TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF ASSEMBLIES.
Raleigh City Code § 8-2154
in effectSec. 8-2154. - TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF ASSEMBLIES.
(a) The owner at a property where any containment assembly has been installed, except those with devices installed in accordance with §8-2148(a) of this Code, shall have each containment assembly tested by a certified tester and pursuant to the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook; shall cause any routine maintenance to such containment assembly to be performed as recommended by the manufacturer; and shall cause a report regarding that operational test to be submitted to the City pursuant to §8-2154(b) no later than fifteen (15) days following any testing event. Testing must be performed with equipment approved by the City of Raleigh. The owner shall cause such maintenance or repairs to be made, rendering the containment assembly fully operational. Failure of the owner to perform that testing and maintenance shall be cause for the premises to be deemed an immediate public health hazard. The Raleigh Director of Public Utilities may immediately thereafter discontinue public water supply service to that premises and service shall not be restored until all containment assemblies have been tested and the test demonstrates that the assemblies are fully operational. Where the use of water is critical to the continuance of normal operations or protection of life, property, or equipment, duplicate containment assemblies shall be provided by the owner to avoid the necessity of discontinuing water service to test or repair the containment assembly or assemblies.
(b) Any certified tester who performs an operational test on any containment assembly connected to the City's public water supply shall file a report regarding the results of that operational test using the City's designated electronic reporting system managed by the currently contracted vendor as published at www.raleighnc.gov. Certified testers shall supply all testing information required by the designated electronic reporting system to included, but not limited to, test values for containment assembly, size, make, model, serial number and location of containment assembly, name and address of owner as recorded on notice, premise number for fire services, meter number for domestic and irrigation services, and Wake County PIN number for containment assemblies on private distribution and fire sprinkler systems. The fee for any report filed using the electronic reporting system shall be as set forth in the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule. In addition, certified testers shall comply with all requirements of this code and the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook. Failure to comply may result in revocation of certified tester status pursuant to the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook.
(c) Records of any containment assembly inspection, test and maintenance shall be maintained on the owner's property for a minimum of three (3) years following the date of any inspection, test and maintenance.
(Ord. No. 2015-397, §1, 2-16-15, eff. 2-21-15; Ord. No. 2015-491, §1, 10-7-15, eff. 10-12-15; Ord. No. 2020-96, §21, 6-15-20, eff. 7-1-20)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT8PUUT_CH2WASESE_ARTDWAQUPR_S8-2154TEMAASFetched: 11/1/2026