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It shall be the duty of the commissioner of water management to inspect the installation of, extension to, or any alterations in all water service, water supply or water distribution piping system in all buildings, structures, and premises having service from the Chicago Water Works System.
The officers and employees of the department of water management or anyone authorized to act for it, shall have free entry and access to any building, structure or premise or part thereof, whether completed or in the process of erection, for the purpose of determining whether the building provisions of this code are complied with, and wherever it is found that such installation, extension, or alteration does not conform, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of water management to serve written notice on owner, occupant or person in possession of such building, structure or premise of non-compliance to make such alterations or repairs as are necessary to eliminate the cause or causes of nonconformity, and in case of failure to do so within 10 days from the date of such notice, the commissioner of water management may cause the water supply from the Chicago Water Works System to be shut off until the requirements in the building provisions of this code are complied with. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to apply to any building, structure or premise existing on August 3, 1938, unless the plumbing or water distribution system in said existing buildings are changed in a degree exceeding “minor repairs” as defined in Section 18-29-202 of this Code or where conditions hazardous to health exist due to connections to the city water supply in violation of this code.
(Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 336)