(A) Notification of violation.
(1) A written notice will be presented to any water service customer who has been found to be in violation of any part of this division.
(2) This first notice must explain the violation and give the time period within which the violation must be corrected.
(3) A second notice will give 30 additional days to correct all violations as required by this division.
(4) A third notice will be a civil penalty allowing 15 more days to comply before the penalties begin.
(5) In the event a water service customer found to be in violation of this division fails to correct the violation within the specified time or, fails to pay any civil penalties expense assessed under this division, water service will be terminated.
(B) Civil and other penalties.
(1) Unprotected cross-connection involving a private water system, which is of a health hazard: $1,000 per day, not to exceed $10,000.
(2) Unprotected cross-connection involving a tank/tanker or other container hooked to a fire hydrant: $1,000 per occurrence.
(3) Unprotected cross-connection involving a private water system, which is of a non-health hazard: $500 per day, not to exceed $5,000.
(4) (a) Any violation of the requirements and prohibitions of this division including failure to address an unprotected cross connection is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the requirements of this division.
(b) Any person(s) creating a public nuisance or failing to abate such shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 Article II, “Nuisances,” governing such nuisances, including reimbursing the city for any costs incurred in removing, abating or remedying said nuisance.
(5) Tester submitting false records which are required by this division: $1,000. This will also result in removal of the tester from the approved testers list. Notification of the school where the tester was certified and the tester’s behavior shall be reported to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources.
(6) Failure to submit records which are required by this division: $500.
(7) Failure to test or maintain backflow prevention assemblies as required by this division: $100 per day, up to and including termination of water service.
(Ord. passed 6-19-18; Am. Ord. passed 1-21-20)