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<br />Contamination means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological or <br />biological) in water that tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness <br />of the water. Contamination includes both hazardous contaminants and pollutants. <br /> <br />Cross connection means any physical connection between the city water system and another water <br />system or source, through which backflow may occur. <br /> <br />Customer means any person that is supplied potable water by or through the city water system, <br />including, without limitation, retail and wholesale customers and persons using a portion of the city <br />water system for water transmission purposes. <br /> <br />Customer's system means the entire plumbing system, including all pipes, conduits, tanks, receptacles, <br />fixtures, equipment and appurtenances used to produce, convey, store or utilize potable water between <br />the point of delivery and the customer's point of use. <br /> <br />Director means the director of the city water and wastewater department, or another official designated <br />by the city manager. <br /> <br />Hazardous contaminant means any form of contamination that poses a health hazard with respect to the <br />use of water fm drinking or other domestic purposes. <br /> <br />Plumbing code means the current version of the plumbing code adopted in chapter 14 of this Code. <br /> <br />Point of delivery means the point at which water leaves the city water system and enters a customer's <br />system at or near the property line or the edge of an easement. When a water meter is installed on or <br />near the property line or edge of an easement, the point of delivery is the terminal end on the discharge <br />side of the water meter. <br /> <br />Pollutant means a substance that impairs the quality of water in a manner or to a degree that does not <br />create a hazard to public health, but may adversely affect the aesthetic qualities of the water for domestic <br />use. <br /> <br />Potable water means water that complies with TNRCC rules for drinking water and other domestic uses. <br /> <br />Service connection means the terminal end of a service connection from the city water system, i.e., <br />where the city loses jurisdiction and sanitary control over the water at the point of delivery to the <br />customer. If a meter is installed at the point of delivery, the service connection means the point at which <br />the terminal end on the discharge side of the water meter connects to the customer's system. <br /> <br />TNRCC means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission or its predecessor or successor <br />agenCIes. <br /> <br />Sec. 86.554. Conflicts with other ordinances. <br /> <br />If there is a conflict between a provision of this article and the plumbing code or any other provision of <br />this Code, the most restrictive provision will apply. <br /> <br />Sec. 86.555 - 86.570. Reserved. <br /> <br />DIVISION 2. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY <br /> <br />Sec. 86.571. Director of water and wastewater. <br /> <br />(a) The director of water and wastewater is responsible for enforcing the requirements of this article with <br />respect to connections made to the city water system. <br /> <br />C:\TEMP\backflow.doc <br /> <br />3 <br />