Acton Municipal Utility District

BACKFLOW POLICY

The intent of this regulation is to protect the public water supply against actual or potential hazards which may jeopardize the safety of the water supply or which may endanger the health and welfare of the general public.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TCEQ has many requirements on all water purveyors: one of the requirements is that we have an effective Backflow and Cross-Connection Program in place to eliminate any unwanted substances into our potable water supply.

A cross-connection is any non-potable source of water or gas that is attached to any potable water supply.  A very common cross-connection exists between irrigation systems and drinking water supplies.  To help protect our water system we must make sure that there is sufficient backflow protection.

The backflow program ensures safety of our customers.  We believe that a good program will eliminate any potential problems.  We have adopted the following procedures:

• AMUD will perform customer inspections on all new construction before lines are covered up.
• AMUD will be conducting inspections on all existing facilities, including residential sprinkler systems within the district.  Customers will be asked to repair or replace any faulty cross-connections found at the business or residents at their expense.
• A 'Lawn Sprinkler Permit' will be required for all new Sprinkler installations.  The Permit fee is $25.00 and will only be used on new installations and not on old sprinkler systems.
• AMUD will perform the backflow testing on an annual basis to ensure continued protection, ($20.00 fee per assembly), a tester list is also available upon request.

A Good Backflow program is essential.  We Thank-You for assisting us with our program in which the State Code 290.44 mandates us to maintain in good standing.

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EXCERPTS FROM TCEQ REGULATIONS CONCERNING CROSS CONNECTIONS

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