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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 2138 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2138 CROSSCONNECnONCONTROLORDINANCE By the terms of Chapter 290.44 Rules and Regulations for Public Water Systems, State of Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, it is the responsibility of the City of North Richland Hills Public Works Department to protect its drinking water by instituting and enforcing a cross connection control program. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that this ordinance is hereby adopted to that end, as follows: Section # 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 Section # 200 205 210 215 220 Section # 300 305 310 Section # 400 405 410 415 ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Description Title Definition of Terms Authority of Requirements Purpose of Ordinance Policy Jurisdiction and Applicability Conflicts with Public and Private Provisions General Construction of Language Conformance with Applicable Rules & Regulations Page 1-1 1-1 1-5 1-5 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 ARTICLE 2 - BACKFLOW AND SIPHONAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM Description Installation Provisions Testing Requirements Tester Qualifications Tester Equipment Test Report Page 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 ARTICLE 3 - CUSTOMER SERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM Description Inspection Requirements Inspector Qualifications Inspection Certification Report Page 3-1 3-1 3-1 ARTICLE 4 - CLOSING PROVISION Description Responsibilities Enforcement and Penalties Saving Clause Effective Date Page 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-2 City of North Rich/and Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 100 - Title These regulations shall hereinafter be known, cited, and referred to as the Cross Connection Control Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas and shall be included as a part of the Code of Ordinances for the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. Section 105 - Definition of Terms 1. Approved Backflow Prevention Assembly or Backflow Assembly or Assembly- means an assembly to counteract backpressure or prevent backsiphonage. This assembly must appear on the list of approved assemblies issued by the City of North Richland Hills Public Works Department. a. Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assembly or Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly or RP Assembly or RP - shall mean an assembly containing two independently acting approved check valves together with a hydraulically operated, mechanically independent pressure differential relief valve located between the valves and at the same time below the first check valve. The assembly shall include properly located test cocks and tightly closing shut-off valves at the end of the assembly. b. Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Backflow Prevention Assembly or Reduced Pressure Detector or RPDA - means an assembly composed of line-size approved reduced pressure principle assembly with a bypass containing a specific water meter and an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly. The meter shall register accurately for very low rates of flow. c. Double Check Valve Backflow Prevention Assembly or Double Check Assembly or Double Check or DC - means an assembly which consists of two independently operating check valves which are spring loaded or weighted. The assembly comes complete with a gate valve on each side of the checks, as well as test cocks to test the checks for tightness. d. Double Check Detector Backflow Prevention Assembly or Double Check Detector or DCDA - means an assembly composed of line-size approved double check assembly with bypass containing a specific water meter and an approved double check valve assembly. The meter shall register accurately for very low rates of flow. Page 1-1 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance e. Pressure Vacuum Breaker Backflow Prevention Assembly or Pressure Vacuum Breaker or PVB - an assembly which protects against backsiphonage, but does not provide adequate protection against backpressure backflow. The assembly is a combination of a single check valve with an AVB and can be used with downstream shutoff valves. In addition, the assembly has suction and discharge gate valves and test cocks which allows the full testing of the assembly. f. Spill-Resistant Pressure Vacuum Breaker or SVB - an assembly containing an independently operating, internally loaded check valve and independently operating, loaded air inlet valve located on the discharge side of the check valve. This assembly is to be equipped with a properly located test cock and shutoff valves on the suction and discharge ports of the assembly. g. Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker Backflow Prevention Device or Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker or AVB - this device cannot be tested and cannot prevent back pressure backflow, but is used to prevent backsiphonage in nonhealth hazard conditions. h. Air Gap - a physical separation between the free flowing discharge end of a potable water supply piping and/or appurtenance and an open or nonpressure receiving vessel, plumbing fixture or other device. An "approved air gap separation" shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe measured vertically above the overflow rim of the vessel, plumbing fixture or other device - in no case less than one inch. 2. Auxiliary Supply - means any water source or system other than the public water system, that may be available in the building or on the property. 3. Backflow - means the flow in the direction opposite to the normal flow or the introduction of any foreign liquids, gases, or substances into the City's water system. 4. Backpressure - any elevation of pressure in the downstream piping system (by any means) above the supply pressure at the point of consideration which would cause, or tend to cause, a reversal of the normal direction of flow and the introduction of fluids, mixtures or substances from any source other than the intended source. 5. Backsiphonage - the flow of water or other liquids, mixture or substances into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply system from any source other than its intended source caused by a sudden reduction of pressure in the potable water supply system. Page 1-2 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance 6. Boresight or Boresight to Daylight - means providing adequate drainage for backflow prevention assemblies installed in vaults through the use of an unobstructed drain pipe. 7. City - means the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. 8. Commission - Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). 9. Contamination - means the entry into or presence in a public water supply system of any substance which may be deleterious to health and/or the quality of the water. 10. Cross Connection - means any physical arrangement where a potable water supply is connected, directly or indirectly (actual or potential), with any other non- drinkable water system, used water system, or auxiliary water supply, sewer, drain conduit, swimming pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture, swamp coolers, air condition units, fire protection system, or any other assembly which contains, or may contain, contaminated water, sewage, or other liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination into the public water system as a result of backflow. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover assemblies, or other temporary or permanent assemblies through which, or because of which, backflow may occur are considered to be cross connections. 11. Degree of Hazard - means the low or high hazard classification that shall be attached to all actual or potential cross connections. a. High Hazard - means the classification assigned to an actual or potential cross connection that potentially can allow a substance to backflow into the potable water supply that may cause illness or death. b. Low Hazard - means the classification assigned to an actual or potential cross connection that potentially could allow a substance that may be objectionable but not hazardous to a human's health to backflow into the potable water supply. c. Health Hazard - means an actual or potential threat of contamination of a physical or toxic nature to the public potable water system or the consumer's potable water system that would be a danger to health. d. Plumbing Hazard - means an internal or plumbing-type cross connection in a consumer's potable water system that may be either a pollution or a contamination hazard. Page 1-3 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance e. Pollution Hazard - 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 of intensity of the 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. f. System Hazard - means an actual or potential threat of severe danger to the physical properties of the public or consumer's potable water supply or of a pollution or contamination that would have a detrimental effect on the quality of the potable water in the system. 12. Director - means the City's Director of the Public Works Department who is vested with the authority and responsibility for the implementation of an effective cross connection control program for the City and for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance. 13. Non-Residential Use - shall include all uses not specifically included in "residential uses" defined under Residential Use. 14. Point-of-Use Isolation - means the appropriate backflow prevention within the consumer's water system at the point at which the actual or potential cross connection exists. 15. Potable Water Supply - means any water supply intended or used for human consumption or other domestic use. 16. Premises - means any piece of property to which water is provided, including all improvements, mobile structures, and structures located on it. 17. Premises Isolation - means the appropriate backflow prevention at the service connection between the public water system and the water user. 18. Public Water System or System - means any public or privately owned water system which supplies water for public domestic use. The system must meet all the health requirements set forth by the TNRCC. The system will include all services, reservoirs, facilities, and any equipment used in the process of producing, treating, storing, or conveying water for public consumption. 19. Public Works - means the Public Works Department of the City of North Richland Hills or designee. Page 1-4 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance 20. Recognized Tester - means a person that is a State certified backflow prevention assembly tester. a. General Tester - is qualified to test backflow prevention assemblies on any domestic, commercial, industrial or irrigation service except firelines. b. Fireline Tester - is qualified to test backflow prevention assemblies on firelines only. The State Fire Marshall's office requires that a person performing maintenance on firelines must be employed by an Approved Fireline Contractor. 21. Representative of the Water System - a person designated by the City of North Richland Hills to perform cross connection control duties that shall include, but are not limited to, cross connection inspections and water use surveys. 22. Residential Use - shall include single family dwellings, duplexes, multiplex, housing and apartments where the individual units are each on a separate meter or the units are full-time dwellings in cases where two or more units are served by one meter. 23. Service Connection - is the point of delivery at which the water purveyor loses control of the water. 24. Thermal Expansion - means heated water that does not have the space to expand. 25. TNRCC - Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 26. Used Water - means water supplied by a pubic water system to a water user's system after it has passed through the service connection. Section 110 - Authority of Requirements This ordinance is adopted under the authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, as promulgated by Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code, as heretofore, or hereinafter amended. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article XIV of the Home Rule Charter for the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. Section 115 - Purpose of Ordinance The regulations contained herein are adopted to achieve the following purposes and shall be administered so as to: 1. Promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the City; and Page 1-5 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance 2. Promote and encourage the proper use and control of the City's water distribution system; and 3. Protect the public water in the City's water system from contamination or pollution due to any existing or potential cross connections. Section 120 - Policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City to have initially inspected all backflow prevention assemblies and all plumbing on new homes for cross connections. All backflow prevention assemblies which are installed to provide protection against high health hazard will be tested annually. Section 125 - Jurisdiction and Applicability These rules and regulations contained herein shall apply to all backflow prevention assemblies and water service connections to be installed in the future as new or as a replacement within the service area or city limits of the City of North Richland Hills. Section 130 - Conflicts with Public and Private Provisions Except where indicated, these regulations are not intended to; 1. Interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other public ordinance, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law. 2. Abrogate any easement, deed restriction, covenant or any other private agreement or deed restriction. Section 135 - General Construction of Language Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the present tense include the future tense; works used in the plural number include the singular; the word "herein" means "in these regulations"; and the word "regulations" means "these regulations; a "person" includes a corporation, a partnership, and an incorporated association of persons such as a club; and "shall" is always mandatory. Section 140 - Conformance with Applicable Rules and Regulations These regulations herein shall be held to be the minimum requirements concerning cross connections and backflow prevention. In addition to these requirements, each water customer of the city shall be in conformance with all applicable County, State, and Federal laws. Page 1-6 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance ARTICLE 2 - BACKFLOW AND SIPHONAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM Section 200 - Installation Provisions No water connection from a public drinking water supply system shall be made to any establishment where an actual or potential contamination or system hazard exists without an air gap separation between the drinking water supply and the source of potential contamination. The containment air gap is sometimes impractical and, instead, reliance must be placed on individual "internal" air gaps or mechanical backflow prevention devices. Under these conditions, additional protection shall be required at the meter in the form of a backflow prevention device (in accordance with AWWA Standards C510 and C511, and AWWA Manual M14) on those establishments handling substances deleterious or hazardous to the public health. The City need not require backflow protection at the water service entrance if an adequate cross connection control program is in effect that includes an annual inspection and testing by a certified backflow prevention device tester. It will be the responsibility of the City to ensure that these requirements are met. It is the water customer's responsibility to coordinate and pay for any required annual inspections. No water connection from any public drinking water supply system shall be made to any condensing, cooling, or industrial process or any other system of nonpotable usage over which the public water supply system officials do not have sanitary control, unless the said connection is made in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this section. Water from such systems cannot be returned to the potable water supply. Overhead bulk water dispensing stations must be provided with an air gap between the filling outlet hose and the receiving tank to protect against back siphonage and cross- contamination. The use of a backflow prevention device at the service connection shall be considered as additional backflow protection and shall not negate the use of backflow protection on internal hazards as outlined and enforced by local plumbing codes. Section 205 - Testing Requirements All backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested upon installation by a recognized backflow prevention assembly tester and certified to be operating within the specifications. Backflow prevention assemblies which are installed to provide protection against high health hazards must also be tested and certified to be operating within specifications at least annually by a recognized backflow prevention device tester. The water customer will coordinate and pay these annual tests. The City will be notified prior to the annual tests being conducted so they can be present when they are run. Page 2-1 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance Tester Qualifications Recognized testers shall have completed a Commission approved course on cross connection control and backflow prevention and pass an examination administered by the TNRCC or its designated agent. The accredited tester classification shall be broken down into two categories: 1. The "General Tester" is qualified to test and repair backflow prevention assemblies on any domestic, commercial, industrial or irrigation service except firelines. 2. The "Fireline Tester" is qualified to test and repair backflow prevention assemblies on firelines only. The State Fire Marshall office requires that a person performing maintenance on firelines must be employed by an Approved Fireline Contractor. Individuals that can show proof of completion of a course and passage of an exam based on the ABPA or ASSE National exam, prior to the effective date of these regulations, may be recognized as accredited for the term of their current certification (not to exceed 3 years) . Section 215 - Test Equipment Gauges used in the testing of backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested for accuracy annually in accordance with the University of Southern California's Foundation of Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research and/or the American Water Works Association Manual of Cross Connection Control (Manual M-14). Testers shall include test gauge serial numbers on "Test and Maintenance" report forms. Section 220 - Test Report A Backflow Prevention Assembly Test and Maintenance Report must be completed by the recognized backflow prevention assembly tester for each assembly tested. The signed and dated original must be submitted to the City Water Department for record keeping purposes. Should the tester choose to use a report format which differs from that found in this Section, it must minimally contain all information required by the report form. Test and maintenance reports shall be retained for a minimum of three years. The public water supplier must provide these records to commission staff for inspection upon request. Page 2-2 CITY OF NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TEXAS (PWS I. D. #2200063) BACKFlOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TEST and MAINTENANCE REPORT (North Richland Hills City Limits) The following form must be completed for each assembly tested. A signed and dated original must be submitted to the public water supplier for record keeping purposes. The backflow prevention assembly detailed below has been tested and maintained as required by TNRCC regulations and is certified to be operating within acceptable parameters. TYPE OF ASSEMBLY o o Reduced Pressure Principle 0 Double Check Valve 0 Pressure Vacuum Breaker Atmosphere Vacuum Breaker Manufacturer: Model Number: Serial Number: Located At: Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly Double Check Valve Assembly Pressure Vacuum Breaker Air Inlet Check Valve 1 st Check 2nd Check Relief Valve Opened at psid psid Initial Test DC-Closed Closed Tight Tight 0 RP-_ psid Leaked Leaked 0 o Opened at psid Did not open 0 Leaked o o Repairs & Materials Used Test after Repair DC-Closed Closed Tight 0 Opened at Opened at Tight 0 psid psid RP -_psid psid The above is certified to be true. Firm Name & Address: Certified Tester: (Print Name) Certified Tester No. (Signature) (Date) Test Gauge Serial No. Page 2-3 PW002.WPD CITY OF NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TEXAS (PWS I.D. #2200063) BACKFlOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TEST and MAINTENANCE REPORT (Watauga City Limits) The following form must be completed for each assembly tested. A signed and dated original must be submitted to the public water supplier for record keeping purposes. The backflow prevention assembly detailed below has been tested and maintained as required by TNRCC regulations and is certified to be operating within acceptable parameters. TYPE OF ASSEMBLY o o Reduced Pressure Principle 0 Double Check Valve 0 Pressure Vacuum Breaker Atmosphere Vacuum Breaker Manufacturer: Model Number: Serial Number: Located At: Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly Double Check Valve Assembly Pressure Vacuum Breaker Air Inlet Check Valve 1 st Check 2nd Check Relief Valve Opened at psid psid Initial Test DC-Closed Closed Tight 0 Opened at Tight 0 psid Did not open 0 Leaked RP-_ psid Leaked 0 Leaked 0 o Repairs & Materials Used Test after Repair DC-Closed Closed Tight 0 Opened at Tight 0 psid RP -_psid Opened at psid psid The above is certified to be true. Firm Name & Address: Certified Tester: (Print Name) Certified Tester No. (Signature) (Date) Test Gauge Serial No. Page 2-4 PW002a. WPD City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance ARTICLE 3 - CUSTOMER SERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM Section 300 - Inspection Requirements A customer service inspection certification shall be completed prior to providing continuous water service to new construction, on any existing service when the water purveyor has reason to believe that cross connections or other unacceptable plumbing practices exist, or after any material improvement, correction, or addition to the private plumbing facilities. Section 305 - Inspector Qualifications Individuals with the following credentials shall be recognized as capable of conducting a customer service inspection certification: 1. Plumbing Inspectors and Water Supply Protection Specialists licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. 2. Certified Waterworks Operators and members of other water related professional groups who have completed a training course, passed an examination administered by the Commission or its designated agent, and hold an endorsement granted by the Commission or its designated agent. 3. Licensed Plumbers may perform customer service inspections on single family residential services. Section 310 - Inspection Certification Report Copies of properly completed Water Service Inspection Certifications will be kept on file by the City and made available, upon request, for Commission review. The certifications shall be retained for a minimum of ten years. If the certification form included in this Section is not used, the Inspection Certifications must minimally include the name and registration number of the inspector, the type of registration (Plumbing Inspectors, Water Supply Protection Specialists, Certified Operator, etc.) and be dated and signed. It must also certify that: 1. No direct connection between the public drinking water supply and a potential source of contamination exists. Potential sources of contamination are isolated from the public water system by an air-gap or an appropriate backflow prevention assembly in accordance with state plumbing regulation. Additionally, all pressure relief valves and thermal expansion devices are in compliance with state plumbing codes. 2. No cross connection between the public drinking water supply and a private water source exists. Where an actual air gap is not maintained between the public water supply and private water supply, an approved reduced pressure-zone backflow Page 3-1 City of North Rich/and Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance prevention assembly is properly installed and a service agreement exists for annual inspection and testing by a recognized backflow prevention assembly tester. 3. No connection exists which would allow the return of water used for condensing, cooling, or industrial processes back to the public water supply. 4. No pipe or pipe fitting which contains more than 8.0% percent lead exists in private plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 5. No solder or flux which contains more than 0.02% percent lead exists in private plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 6. No plumbing fixture is installed which is not in compliance with the state-approved plumbing code. Page 3-2 CITY OF NORTH RICH lAND HillS, TEXAS WATER SERVICE INSPECTION CERTIFICATION NRH City Limits Name of PWS: CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. TEXAS PWS I.D. # 2200063 Location of Service: Address: Subdivision: Lot Block I, , upon inspection of the private plumbing facilities connected (Print Name) to the aforementioned public water supply do hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge: Compliance Non-Compliance 1 . No direct connection between the public drinking water supply and aDD potential source of contamination exists. Potential sources of contamination are isolated from the public water system by an air gap or an appropriate backflow prevention assembly in accordance with state plumbing regulations. Additionally, all pressure relief valves and thermal expansion devices are in compliance with state plumbing codes. 2. No cross-connection between the public drinking water supply and a private 0 0 water system exists. Where an actual air gap is not maintained between the public water supply and a private water supply, an approved reduced pressure- zone backflow prevention assembly is properly installed and a service agreement exists for annual inspection and testing by a certified backflow prevention device tester. 3. No connection exists which would allow the return of water used for 0 0 condensing, cooling or industrial processes back to the public water supply. 4. No pipe or pipe fitting which contains more than 8.0% lead exists in private plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 5. No solder or flux which contains more than 0.2°" lead exists in private 0 0 plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 6. No plumbing fixture is installed which is not in compliance with a state 0 0 approved plumbing code. Water service shall not be provided or restored to the private plumbing facilities until the above conditions are determined to be in compliance. I further certify that the following materials were used in the installation of the plumbing facilities: Service lines: Lead 0 Solder: Lead 0 Copper Lead Free o o PVC 0 Solvent Weld 0 Other 0 Other 0 I recognize that this document shall become a permanent record of the aforementioned Public Water System. Signature of Inspector Registration Number Title Type of Registration Date 7301 N.E. Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 8171581-5500 PW 001 (12/95) Page 3-3 CITY OF NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TEXAS WATER SERVICE INSPECTION CERTIFICATION Watauga City Limits Name of PWS: CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. TEXAS PWS J.D. # 2200063 Location of Service: Address: Subdivision: Lot Block I, , upon inspection of the private plumbing facilities connected (Print Name) to the aforementioned public water supply do hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge: Compliance Non-Compliance 1. No direct connection between the public drinking water supply and aDD potential source of contamination exists. Potential sources of contamination are isolated from the public water system by an air gap or an appropriate backflow prevention assembly in accordance with state plumbing regulations. Additionally, all pressure relief valves and thermal expansion devices are in compliance with state plumbing codes. 2. No cross-connection between the public drinking water supply and a private 0 0 water system exists. Where an actual air gap is not maintained between the public water supply and a private water supply, an approved reduced pressure- zone backflow prevention assembly is properly installed and a service agreement exists for annual inspection and testing by a certified backflow prevention device tester. 3. No connection exists which would allow the return of water used for 0 0 condensing, cooling or industrial processes back to the public water supply. 4. No pipe or pipe fitting which contains more than 8.0% lead exists in private plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 5. No solder or flux which contains more than 0.2% lead exists in private 0 0 plumbing facilities installed on or after July 1, 1988. 6. No plumbing fixture is installed which is not in compliance with a state 0 0 approved plumbing code. Water service shall not be provided or restored to the private plumbing facilities until the above conditions are determined to be in compliance. I further certify that the following materials were used in the installation of the plumbing facilities: Service lines: Lead 0 Solder: Lead 0 Copper Lead Free o o PVC 0 Solvent Weld 0 Other 0 Other 0 I recognize that this document shall become a permanent record of the aforementioned Public Water System. Signature of Inspector Registration Number Title Type of Registration Date 7:Ð1 N.E. Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 8171581-5500 PW 003 (5196) Page 3-4 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance ARTICLE 4 - CLOSING PROVISIONS Section 400 - Responsibilities It is the responsibility of all property owners and their tenants and occupants to abide by the conditions of this ordinance. In the event of any changes to the plumbing system, it is the responsibility of the property owners to notify the City. All costs associated with this ordinance and the purchase, installation, testing, and repair of devices is the responsibility of the property owner and their renters. Section 405 - Enforcement and Penalties 1. The Director and the City Attorney, and each of them, are hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this ordinance by anyone or more of the enforcement mechanisms set forth in this ordinance. 2. The representatives of the water system or agents of the City charged with enforcement of this ordinance shall be deemed to be performing a governmental function for the benefit of the general public and neither the City, the Director nor representative of the water system or agent of the City engaged in inspection or endorsement activities under this ordinance when acting in good faith and without malice shall ever be held liable for any loss or damage, whether real or asserted, caused, or alleged to have been caused, as a result of the performance of such governmental function. 3. Failure on the part of any customer to discontinue the use of all cross connections and to physically separate cross connections is sufficient cause for the immediate discontinuance of public water service to the premises. (Rules and Regulations for Public Water Systems, Texas Water Commission Water Utilities Division Chapter 290.44(h).) 4. Failure to comply with this ordinance is a criminal offense. 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with, or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance and this code shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. 6. Any persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become civilly liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. Page 4-1 City of North Richland Hills, Texas Cross Connection Control Ordinance In addition to the penalties provided herein, the City may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, court reporters' fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit against the person found to have violated this ordinance or the orders, rules, regulations, and permits issued hereunder. Section 410 - Saving Clause That if any provision, section, sentence, clause, or phase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances are for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void, invalid, or for any reason unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills in adopting and the Mayor approving this ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality or validity of any other portion, provision, or regulation. Section 415 - Effective Date This ordinance shall be effective as of the date of its passage by City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED this the d0 day of AujU.5t- ,1996. APPROVED: ~~~~/~~ Tomr:y B¡ownyWIa;or ATTEST: c::1 titllte!¿L" ~ Patricia Hutson, City Secretary R Page 4-2 Star~elegram 400 W. SEVENTH STREET. FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 ~ FED. I.D. NO. 22-3148254 AD ORDER NO. 10140458 ACCOUNT NO. CIT13 THE STATE OF TEXAS County of Tarrant Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day personally appeared TAMMIE BRYANT Billing Specialist for the Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named paper on the following dates: ¡' 1~~TË20M~ A~~R~:~~8 CITY O/Ë~C:I;;~ 11/19-11/20 TOTAL INCH/LINE RATE AMOUNT RI I358 2x 32L 64 QUOTE 19.20 p: b J\Nt) .¥fI'FIOYED. It)< the CIty Council of the City of - North Rlchland Hills, TeKas, i~~l6th day of August, APPROVED: Is/Tommy, Brown, M. ayor I ATTEST: Is~atriCia Hutson, Ci Secretar AP ROVED A~ TO FORM AND LEGALITY: sI61~~~~~;tire,_ SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS THE -~~ ß;-~..J.~:r·ì.:~~;~111 RHONOA R. GOKE ~ {~. 'q COMMISSION EXPIRESJ' '1..",. OV)S "~~ SEPTEMBER 8.1999 , -~~,~"""" , SIGNE~'~~~'-"~cl 21st DAY OF NOVEMBER 1996 Notary Public '121\_Æ'(\¡(\¡lt...... 'iJ. ~ TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS PLEASE PAY THIS ORIGINAL INVOICE AND RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU! y- TEAR ALONG THIS PERFORATION AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT ~