§ 25-131. Responsibilities of the department of public works.

Effective cross connection control and backflow prevention requires the cooperation of the director of public works or designee, the owner(s) of the property served, the local building official or his designee and the backflow prevention device tester.

A.

The program shall be carried out in accordance with the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Board of Health, Waterworks Regulations and shall as a minimum provide containment of potential contaminants at the consumer's service connection.

B.

The City of Manassas Park has full responsibility for water quality and for the construction, maintenance and operation of the waterworks beginning at the water source and ending at the service connection.

C.

The owner of the property served and the City of Manassas Park have shared responsibility for water quality and for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the consumer's water supply system from the service connection to the free flowing outlet.

D.

The director of public works or designee shall, to the extent of their jurisdiction, provide continuing identification and evaluation of all cross connection hazards. This shall include an assessment of each consumer's water supply system for cross connections to be followed by the requirement, if necessary, of installation of a backflow prevention device or separation. Assessments shall be performed at least annually.

E.

In the event of the backflow of pollution or contamination into the waterworks, the director of public works or designee shall promptly take or cause corrective action to confine and eliminate the pollution or contamination. The director of public works or designee shall report to the appropriate Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health, Office of Water Programs field office in the most expeditious manner (usually by telephone) when backflow occurs and shall submit a written report by the tenth day of the month following the month during which backflow occurred addressing the incident, its causes, effects, and preventative or control measures required

F.

The director of public works or designee shall take positive action to ensure that the waterworks is adequately protected from cross connections and backflow at all times. If a cross connection exists or backflow occurs into a consumer's water supply system or into the waterworks or if the consumer's water supply system causes the pressure in the waterworks to be lowered below ten (10) psi gauge, the director of public works or designee may discontinue the water service to the consumer and water service shall not be restored until the deficiencies have been corrected or eliminated to the satisfaction of the director of public works or designee.

G.

In order to protect the occupants of a premises, director of public works or designee should inform the consumer's water supply system owner(s) of any cross connection beyond the service connection that should be abated or controlled by application of an appropriate backflow prevention device or separation. Appropriate backflow prevention device or separation should be applied at each point-of-use and/or applied to the consumer's water supply system, isolating an area, which may be a health or pollution hazard to the consumer's water supply system or to the waterworks.

H.

Records of backflow prevention devices, separations, and consumer's water supply systems, including inspection records, records of backflow incidents, and records of device tests shall be maintained by director of public works or designee for ten (10) years.

(Ord. No. 04-1700-769, § 1, 11-11-04)

(Ord. No. 04-1700-769, § 1, 11-11-04)