Title SDWD — San Dieguito Water District Administrative Code›Article 18 — CROSS-CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION
Encinitas Municipal Code § 18.4 Failure to Comply
Encinitas Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Encinitas
Cite as: Encinitas Municipal Code § 18.4 · Text as of 2026-10-19
Section 18.4.1. Compliance.¶
Failure to comply with this Policy or the CCCPH shall constitute a violation of the District's rules and regulations for service. The District may implement corrective actions in the event a water user fails to comply in a timely manner with the District's provisions regarding installation, inspection, field testing, or maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies ("BPAs") required by this Policy. Such corrective actions include, but are not limited to: (1) denial or discontinuation of water service; (2) installation, inspection, field testing, or maintenance of a BPA at a water user's premises at the water user's cost; and (3) instituting legal action to require compliance.
Section 18.4.2. Discontinuation of Service.¶
If an approved BPA required by this Policy and applicable State law or regulation (including the CCCPH) is not installed, tested, and maintained, or if it is found that a BPA has been removed, by-passed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises, service of water to any premises shall be discontinued by the District. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or other provisions of this Policy, water service shall be discontinued if District or County Health Department personnel determine that any of the following have occurred:
(a) The District's water system is being polluted or is in immediate danger of contamination from a cross-connection;
(b) The BPA has not been installed after due notice has been given;
(c) A defect found in the BPA has not been corrected after due notice has been given to make repairs; or
(d) The owner of the property has failed to submit written test results after receipt of the District's letter requesting annual certification of the backflow prevention device.
| The District may discontinue or terminate water service for violations of this Policy that do not create an immediate health risk to the public water system after providing 48 hours' notice of the scheduled discontinuance. The District will post such notice in a conspicuous location on the property and make a good faith effort to contact an adult person at the property by telephone or in person. Notwithstanding the above, the District may discontinue or terminate water service without advanced notice anytime a condition exists which creates an immediate health risk to the public water system. |
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Section 18.4.3. Restoration of Service.¶
Service will not be restored until the BPA has been installed or repaired at the customer's expense and is in good working order, the cross-connection is abated to the satisfaction of the District, or the violation is otherwise corrected or remediated. The District may require a fee to reinstate service after such a turnoff.
(Res. No. 2024-05, 5/15/2024)
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