The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Help protect the safe drinking water supply of the town from the possibility of contamination or pollution by requiring compliance with state and local plumbing codes, health regulations, OSHA and other applicable industry standards for water system safety within all water consumers internal distribution systems or private water systems. Compliance with these minimum safety codes, regulations and standards will be considered reasonable effort to control contaminants or pollutants which could backflow into the public drinking water systems; and
B. Promote reasonable elimination or control of cross connections in the plumbing fixtures and industrial piping systems of the consumer, as required by state and local plumbing codes, health regulations, OSHA and other applicable industry standards to assure water system safety; and
C. Provide for the administration of a continuing program of backflow prevention which will systematically help prevent the contamination or pollution of all drinking water systems. (Ord. 1991-O-1, 3-14-1991)