It shall be the duty of the Utilities Director or his or her designee to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross-connections are deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspection shall be based on potential health hazards involved and shall be established by the Utilities Director or his or her designee and approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The Utilities Director or his or her designee shall have the right to enter, at any reasonable time, any property served by connection to the public water system of the City for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross-connections. On request, the owner, lessee or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on the property. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the presence of cross-connections. The Utilities Director or his or her designee is authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any cross- connection or other violation of this section exists, and to take other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the City’s potable water supply system. A person or business that fails to conform with any of the requirements thereof shall be assessed a fine not to exceed $500.00 per day per device. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the illegal water connection or cross-connection has been eliminated. Potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the State of Michigan Plumbing Code and §§ 46-43.1 through 46-43.7. Any water outlet which is not supplied by potable water system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as “water unsafe for drinking.”
(Ord. 3630, passed 12-13-2004; Ord. 3712, passed 5-12-2008)