§ 24-349. Maintenance; testing.

(a)

Frequency. Routine testing of testable backflow prevention device(s) shall be performed by the department annually and the cost of which shall be charged monthly per backflow prevention device to the account holder per Appendix A—User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County Water and Sewer User Charge Ordinance. In the case of multiple metered accounts downstream from a master backflow device, the cost of the inspection and/or re-inspection shall be borne by the property owner. Fire line backflow prevention devices shall be tested by a certified fire sprinkler company and results reported to the department.

(b)

Notice. Customers will be notified in advance of the date and approximate time that any testing will be performed. It will be necessary to shut off the water service for an approximate period not exceeding 15 minutes and every effort will be made to schedule tests to suit the customer's convenience. If the customer's operations cannot permit an interruption of service, it will be the customer's responsibility to have two approved backflow prevention devices installed in parallel so that one may be used while the other is being tested. Bypasses around backflow prevention devices are expressly forbidden, unless the bypass is equipped with the same level of backflow protection.

(c)

Correction of faulty devices. If any devices tested are found to be faulty, the customer will immediately be notified and will be required to have the device promptly repaired or replaced at his expense. The board reserves the right to terminate service until a properly operating device is in place. The customer should notify the department as soon as any faulty device has been corrected so that it may be retested. If access to the device is not provided to the water and sewer department in order to perform the inspection, the device will be considered faulty and will fail the inspection.

( Ord. No. 16-16 , § 1, 9-6-16)