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Backflow-prevention devices shall be installed at the service connection or within any premises where in the judgment of the director of public works the nature and extent of activity on the premises, materials used in connection with the activities, or materials stored on the premises would present an immediate or potential hazard to the public's health should the cross-connections occur. Even though such cross-connection does not exist at the time the backflow-prevention device is required to be installed. This includes:

A. Premises having an auxiliary water supply;

B. Premises having internal cross-connections that are not correctible, or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impracticable to ascertain whether or not cross-connections exist;

C. Premises where entry is restricted so that inspections for cross-connection cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at sufficiently short notice to assure that cross-connections do not exist;

D. Premises having a history of cross-connections being established or reestablished;

E. Premises on which any substance is handled under pressure so as to permit entry into the public water system, or where a cross-connection would reasonably be expected to occur. This includes the handling of process waters and cooling waters;

F. Premises with commercial or residential water softener units (backwash);

G. Premises where materials of a toxic or hazardous nature are handled such that if backflow should occur, a serious health hazard may result;

H. The following types of facilities will fall into one of the categories set out in subsections A through G of this section where a backflow-prevention device shall be installed at these facilities as set forth in the California Administrative Code, Title 17, Public Health, unless the director of public works determines that no health hazard exists:

1. Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics,

2. Laboratories,

3. Sewage treatment plants,

4. Food and beverage processing plants,

5. Chemical plants using a water process,

6. Metal plating industries,

7. Petroleum processing or storage plants,

8. Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors;

9. Car washes,

10. Any building or structure three stories or higher,

11. Other specified by the certified cross-connection specialist. (Ord. 88-14 § 6, 1988)