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Ordinance No. 2922 N.C.S. Page 1
EFFECTIVE DATE
OF ORDINANCE
April 15, 2026
ORDINANCE NO. 2922 N.C.S.
Introduced by: John Shribbs Seconded by: Brian Barnacle
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AMENDING CROSS-
CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW CONTROL REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 15.09
OF THE PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma (City) is committed to delivering high-quality drinking water that
consistently meets or exceeds stringent state and federal drinking water standards; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) requirements, the
City of Petaluma must protect the public water supply from contamination through implementation of a Cross -
Connection Control Program (CCCP); and
WHEREAS prior to the adoption of the Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook (CCCPH), California’s
regulations governing cross-connection control and backflow prevention were established in Title 17 of the
California Code of Regulations (CCR); and
WHEREAS, in June 2024, pursuant to AB 1671, the State Water Board adopted the CCCPH which
modernized and replaced the previous CCR Title 17 regulations. Upon adoption of the CCCPH, the cross-
connection control and backflow standards contained in CCR Title 17 became ineffective; and
WHEREAS, the State Water Board may update its standards for backflow protection and cross-connection
control through revisions of the CCCPH; and
WHEREAS, as a result, public water systems such as the City, are required to review and update their local
CCCPs and implement ordinances as necessary to remain in compliance with current state requirements and best
practices; and
WHEREAS, the update of the City’s CCCP includes required revisions to the Petaluma Municipal Code to
comply with State Water Board regulations; and
WHEREAS, by updating the City’s cross-connection and backflow regulations, the Water Resources and
Utilities Department is provided the authority to conduct appropriate and required activities to ensure protection
of the water system from backflow contamination; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Petaluma, as follows:
Section 1. Recital Findings. The City Council hereby finds and determines the foregoing recitals to be true and
correct and hereby incorporates them into this Ordinance as findings and determinations of the City Council.
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Section 2. CEQA Findings. Finds that this action is not a “project” pursuant to Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act “CEQA” guidelines as the amendments are administrative changes that will not result
in a director or indirect physical change in the environment. If this action were a project, it would be exempt
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (existing facilities) as the amendments address updating backflow
devices, part of the City’s water system. Additionally, this action would be exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15307 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of natural resources as this action implements
standards set forth by the State Water Board, who are stewards for water quality and environmental sustainability.
The standards issued in the State’s CCCPH ensure the City of Petaluma’s water system delivers high water quality
and ensures the public health and safety is guarded.
Section 3. Chapter 15 Amended. Chapter 15.09 of the Petaluma Municipal Code is amended as set forth in
“Exhibit A” (additions underlined; deletions stricken). All other provisions remain the same.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be unconstitutional, unlawful, or otherwise invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or preempted
by State legislation, such decision or legislation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this
Ordinance and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be
declared unconstitutional, unlawful, or otherwise invalid.
Section 5. Posting/Publishing of Notice. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish or post this Ordinance or a
synopsis for the period and in the manner provided by the City Charter and any other applicable law.
Section 6. Effective Date. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption by
the Petaluma City Council.
INTRODUCED and ordered published and posted on the 23rd day of February 2026.
ADOPTED this 16th day of March 2026 by the following vote:
Ayes: McDonnell, Barnacle, Cader Thompson, DeCarli, Nau, Quint, Shribbs
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
Kevin McDonnell, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Caitlin Corley, City Clerk Eric Danly, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
Petaluma Municipal Code Chapter 15.09 Amendments
(Track Changes)
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15.09.010 Authority, purposes and incorporation of Cross-Connection
Control Policy Handbook regulations.California Title 17
regulations.
A The Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook, known as the CCCPH,. Title 17, Chapter V,
Sections 7583 through 7622, inclusive, of the California Administrative Code, entitled
"Regulations Relating to Cross-Connections," sets forth rules and regulations governing cross-
connections. Said regulations are incorporated by reference and made a part of this code
insofar as they are applicable to the protection of the public water supply.
B.The CCCPHTitle 17, Section 7583, states , among other things, "The water purveyor has
primary responsibility to prevent water from unapproved sources, or any other substance,
from entering the public water supply system." The city of Petaluma, hereinafter "city," is a
water purveyor within the meaning of of Title 17the CCCPH.
C.In order to provide for an orderly and adequate means of protection of the public water
supply from backflow, the requirements set forth in this chapter are reasonable and necessary.
The city adopts these requirements for the protection of the public water supply from backflow
and incorporates these requirements into its Cross-Connection Control Program (CCCP). This
CCCP may be revised to include the latest state requirements for cross-connection control, .
New water service connections shall be installed and existing water service connections shall be
modified to conform to these requirements.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
15.09.020 Responsibility.
The director of public workswater resources and utilities and chief operator shall be
responsible for the protection of the public potable water supply from contamination or
pollution due to the backflow or back-siphonage of contaminants or pollutants through the
water service connection. The cross-connection control specialist and chief operator shall be
responsible for the cross-connection control program.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2, 1987.)
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15.09.030 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the words set out in this section shall have the following
meanings:
A. "Air gap" means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between
the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or
other device and the flood-level rim of said vessel. An approved air gap shall be at least double
the diameter of the supply pipe, and in no case less than one inch.
B. "Approved" means accepted by the director of public works and utilities and chief operator
as meeting an applicable specification stated or cited in this chapter.
C. “Approved water supply” means a water source that has been approved by the State Water
Board for domestic use in a public water system and designated as such in a domestic water
supply permit issued pursuant to Section 116525 of the California Health and Safety Code
(CHSC).
DC. "Auxiliary water supply" means any water supply on or available to the premises other
than the water supplier approved public potable water supply. These auxiliary waters may
include water from another supplier’s public potable water supply or any natural source(s) such
as a well, rain, spring, river, stream, harbor, etc., or "used waters" or "industrial fluids." These
waters may be polluted or contaminated, or they may be objectionable and constitute an
unacceptable water source over which the water supplier does not have sanitary control. Any
well or stored water will be considered as an auxiliary supply unless abandoned to city
standards.
ED. "Backflow" means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances under
pressure into the distributing pipes of a potable water supply system from any source or
sources other than its intended source.
FE. "Back-siphonage" means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the
distributing pipes of a potable water supply system from any source other than its intended
source, caused by the sudden reduction of pressure in the potable water supply system.
GF. "Backflow preventer" means an approved device or means designed to prevent backflow
or back-siphonage listed in the University of Southern California (USC) Foundation for Cross-
Connection Control and Hydraulic Research List of Approved Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
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HG. "Certified tester" means a tester accepted by the public works and utilities director and
chief operator as meeting applicable requirements stated or cited in this chapter.
IH. "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of the potable water by sewage,
industrial fluids or waste liquids, compounds or other materials to a degree which creates an
actual hazard to the public health through poisoning or through the spread of disease.
JI. "Cross-connection" means any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement
between a public water system, including a piping system connected to the public water system
and located on the premises of a water user or available to the water user, and any source or
distribution system containing liquid, gas, or other substances not from an approved water
supply. physical connection or arrangement of piping or fixtures between two otherwise
separate piping systems, one of which contains potable and the other nonpotable water or
industrial fluids of questionable safety, through which, or because of which, backflow or back-
siphonage may occur into the potable water system. A water service connection between a
public potable water distribution system and a customer’s water distribution system which is
cross-connected to a contaminated fixture, industrial fluid system, or with a potentially
contaminated supply or auxiliary water system constitutes one type of cross-connection. Other
types of cross-connections include connectors such as swing connections, removable sections,
four-way plug valves, spools, dummy sections of pipe, swivel, or charge-over devices, sliding
multiport type, solid connections, etc.
KJ. Cross-Connections, Controlled. "Controlled cross-connections" means a connection between
a potable water system and a nonpotable water system with an approved backflow-prevention
device properly installed that will continuously afford the protection commensurate with the
degree of hazard.
L. “Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook (CCCPH)” is a mandatory State Water Board
regulation designed to protect public health by preventing backflow into public water systems.
It establishes updated, statewide, uniform standards for identifying, managing, and eliminating
cross-connections.
M. “Cross-connection Control Specialist” means a person who is certified as a Cross-Connection
Control Specialist pursuant to Chapter 3, Section 3.1.3(b) of the CCCPH.
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N. “Cross-Connection Control Program (CCCP)” is the city’s overall program for cross-connection
control establishing city standards and procedures to ensure compliance with the latest CCCPH
and state regulations governing cross-connection control.
OK. "Cross-connection control by containment" means the installation of an approved
backflow-prevention device at the water service connection to any customer’s premises where
it is physically and economically infeasible to find and permanently eliminate or control all
actual or potential cross-connections within the customer’s water system; or it means the
installation of an approved backflow-prevention device on the service line leading to and
supplying a portion of a customer’s water system where there are actual or potential cross-
connections which cannot be effectively eliminated or controlled at the point of cross-
connection.
PL. "Customer" means any person, entity, or organization who receives water from the city
water distribution system.
QM. "Director of public works and utilities" means the director of the water resources and
utilities department public works of the city.
RQN. "Chief operator" means the person who has overall responsibility for the day-to-day,
hands-on operation of a water treatment facility or the person who has overall responsibility
for the day-to-day, hands-on operation of a distribution system and is defined in CCR Title 22,
Chapter 1, Section 63750.25.
SRO. "Double Check-valve assembly" means an approved assembly of two independently
operating approved check valves with tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check
valves. The entire assembly shall meet the design and performance specifications and approval
of a recognized and city-approved testing agency for backflow-prevention devices. To be
approved, these devices must be readily accessible for in-line maintenance and testing and
installed to city standards.
TSP. "Double Detector Check-valve assembly" means an approved assembly of two
independently operating approved check valves with tightly closing shutoff valves on each side
of the check valves, plus properly located test cocks for testing of each check valve and a bypass
meter. The entire assembly shall meet the design and performance specifications and approval
of a recognized and city-approved testing agency for backflow-prevention devices. To be
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approved, these devices must be readily accessible for in-line maintenance and testing and
installed to city standards.
UQ. "Fire systems" means a firefighting system with a direct connection to the public potable
water system that should be protected in a manner commensurate with the hazard. Fire
protection systems may be classified as follows:
1. Class I. Direct connections from domestic water mains only; no pumps or reservoir, no
physical connection from other water supplies; no antifreeze or other additives of any kind;
and all sprinkler drains discharging to atmosphere, dry wells, or other safe outlets;
2. Class II. Same as Class I, except that booster pumps may be installed in the connection
from the street mains. This type of installation is not allowed by the city. See Section
15.08.230;
3. Class III. Direct connection from public water supply main plus one or more of the
following: elevated storage tanks; fire pumps taking suction from above ground covered
reservoirs or tanks; or pressure tanks. All storage facilities are filled or connected to public
water only; the water in the tanks to be maintained in a potable condition;
4. Class IV. Directly supplied from public mains similar to Classes I and II, connections for
fire pumper truck or with an auxiliary water supply on or available to the premises;
5. Class V. Directly supplied from public mains and interconnected with auxiliary supplies,
such as pumps taking suction from reservoirs exposed to contamination or from rivers and
ponds; driven wells; mills or other industrial water systems; or systems where anti-freeze
or other additives are used;
6. Class VI. Combined industrial and fire protection systems supplied from the public water
mains only, with or without gravity-storage or pump-suction tanks.
VR. "Degree of hazard" means the elevation of the potential risk to public health and the
adverse effect of the hazard upon the potable water system as:
1. Hazard—Health. Any condition, device, or practice in the water supply system and its
operation which could create, or in the judgement of the director of public works and
utilities and chief operator may create a danger to the health and well-being of the water
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consumer. An example of a health hazard is a structural defect, including cross-
connections, in a water supply system.
2. Hazard—Plumbing. A plumbing type cross-connection in a consumer’s potable water
system that has not been properly protected by a vacuum breaker, air-gap separation, or
backflow-prevention device. Unprotected plumbing type cross-connections are considered
to be a health hazard.
3. Hazard—Pollutional. An actual or potential threat to the physical properties of the water
system or to the potability of the public or the consumer’s potable water system but which
would constitute a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable or could cause damage to the
system or its appurtenances, butappurtenances but would not be dangerous to health.
4. Hazard—System. An actual or potential threat of severe damage to the physical
properties of the public potable water system or the consumer’s potable water system, or
of a pollution or contamination which would have a protracted effect on the quality of the
potable water in the system.
WS. "Industrial fluids system" means any system containing a fluid or solution which may be
chemically, biologically, or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration such
as would constitute a health, system, pollutional or plumbing hazard if introduced into an
approved water supply. This may include, but not be limited to: polluted or contaminated
waters; all types of process waters and "used waters" originating from the public potable water
system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality; chemicals in fluid form; plating acids
and alkalis; circulating cooling waters connected to an open cooling tower and/or cooling
towers that are chemically or biologically treated or stabilized with toxic substances;
contaminated natural waters such as from wells, springs, streams, rivers, bays, harbors, seas,
irrigation canals or systems, etc.; oils, gases, glycerine paraffins, caustic and acid solutions, and
other liquid and gaseous fluids used for industrial or other purposes or for firefighting
purposes.
XT. "Pollution" means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic or biological)
in water which tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness
or quality of the water to a degree which does not create an actual hazard to the public health,
but which does adversely and unreasonably affect such waters for domestic use.
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YU. "Reduced pressure principle device" means an assembly of two independently operating
approved check valves with an automatically operating differential relief valve between the two
check valves, tightly closing shut-off valves on either side of the check valves, plus properly
located test cocks for testing of the check and relief valves. The entire assembly shall meet the
design and performance specifications and approval of a recognized and city-approved testing
agency for backflow-prevention assemblies. The device shall operate to maintain the pressure
in the zone between the two check valves at a level less than the pressure on the public water
supply side of the device. In case of leakage of either of the check valves, the differential relief
valve shall open to the atmosphere. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible
for in-line maintenance and testing and be installed according to city standards.
ZY.“User premises” means the property under the ownership or control of a water user and is
served, or is readily capable of being served, with water via a service connection with a public
water system.
Z.“User’s service connection” means either the point where a water user’s piping is connected to
a water system or the point in a water system where the approved water supply can be isolated
from users of the approved water supply using a backflow prevention assembly.
“User Supervisor” means a person designated by a water user to oversee a water use site and
responsible for the avoidance of cross-connections.
AAV. Water, Nonpotable. "Nonpotable water" means water which is not safe for human
consumption or which is of questionable potability.
ABW. Water, Potable. "Potable water" means any water which, according to recognized
standards, is safe for human consumption.
ACX. "Water service connection" means the terminal end of a service connection from the
public potable water system; i.e., where the water supplier loses jurisdiction and sanitary
control over the water at its point of delivery to the customer’s water system. If a meter is
installed at the end of the service connection, then the service connection shall mean the
downstream end of the meter. There should be no unprotected takeoffs from the service line
ahead of any meter or backflow-prevention device located at the point of delivery to the
customer’s waste system. Service connection shall also include water service connection from a
fire hydrant and all other temporary or emergency water service connections from the public
potable water system.
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ADY. Water, Used. "Used water" means any water supplied by a water supplier from a public
potable water system to a consumer’s water system after it has passed through the point of
delivery and is no longer under sanitary control of the water supplier.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1697 NCS §1, 1987; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
15.09.040 Requirements for backflow-prevention devices.
A. General Premises Requirements. Backflow-prevention devices shall be required by the
director of public works and utilities and chief operator for premises in the following described
categories:
1. Premises having an auxiliary water supply;
2. Premises on which any substance is handled under pressure in such a fashion as to
permit possible entry into the city’s distribution system, including water originated from the
city’s system which is boosted in pressure;
3. Premises on which the customer’s system has more than one service connection;
4. Premises which, in the opinion of the director of public works and utilities and chief
operator, contain cross-connections, or the potential for cross-connections, which could
result in the pollution or contamination of the city water system in the event of backflow or
back-siphonage.
B. Approved Backflow-Prevention Device. Any backflow-prevention device required in this
chapter shall be a model and size approved by the director of public works and utilities and
chief operator and appear on the city’s list of approved backflow-prevention devices. The term
"approved backflow-prevention device" means a device that has been manufactured in full
conformance with the standards established by the American Water Works Association entitled
"AWWA C506-69 Standards for Reduced Pressure Principle and Double Check Valve Backflow
Prevention Devices," and have met completely the laboratory and field performance
specifications of the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research of the
University of Southern California established by "Specifications of Backflow Prevention
Devices—No. 69-2," adopted according to the CCCPH on December 2023, effective date July 1,
2024dated March, 1969, or the most current issue.
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1. The AWWA standards and FCCC and HR specifications have been adopted by the
director of public works and utilities and chief operator. Final approval of any device or
system proposed for installation under the terms of this chapter shall be evidenced by a
"certificate of approval" issued by an approved testing laboratory, certifying full compliance
with said AWWA standards and FCCC and HR specifications.
2. The following testing laboratory has been qualified by the director of public works and
utilities and chief operator to test and certify backflow preventers:
Foundation for Cross-Connection
Control & Hydraulic Research,
University of Southern California, University Park
3. Testing laboratories other than the laboratory listed above will be accepted as they are
qualified by the director of public works and utilities and chief operator.
C. Specific Use and Type Requirements. For the following specific uses, and other uses as
designated by the chief operator and director of public works and utilities, the customer shall
be required to install a backflow-prevention device of the type University of Southern California
(USC) Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research List of Approved
Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
Use Type Device
Animal kennels/Pet gGroomers/Vet Reduced PressureDouble check valve
Auxiliary water systems Air Gap/Reduced pressure
Beverage bottling plant Reduced PressureDouble check valve
Buildings with booster pump systems and/or
water storage tanks (Class II fire system)
Air gapGap/Reduced Pressure with
approval
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Use Type Device
Car washes/Gas sStations Reduced Ppressure
Film processors Reduced pPressure
Fire protection system (Class I) Double Ddetector Ccheck—Commercial
Double Ccheck—Residential
Fire protection system (Class IV) Double Ddetector Ccheck valve
Fire protection systems (Class III, V, VI) Reduced Ppressure
Hospitals/laboratories/clinics/Biotech Reduced Ppressure
Hotels/Motels Reduced Pressure
Industrial and/or commercial (all) Reduced Ppressure
Irrigation systems (all) Reduced Ppressure
Marinas/boat docks Reduced Ppressure
Mobile home park/RV Park/Campgrounds
with RV hook-ups
Reduced pPressure
Mortuaries, medical, dental building Reduced Ppressure
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Use Type Device
Multistory buildings (3 or more stories)
without booster pump
Double Ccheck valve—Residential
Reduced Ppressure—Commercial
Plating facilities Reduced Ppressure
Premises with multiple connections to the
PWS
Reduced Pressure
Sand and gravel plants Double Ccheck valve
Schools Reduced Ppressure
Sewage and storm drain pumping facilities Air Ggap/Reduced Pressure
Swimming pools Reduced Ppressure
Tank trucks or chemical spray rigs Air gapGap
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1697 NCS §2, 1987; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
15.09.050 Installation of backflow-prevention devices.
A. It shall be the customer’s responsibility and at the customer’s expense to install a backflow-
prevention device.
B. Only approved backflow-prevention devices, as stated or cited in this chapter, shall be
installed. All devices shall be installed in accordance with city standards and a location
approved by the city. At the time an application for a new water service is made by a potential
customer, the director of public works and utilities and chief operator, or designee will review
said application to determine the need for a backflow-prevention device. The installation of a
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backflow-prevention device on a new water service shall be a condition of water service and
meter installation. The city will inspect the premises of existing water service connections and
shall require the installation of a backflow-prevention device when, in the opinion of the
director of public works and utilities and chief operator, or designee, the water connection may
be subject to a potential hazard from backflow or back-siphonage. An existing backflow-
prevention device which, in the opinion of the director of public works and utilities and chief
operator or designee, is a type that does not provide adequate protection for the degree of
potential hazard from backflow or back-siphonage shall be upgraded. Installation of a backflow-
prevention device, where required by the chief operator and director of public works and
utilities, shall be installed and inspected within sixty days of said notification.
C. All presently installed backflow-prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of
this section, but were approved devices for the purposes described herein at the time of
installation and which have been properly maintained, shall, except for inspection and testing
requirements under Section 15.09.060, be excluded from the requirements of this chapter so
long as the director of public works and utilities and chief operator is assured that the devices
will satisfactorily protect the public water system. Whenever an existing backflow-prevention
device is moved from its present location or requires more than minimum maintenance or
when the director of public works and utilities and chief operator finds that its maintenance
may constitute a hazard to health, the device shall be replaced in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2, 1987.)
15.09.060 Testing and repair of backflow-prevention devices.
A. It shall be the responsibility of the customer at any premises where backflow-prevention
devices are installed to have certified inspections and operational tests performed at least once
per year. In those instances where the dDirector director of public works and utilities and chief
operator and Cross- Connection Control Specialist deems the hazard to be great enough, he
they may require certified tests at more frequent intervals. Whenever said devices are found to
be defective, they shall be repaired and immediately retested. All tests and repairs shall be
performed only by a certified tester as stated or cited in this chapter.
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B. All tests and repairs shall be recorded by a certified tester on formsthrough the city’s
backflow prevention program software provided by the city. The customer/tester shall ensure
all forms are complete and submit them to the city through the program softwarecityBSI. It
shall be the city’s responsibility to ensure these timely tests and repairs are made and the city
shall give the customer at least thirty days’ advance written notice of said requirements.
C. Air Gap systems will be inspected by the city backflow tester or Cross- Connection Control
Specialist annually with no cost to the customer.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
15.09.080 Requirements for certification of a backflow-prevention
device tester.
A. Each applicant for certification as a tester of backflow-prevention devices shall file an
approved application with the water supplier, together with a fee as may be established by the
city council. Competency in all phases of backflow-prevention device testing and repair must be
demonstrated by means of education and/or experience in order to obtain certification. The
following are minimum requirements:
1. Satisfactory completion of the course for the training and certification for testers for
backflow-prevention devices offered by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and
Hydraulic Research, University of Southern California, or a valid backflow-prevention device
tester certificate from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) California-Nevada
Section;
2. Each applicant for certification as a tester of backflow-prevention devices shall furnish
evidence to show that the applicant has available the necessary tools and equipment to
properly test such devices.
B. The certification issued to any successful applicant is valid for a time period set by the city
and may be revoked, suspended or not renewed by the city for improper testing, repairs and/or
reporting. The tester shall be responsible for the competency and accuracy of all tests and
reports that are prepared for submittal to the city. The city shall maintain a list of certified
testers with a valid City of Petaluma business license to be used by its customers for the testing
and repair of backflow-prevention devices.
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C. City personnel that have satisfactorily completed training as in subsection (A)(1) of this
section and have demonstrated their competency in all phases of backflow-prevention device
testing and repair may be approved by the director of public works and utilities and chief
operator to inspect, test and repair backflow-prevention devices for the city.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
15.09.090 Right to enter customer’s property.
As a condition of water service for new customers and as a condition of continued water service
for existing customers, the customer may be required to have a backflow-prevention device
installed on their private property pursuant to the most current copy of the CCCP. The
customer shall permit the city to enter upon the customer’s property within the normal working
hours of the city, or in the case of emergency, at any time, to test, inspect, service, maintain,
repair or replace the backflow-prevention device, as set forth in other sections of this chapter.
(Ord. 2713 NCS §2 (Exh. A (part)), 2020; Ord. 1677 NCS §2 (part), 1987.)
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