Cross connection manual

Supplement to the Cross Connection Control Manual - January Purpose. The purpose of these guidelines is to augment and/or clarify those guidelines outlined in the January Cross Connection Control manual. These guidelines reflect accepted design considerations based on experience in implementing cross connection control programs. A Cross-Connection Control Manual is a written plan that is developed using recommended practices of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) set forth in Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control, Manual M A Cross-Connection is any physical connection or other arrangement whereby backflow of liquids, gases or other substances into any public or potable water supply may occur. For backflow to exist, two elements must be present - a physical link (cross-connection) and a pressure differential.

Manual of Cross-Connection Control, Tenth Edition," published by the University of Southern California (USC) in and available from USC's bookstore. The mention of trade names and commercial products in this manual are for illustrative purposes, and. Cross-Connection Control Manual: For the Education of Ohio Certified Backflow Prevention Technicians" for guidance. The first edition was published in The second editionwhich was published in, , included an update of the citation numbers of the Ohio Administrative Code. current edition of the Manual of Cross-Connection Control, published by the University of Southern California's Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research and is on the "approved tester" list of the City of Sioux Falls Public Works, Water Division.. Contamination.

Manual, EPA / publication or USC's Manual of Cross-Connection Control, 9th Edition. • The result of these tests should be recorded on an Inspection and Maintenance Report Form • The test reports that are not conducted by the PWS should be sent to the cross connection. This Cross-Connection Control Manual has been designed as a tool for health officials, water-works personnel, plumbers, and any others involved directly or indirectly in water supply distribution systems. It is intended to be used for educa-tional, administrative, and technical reference in conduct-ing cross-connection control programs. This manual is a. ing an efficient and effective cross-connection control program. The manual also provides insight into the basic areas that should be addressed to ensure that public water system connections are made safely; that those connections will be operated and maintained to.