97-005 ORD PROVIDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING CHAPTER 25 ARTICLE II OF SAID CODE TO ADD SECTIONS 25-19 THROUGH 25-24
ORDINANCE NO. 97-005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE II, OF SAID CODE TO ADD SECTIONS 25-19 THROUGH 25-24
THERETO; AMENDING THE PLUMBING CODE TO INCLUDE THEREIN PROVISIONS
RELATING TO CROSS-CONNECTIONS AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY 1, 1997.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That Chapter 25, Article II, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"ARTICLE II. PLUMBING CODE
"Sec. 25-19. License required.
"(a) Unless specifically exempt by the State Act (Section 3 of Article 6243-101
V.A.C.S.) as an act permitted to be done without a state license, no person,
whether as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, or otherwise, shall engage in,
work at, or conduct the business of plumbing in the City unless such person is the
holder of a valid state license as required by the State of Texas under Article 6243-
101 V.A.C.S. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage
in or work at the business of installing plumbing and doing plumbing work except
as specifically herein provided unless such installation of plumbing or plumbing
work is under the direct supervision and control of a plumber licensed under said
Act. There shall be no more than four apprentices working under the direct
supervision of each master or journeyman plumber (direct supervision shall mean
that the apprentice is on the same job site and within sight of the license holder).
"(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in or
work at the business of installing irrigation systems unless such installation of
irrigation systems is under the direct supervision and control of a master or
journeyman plumber in irrigation or installer licensed by the State of Texas under
Article 6243-101 or Article 8751 of V.A.C.S.
"(c) The licensing requirements described in subsections (a) and (b) of this
section shall not be required for the testing, certifying, and repairing of backflow
prevention devices by a certified Backflow Prevention Device Tester, as provided
herein.
"Sec.25-20. Definitions.
"As used in this Article, the following words shall have the definitions ascribed
to them by this Section:
"Administrative Authority. The `Building Official' as defined in the Uniform
Building Code.
"Auxiliary water supply shall mean any water supply on or available to the
premises other than the City's water supply, including water from another public
water supply or any natural source such as well, spring, river, or `used waters' or
`industrial fluids.'
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"BackfZow Prevention Device Tester shall mean an individual that has been
certified in accordance with TNRCC rules for the purpose of testing backflow
prevention devices:
"(a) General Testers shall mean those individuals who are qualified to
test and repair backflow prevention devices on any domestic, commercial,
industrial, or irrigation system.
"(b) Fireline Testers shall mean those individuals who are approved to
test only devices on firelines and are employed by an approved fireline
contractor.
"City shall mean the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and its duly authorized
representatives.
"Chief Building Official shall mean the Chief Building Official of the City of
Paris.
"Confined space shall mean a space that:
"(a) Is large enough and so configured that a person can bodily enter and
perform assigned work; and
"(b) Has limited or restricted means for entry and exit (for example:
tanks, vaults, pits, and other storage areas with limited access); and
"(c) Is not designed for continuous personnel occupancy.
"Cross-connection shall mean any unprotected actual or potential connection or
structural arrangement between a public or a consumer's potable water system and
any other source or system through which it is possible to introduce into any part
of the potable system any used water, industrial fluid, gas, or substance other than
the intended potable water with which the system is supplied. Bypass
arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or change-over
devices, and other temporary or permanent devices through which, or because of
which, backflow can, or may, occur are considered to be cross-connections.
"(a) The term direct cross-connection shall mean a cross-connection
which is subject to both back-siphonage and back-pressure.
"(b) The term indirect cross-connectzon shall mean a cross-connection
which is subject to back-siphonage only.
"Cross-connection controlled shall mean a connection between a potable water
system and a non-potable water system with an approved backflow prevention
assembly properly installed and maintained so that it will continuously afford the
protection commensurate with the degree of hazard.
"Environmental Services Supervisor shall mean the Environmental Services
Supervisor of the City of Paris.
"Hazard, degree of, shall mean either a pollutional (non-health contamination) or
health hazard and is derived from the evaluation of conditions within a system.
"(a) Health hazard shall mean an actual or potential threat contamination
of a physical or toxic nature to the public potable water system or
consumer's potable water system that would be a danger to human health.
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"(b) Plumbing hazard shall mean an internal or plumbing cross-
connection in a consumer's potable water system that may be a pollutional
contamination type hazard. This includes, but is not limited to, cross-
connections to toilets.
"(c) Pollutional hazard shall mean an actual or potential threat to the
physical properties of the water system or the potability of the public or the
consumer's potable water system but which would not constitute a health
or system hazard, as defined.
"(d) System hazard shall mean an actual or potential threat of severe
danger to the physical properties of the public or the consumer's potable
water system or a pollution or contamination which would have a protracted
effect on the qualiry of the potable water in the system.
"Industrial fluids system shall mean any system containing a fluid or solution
which may be chemically, biologically, or otherwise contaminated or polluted in
a form or in concentrations which would constitute a hazard if introduced into an
approved water supply.
"Non potable water shall mean water which is not safe for human consumption
or which is of questionable potability.
"OSHA shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
"Reduced pressure principle device shall mean an assembly of two independently
acting approved check-valves together with a hydraulically operating, mechanically
independent pressure relief valve located between the check-valves and, at the same
time, below the first check-valve.
"Service connection shall mean the connection from the City's potable water
system to the customer's service line.
"TNRCC shall mean the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
"Used water shall mean any water supplied by City of Paris Water Treatment
Plant from the potable water system to a consumer's water system after it has
passed through the point of delivery and is no longer under the sanitary control of
the City of Paris Water Utilities Department.
"Water Utilities Superintendent shall mean the Water Utilities Superintendent of
the Ciry of Paris.
"Sec.25-21. System.
"(a) The Paris Utility System shall consist of the source facilities and the
distribution system and shall include only those facilities of the water system under
the complete control of the City, to the point where the customer's system begins.
That point shall be the first connection beyond the meter union or the discharge
union of the meter setter, if a meter setter is present.
"(b) The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized in the
production, treatment, storage, and delivery of water to the distribution system.
"(c) The distribution system shall include the network of conduits used for the
delivery of water from the source to the customer's system.
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"(d) The customer's system shall include those parts of the facilities beyond the
termination of the utility distribution system which are utilized in conveying utility-
delivered domestic water to points of use.
"Sec. 25-22. Cross-connection control.
"(a) No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained
by the City unless the water supply is protected as required by state law, state
regulation, and this article. Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued
by the Utility if a backflow prevention device required by this article is not
properly installed, tested, or maintained. Additionally, service will be discontinued
if it is found that a backflow prevention device has been removed, bypassed, or if
an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises. Service will not be
restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
"(b) The customer's system shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times
to authorized representatives of the City of Paris Water Utilities Department,
Environmental Services, or Building Inspection Department of the City to
determine whether cross-connections or other structural or sanitary hazards
(including violations of these regulations) exist. When such a condition becomes
known, the Water Utilities Superintendent or Environmental Services Supervisor
shall deny or immediately discontinue service to the premises depending on the
extent of the hazard, by providing for a physical break in the service line until the
customer has corrected the condition(s) in conformance with state law and City
ordinances relating to plumbing and water supply, as well as the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto. Any cost of such disconnection and the estimated cost
of re-connection must be paid by the customer before service shall be restored.
"(c) No cross-connection shall be permitted between any system of piping
supplied by water from the mains of the City of Paris Water Utilities Department
and any other source of supply, either public or private, or any secondary supply
known to be unsafe for drinking water, such as shallow wells, reused industrial
supplies, raw service water, or swimming pools unless approved by the Water
Utilities Superintendent and properly protected.
"(d) A Customer Service Inspection Certificate must be completed prior to
providing continuous (permanent) water service to new construction, when the
Water Utilities Superintendent, or designee, has reason to believe cross-connections
or other unacceptable plumbing practices exist or after any material improvement,
correction, or addition to the private plumbing facilities. On all new and
transferred (transfer of occupancy or ownership) water services, the customer must
sign a Water Service Agreement. If this transferred service is non-residential, a
customer service inspection certification must be completed. These customer
service inspections shall be conducted by Building Inspections staff (for all new
plumbing or plumbing improvements requiring a building permit) and Water
Utilities staff (on plumbing systems requiring inspections not affected by building
permits). Permanent water service cannot be supplied unless the required
inspections are completed. Fees for these inspections will be established by
resolution of the Ciry Council.
"(e) The Water Utilities Superintendent shall administer an inspection program
to assure that backflow devices on City property are properly maintained and
operated.
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"(f) All presently installed backflow prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this article but were approved devices for the purposes described
herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained shall,
except for the inspection and maintenance requirements, be exempt from the
requirements of this article so long as the Water Utilities Superintendent, Chief
Building Official, and the Environmental Services Supervisor are satisfied that the
devices will satisfactorily protect the City's and/or customers' systems. Whenever
the existing device is moved from its present location or when the Water Utilities
Superintendent and/or Chief Building Official find that the continued use of the
device would constitute a hazard, the unit shall be replaced by an approved
backflow prevention device meeting the requirements of this article at the owners
expense.
"(g) If a cross-connection/backflow contamination situation arises, the Water
Utilities Superintendent may recommend to the City Manager a Boil Water Order.
The time for said Order shall be determined by the City Manager in consultation
with staff, after verification by laboratory analysis.
"(h) All cases of cross-connection/backflow contamination shall be reported to
the Environmental Services Supervisor. Information on such cases shall also be
submitted to the University of Southern California Foundation for Cross-
Connection Control and Hydraulic Research as informational data only. Each
backflow incident shall also be reported to the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission.
"(i) Any water hauling apparatus taking water from the City's system must do
so with a City-approved meter with a double-check device attached. Type of
apparatus used must be noted on temporary construction meter application.
"(j) No connection shall exist that allows water to be returned to the public
drinking water supply system.
"(k) The City of Paris Water Utilities Department shall be responsible for the
inspection and testing of all backflow prevention devices installed or existing on
City property or in a City right-of-way that supplies water to City-owned or City-
maintained facilities. Backflow prevention devices installed downstream of the
water meter or those installed in a building shall be the responsibility of the
property owner. Inspections and testing shall be conducted when a device is
installed, repaired, or at reasonable intervals, but, in no event, shall the inspection
be conducted less than every year on all backflow prevention devices, except those
devices installed for irrigation systems (unless the irrigation system has been
designated as a health or system hazard by Water Utilities Superintendent, Chief
Building Official, or the Environmental Services Supervisor). It is highly
recommended by the City that all backflow prevention devices be tested on at least
an annual basis for the safety and well-being of the owner or user of the device.
"(1) For each backflow prevention device on private property, except irrigation
double-checks, the owner of such device shall register said device with the City
annually. The Utilities Division shall keep a current inventory of all devices except
irrigation devices. It will be required that the testing of these devices be conducted
annually and copies of Backflow Prevention Device Test and Maintenance Reports
be maintained by the owner far at least five years and a copy provided to the City
of Paris Water Utilities Department. The fee for this registration will be
established by resolution of the City Council.
"(m) All certified backflow prevention device testers installing, repairing, or
testing devices within the City of Paris shall be registered with the City of Paris
Utilities Division. All certified testers wanting to test devices within the City must
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pass a practical testing examination administered by the Utilities Division prior to
being registered with the City. This exam will be administered and must be taken
by testers each year of registration. There will be an annual registration fee
established by resolution of the City Council from time to time for this registration.
"(n) Testers must show proof of liability insurance each year when renewing
registration. The coverage amount shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
"(o) Testers must follow the strict safety precautions and follow OSHA
guidelines when entering confined spaces to test backflow prevention devices. A
copy of the confined space entry permits must be submitted with the backflow
prevention device test sheet (if applicable).
"(p) Testers must have test gauges tested for accuracy on an annual basis and
calibrated in accordance with the University of Southern California's Foundation
of Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research and/or the American Water
Works Association Manual of Cross-Connection Control (Manual M-14). Test
gauge serial numbers must be included on each Backflow Prevention Device Test
and Maintenance Report submitted. Accuracy tests will be conducted by the City
at no charge to the tester.
"Sec. 25-23. Backflow prevention device installation requirements.
"(a) Residential Water Service
"(1) The minimum service size for a residential lot shall be a one inch
service line with a 5/8" or one inch diameter yoke. If the service is
installed for irrigation only, it shall be equipped with a separate cross-
connection control device regardless of size.
"(2) Regardless of size, all commercial, retail, and industrial water
services shall be equipped with a separate cross-connection control device,
as detailed in the City of Paris Standard Plumbing Code.
"(3) All backflow/back-siphonage prevention assemblies shall be installed
in accordance with the City of Paris Standard Plumbing Code.
"(4) All devices in Ciry rights-of-way or easements dedicated to the City
shall be inspected by the City of Paris Water Utilities Department upon
completion of said installation. All devices installed on private properry
shall be inspected by the Building Inspection Department upon completion
of said installation.
"(5) Test valves shall be required on all devices.
"(6) Identification, including the size, model number, and serial number,
shall be placed on the actual unit, at least 1/4 inch in height and of durable
marking material.
"(7) A plumbing permit must be obtained for installation of all backflow
prevention devices on private property or on irrigation systems.
"(8) All approved backflow devices shall be non-removable and installed
in such a manner that removal of a device would prohibit water flow.
"(9) All backflow prevention devices shall be tested by a certified
backflow prevention device tester upon installation.
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"(10) Anytime a backflow prevention device is installed in a piping system
with a water heater of any type, the property owner shall be informed by
the person or persons installing the device that thermal expansion will occur
in a closed loop system. With a backflow device in the loop, a closed
system is created, not allowing any return flow (backflow) into the City's
system.
"(ll) All backflow prevention devices installed in the City of Paris must
comply with the following:
"Summary: The purpose of this paragraph is to allow backflow prevention
devices of the reduced pressure and double-check valve types. The sizes
included in this paragraph are 3/4", 111, 211, 3", 411, 611, 8", and 10" devices.
The devices furnished under this paragraph shall meet or exceed AWWA
Standard, unless stated otherwise in the specific requirements listed below.
Additionally, any device furnished under these specifications shall meet
University of Southern California Foundation for Cross-Connection Control
and Hydraulic Research requirements.
"(A) Specific Requirements
"Main Case:
"The main case shall be constructed in such a manner as to
allow removal of the check mechanisms from the top of the
device.
"Test Valves:
"The device shall be equipped with test valves so that the
device can be tested in the field. All test valves and fittings
shall be made of a copper alloy and the valves shall be of the
ball valve type.
"In-Line Valves:
"The in-line valves furnished under this paragraph shall be
all bronze for 3/4" through 2" devices and the OS&Y
resilient seat type for 3" and above, and shall meet AWWA
Standard #510-92 and #511-92, or any revision thereafter,
and shall be OS&Y. The valves shall be assembled one on
each end of the double-check housing.
"Factory Testing:
"The device manufacturer shall supply factory test tag with
each assembly furnished under this specification.
"Identification Makings:
"The device shall be marked with dry stamp or metal
stamped tag identifying the following items:
"(1) Brand Name
"(2) Type (RP or DC)
"(3) Size
"(4) Model Number
"(5) Direction of Flow
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"(6) Serial Number
"(7) Maximum Operating Pressure
"(8) Maximum Operating Water Temperature
"NOTE: Any device furnished to or installed in the City
shall meet the specifications listed above. Any deviations
from the specifications must be set forth in detail and the
City shall be the sole judge as to whether such deviations
constitute unacceptable variances from the standards
established in these specifications.
"(b) A reduced-pressure principal backflow device shall be installed above
ground or in a facility if any of the following applications are utilized in the
structure being supplied water by the City of Paris Water System:
"(1) Aircraft
"(2) Amusement Parks
"(3) Automotive Plants
"(4) Automated Film Processor
"(5) Autopsy Facilities
"(6) Auxiliary Water Systems
"(7) Beverage Bottling Plants
"(8) Boilers (large)
"(9) Breweries
"(10) Buildings with Sewer Ejectors
"(11) Buildings with Water Storage Tanks, or Non-Potable Water Sources
"(12) Canneries
"(13) Car Wash Facilities
"(14) Carbonated drink fountain
"(15) Centralized Heating, and Air Conditioning Plants
"(16) Chemical Plants Using a Water Process
"(17) Chemical Plants, Manufacturing, or Processing
"(18) Compounding or with Treatment
"(19) Chemical treatment lawn application system
"(20) Chemically treated fire sprinkler system
"(21) Cold Storage Plants
"(22) Colleges
"(23) Commercial Laundries
"(24) Convalescent Homes
"(25) Cooling System
"(26) Creameries
"(27) Dairies
"(28) Dental Buildings
"(29) Dry-Cleaning Processing
°(30) Dye Works
"(31) Fabricating Plants
"(32) film Laboratories
"(33) Food Processing or Canning Operation
"(34) Gas Production Properties, Storage, or Transmission Facilities
"(35) Gravel Plants
"(36) Holding Tank Reservoir
"(37) Hospitals
"(38) Industrial process where water is used to clean or manufacture
products
"(39) Laboratories
"(40) Landscape Nursery
"(41) Laundromat
"(42) Manufacturing Plants
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"(43) Meat Processing of Packing Operation
"(44) Medical Clinic
"(45) Metal Plating Industries
"(46) Metal Processing
"(47) Metal Manufacturing of Cleaning Facilities
"(48) Metal Fabricating Plants
"(49) Missile Plants
"(50) Morgue
"(51) Mortuaries
"(52) Motion Picture Studios
"(53) Nursing Homes
"(54) Petroleum Processing Operation
"(55) Sanitarium
"(56) Sewage Lift or Grinder Station
"(57) Steam Generating Operation
"(58) Solar Energy System
"(59) Veterinary Clinic
"In some applications not listed above, a reduced pressure principle device may
be required by the Water Utilities Superintendent and/or Chief Building Official.
"Sec.25-24. Conflicts.
"If any conflict exists between or among any of the Codes or Standards adopted
herein and the Code of Ordinances or any ordinance of the City of Paris, the most
restrictive code, standard, ordinance, or regulation shall apply, and the City shall
have the authority to resolve any such conflict or dispute."
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
a Misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $2,000.00, and each
and every day's continuance of any violation of the above enumerated section shall constitute and
be deemed a separate offense.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly
repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on February 1, 1997.
PA5SED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of January, 1997.
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Eric S. C' rd, Mayor
A'I,TEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED T FORM:
. K. Haynes ity Attorney
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