Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-26.6 - Standards of conduct
(1) A
registered tester shall comply with these rules and with the ordinances, rules
and policies of the administrative authority in each jurisdiction in which the
registered tester tests or repairs a backflow prevention assembly.
(2) A registered tester shall maintain a
record for each backflow prevention assembly tested for at least five years
after the date on which the assembly was tested. Where required by ordinance,
the registered tester shall submit to the administrative authority a completed
test report on a form approved by the administrative authority. The record may
be reviewed during normal business hours by an authorized representative of the
department or by an authorized representative of the administrative authority
of the jurisdiction in which the assembly is located. The assembly record shall
include at least:
a. The name, address and
telephone number of the assembly owner.
b. The location of the facility in which the
assembly is located.
c. The
location of the assembly within the facility.
d. The type, brand, model, size, and serial
number of the assembly.
e. The date
and time of the test.
f. Results of
the test.
g. Any assembly repairs
or maintenance.
(3) A
registered tester shall use a differential pressure gauge to field test a
backflow prevention assembly. Methods of testing that use other types of
equipment, such as but not limited to dual pressure gauges, water columns, or
single pressure gauges, shall not be acceptable.
a. The accuracy of a differential pressure
gauge used to test backflow prevention assemblies shall be verified no less
frequently than every 13 months. The accuracy verification results shall be
traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Any
differential pressure gauge with an error of more than plus or minus 0.2 psi
shall not be used to test a backflow prevention assembly.
b. For every test report record retained in
accordance with the requirements of subrule 26.6(2), the most recent accuracy
verification, for the differential pressure gauge used, performed prior to that
test report date shall be retained.
c. The accuracy verification records shall be
made available to an authorized representative of the department or by an
authorized representative of the administrative authority of the jurisdiction
in which the assembly is located.
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