§ 32.2. Responsibilities.

1.

City of Orlando.

(a)

The City's responsibility for the reclaimed water system shall begin at the WRF and shall end at the point of delivery to the user's reclaimed water system.

(b)

The Director of Public Works shall be responsible for implementation, operation and maintenance of the reclaimed water systems which have been constructed by the City, or those facilities dedicated by the developer or property owner to the City and accepted by the City for said use.

(c)

The Director of Public Works shall approve the design and installation of the reclaimed water system, including, but not limited to, the size, route, materials of construction, type of backflow prevention and size of the transmission and distribution systems.

(d)

The Director of Public Works shall operate and administer the cross-connection control program for the reclaimed water system in accordance with the guidelines set forth by FDEP in Chapter 62-555, F.A.C. and Chapter 62-610, F.A.C.

(e)

The Director of Public Works shall establish the guidelines and requirements for service connections, backflow prevention assemblies, the cross-connection control program, facility inspections and testing of facilities.

(f)

The City shall execute Agreements for the Delivery and Use of Reclaimed Water with nonresidential users and multi-family customers, which consume more than an average of 25,000 gallons per day in any consecutive thirty (30) day period.

(g)

The Director of Public Works shall conduct regularly scheduled compliance inspections of backflow prevention assemblies and reclaimed water systems for cross-connections. The City may designate OUC, or other third party operator, as the agency responsible for inspection of the user's backflow prevention assembly.

(h)

The City shall maintain reclaimed water service meters and shall establish procedures to calibrate the service meters.

(i)

The City shall provide and review applications for reclaimed water service.

(j)

The Director of Public Works shall be responsible for the following activities that are associated with extension of the reclaimed water system:

(1)

Establish priorities for extending reclaimed water service;

(2)

Evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of extending the water reuse system or providing service to a user;

(3)

Establish reclaimed water or reuse service areas and boundaries;

(4)

Prepare preliminary capital, operating and maintenance cost projections for the reclaimed water system; and

(5)

Evaluate and recommend a rate or fee structure for the reclaimed water service.

2.

User or Property Owner.

(a)

The property owner's or user's responsibility starts at the point of delivery and includes the property owner's or user's entire reclaimed water system.

(b)

The property owner or user shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter and other applicable requirements for reclaimed water use as set forth by state and federal regulatory authorities with competent jurisdiction.

(c)

No person shall connect to, operate, maintain or allow to remain any connection to the potable water system, for any purpose, on the City's side of the backflow prevention assembly. No such connections shall be permitted without the prior written approval from the Director of Public Works. Such an installation shall require an additional backflow prevention assembly and shall be approved by the Director of Public Works prior to installation.

(d)

The property owner or user shall protect the user's private reclaimed water system against actual or potential cross-connection, backflow or back-siphonage, as required by the Standard Plumbing Code, this Chapter, and other applicable state and federal regulations. The property owner or user shall be responsible for the elimination of all cross-connections on the user's premises.

(e)

Upon written notification from the Director of Public Works, the property owner or user shall obtain a permit for installation of the mandatory backflow prevention device for the new or existing potable water service connection. The property owner or user shall be responsible for the costs for the installation of the backflow prevention device that serves their premises as provided in this Chapter. Once installed, all residential backflow prevention assemblies shall become the property of the water purveyor in accordance with the City Code.

(f)

Nonresidential property owners or users shall be responsible for having the backflow prevention assembly and the reclaimed water system tested and certified in accordance with the provisions as set forth in this Chapter.

(g)

Residential property owners and users shall have the backflow prevention device tested and certified annually in accordance with the provisions as set forth in this Chapter.

(h)

The property owner or user shall be responsible for the proper operation and maintenance of their reclaimed water system and the backflow prevention assembly. Failure to properly maintain the reclaimed water system shall be construed as just cause for the Director of Public Works to discontinue service until such time as the necessary maintenance has been performed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.

(i)

The property owner or user shall submit inspection reports or monitoring data in a timely manner as required by the Director of Public Works pursuant to the provisions set forth in this Chapter. The property owner or user shall retain records and copies of the test reports and certifications for the backflow prevention assembly and reclaimed water system as set forth herein.

(j)

The property owner or user, upon discovery of backflow conditions or cross-connections, shall promptly take all steps necessary to confirm and prevent the persistence of backflow conditions or further contamination due to cross-connections. The property owner or user shall promptly inform the Director of Public Works of any cross-connections which are found in their reclaimed water system.

(k)

The property owner or user, by accepting, and continuing to accept, reclaimed water service, agrees to the provisions set forth in this Chapter, including the user rates, payment of fees, and other charges, as adopted by the City Council and incorporated herein, or as they may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. of 5-6-2002, Doc. #020506702)