Your Pleasant Valley Mutual Water Company has mailed to each of our customers/shareholders a letter and a questionnaire about new changes in the Health and and Safety portion of the California Code of Regulations. Local water purveyors are now required to administer the State mandated Cross Connection Control Program, which was previously administrated by the local counties.

The first step involves a survey/inspection of the property served by every water meter in the service area. This involves a technician inspecting every site to assess the level of risk poses to the integrity of the public water supply and then determine the appropriate level of protection required.

The highest level of protection, where the greatest risks exist, will require a Reverse Pressure Principal Backflow Preventer. These will have to be inspected annually by a State Certified Inspector. Any required repairs will be made by the inspector at the time and the water company will be billed; the expense will be passed on with a nominal service charge to the shareholder. If the device cannot be repaired, the owner will have the option of replacing it themselves or having the inspector replace it and be billed, accordingly, by the water company. Additional information will be available on the PVMWC website.  

Very truly yours,

The Directors of PVMWC, James Graham, President