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Site Supervisor Responsibilities

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Site Supervisor Designation

Each new recycled water customer must designate a representative to be the Site Supervisor and provide the City with the name and contact information for this person. The Site Supervisor represents the owner, tenant, or property manager as a liaison to the City. The Site Supervisor must have the authority to carry out and sustain any requirements of the Project and/or the City. It is recommended that the Site Supervisor be an employee who is permanently stationed at the site. At a minimum, the Site Supervisor must make frequent visits to the site.

Site Supervisor Required Training

The designated Site Supervisor must attend a Site Supervisor Certification Workshop, provided by the City, prior to receiving recycled water service.

Changing the Site Supervisor

The customer must notify the City within 30 days of any change in personnel for the Site Supervisor position. Upon a change in personnel, the new Site Supervisor must attend a Site Supervisor Certification Workshop within 120 days of the position change.

Site Supervisor Irrigation Duties

The Site Supervisor is responsible for:

  • Using recycled water in accordance with the City’s Recycled Water Terms and Conditions and preventing potential violations of those guidelines.
  • Irrigating only between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am.
  • Using Best Management Practices to minimize runoff and ponding.
  • Operating, repairing, maintaining, and monitoring the recycled water system to minimize equipment and material failure.
  • Knowing the basic concepts of backflow and cross-connection prevention, system testing, and related emergency procedures.
  • Ensuring that there are no cross-connections made between the drinking and recycled water systems.
  • Being present at all cross-connection tests.
  • Taking action to contain any unauthorized discharge of recycled water.
  • Educating all maintenance personnel on the use of recycled water and reminding them that it is not approved for drinking, washing or cooking.

Site Supervisor Reports and Records

The Site Supervisor is responsible for:

  • Notifying the City immediately in the event of a recycled water line break, spill, unauthorized discharge, cross-connection, fluctuation in pressure, major change in water quality or any other failures, violations and emergencies that occur involving the recycled or drinking water systems.
  • Notifying the City of any signs designating landscape areas being irrigated with recycled water that need to be replaced.
  • Notifying the City as to any change in ownership of the property.
  • Obtaining prior approval from the City for all proposed changes and modifications to any on-site facilities.
  • Inspecting, completing and submitting the Self-Monitoring Monthly Inspection Report.
  • Knowing the provisions contained in California Code of Regulations Title 17 and Title 22, relating to the safe use of recycled water and the maintenance of accurate records.
  • Maintaining As-Built drawings as well as records of repairs, system upgrades, types and quantities of materials utilized in the irrigation system, employee training records, and all related permit documents.

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