Chapter 22 — WATER›Article 22 — XII BACKFLOW DEVICES
Needles Municipal Code § 12.2 The City shall establish cross connection requirements for the Customer, and shall…
Needles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Needles
Cite as: Needles Municipal Code § 12.2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
limited to, the following elements to determine such requirements:
12.2.1 Nature of materials being handled on customer's premises.¶
12.2.2 The probability of a back
flow occurring on the premises. 12.2.3 The degree of piping system complexity and potential for modification. 12.2.4 Special Considerations:
12.2.4.1 Premises where substances harmful to health are handled under pressure in a…¶
which could permit their entry into the public water system. This includes chemical or biological process waters and water from public water supplies which have deteriorated in sanitary quality. 12.2.4.2 Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless the auxiliary supply is accepted as an additional source by the City and is approved by appropriate health agencies.
12.2.4.3 Premises that have internal cross connections that are not abated to the…¶
the City or a health agency. 12.2.4.4 Premises where cross connections are likely to occur, and entry is restricted so that cross connection inspections cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at sufficiently short notice to assure that cross connections do not exist. 12.2.4.5 Premises having a repeated history of cross connections being established or re-established.
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