Lodi Municipal Code Art. I General

The purpose of this chapter is (1) to protect the public potable water system against actual or potential cross connections by isolating within the premises, contamination or pollution that may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross connection on the premises; (2) to eliminate existing connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water that are not approved as safe and potable for human consumption; (3) to eliminate cross connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water or process water used for any purpose which may jeopardize the safety of the drinking water supply; (4) and to prevent the making of cross connections in the future.

The latest edition of the Manual of Cross Connection Control Procedures and Practices prepared by the State Department of Health Services is also made part of these regulations. These regulations are adopted in accordance with Title 17 entitled Regulations Relating to Cross Connections of the State Administrative Code.

(Ord. 1378 (part), 1986)

Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, terms shall be as adopted in the latest edition of the Manual of Cross Connection Control Procedures and Practices prepared by the State Department of Health Services.

A. "Approved water supply" means any potable water supply approved by the health agencies of the state, county and city.

B. "Auxiliary water supply" means any water supply on or available to a premises other than the public potable water supplied by the city.

C. "Backflow" means the flow of water or any other substance into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply system from any other source than the public water system. Backflow can be caused by either backpressure or backsiphonage.

D. "Backflow prevention device" means a device or means, which has been approved by the city, designed to prevent backflow.

E. "City" means the city of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California.

F. "Consumer" or "user" means the owner or operator of a private water system having a service from a public water system.

G. "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of the potable water system by any foreign substance.

H. "Cross connection" means an unprotected actual or potential connection between a potable water system and any source or system containing unapproved water or any other substance.

I. Hazard, Degree of. "Degree of hazard" means an evaluation of the actual or potential risk to public health and the adverse effect of the hazard upon the potable water system as determined by the city.

J. "Multiple service" means two or more water service connections at a single premise.

K. "Premises" means a parcel of real estate including any improvements thereon which is determined by the city to be a single user for purposes of receiving, using and paying for service.

L. "Public water system" means the potable water supply system operated by the city from city wells to the consumers' service connections.

M. "Service connection" means the terminal end of a service from the public water system, i.e. where the city loses jurisdiction and sanitary control at its point of delivery to the consumer's water system.

(Ord. 1378 (part), 1986)