HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Water Utility Cross-Connection Control ProgramAgendaItem#14TRUCKEEDONNERPublicUtiIstcJWORKSHOPTo:BoardofDirectorsFrom:BrianWrightDate:November06,2019Subject:ReviewoftheTDPUDWaterUtilityCross-ConnectionControlProgram,PartII1.WHYTHISMATTERISBEFORETHEBOARDThisinformationalitemisbeforetheBoardtoprovideanoverviewoftheDistrict’sCross-ConnectionControlProgram.2.HISTORYIncompliancewiththepermittooperateapublicwatersystemwiththeStateWaterResourcesControlBoard,theDistrict’swaterutilitystaffmanagesandimplimentsaCross-connectionControlProgramtoensurethesafetyofthecommunity’spotablewatersupplyfromunwantedcontaminants.Asdevelopmentwithinthecommunitycontinues,sodoestheneedforawelldevelopedandrigorouslyenforcedCross-connectionControlProgram.ContinuedgrowthhasalsocreatedtheneedforupdatestoDistrictCodeinordertoeffectivelymanageandenforcetheprogram.AttheregularlyscheduledBoardmeetingheldonOctober16,2019,staffpresentedaworkshopitemprovidinganintroductiontothefollowing:.Definitionsofcross-connectionsandbackflow;.Conditionsinapotablewatersupplysystemwherethepotentialforbackflowconditionsmayexist;.Components,functionsandapplicationsofbackflowpreventionassemblies;.BasiccomponentsofaCross-connectionControlProgram;and.Federal,StateandlocalregulationsgoverningCross-connectionControlProgramcompliance.3.NEWINFORMATIONTheDistrict’sCross-connectionControlProgramhasexpandedatanaveragerateof93newassemblyinstallationsayearoverthecourseofthepastsixyears,withatotalinventoryofmorethan1,400assembliesDistrictwide.Thiscontinuedgrowthhashadanimpactonwaterutilityoperations,creatingtheneedtodedicateadditionallabortotheadministration,inspectionandenforcementoftheprogram.InthisPartIIoftheCross-connectionControlProgramworkshopitem,staffwillprovideadditionalinsightintothespecificpracticesandproceduresoftheDistrict’sCross-connectionControlProgramandfutureneeds,including:
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