Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R309 - Drinking Water
Rule R309-305 - Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Certification
Section R309-305-8 - Backflow Assembly Tester Certification
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 309-305-8
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Application for a Certificate.
(a) To obtain a Backflow Assembly Tester
Certificate, a person shall:
(i) complete a
certification course accepted by the Cross Connection Control
Commission;
(ii) pass a written
examination offered by an Accredited Agency accepted by the Cross Connection
Control Commission;
(iii)
successfully demonstrate competence and ability in a performance examination
offered by an Accredited Agency accepted by the Cross Connection Control
Commission for the testing of:
(A) a pressure
vacuum breaker assembly,
(B) a
spill resistant pressure vacuum breaker assembly,
(C) a double check valve assembly,
and
(D) a reduced pressure
principal backflow prevention assembly;
(iv) submit a complete application, including
a valid certificate issued by an Accredited Agency accepted by the Cross
Connection Control Commission, to the Commission Secretary; and
(v) pay the required fee.
(b) A Backflow Assembly Tester
Certificate issued by the Director is valid for three years from the date of
issuance.
(c) A Backflow Assembly
Tester Certificate may be renewed by meeting the renewal requirements
below.
(2) Certificate Renewal.
(a) A Backflow Assembly Tester
Certificate may be renewed:
(i) for a period
of three years; and
(ii) an
unlimited number of times.
(b) To renew a certificate, a person shall:
(i) complete the written and performance
examination requirements of R309-305-8(1)(a)(ii) and (iii);
(ii) submit a renewal application;
and
(iii) pay the required
fee.
(3) Certificate Expiration.
(a) A Backflow
Assembly Tester Certificate expires if a person fails to complete the
certificate renewal requirements of R309-305-8(2).
(b) A Backflow Assembly Tester with an
expired certificate may not test, maintain, or repair a backflow assembly for
the purpose of legally documenting the operational status of the
assembly.
(4) Backflow Assembly Tester Obligations. A person with a valid Backflow Assembly Tester Certificate shall:
(a) notify the Division of
Drinking Water, local health department, and the appropriate public water
system of any backflow incident as soon as possible and within eight hours of
discovery;
(b) notify the
appropriate public water system of a failing backflow prevention assembly
within five days;
(c) ensure that
acceptable and approved procedures are used for testing, repairing, and
maintaining a backflow prevention assembly;
(d) report backflow prevention assembly test
results to the appropriate public water system within 30 days;
(e) include, on the test report form, any
materials or replacement parts used to repair or to perform maintenance on a
backflow prevention assembly;
(f)
ensure that the quality of a replacement part is equal to or greater than the
quality of the part originally supplied within the backflow prevention assembly
and is supplied only by the assembly manufacturer or its agent;
(g) perform each test and be responsible for
the competency and accuracy of all testing and reporting;
(h) ensure that Backflow Assembly Tester
certification is current;
(i) be
equipped with and competent in the use of all tools, gauges, and equipment
necessary to properly test, repair, and maintain a backflow prevention
assembly; and
(j) be responsible
for any additional licensure.
(5) Backflow Assembly Tester Restrictions.
A person with a valid Backflow Assembly Tester Certificate may not change the design, material, or operational characteristics of the assembly during any repair or maintenance.
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