28 Mar 2018
Posted by BP Journal In what is becoming a regular event several members of the Michigan General Assembly have introduced legislation to weaken the regulations regarding the testing of backflow prevention systems on irrigation system within the state. Representatives Howrylak, Lucido, and McCready have introduced House Bill number 5754 which would state as follows: MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE MUST NOT REQUIRE THE TESTING OF A TESTABLE BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON A RESIDENTIAL LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE EVERY FOUR (4) YEARS AFTER INITIAL INSTALLATION AND TESTING, UNLESS THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER HAS UNDERGONE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS LAST TESTED OR THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INCLUDES A CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM.
This bill closely resembles legislation that passed both parts of the Michigan General Assembly several years ago and was vetoed by Governor Snyder. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Natural Resources pending further action.
3 Comments
Have they already forgotten about Flint?
So we’ll have to test at installation, wait four years, and if it needs repairs THEN we can take action and drop it back to annual testing like everyone else wants backflow preventers to be tested. Sounds like a lot of plumbers might “fail” that mandatory test upon installation. Does anyone else see how useless this legislation is?
Here in NJ residential testing was changed administratively in 2006. Isolation assemblies are only required to be tested at installation/replacement, or repair.