemical or substance that may cause pollution or contamination of the public water system without installing a backflow prevention assembly or device as required by this chapter;

(4)

connect to the public water system a mechanism or system designed to return reclaimed or used water to the public water system;

(5)

connect a reclaimed water system to the City's public water system or to the potable water system of a customer who receives potable water service from the City's public water system; or

(6)

connect a vehicle or equipment capable of producing back siphonage or back pressure without installing a backflow prevention assembly or device as required by this chapter.

(B)

A person may not install a backflow prevention assembly in a private plumbing system, fire protection system, process water system, irrigation system, or other water distribution system connected to the City's public water system unless:

(1)

the assembly has been designed, manufactured, and tested in accordance with the standards adopted by the American Water Works Association;

(2)

the assembly has been tested and listed as an approved backflow prevention assembly by the University of Southern California Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research; and

(3)

the installation complies with the Utility Criteria Manual.

Source: Ord. 040108-3.