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Establishes the Town’s Cross Connection Control Program to:
•Obtain compliance with mandated TCEQ Regulations
•Section §290 Subchapter D of the Texas Administrative Code
•Require a Customer Service Inspection that includes a Cross Connection Control Survey for all new
connections and any existing connections where a known or suspected Cross-Connection or other
potential Health or System Hazard may exist.
•Require installation of backflow prevention assembly
•Require registration of backflow prevention assemblies
•Require annual testing of assemblies at Health Hazard location
•Require annual registration of Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers2/28/2017 2
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Proposed Cross Connection Control Ordinance Implementation
Primary Focus:
•Commercial Connections
•All new connections
•All Existing connections
•Residential Connections
•All new connections
•All existing connections with wells
Secondary Focus:
•Exisiting residential connections
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Why are irrigation systems a hazard to the Town’s water system?
Fertilizers:Ammonia salts, ammonia gas, phosphates, potassium salts.
Herbicides:2,4-D, dinitrophenol, 2,4,5-T, T -pentachlorophenol, sodium chlorate, borax,
sodium arsenate, methyl bromide.
Pesticides:TDE, BHC, lindane, TEPP, parathion, malathion, nicotine, MH, and others.
Fecal matter:Animal (domestic and non-domestic).
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Are any other backflow devices required for residential homes?
All outdoor faucets and hose bibs that have threaded connections where a garden hose can be
attached should have backflow prevention protection. This may be in the form of a frost-proof
automatic draining outdoor faucet with built in backflow preventer or by the use of a screw on
hose bibb vacuum breaker (HBVB) that can be purchased at local hardware or home supply
stores
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