City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 11 09

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10. No grandfather clause exists. All laws and regulations apply regardless of the age of the facility. 11. All fire sprinkler systems shall conform to the applicable sections in the current edition of pamphlets Thirteen, Twenty -Four and Twenty -five of the National Fire Protection Association and local fire district policy. Guideline for types of ISOLATION backflow prevention assemblies, required on single family residences: 1. Single - family residences must have an approved backflow assembly between the house plumbing and its irrigation system. 2. All hose connections "sill cocks" must be equipped with a Hose Connection Vacuum Breaker. 3. Any other potential source of contamination, from a residence to the City Distribution System, must be contained by a device appropriate to the hazard, determined by the Public Works Department. 4. In order to ensure that backflow prevention assemblies continue to operate satisfactorily, they shall be tested at the time of installation and on an annual schedule thereafter. Such test shall be conducted in accordance with A.S.S.E. and/or U.S.C. F.C.C.C. and H.R. performance standards and field test procedures as directed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 5. All costs for design, installation, maintenance, repair and testing shall be borne by the customer. 6. No grandfather clause exists. All laws and regulations apply regardless of the age of the facility. F. Standards for backflow prevention assemblies. Any backflow prevention assembly required herein shall be a model and size approved by the Department of Public Works. The term approved backflow prevention assembly shall mean an assembly that has been manufactured in full conformance with the standards established by the latest version of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Cross - Connection Control Manual. Final approval shall be evidenced by a "Certificate of Approval" issued by an approved testing laboratory certifying full compliance with Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment standards and A.S.S.E. and/or U.S.C. F.C.C.C. and H.R. specifications. The following testing laboratory is qualified to test and certify backflow prevention assemblies, and being listed on their periodic approved list shall constitute meeting all of the above requirements: 3