Sec. 40. - Permit required to connect with water system; application for meter.

(a)

A permit from the public works department shall be obtained before connecting any premises with the water system of the city.

(b)

When a connection has been made between the water main and curb and the owner of the premises desires that his premises be connected with such service connection, he shall make application to the director, upon blanks furnished by the public works department, for the installation of a water meter; and, upon the payment of the fees prescribed by Section 42(b), such meter will be installed and connection made by the city.

Sec. 41. - Application to make water connection; content of application; fees; issuance of permit.

(a)

All applications for permits to connect with the water system, whether the premises are located within or without the corporate limits, shall be made to the director by the owner of the premises, his contractor or duly authorized agent.

(b)

All applications for connection of water mains with the water system of the city shall be made in writing to the director. The application shall specify:

(1)

The name of the person by whom the application is made;

(2)

The location of the property for which connection is desired;

(3)

Size of the water main proposed to be connected with the city main;

(4)

The person by whom the work of constructing the water main is to be done;

(5)

The time when the work of constructing the water main and system is to be begun;

(6)

The time when the same shall be connected with the water system of the city; and

(7)

Such other or additional information as may be required by the director.

Such application shall be governed by all regulations made by the city for control, maintenance and protection of its water system in force at the time the applications are made or at any time thereafter.

(c)

Upon the payment of fees required in Section 42(b) of this resolution to the revenue collector, a written permit shall be issued for the connection applied for. Such a permit shall serve as the contract between the parties and shall obligate the owner, his agents and contractor to comply with all resolutions and regulations of the commission in force at the time the permit is granted or which shall be in force any time thereafter.

Sec. 42. - Fees for making connections and installing meters; manner of payment.

(a)

Applicant to pay estimated costs in advance; surcharge for additional distance. A fee, as provided in this section, covering the cost of the work, including materials and labor, shall be paid by the applicant for the water connection, which payment shall be made in advance; provided, that when it becomes necessary to run the line further than the usual location of the meter, then the estimated cost of materials and labor, plus fifteen (15) percent, shall be charged for the connection.

(b)

Schedule of fees. The fees charged for making connections, including tapping the water main, making connections and installing meters and meter boxes, both inside and outside the city limits, shall be in accordance with the following schedules:

(1)

Water connections:

Size*     Standard Connection Charge

3/4-inch connection, less meter .....$   825.00

3/4-inch connection, complete with meter .....  875.00

1-inch connection, less meter .....  950.00

1-inch connection, complete with meter .....1,110.00

1½-inch connection, less meter .....1,700.00

1½-inch connection, complete with meter .....1,975.00

2-inch connection, less meter .....cost + 15%

2-inch connection, complete with meter .....cost + 15%

*These prices (¾—1½ inch) shall include pavement repair for connections installed on streets under the jurisdiction of the City of Winston-Salem. In areas where the pavement repair is not under the controlling jurisdiction of the City of Winston-Salem or another jurisdiction with similar policies, the cost of pavement repair shall be estimated by staff and a deposit shall be required. The actual repair cost will be tracked and charged back against the deposit with a fifteen (15) percent overhead charge.

(2)

Schedule of fees for furnishing and installing water meters only:

     Monthly Charge

⅝-inch meter .....$ 50.00

1-inch meter .....160.00

1½-inch meter .....275.00

2-inch meter .....360.00

All meters larger than two (2) inches will be furnished and installed at cost, plus fifteen (15) percent.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

Responsibility of user for meters damaged or destroyed through carelessness, moving meter. Any persons or firms found responsible for extreme damage or total destruction of a water meter through an act of carelessness, such as exposure causing freezing and rupture of the meter; building fires at the meter location in an attempt to thaw the frozen meter and piping; or any other act of carelessness; will be charged the actual cost to the city for the purchase of said water meter, plus fifteen (15) percent, plus the charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) for installing the replacement meter. The city will retain the damaged or destroyed meter, will salvage any rebuildable or reusable parts and will dispose of unusable parts and the meter as scrap metal. Also, if any user shall move a water meter for the site at which it was originally installed, the city shall confiscate the meter, wherever, it is found, and shall charge the user the actual costs to the city to replace said meter, plus fifteen (15) percent, plus the charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) for install the replacement meter.

(e)

Special privilege charge applicable both within and outside corporate limits; annual determination; deferred payment option. In addition to the connection fees prescribed above, there shall be a special privilege charge in each instance, whether within or outside the corporate limits of the city, where neither the present nor any prior owner of the property to which the connection is being made shall have paid or been regularly assessed for the construction of the water main along the frontage of the property to which the connection is being made; provided, however, that this shall not apply to mains already constructed (or in the process of construction) and within the corporate limits of the city as of February 5, 1962; but it shall apply to all mains constructed after said date, whether within or outside the city, and shall also apply to all existing mains outside the city as of said date. The amount of such special privilege charge shall be computed in the same manner as water assessment charges are normally computed within the city and shall be charged and paid in a lump sum; and further, the rate per frontage foot shall be at the rate applicable to the standard flat rate charges hereunder for that particular calendar year, as determined by the commission, as hereafter provided: Each year as soon as practicable after January 1, the commission shall, after receiving and considering the recommendations of the director of public works, set a rate per frontage foot which, in the opinion of the commission, fairly represents the current average cost of constructing six-inch water lines in the City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The rate so determined shall apply to all special privilege charges made hereunder during that calendar year.

A second criteria for being assessed a special privilege charge applies when the present or prior owner of the property to which the connection is being made has no public road frontage and has not been assessed for the construction of the water main along the frontage of the property. If there is a building on the property, the portion of the property subject to assessment shall be where the frontage equals the actual front footage occupied by the building plus twenty-five (25) feet on each side thereof, but no more than the amount of the property owned.

It is the policy of the commission to make available to customers the option of deferring payments or water service charges (exclusive of water consumption charges and connection charges). In such cases the deferred payment shall be treated the same as if it were part of a confirmed assessment roll (no preliminary assessment roll or public hearing required), and all provisions of Chapter 224 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended, or applicable general law relative to confirmed assessments, including, without limitations, interest, enforcement, term and lien on property served, shall be applicable.

(Res. of 5-11-98; Res. of 1-10-00; Res. of 11-12-01; Res. of 11-8-04)

Sec. 43. - Installation of water connections (laterals) which are to be assessed against abutting properties.

The following rules and regulations shall govern the installation of water connections (laterals) to serve abutting properties which are subject to assessment for local improvement projects:

(1)

Installation in unpaved street. When a water main is constructed in an unpaved street, connections (laterals) shall be so laid as to make a connection available to every abutting property on which there is a residential, office, business, commercial or industrial building. Also such additional connections (laterals) laid as shall be requested by the owners of properties abutting the project. The director shall notify each abutting property owner, prior to the construction of any connections in front of his property, of the number of connections the city proposes to lay to serve his property and of the amount or approximate amount to be assessed against him for such connections. The commission shall afford to each such property owner reasonable opportunity to request that additional connections (laterals) be laid to serve undeveloped lots or tracts of land. All such connections shall be assessed in accordance with city ordinances applicable thereto.

(2)

Installation in paved street or when installed simultaneously with paving or repaving. When a water main is constructed in a paved street or in a street that is to be paved at approximately the same time that the water main is to be constructed, or when a street which already has a water main in it is to be brought up to city paving standards, connections (laterals) shall be laid to serve every lot which then has or which may possibly in the future have built upon it a building which would be required to be connected to the public water system under applicable ordinances and regulations, it being the purpose and policy of the commission to install sufficient connections (laterals) so as to eliminate the likelihood of having to excavate such streets to provide service to abutting lots which are subsequently developed and improved. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph (b) shall, nevertheless, be subject to the following: The director shall notify each abutting property owner, prior to construction of any connections in front of his property, of the number of connections the city proposes to lay to serve his property and of the amount or approximate amount to be assessed against him for such connections. The commission shall afford to each such property owner reasonable opportunity to object to the installation of any of the proposed connections which would provide service to undeveloped lots or tracts of land. All objections shall be filed in writing and shall contain the property owner's reasons for objecting to such proposed connections. The commission shall have authority to delete from the project all connections which, in the opinion of the commission, will not be required to adequately serve the property of the objecting property owner as said property is then developed or may reasonably be expected to be developed in the future. In making its decisions, the commission shall bear in mind its above-stated purpose and policy to install sufficient connections to protect against the likelihood of having to excavate paved streets to provide service to abutting properties in the future.

Sec. 44. - Premises with sewer connections required to have water connections; right of city to disconnect sewer for failure to connect to water system.

Whenever any premises shall have been connected with the city sewer system, it shall be the duty of the owner of such premises to make immediate application and physically connect said property to the public water supply system or to install an approved sewer-measuring device and maintain same. The minimum allowable flow at any point in time through a sewer-measuring device shall be at the rate of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day. If the owner or occupant of such premises fails to connect to the water system or install an approved sewer-measuring device, in the event that city water becomes available to the premises, the city shall have the right to go upon private premises to which such sewer service is provided and to excavate and disconnect the sewer service at such point along the private sewer connection line as the city may deem appropriate, and thereafter, from time to time, to inspect such point of disconnection, and upon payment of all charges owed to the city and/or upon connecting to the city water system or installing an approved sewer-measuring device, to reconnect same, all at the expense and risk of the property owner or occupant. The fact that the premises are connected to the city sewer system and that sewer service is provided to the premises by the city shall constitute an acceptance of this condition, and each owner or occupant of premises having such a sewer connection shall be deemed to have given the city a continuing permit or easement to go upon his private property for such purposes. The city shall incur no liability whatever for damages to persons or property for any such excavation, disconnection, inspection or reconnection of any such sewer line or sewer service. All such premises shall be required to connect to the city water system or install an approved sewer-measuring device in the event the water service is made available thereto.

(Res. of 5-13-02(1))

Sec. 45. - Compelling water connections where sewer service not available.

(a)

Procedure. Whenever any property shall be required by this resolution or other ordinances to be connected with the water system, the procedure for compelling the connection shall be as follows:

(1)

Fifteen (15) days' notice printed or written, requiring the connection shall be served by an officer of the city on the owner of such property by delivering to him a copy of the notice.

(2)

If, after reasonable diligence, the owner cannot be found, then such notice shall be published for five (5) days in a newspaper published in the county.

(3)

If the property is in charge of an agent of the owner, and such agent can, with reasonable diligence, be found within the city, a copy of the notice shall also be served on him.

(4)

Publication of such notice in a newspaper for five (5) days shall, in any case, be deemed sufficient notice.

(5)

If the property owner does not, within the time prescribed in the notice, make the connection in accordance with the provisions of this resolution, then the city, through its officers or agents, may make such connection and the cost thereof shall be a charge against the owner and a lien on the land, and the collection thereof shall be made in the manner provided for the collection of unpaid taxes.

(b)

Extension of time for compliance for good cause. The fifteen (15) days' notice, as specified in subsection (a) of this Section may be extended by not more than thirty (30) additional days by the director where he finds that the owner is exercising due diligence in an effort to comply with the provisions of Sections 44 and 45 of this resolution.

Sec. 46. - Pressure-regulating valves.

The property owner shall provide such pressure-regulating valves as may be necessary to reduce the pressure in the piping system on his property to a safe level.

Sec. 47. - Repairs and maintenance of connections.

The city will repair and maintain all public water service connections up to the outlet side of the meter box. The city shall have the right to discontinue service to any property whereon the owner or occupant does not maintain or repair the service or abide by the plumbing code beyond the outlet side of the meter box.

The director or his authorized representative shall determine staff's responsibilities of maintenance and repair for all other permitted water service connections, that are made to the public system and that do not conform to the situation listed above.

(Res. of 10-11-10)

Sec. 48. - Permit to lay water lines in streets to connect with city mains; conditions.

(a)

When water connections shall be desired for any property in the city situated upon a street or a part of a street where no water pipe has been laid, and the commission shall be unwilling to extend its water mains to the property, the owner of the property may make application to the director for permission to lay a line of pipe from the city's water mains to the property.

(b)

If the permit as provided in subsection (a) of this section is issued, it shall be in writing and shall be subject to the following conditions, which shall be expressed therein:

(1)

The person to whom a permit is granted shall bear all the expense of laying the pipeline and of connecting the same with the water system of the city.

(2)

The pipelines shall be laid according to specifications furnished by the public works department and the work shall be done under the supervision and control of the director.

(3)

The city, until such work is accepted by the city, shall be saved harmless from all loss, cost, damage or expense by reason of any injury to any person or property as a result of laying such pipeline.

(4)

The pipeline, when completed, shall become the property of the city and be subject to its control.

Sec. 49. - City to make connections.

(a)

The city will make water connections from the water main to the edge of the street right-of-way and will locate a meter between the edge of the pavement and the edge of the right-of-way, its location to be determined by the director.

(b)

The water connections in their entirety, including the replacement and repair of pavement and sidewalks, shall be made by the city or under its direction.

(Res. of 10-11-10)

Sec. 50. - Title to water meters and connections.

The title and ownership of the water meters and connections are retained by the city.

Sec. 51. - City reserves right to remove, test, etc., meters.

The city reserves the right to remove, test, seal and interfere with any meter for causes deemed justifiable by the director.

Sec. 52. - Connections for fire sprinkler and in-ground irrigation systems.

(a)

All connections for fire sprinkler and in-ground irrigation systems which are now or hereafter connected with the water system, shall be made with an approved backflow preventer commensurate with the degree of hazard, in accordance with specifications furnished by the director or under the director's supervision.

(b)

All new connections for in-ground irrigation systems which are connected after June 30, 2009 with the water system, shall be made to an individual meter for this service alone, in accordance with requirements outlined in N.C.G.S. Chapter 143-355.4 labeled "Water System Efficiency."

(c)

Any connections which do not comply with the aforesaid requirements shall immediately be made to conform thereto.

(d)

No water passing through the connection made for providing service to operate the fire sprinkler system or in-ground irrigation system shall be used for any purpose other than to operate the fire sprinkler system or in-ground irrigation system.

(e)

In any event of the failure of any person to comply with any of the provisions of this section, the city, after complying with Section 16 of this resolution, shall disconnect the premises of such person from the water system.

(Res. of 2-9-09)

Sec. 53. - Cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control.

(a)

Intent, purpose and control.

(1)

It is the intent of this section to recognize that there are varying degrees of hazard to potable water within the water main and water supply systems. It is also the intent to apply the principle that the degree of protection should be commensurate with the degree of hazard.

(2)

The purpose of this section is:

a.

To protect the public potable water supply of the City of Winston-Salem against actual or potential cross-connections, backflow and back-siphonage by isolating, within the premises or private property, contamination or pollution that has occurred or may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross-connection on the premises or private property.

b.

To eliminate cross-connections, backflow and back-siphonage or any other source of water or process water used for any purpose whatsoever which may jeopardize the safety of the public potable water supply of the City of Winston-Salem.

c.

To establish a cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control program.

(3)

Cross connections, backflow and back-siphonage control require cooperation between the City of Winston-Salem and the consumer. The responsibilities and duties of each shall be as set forth in this Section and other applicable regulations.

(b)

Responsibilities; enforcement.

(1)

The city/county utility commission is primarily responsible for the prevention of contamination and pollution of the public water system. Such responsibility begins at the point of origin of the public water supply and includes all of the public water distribution system, and ends at the service connection to the consumer's water system. In addition, the commission shall exercise reasonable vigilance to ensure that the consumer has taken the proper steps to protect the public potable water system. When it is determined that a backflow protection device is required for the protection of the public system of the City of Winston-Salem, the commission shall require the consumer, at the consumer's expense, to install an approved backflow prevention device at each service connection. Water service may be withheld until installation is approved and finalized. A forty dollar ($40.00) fee may be imposed for excess inspection trips in excess of two (2) per device.

(2)

The consumer has the prime responsibility of preventing contaminants and pollutants from entering his potable water system or the public water system at his service connection. The consumer, at his own expense, shall install, operate, test, repair and maintain approved backflow prevention device(s) at the service connection(s) as directed by the City of Winston-Salem.

(3)

Enforcement of this section shall be administered by the director of public works utilizing the staff of the utilities and inspections division and the cooperation of the environmental health division of the Forsyth County Health Department.

(4)

The utilities division reserves the right to interrupt service for tests, maintenance, and repairs. The utilities division shall schedule any interruption of service with the consumer, except in cases of emergency. In these cases, the consumer shall be notified immediately of the emergency situation and the intended interruption of service.

(c)

Definitions.

(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. An "approved air-gap separation" shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel. In no case shall the gap be less than one (1) inch.

(2)

Approved. The term "approved" as used herein in reference to a water supply system or backflow prevention device (or method) shall mean one that has been approved by the commission.

(3)

Backflow prevention device, type means any effective device, method or construction used to prevent backflow into a potable water system. The type of device used shall be based on the degree of hazard either existing or potential.

(4)

Back-pressure backflow means backflow caused by a pump, elevated tank, boiler or other means that could create pressure within the system greater than the supply pressure.

(5)

Back-siphonage backflow is a reversal of the normal direction of flow in the pipeline due to a negative pressure (vacuum) being created in the supply line with the backflow source subject to atmospheric pressure.

(6)

Certified tester means a person who has proven his/her competency to test, repair, overhaul and prepare reports on cross-connection control devices as evidenced by certification of successful completion of a training program approved by the director.

(7)

Check valve, approved means a check valve that is drip tight in the normal direction of flow when the inlet pressure is one (1) psi and the outlet pressure is zero (0). The check valve shall permit no leakage in a direction reversed to the normal flow. The closure element (e.g., clapper) shall be internally weighted or otherwise internally loaded to promote rapid and positive closure.

(8)

Consumer means any person, firm or corporation using or receiving water from the City of Winston-Salem water system.

(9)

Contamination shall mean an impairment of the quality of the water by sewerage or industrial fluids or waste to a degree which creates a actual hazard to the public health through poisoning or through the spread of disease.

(10)

Cross-connection means any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement between a public or a consumer's potable water system and any other source or system through which it is possible to introduce into any part of the potable water system any used water, industrial fluid, gas or substance other than the intended potable water with which the system is supplied. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover devices and other temporary or permanent devices through which or because of which backflow can or may occur are considered to be cross-connections.

(11)

Cross-connection, point of means the specific point or location in a public or consumer's potable water system where a cross-connection exists.

(12)

Double-check valve assembly means an assembly composed of two (2) single, independently acting, approved check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the water tightness of each check valve.

(13)

Hazard, degree of. The term "degree of hazard" shall be derived from the evaluation of a health, system, plumbing or pollutional hazard.

(14)

Hazard, health means an actual or potential threat of contamination or pollution of a physical or toxic nature to the public potable water system or the consumer's potable water system to such a degree or intensity that there would be a danger to health.

(15)

Hazard, plumbing means 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 other device. Unprotected plumbing-type cross-connections are considered to be a health hazard. They include, but are not limited to, cross-connections to toilets, sinks, lavatories, wash trays, domestic washing machines, fire sprinklers and lawn sprinkling systems. Plumbing-type cross-connections can be located in many types of structure, including homes, apartment houses, hotels and commercial and industrial establishments.

(16)

Hazard, pollution means an actual or potential threat to the physical properties of the water system or the potability of the public or the consumer's potable water system but which would not constitute a health or system hazard, as defined. The maximum degree or intensity of pollution to which the potable water system could be degraded under this definition would cause a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable or could cause minor damage to the system or its appurtenances.

(17)

Hazard, system means an actual or potential threat of sever danger to the physical properties of the public or the consumers 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.

(18)

Industrial fluids means any 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 supply. This may include, but not be limited to, polluted or contaminated used waters; all types of processed waters and "used waters" originating from the public potable water system which may deteriorate in sanitary quality; chemicals in fluid form; plating acids and alkalies; circulating cooling waters connected to an open cooling tower and/or cooling waters that are chemically or biologically treated or stabilized with toxic substances; contaminated natural waters such as from wells, springs, streams, rivers, irrigation canals or systems, etc.; oils, gases, glycerine, paraffin, caustic and acid solutions and other liquid and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other processes or for firefighting purposes.

(19)

Industrial piping system, consumer's means any system used by the consumer for transmission of or to confine or store any fluid, solid or gaseous substance other than an approved water supply. Such a system would include all pipes, conduits, tanks, receptacles, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances used to produce, convey or store substances which are or may be polluted or contaminated.

(20)

Pollution means an impairment of the 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.

(21)

Reduced-pressure principle backflow prevention device means a device containing within its structure a minimum of two (2) independently acting, approved check valves, together with an automatically operating pressure differential relief valve located between the two (2) check valves. The first check valve reduces the supply pressure a predetermined amount so that, during normal flow and at cessation of normal flow, the pressure between the checks shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between the checks less than the supply pressure. The unit shall include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.

(22)

Service connection means the terminal end of a service connection from the public potable water system, i.e., where the commission loses jurisdiction and sanitary control over the water at its point of delivery to the consumer's water. 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 consumer's water system.

(23)

Water, potable means water from any source which has been investigated by the health agency having jurisdiction, and which has been approved for human consumption.

(24)

Water supply, auxiliary means any water supply on or available to the premises other than the City of Winston-Salem's approved public potable water supply. These auxiliary waters may include water from another purveyor's public potable water supply or any natural source such as a well, spring, river, stream, etc., or used waters or industrial fluids. They may be polluted or contaminated or they may be objectional and constitute an unacceptable water source over which the commission does not have sanitary control.

(25)

Water system, consumer's includes any water system located on the consumer's premises, whether supplied by a public potable water system or an auxiliary water supply. The system or systems may be either a potable water system or an industrial piping system.

(26)

Water system, consumer's potable means that portion of the privately owned potable water system lying between the service connection and the point of use. This system will include all pipes, conduits, tanks, receptacles, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances used to produce, convey, store or use potable water.

(27)

Water system, public potable means any publicly or privately owned water system operated as a public utility under a valid health permit to supply water for domestic purposes. This system will include all sources, facilities and appurtenances, between the source and the service connection such as valves, pumps, pipes, conduits, tanks, receptacles, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances used to produce, convey, treat or store potable water for public consumption or use.

(28)

Water, used means any water supplied by a water purveyor from a public potable water system to a consumer's water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no longer under the control of the water purveyor.

(d)

Regulations.

(1)

No water service connections to any premises shall be installed or maintained unless the potable water and water supply are protected against actual or potential contamination or pollution in the manner required.

(2)

In the event of contamination or pollution of a potable water system, the consumer shall notify the commission immediately in order that appropriate measures may be taken to overcome the contamination or pollution.

(3)

The director or his authorized representative shall have the right to enter any building, structure or premises to perform any duty imposed upon him by this section where cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage are deemed possible.

(4)

Nothing herein shall relieve the consumer of the responsibility for conduction or causing to be conducted periodic surveys of water use practices on his premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections in the consumer's water system through which contaminants or pollutants could flow back into the public water system.

(5)

On request, the consumer shall furnish to the commission any pertinent information regarding the water supply system on such property where cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage are deemed possible.

(6)

Water service may be discontinued after reasonable notice to the consumer if a violation of this section exists on the premises, and such other precautionary measures may be taken as are deemed necessary to eliminate any danger to the potable water system. Water service shall not be restored until the danger has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.

(7)

Installation of all cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control devices shall be made by a North Carolina licensed plumbing or utility contractor, as determined by application and approved by the City of Winston-Salem.

(8)

All cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control equipment shall meet the testing requirements of the USC Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research, The American Water Works Association and the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume II, Plumbing, and the U.S. EPA.

(9)

All cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control devices, both existing and new, and all parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe condition and in good working order. The consumer shall be responsible for the maintenance of all backflow prevention devices downstream from the service connection on the private water system. All backflow prevention devices located at the service connection shall be tested at least once a year, or more often in those instances where inspections by the department of public works indicate a need. All rubber goods shall be replaced after a failing test occurs, or more often if needed. All testing, maintenance and repairs shall be made by a certified tester approved by the department of public works, at the expense of the consumer.

(e)

Industrial plants or facilities; backflow protection at the service connection usual requirements and methods of correction.

Abbreviations. The following abbreviations have been adopted describing devices and methods used to control cross-connection at the service connection:

Air gap - A.G.

Reduced pressure backflow device - RPD

Double check valve assembly - D.C.A.

Reduced pressure detector assembly - R.P.D.A.

Double check detector assembly - D.C.D.A.

(Res. of 7-9-07; Res. of 10-11-10)

Sec. 54. - Cross-connection with source other than city prohibited.

(a)

When any property is connected to a city water line, and the property owner continues to have a well or other source of water, it shall be unlawful for the plumbing servicing any building upon such property to be so connected that any water outlet within the building may be served with water from any source other than the city connection, and it shall also be unlawful to have plumbing cross-connected or so installed that water from the city water system or the private water system may in any way become intermingled. Such cross-connections may result in removal of the meter supplying such connections, as well as other penalties, civil or criminal, provided by law.

(b)

Upon discovery of a cross-connection upon any property being furnished water through the city water system, the owner of the property shall be notified that the cross-connection must be discontinued within thirty (30) days and that a failure to remove or correct the cross-connections within thirty (30) days will result in removal of the meter. If the correction is not made within the thirty-day period, the meter shall be removed and shall not be reinstalled without payment of the remainder of the capital charge, unless it has previously been paid, in which case a ten-dollar charge will be required.

Secs. 55—58. - Reserved.