(A) The city adopts by reference the water supply cross connection rules of the State Department of Public Health, being R325.11401 to R325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Department to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross connection with the public water supply is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the Department and as approved by the State Department of Public Health.
(C) Representatives of the Department shall have the right to enter after reasonable notice at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply system of the city for the purpose of inspecting the piping systems thereof for cross connections. On request, the owner, lessee or occupant of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping systems on such property. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross connection.
(D) The Department is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross connection has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(E) The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the State Plumbing Code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as:
WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING
(F) This section does not supersede the State Plumbing Code, but is supplementary to it.
(G) Any person or customer found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section or any written order of the Department in pursuance thereof, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for each violation. Each day upon which a violation shall occur shall be deemed a separate and additional violation.
(1993 Code, § 68-67) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)