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A. Whether employed by the consumer or a utility to survey, test, repair or maintain backflow prevention assemblies the certified backflow technicians, surveyors or repairpersons will have the following responsibilities:

1. Insuring acceptable testing equipment and procedures are used for testing, repairing or overhauling backflow prevention assemblies;

2. Make reports of such testing and/or repair to the consumer, water purveyor, and the Bureau of Drinking Water/Sanitation on forms approved for such use by the Bureau of Drinking Water/Sanitation, and within the time frames prescribed by the Bureau of Drinking Water/Sanitation;

3. The report shall include the list of materials or replacement parts used;

4. Insuring replacement parts are equal in quality to parts originally supplied by the manufacturer of the assembly being repaired;

5. Not changing the design, material or operational characteristics of the assembly during testing, repair or maintenance;

6. A certified technician shall perform all tests of the mechanical devices/assemblies and be responsible for the competence and accuracy of all tests and reports;

7. Insuring his license is current, the testing equipment being used is acceptable to the city water department and the Utah State Bureau of Drinking Water/Sanitation and is in proper operation condition;

8. Be equipped with, and be competent to use, all necessary tools, gauges, and other equipment necessary to properly test and maintain backflow prevention assemblies;

9. The certified technician conducting the test must tag each double check valve, pressure vacuum breaker, reduced pressure backflow assembly and high hazard air gap, showing the serial number, date tested and by whom. The technician’s license number must also be on this tag.

B. In the case of a consumer requiring a commercially available technician, any certified technician is authorized to make the test and report the results of that test to the consumer, water purveyor and the Bureau of Drinking Water/Sanitation. If such a commercially tested assembly is in need of repair, the Plumbers Law of Utah, Section 58A-2-4-(3), requires a licensed plumber make the actual repair. (Ord. 2-9-93 § 1.5)