§ 32.5. General Reclaimed Water System Requirements.
1.
General Conditions.
(a)
The City shall be the sole provider of reclaimed water within the City's designated reuse service area(s), unless other provisions have been included in the Agreement for the Delivery and Use of Reclaimed Water and approved by City Council.
(b)
If there is a conflict between the rules and regulations of the City, or this Chapter, and any applicable federal or state regulations, then the strictest regulation or statute shall apply.
(c)
Provisions of this Chapter shall be interpreted as the minimum standards necessary for the protection of public health, safety and general welfare for the delivery and use of reclaimed water within the City's designated reuse service areas.
(d)
Any device or system that is connected to the City's reclaimed water system shall comply with all provisions of this Chapter. The property owner or user shall remove, replace or repair any non-complying device at their sole expense.
(e)
No person shall tamper, alter, extend, modify, replace with non-approved equipment or components, or connect to the reclaimed water system without prior written approval from the Director of Public Works.
(f)
No person shall obtain, receive or use reclaimed water without an approved and proper application for reclaimed water service or an approved and fully executed Agreement for the Delivery and Use of Reclaimed Water.
(g)
Irrigation systems shall be designed not to waste reclaimed water and in accordance with standards established by the Association of Landscape Architects and the Florida Turf Grass Association. Closed-circuit, in-ground irrigation systems shall have a programmable controller or timer. The Director of Public Works may require a property owner or user to install a soil moisture or rain sensor for the irrigation (reclaimed water) system.
(h)
Irrigation and reclaimed water systems shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., the Reclaimed Water Standards Manual and this Chapter. All PVC components of the reclaimed water system shall be color coded with Pantone Purple 522C.
(i)
Hose bibbs for the reclaimed water system shall be placed in a lockable service box adjacent to the reclaimed water service meter and near the front property line. A warning sign shall be placed on the said lockable service box.
(j)
Warning signs shall be placed in conspicuous locations by nonresidential and multifamily property owners or users, at their sole expense, as required by Florida Statutes and the regulations set forth in Chapter 62-610, F.A.C. Developers shall place warning signs at each entrance to the subdivision, along roadway medians, and in common areas. All signage, including the text, location and installation, shall be approved by the Director of Public Works, and shall comply with the City Code, Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., the Reclaimed Water Standards Manual and provisions set forth in this Chapter.
(k)
The Director of Public Works may require property owners or users to tag or label individual components of the private reclaimed water system. Tags and labels, including text and installation, shall be approved by the Director of Public Works in accordance with Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., the Reclaimed Water Standards Manual and provisions set forth in this Chapter.
2.
Right of Entry and Accessibility.
(a)
The Director of Public Works shall have the right to enter the premises of any user receiving reclaimed water to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements set forth in this Chapter and any order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the Director of Public Works ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspecting the user's reclaimed water system and appurtenances, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties related to the operation and maintenance of the reclaimed water system and enforcement of this Chapter.
(b)
Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director of Public Works shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
(c)
The Director of Public Works shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of such devices, or to perform specific tests, as are necessary to determine the presence of cross connections, interconnections or backflow conditions.
(d)
Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the service meter or the facility to be inspected shall be promptly removed by the user, at the written or verbal request of the Director of Public Works, and shall not be replaced. The costs of providing such clear access shall be borne solely by the user. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Director of Public Works access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this Chapter. The Director of Public Works shall have the right to remove obstructions and recover the costs from the user if emergency conditions are deemed to exist by the Director of Public Works.
(e)
For residential users or property owners, consent for access shall be obtained from a person eighteen (18) years of age or older that is responsible for the premises. Refusal to provide such access or information requested by the Director of Public Works shall be deemed as evidence of conditions being present that are in violation of this Chapter.
(f)
If the Director of Public Works has been refused or denied access by the user or property owner to inspect the potable water system, irrigation system or reclaimed water system, or to collect samples from these systems to verify compliance, then the Director of Public Works, upon notification to the user or property owner, may discontinue reclaimed water service to the premises.
(Ord. of 5-6-2002, Doc. #020506702)