(A) No water service connections to any premises shall be installed or maintained unless the potable water supply is protected against actual or potential contamination or pollution in the manner required.
(B) In the event of contamination or pollution of a potable water system, the consumer shall notify immediately the Superintendent in order that appropriate measures may be taken to overcome the contamination or pollution.
(C) The Superintendent or his or her authorized representative shall have the right to enter any building, structure or premises at all reasonable times to perform any duty imposed upon him or her by this section where cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage is deemed possible.
(D) Nothing herein shall relieve the consumer of the responsibility for conducting, or causing to be conducted, periodic surveys of water use practices on his or her premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections in the consumer’s water system through which contaminations or pollutants could flow back into the public water system.
(E) On request, the consumer shall furnish to the Superintendent any pertinent information regarding the water supply system on the property where cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage is deemed possible.
(F) Water service may be discontinued after reasonable notice to the consumer if a violation of this section exists on the premises and other precautionary measures may be taken as necessary to eliminate any danger to the potable water system. Water service shall not be restored until the danger has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(G) Installation of all cross-connections backflow and back-siphonage control devices will be by the Water and Sewer Department by a mechanical contractor or utility contractor approved by the town.
(H) All cross-connection backflow and back-siphonage control equipment shall meet the testing requirements of the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research, the American Water Works Association and the State Building Code Volume II Plumbing and the U.S. EPA.
(I) All cross-connection, backflow and back-siphonage control devices, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe condition and in good working order. The consumer shall be responsible for the maintenance of all backflow prevention devices downstream from the service connection on the private water system. All backflow prevention devices located at the service connection shall be tested at least once a year, or more often in those instances where inspections indicate a need by the Department of Water and Sewer. All rubber goods shall be replaced every five years or more, often as needed. All maintenance and repairs shall be made at the expense of the consumer.
(Prior Code, § E-V-4)