(a) A licensed irrigation inspector or licensed plumbing
inspector shall enforce the applicable irrigation rules or ordinance
of the employing governmental entity and, at a minimum, is responsible
for:
(1) verifying that the appropriate permits have been
obtained for an irrigation system;
(2) verifying that the irrigator, irrigation technician,
or water operator is licensed;
(3) inspecting the irrigation system;
(4) determining that the irrigation system complies
with the requirements of this chapter;
(5) determining that the appropriate backflow prevention
assembly was installed, tested, and the test results were provided
to the water purveyor;
(6) investigating complaints related to irrigation
systems including the advertisement of irrigation services; and
(7) maintaining records according to this chapter.
Each inspector 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 the inspection. The log must
be kept for three years. The log shall be available for review within
two business days of the request by authorized representatives of
the commission or any regulatory authority with jurisdiction over
landscape irrigation issues in the area the inspector is employed
to inspect.
(b) A licensed irrigation inspector, licensed plumbing
inspector, a water district's operator or other appropriately licensed
individual employed by a governmental entity shall be responsible
for:
(1) verifying that the appropriate permits have been
obtained for an irrigation system;
(2) verifying that the irrigator, irrigation technician,
or water district operator is licensed;
(3) inspecting the irrigation system;
(4) determining that the irrigation system complies
with the requirements of this chapter;
(5) determining that the appropriate backflow prevention
assembly was installed, tested, and the test results were provided
to the water purveyor;
(6) investigating complaints related to irrigation
systems including the advertisement of irrigation services; and
(7) each inspector 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 the
inspection. The log must be kept for three years. The log shall be
available for review within two business days of the request by authorized
representatives of the commission or any regulatory authority with
jurisdiction over landscape irrigation issues in the area the inspector
is employed to inspect.
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