Rialto Municipal Code Ch. 12.04 Water System

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For statutory provisions pertaining to the municipal operation and/or regulation of the city's water supply system, see Gov. Code § 38730.

No person shall construct, connect to or operate any water system within the city without the approval of the city council.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 2)

No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any water line or appurtenances thereto without first obtaining a written permit from the city engineer.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 3(A))

All costs and expenses incident to any connection to the city water system are borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of water lines or appurtenances thereto.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 3(B))

Regulations governing installation of water services, water lines or connections thereto within the city are in accordance with the standards of the American Water Works Association, which standards are adopted by reference thereto as though set forth in full herein.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 3(C))

All excavations for water line installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights by the person responsible for the excavation so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 3(D))

Water rates, fees and deposits and water main charges are established and set forth by the city council by resolution from time to time.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 4)

It is unlawful for the owner of any mobilehome park, apartment or other multiple-family/multiple-unit residential complex, who receives water by means of a master meter, to resell or redistribute water to the residents thereof at a unit price in excess of that which is charged to the master meter customer, except that said owner may add to the resale price an administrative fee, not to exceed five percent of each individual billing.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 985, 1986)

All charges for city services for water and sewer services as now or hereafter made and levied by ordinance, regulation, resolution or otherwise are known and designated as consolidated utility services and the total thereof is charged and collected as one item. Any payment of less than the total charges due is applied against the total sum and is not credited against the charges for one or more services.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 5)

Any and all services to which Section 12.04.070 applies may be discontinued upon any delinquent account for such services after a ten day notice in writing is mailed to such delinquent persons at the address as appears on the books and records of the delinquent account.

(1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 6)

Sections 12.04.090 through 12.04.160 refer to the following sources:

A. "Manual of Cross Connection Control," published by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control Research, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles;

B. "Inland Counties Water Utilities Association Guidelines For: Backflow Prevention," prepared by the Cross Connection Control Committee, Inland Counties Water Utilities Association;

C. Title 17 of the California Administrative Code.

(Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7 (A))

It is the intention of Sections 12.04.090 through 12.04.160 to require, when deemed necessary by the public services department, the installation adjacent to the service connection of an approved backflow prevention device to protect the municipal water supply from sources of contamination as are included in Title 17 of the California Administrative Code.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(B))

A. No water service connection to any customer's premises is installed or maintained by the public services department unless the water supply is protected as required by state laws and regulations and this code.

B. Service of water to any premises will be discontinued by the public services department if a backflow prevention device required by this code is not installed, tested, and maintained; or if it is found that a backflow preventive device has been removed or by-passed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises. Service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(C))

A. Backflow preventive devices required hereunder shall be approved by the public services department and provided and installed by and at the expense of the customer.

B. The devices shall be installed in an accessible location in a manner approved by the public services department.

C. The customer shall regularly test when instructed by the public services department and service such devices to maintain them in satisfactory operating condition and overhaul or replace such devices if they are found defective.

D. Records of such tests, repairs, and overhauling shall be kept by the customer and made available to the public services department.

E. The customer's water system shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the water division to determine whether cross connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of these regulations, exist. When such a condition becomes known, the public services department shall deny or immediately discontinue service to the premises by providing for a physical break in the service line until the customer has corrected the condition in conformance with state and city statutes relating to plumbing and water supplies and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(D))

A. In the case of any premises where there is an auxiliary water supply that is not subject to any of the following rules, the water system shall be protected by an approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device.

B. In the case of any premises where there is water or substance that would be objectionable but not hazardous to health if introduced into the city water system, the public system shall be protected by an approved double check valve assembly.

C. In the case of any premises where there is any material dangerous to health which is handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the city water system, the city system shall be protected by an approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device. Examples of premises where actual or potential health hazards or conditions will exist include, but are not limited to, the following: sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, chemical manufacturing plants, hospital, mortuaries, plating works, etc.

D. In the case of any premises where there are "uncontrolled" cross connections either actual or potential, i.e., where plumbing code violations exist, the public water system shall be protected by an approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device at the service connection.

E. In the case of any premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions it is impossible or impractical to make a complete in plant cross connection survey, the city water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installation of a backflow prevention device adjacent to the service connection. In this case, maximum protection will be required; i.e., an approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be installed in each service to the premises.

(Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(E))

A. Any backflow preventer required herein shall be of a model approved by the public services department. "Approved backflow preventer" means a device that has been manufactured in full conformance with "Standards" established by the American Water Works Association entitled: "AWWA C506-69 Standards for Reduced Pressure Principle and Double Check Valve Backflow Prevention Devices."

B. AWWA "Standards" have been adopted by the public services department. Final approval of each "reduced pressure principle backflow preventer" and each "double check valve assembly" shall be evidenced by a "certificate of full approval" issued by an approved testing laboratory certifying full compliance with the AWWA Standards and with laboratory and field test evaluation standards as delineated by the Foundation for Cross Connection Control Research, University of Southern California, in their USCEC Report 48-101, January 30, 1959.

The following testing laboratory has been qualified by the public services department to test backflow preventers subject to back pressure; and or back siphonage. The Foundation for Cross Connection Control Research, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90007.

Testing laboratories, other than the laboratory listed above, will be added to an approved list as they are qualified by the public services department.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(F))

A. It is the duty of the customer-user at any premises where backflow prevention devices are installed to have thorough inspections and operational tests made of each device at least once a year, or more often in those instances where inspections or tests indicate a need. These inspections and tests are at the expense of the water user, and are performed by a person approved by the public services department and county health department as a competent device tester. It is the duty of the public services department to see that these tests are made.

B. The customer user shall notify the public services department in advance when the test is to be undertaken so that a representative may witness the test if it is so desired.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII Ch. 8, § 7(G))

A. An installed backflow prevention device that does not presently meet the aforementioned standards or other requirements of Sections 12.04.090 through 12.04.160 but was designated as a suitable approved device for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and that has been properly maintained may, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under Section 12.04.150, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the public services department is assured that it will satisfactorily protect the utility system.

B. Whenever the existing device is to be moved from its present location or when it requires more than minimum maintenance or when the public services department finds that the improper maintenance of the device constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be replaced by the customer-user by a backflow prevention device meeting the updated requirements as set forth in Sections 12.04.090 through 12.04.160.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 605 § 1 (part), 1972: 1965 code Title XIII, Ch. 8, § 7(H))