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06/09/2008 <br /> 1. Testing: It shall be the duty of the customer-user at any premises where <br /> backflow prevention assemblies are installed to have certified inspections <br /> and operational tests made immediately upon the installation, repair or <br /> relocation of such assembly and at least once per year thereafter. <br /> 2. Inspection and Testing Costs. Certified inspections and operational tests <br /> shall be at the expense of the customer-user. <br /> 3. Repair Cost. Backflow prevention assemblies shall be repaired, <br /> overhauled, or replaced at the expense of the customer-user whenever <br /> said assemblies are found to be defective. <br /> 4. Record Keeping. Copies of records of such tests, repairs, and overhaul <br /> shall be kept by the customer-user for a period of three (3) years and shall <br /> be provided to the Director and maintained by the City for a period of no <br /> less than three (3) years. <br /> 5. Access. The Customer-user's system should be open for inspection and <br /> testing at all reasonable times, or in case of emergency at any time, to <br /> authorized representatives of the City to determine whether cross <br /> connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of <br /> these regulations, exist. <br /> B. Director Responsibilities. The Director shall have the following responsibilities: <br /> 1. It shall be the duty of the Director to see that certified inspections and <br /> operational tests are made in a timely manner. <br /> 2. At the Director's discretion, certified inspections and operational tests shall <br /> be performed by Public Works Services personnel or a contractor hired by <br /> the Director. <br /> 3. If the Director does not deem it appropriate for Public Works Services <br /> personnel to test the assembly, the Director shall notify each affected <br /> customer-user when it is time for the backflow prevention assembly <br /> installed on the customer-user system to be tested. This written notice <br /> shall give the customer-user thirty (30) days to have the backflow <br /> prevention assembly tested and the Director will make available the <br /> necessary form to be completed and submitted to the Director. <br /> 4. The Director shall send a second notice to each customer-user who does <br /> not have their backflow prevention assembly tested as prescribed in the <br /> first notice within the thirty (30) day period allowed. The second notice <br /> shall give the customer-user a two (2) week period to have their backflow <br /> prevention assembly tested. <br /> ATTY/ORD/ORD.305 ORD.2331 <br /> 041608 7 FORMERLY MUFF#802 <br />