S. 30-2022 - Enact 1306.76 Backflow Prevention & Cross Contamination

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1. "Air gap separation" 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 the receptacle. 2. "Approved" means that a backflow prevention device or method has been accepted by the Building Commissioner and the Director as suitable for the proposed use. 3. "Auxiliary water system" means any water system on or available to the premises other than the public water system and includes the water supplied by the system. These auxiliary waters may include water from another supplier's public water system; or water from a source such as wells, lakes, or streams; or process fluids; or used water. They may be polluted or contaminated or objectionable or constitute a water source or system over which the supplier of water does not have control. 4. "Backflow" means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable water supply from any other source other than the intended source of the potable water supply. 5. "Backflow preventer" means any assembly, device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system. Where backflow prevention device is used in other rules of this chapter (OAC 3745-95), this definition applies. 6. "Building Commissioner" means the Housing and Building Commissioner of the City of Lakewood or duly authorized designee. 7. "Consumer" means the owner or person in control of any premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system. 8. "Consumer's water system" means any water system, located on the consumer's premises, supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system. A household plumbing system is considered to be a consumer's water system. 9. Containment principle backflow preventer — A backflow preventer that is installed in a consumer's water system, that is intended to contain the water within the premises to prevent any polluted or contaminated water from backflowing into the public water system. Typically the containment principle backflow preventer is placed at the service connection, unless placement is otherwise specified by rule herein. 10. "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of the water by sewage or process fluid or waste to a degree which could create an actual hazard to the public health through poisoning or through spread of disease by exposure.