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CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION

CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION. PREPARED FOR THE TOWN OF QUANTICO. BY. The WHYs and HOWs. RGS ENTERPRISES ROBERT G SAMPSON 28 WOODVIEW DR. FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (540) 226-7320. Legal requirements. EPA Safe Drinking Water Act 1974 (latest amendment 1996)

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CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION

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  1. CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION PREPARED FOR THE TOWN OF QUANTICO BY The WHYs and HOWs RGS ENTERPRISES ROBERT G SAMPSON 28 WOODVIEW DR. FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (540) 226-7320

  2. Legal requirements EPA Safe Drinking Water Act 1974 (latest amendment 1996) IL Health/Plumbing Codes (Sections dealing with cross-connections/backflow protection) TITLE 77:PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER 1: DEPT. PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER: WATER & SEWAGE OSHA 1926.51 (b) (2)

  3. What is cross-connection program and why is it important? • Thepurpose of this program is for the health and welfare of the citizens of The Town Of Quantico by ensuring that the Town’s drinking water supply is protected from harmful substances. • Cross-Connection Control is the methods, practices, and procedures used to prevent contamination and pollution of drinking water from backflow. • Cross-Connection Control is important as that ensures that your drinking water remains safe from bacteria, chemicals, and other substances that may enter the water from unknown or improperly maintained sources because of abnormal pressure changes.

  4. PURPOSE OF CROSS-CONNECTION BACKFLOW PROGRAM The Purpose Of This Program Is To Protect The Health And Welfare Of The Citizens Of THE TOWN OF QUANTICO By Ensuring That The Town's Drinking Water Is Protected From Harmful Substances. It Is Also Required By The Virginia Department Of Health’s (VDH) Waterworks Regulations. A Cross-Connection Control Program is a written plan developed to detect, monitor, and manage cross-connections and implement the procedures and practices necessary to ensure safe drinking water and comply with the rules and regulations of federal, state and local governments. The Town of Quantico shows a commitment to providing its citizens with superior drinking water by developing its Cross-Connection Backflow Program. This program is essential to ensure quality, safe drinking water. With your help, we can make this program efficient and successful.

  5. WHY SHOULD YOU INVEST IN A BACKFLOW PROGRAM • Backflow Events Occur Every Day In All Types Of Water Systems. • People Become Sick Or Ill From These Events. • Your Water System Quality Can Be Trashed In Just A Few Moments. • Prevention Is Very Cost Effective • It Takes Only A Little Structure To Prevent Backflow • BACKFLOW INCIDENTS CAN COST MILLIONS!

  6. WHO DOES WHAT FOR THE PROGRAM • CUSTOMER • Customer installs, owns and pays for annual testing by a certified tester. • If the backflow preventer device should fail testing, the customer pays to have it repaired and retested. TOWN • Have a simple and clear backflow program. • Statement in customer contract requiring backflow compliance as a term of service. • All single family houses to have a dual check valve; all other connections to have a Reduced pressure device. • Send letters which educates as well as reminds the customer of obligation. • Provide a list of approved testers. • Track compliance and document your program. • A water system may chose to offer in-house testing.

  7. A cross-connection is any existing or possible interconnection between a public water system or consumer’s potable (i.e., drinking) water system and any other system containing substances of unknown or uncertain quality. A cross connection is described as the link that can bring two systems together. WHAT IS A CROSS-CONNECTION

  8. WHAT IS CONTAMINATION? It is the introduction or presence of any foreign substance in a drinking-water system that could or does make the water hazardous to human health. WHAT IS POLLUTION? It is the introduction or presence of any foreign substance in a drinking-water system that could or does change the taste, odor, or color of the water and weakens its usefulness, but is not hazardous to human health. WHAT IS POTABLE WATER? Water that is fit for drinking, cooking and household uses is called potable water.

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