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The Backflow and Cross-Connection Control Program
for the City of Piqua is overseen by the Piqua Municipal Water System
and the City of Piqua Health Department. The regulations governing the
Backflow and Cross-Connection Control Program can be found in the City
of Piqua Code of Ordinances in section 53.47 and the Ohio Administrative
Code in section 3745-95-01 through 3745-95-08.
The Backflow and Cross-Connection Control Program
oversees the installation and testing of backflow devices on water
service lines to isolate the potable water system from contaminates that
could backflow into the potable water system. The types of facilities
that are required to have backflow devices are Hospitals, Laboratories,
Sewage Treatment Plants, Chemical Plants, Irrigation Systems, and other
facilities who (in the judgment of the Plumbing Inspector or the Water
System Superintendent) have a potential to have a cross-connection
between the public water system and a potentially hazardous substance.
Backflow Prevention Devices are required to be
inspected and tested by a person certified by the Ohio Department of
Health when they are installed and every 12 months thereafter. A copy of
the test results (Inspection Form) must
be sent to the Piqua Municipal Water System each year. The device must
be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned, and repaired whenever
needed and at least every 30 months.
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