(a) No water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any premises where actual or potential cross-connections to the public potable or consumer's water system may exist unless such actual or potential cross-connections are abated or controlled to the satisfaction of the City Manager or his designee.
(b) No connection shall be installed or maintained whereby water from an auxiliary water system may enter a public potable or consumer's water system unless such auxiliary water system and the method of connection and use of such system shall have been approved by the City Manager or his designee and by the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency as required by Section 6109.13 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(c) Auxiliary water system piping must remain physically disconnected from all piping through which public water flows. The physical separation must be physically observable and verified in writing annually.
(d) A reduced pressure principle backflow assembly must be installed at the meter on the public water system if (i) there is an auxiliary water system, or (ii) if the City determines that there is a potential threat to its public water system.
(e) Installation of water-operated backup submersible pumps is prohibited. Any existing water-operated submersible pump system must be air-gaped or removed within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice to remove from the City.
(Ord. 2019-02. Passed 1-2-19.)