All plumbing installed within the village shall be installed in accordance with the Illinois plumbing code, 77 Illinois administrative code 890. If in accordance with the Illinois plumbing code or in the judgment of the superintendent of public works, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the superintendent of public works 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 upon installation and as required by the Illinois plumbing code and local regulations. (Ord. 504, 4-13-1999)
No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the village enter the supply or distribution system of said 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 public works and the Illinois environmental protection agency. (Ord. 504, 4-13-1999)
It shall be the duty of the superintendent of public works 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 public works shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five (5) years. (Ord. 504, 4-13-1999)
The superintendent of public works or the president and board of trustees may hire the services of an approved cross connection control device inspector. All costs of the approved cross connection control device inspector shall be paid by the village and the village shall have the right to impose such costs upon any customer served by the village public water supply if the board of trustees determine that it is appropriate, in their sole discretion, to impose such costs upon the customer. Such costs shall be added to the bimonthly water charge of the customer and any delinquency in payment of such charges shall be collected in the same manner as the bimonthly (every other month) charges for water pursuant to this code. That 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 village for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross connections, and that the superintendent of public works 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 village 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 any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the superintendent of water, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 504, 4-13-1999)
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