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City of Toronto "Notice of Contravention"

More commonly described as a "Backflow preventer warning letter"

The City of Toronto will periodically send out a "Notice of Contravention" to property owners who do not have a Backflow Preventer Test Report on file with the city. In some cases, the recipient of this letter might not even have a backflow preventer installed.

To find out what this letter means, and what you need to do to get into compliance, please contact us at 416-255-9550.

Toronto Water, 30 Dee Avenue, Toronto ON, M9N 1S9, Canada. Tel: 416-394-8888 Email: backflow@toronto.ca

July 1, 2012

ABC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
123 ANY STREET
TORONTO ON, M1X 1X1

Attention: Building Owner

NOTICE OF CONTRAVENTION -- TORONTO MUNICIPAL CODE Section 851 -- WATER SUPPLY

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLATION REQUIRED

A premise isolation prevention device was required to be installed at every water service connection on your property by December 31, 2008. A letter stating this requirement was sent to you in early 2008. Our records indicate that a premise isolation backflow prevention device has not been installed at 123 ANY STREET. This is in contravention of the requirements of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 851-8 D. Cross connection and prevention. The section states that:

"(4) Unless otherwise required by Section 851-8C or Section 851-8D, every owner of new or existing industrial, commercial, institutional properties and any other buildings, structures and properties that contain a hazard resulting in a risk of contamination of the waterworks as identified in Schedule 5 of this chapter shall install premise isolation desiees in accordance with the standards and specifications. and by the installation date identified in Schedule 5 or upon an order under Section 851-8 D."

You are now required to have an authorized person (as per Schedule 6, of Municipal Code Chapter 851) install and test the device immediately, and submit an owner-signed City of Toronto designated Test Report Form, available on our website www.toronto.ca/water/backflow. A building permit must be obtained before any work under section 8 of the Municipal Code can commence.

Any installed premise isolation devices must be tested and the owner-signed test report submitted to Toronto Water within 7 days of the test date either by email to [email protected], fax at 416-394-5716, or by mail to Backflow Prevention Program, 30 Dee Avenue, Toronto, ON, M9N 1S9.

Please be advised that failure to comply may result in the City of Toronto exercising its enforcement powers under Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 851, as applicable. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a message at our Backflow Prevention Line at 416-394-8888. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Please inform this in writing how and when you plan to address this contravention.

Sincerely,

NAME WITHHELD
Supervisor, Environmental Monitoring & Protection