(a) Authority to require. The director is authorized to:
(1) give notice and require a customer to install an approved backflow prevention device at the customer’s own expense, where the director determines that the device is necessary for protection of private plumbing on the premises or the water system;
(2) give notice and require a customer to correct a defective backflow prevention device at the customer’s own expense;
(3) refuse or discontinue service if a backflow prevention device is not installed or corrected as provided in this section; and
(4) inspect backflow prevention devices and charge fees for the inspection in accordance with Section 49-18.6(d).
(b) Maintenance responsibility. The customer is responsible for general maintenance and upkeep of an approved backflow prevention device. The city and the director are not responsible for damage done during inspection that is a result of corrosion or improper maintenance of a backflow prevention device. (Ord. 19201)