New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Subchapter 10 - PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS AND CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL BY CONTAINMENT
Section 7:10-10.6 - Inspection and testing requirements and procedures for physical connection installations
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Each physical connection installation shall be inspected and tested as follows:
(b) The inspection and testing required pursuant to (a) above shall be conducted either by an authorized representative of the owner of the facility where the backflow prevention device is installed in the presence of an authorized representative of the administrative authority and/or the supplier of water, or by a certified tester who holds a valid backflow prevention device tester certificate issued by a certifying agency approved by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:10-10.8.
(c) Any test of a physical connection installation conducted by an authorized representative of the Department as part of an investigation or inspection pursuant to 7:10-10.2 or any other provision of this chapter shall not be considered as a substitute for the inspection and testing required pursuant to (a) above.
(d) The procedures for testing a double check valve assembly are as follows (see Figure 1 in Appendix B):
(e) The procedures for testing a reduced pressure zone backflow preventer assembly are as follows:
(f) The results of the pressure tests conducted pursuant to (d) and (e) above shall be recorded on the Quarterly Physical Connection Test and Maintenance Report form submitted with either the initial or renewal application form as specified at 7:10-10.5(a) or (b) as appropriate.
(g) The owner of a facility shall repair and retest within 30 days any approved physical connection installation which fails a pressure test and/or an internal inspection. If repairs are not possible and a new physical connection is required, the facility owner shall secure approval from the Department of the new backflow prevention device as specified in 7:10-10.7.
(h) Any test kit utilized to conduct the tests pursuant to this section shall be calibrated in accordance with the recommendations of the test kit manufacturer.