Backflow Prevention Program

The city requires certified annual inspections and the installation of backflow prevention units for all businesses within the City of Federal Heights. It is the intent of the city council to protect the city's potable water distribution system from contamination or pollution by backflow from an owner's internal distribution system or private water system, and to provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control, which will systematically prevent the contamination or pollution of the city's potable water distribution system.

Authority:
In addition to the city's home rule powers, the authority to implement and maintain controls and regulations on cross-connections is contained in the following legislation and regulations:

• Clean Water Act 33, United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1251 et seq. (1977).
• Safe Drinking Water Act, Title XIV—Safety of Public Drinking Water Systems of the Public Health Service Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. (1974), Public Law 99-399 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986.
• National Primary Drinking Water Regulations authorized through the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300g-l.
• Colorado Department of Health Law Title 25-1-114, 25-1-114.1, Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.).
• Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations Section 14.1 (Hazardous Cross-Connections).
• Colorado Cross-Connection Control Manual, 5th Edition, August 2004, published by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado, 80246-1530.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register #202 Part 2, Page 22234, Subpart J.
• Chapter 10, Building and Building Regulations, of the Code.

More information about the City of Federal Heights Backflow Prevention Program, can be found in the City of Federal Heights Municipal Code Section 62-23.