(a) Cross connection prohibited. A person shall not make or permit a cross connection between a system of piping supplied by the water system and the following sources of supply, unless properly protected by an approved backflow prevention device:
(1) a public or private source of primary supply other than the water system; or
(2) any secondary supply known or suspected to be unsafe for drinking water, including but not limited to shallow wells, reused industrial supplies, raw surface water or swimming pools.
(b) Return flow prohibited. A person shall not make or permit a connection or cross connection that causes the discharge or return of water to the water system, including, but not limited to, water used as process water in or passing through a boiler, heat exchanger, air conditioner, cooling equipment, or other device, appliance, machine, mechanical system or process, in any industrial, commercial, or residential application.
(c) Nuisance. A person commits an offense if he makes or permits a cross connection or connection in violation of Subsection (a) or Subsection (b). The making of a cross connection or connection in violation of Subsection (a) or Subsection (b) is hereby declared to be a nuisance and a public health hazard.
(d) Proximity of water and wastewater mains. The director shall regulate the relative proximity of water mains to wastewater mains, both existing and under construction, in accordance with the Design Criteria for Public Sewerage Systems and the Rules and Regulations for Public Water Supply of the State Department of Health, in order to prevent contamination of the water system. (Ord. Nos. 19201; 21606)