(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.37 adopted to be effective January 1, 2009, 33 TexReg 5713; amended to be effective July 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 4986