21 - Cross Connection Control Program Ordinance - Backflow

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extenuating circumstances as to why the correction has not been made, a time extension may be granted by the Department but in no case will exceed an additional thirty (30) days. (5) If the Water Purveyor or Plumbing Inspector determines at any time that a serious threat to the public health exists, the water service will be terminated immediately. (6) The Building Safety Department shall have on file, a list of Private Contractors who are certified backflow device testers. All charges for these tests will be paid by the Owner of the building or property. e. Owner Responsibility (1) The property Owner shall be responsible for the elimination or protection of all cross -connections on his or her premises. (2) The Owner, after having been informed by a letter from the Building Safety Department, shall at his expense, install, maintain, and test, or have tested, any and all backflow preventers on his premises. (3) The Owner shall correct any malfunction of the backflow preventer which is revealed by periodic testing. (4) The Owner shall inform the Building Safety Department of any proposed or modified cross - connections and also any existing cross connections of which the Owner is aware but may not have been found by the Building Safety Department. (5) The Owner shall not install a bypass around any backflow preventer unless there is a backflow preventer of the same type on the bypass. Owners who cannot shut down operation for testing of the device(s) must supply additional devices necessary to allow testing to take place. (6) The Owner shall install backflow preventers in a manner approved by the Department (7) The Owner shall install only approved backflow preventers. (8) Any Owner having a private well, or other private water source, must have a permit (issued by the City of Paris) if the well or source is cross -connected to the City of Paris potable water distribution system. Permission to cross -connect may be denied by the Water Purveyor, or designated representative. (9) The Owner may be required to install a backflow preventer at the service entrance if a private water source is maintained, even if it is not cross -connected to the City's system. (10)ln the event the Owner installs plumbing to provide potable water for domestic purposes which is on the supply side of the backflow preventer, such plumbing must have its own backflow preventer installed. (10) The Owner shall be responsible for the payment of all fees for permits, annual or semi-annual device testing, retesting in the case that the device fails to operate correctly, and second re - inspections for non-compliance. f. Installation, Testing, and Maintenance of Backflow Prevention Assemblies (1) All backflow prevention assemblies must be tested upon installation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, Manual M14, or the University of Southern California's Manual of Cross -Connection Control by a Licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester and certified to be operating within specifications. Backflow prevention assemblies that are installed to protect