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Your Public Water System’s Cross-Connection Control Program

This presentation outlines the authority and key aspects of a public water system's cross-connection control program. It covers containment versus internal measures, special considerations, record retention, auxiliary water systems, and RG-478 authority. Learn about backflow preventers, testing requirements, enforcement, and the Plumbing Code. Understand the importance of prevention, handling backflow events, compliance with regulations, and teamwork for effective control. For any questions, contact Al Fuentes, Richard Bosch, or Chirag Patel from the Technical Review and Oversight Team. Ensure water safety with proper cross-connection control measures.

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Your Public Water System’s Cross-Connection Control Program

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  1. Your Public Water System’s Cross-Connection Control Program Al Fuentes Technical Review and Oversight Team Water Supply Division

  2. Outline of this Presentation • Authority • Cross-Connection Control Program • Containment vs. Internal • Special considerations • Record Retention • Auxiliary Water Systems • RG-478

  3. Authority • Authority: • Customer Service Insp. • Backflow Prevention Assembly • Testing Requirements • Enforcement • The Cross-Connection Control Program • The Plumbing Code

  4. The Cross-Connection Control Progam • Where does it reside and why? • A program for prevention • The backflow event • The Revised Total Coliform Rule • “Find and Fix” and Assessments • The “Sanitary defect”

  5. Backflow Cases • Individual priming sewage pump with hose • Pump turned on, pumped sewage into an administration building • Management was notified, alerted the people in the building. • Water coming out of the faucets was a very dark color.

  6. Backflow Preventers • Containment vs Internal Cross-Connection Control • Special considerations • Approved backflow preventers.

  7. Record Retention • TCEQ requirements • Key data on a form

  8. Auxiliary Water Systems • What the rule says. • How do you address these? • Teamwork

  9. Backflow Event • City park irrigation system • RPZ was installed but, not tested. • The nearby residents started complaining of small worms in their water. • Backflow from irrigation system, zero chlorine residual.

  10. RG-478 • A “One-stop-shop” for Cross-Connection Control

  11. Questions?

  12. Contact Info: Al Fuentes Response and Capacity Development Team Alfonso.Fuentes@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-1407 Richard Bosch Technical Review and Oversight Team Richard.Bosch@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-3465 Chirag Patel Technical Review and Oversight Team Chirag.Patel@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-0522

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