2014-008 Amending Chapter 25, Plumbing and Gas, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, adding Article IV, Irrigation Standards

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(d) If an existing irrigation system without a backflow - prevention assembly requires major maintenance, alteration, repair, or service, the system must be connected to the potable water supply through an approved, properly installed backflow prevention method before any major maintenance, alteration, repair, or service is performed. (e) If an irrigation system is connected to a potable water supply through a double check valve, pressure vacuum breaker, or reduced pressure principle backflow assembly and includes an automatic master valve on the system, the automatic master valve must be installed on the discharge side of the backflow prevention assembly. (f) The irrigator shall ensure the backflow prevention device is tested by a licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester prior to being placed in service, after repairs or relocations and the test results provided to the building official and the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative within ten business days of testing of the backflow prevention device. (g) If a health hazard exists, the irrigation system owner shall ensure the backflow prevention device is tested by a licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester at least annually and the test results provided to the building official within ten business days of testing of the backflow prevention device. Sec. 25 -45. Specific Conditions and Cross - Connection Control. (a) Before any chemical is added to an irrigation system connected to the potable water supply, the irrigation system must be connected through a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly or air gap. (b) Connection of any additional water source to an irrigation system that is connected to the potable water supply can only be done if the irrigation system is connected to the potable water supply through a reduced - pressure principle backflow prevention assembly or an air gap. (c) Irrigation system components with chemical additives induced by aspiration, injection, or emission system connected to any potable water supply must be connected through a reduced pressure principle backflow device. (d) If an irrigation system is designed or installed on a property that is served by an on -site sewage facility, as defined in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 285, then: (1) all irrigation piping and valves must meet the separation distances from the On -Site Sewage Facilities system as required for a private water line in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Section 285.91(10); and (2) any connections using a private or public potable water source that is not the city's potable water system must be connected to the water source through a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly as defined in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Section 344.50; and (3) any water from the irrigation system that is applied to the surface of the area utilized by the On -Site Sewage Facility system must be controlled on a separate irrigation zone or 10