The customer owns and is solely responsible to ensure that the assembly is installed and in satisfactory operating condition at all times.
New Service Customers Requiring a Backflow Prevention Assembly:
The customer is responsible for hiring a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician to install the backflow prevention assembly. Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department will perform the Initial Backflow Prevention Assembly Certification at the time the water service is activated. The customer will be billed an Initial Backflow Certification Fee of $40.00 per assembly. Service will not be activated until the assembly passes this Initial Backflow Prevention Assembly Test and Certification. If the assembly does not pass this certification, the customer must contact a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician to have the problem corrected. The customer must then contact Palm Beach Water Utilities Department to have the assembly retested and water service activated. The customer will be billed an additional $40.00 per assembly. After initial certification by the Department, all subsequent certifications must be performed by the customer's Certified Backflow Prevention Technician.
New Customers with Existing Services that have a Backflow Prevention Assembly Already Installed:
The customer is responsible for ensuring that a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician tests and certifies the backflow prevention assembly. The Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department will send a notification letter to each customer, advising when the annual test is due. The customer must contact a recognized Certified Backflow Prevention Technician to perform the test and ensure that a Test and Maintenance Report is received by the Regulatory Compliance Section at Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department. The customer is responsible for having all repair and maintenance performed on the backflow prevention assembly by a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician. After any repair or maintenance, the assembly must be re-tested immediately and test results submitted to the Regulatory Compliance Section at Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department.
Existing Customers with Backflow Prevention Assemblies:
The customer is responsible for ensuring that a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician tests and maintains the backflow prevention assembly. The Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department will send a notification letter to the customer advising when the annual test is due. The customer must contact a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician to perform the test and ensure that a Test and Maintenance Report is received by the Regulatory Compliance Section at the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department. The customer is responsible for having all repair and maintenance performed on the backflow prevention assembly by a Certified Backflow Prevention Technician. After any repair or maintenance, the assembly must be re-tested immediately and test results submitted to the Regulatory Compliance Section at Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department.
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Last Updated : 02/08/2007
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