(A) If in accordance with the Illinois plumbing code 1 or in the judgment of the superintendent of water distribution, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the superintendent of water distribution will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois plumbing code and all applicable local regulations and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices as required by the Illinois plumbing code and local regulations.
(B) No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city enters the supply or distribution system of the 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 distribution and the Illinois environmental protection agency.
(C) It shall be the duty of the superintendent of water distribution to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two (2) years, or as often as the superintendent of water distribution shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five (5) years.
(D) The approved cross connection control device inspector 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 for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross connections, and the water superintendent or his authorized agent 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 for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the required cross connection control inspection. On demand, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the superintendent of water distribution any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems of water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the superintendent of water distribution, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this section.
(E) The superintendent of water distribution of the city 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, and until a reconnection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) is paid to the city. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the superintendent of water distribution is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of disconnection.
(F) The consumer responsible for backsiphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of cleanup of the potable water supply system. (Ord. 516, 4-15-1991)
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| 1 | 1. 225 ILCS 320/35. |