(a) If, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Water, an approved backflow prevention assembly is necessary for the safety of the public water system; the Superintendent of Water will give notice to the water consumer to install such an approved assembly immediately. The water consumer shall, at his own expense, install such an approved assembly at a location in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Water and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved assemblies as required by the Superintendent of Water.
(b) No person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the City of Bryan may enter the supply or distributing system of said municipality, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan and by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Water to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply where actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made of public record and shall be repeated as often as the Superintendent of Water shall deem necessary.
(d) The Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan or his duly authorized representative shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the City of Bryan for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof. On demand, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent of Water any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this section.
(e) The Superintendent of Water is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(f) The Bryan Superintendent of Water is hereby authorized to enforce the rules and regulations attached to Ordinance 4-2015 which the Council of the City of Bryan and the Bryan Board of Public Affairs hereby adopt.
(g) Whoever violates any provision of this section for which another penalty is not specifically provided, shall be fined the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), and each consecutive calendar day shall be considered a violation and a separate offense.
(h) The Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan has deemed the backflow prevention program will operate as the following:
(1) Backflow device test due letter will be mailed 90 days prior to due date.
(2) Backflow device test due reminder will be mailed 30 days prior to due date.
(3) Backflow device test past due 1 day shall be fined in the amount of $150.00.
(4) Backflow device test past due 30 days shall be fined in the amount of $300.00.
(5) Backflow device test past due 60 days, will result in the loss of water service until such devices are in compliance with the City of Bryan’s backflow prevention program.
(Ord. 4-2015. Passed 3-2-15.)