§ 4-164. Regulatory authority's responsibility.

(a)

The regulatory authority shall be responsible for:

(1)

Verifying that the appropriate permits have been obtained for an irrigation system and that the irrigator and installer or irrigation technician, if applicable, are licensed;

(2)

Inspecting the irrigation system;

(3)

Determining that the irrigation system complies with the requirements of this chapter;

(4)

Determining that the appropriate backflow prevention device was installed, tested, and test results provided to the regulatory authority;

(5)

Investigating complaints related to irrigation system installation, maintenance, alteration, repairs, or service of an irrigation system and advertisement of irrigation services; and

(6)

Maintaining records according to this chapter.

(b)

The regulatory authority shall maintain a log of all irrigation systems inspected that includes, but is not limited to the system location, property owner, irrigator responsible for installation, permit status, problems noted during the inspection, and date of inspection. The log must be kept for three (3) years. The log shall be available for review within two (2) business days of the request by the authorized representatives of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any regulatory authority with jurisdiction over landscape issues in the area the inspector is employed to inspect.

(c)

The regulatory authority may not inspect the following:

(1)

A landscape irrigation system that is an on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code;

(2)

An irrigation system that is used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002 of the Texas Agriculture Code; or

(3)

An irrigation system that is connected to a groundwater well used by the property owner for domestic use.

(Ord. No. 2010-48, § 1(Exh. A), 11-2-10)