(a) The director may terminate the city-provided water supply of any water user who violates the following conditions:
(1) Refusing the director reasonable access to the water user’s premises for the purpose of inspection;
(2) Hindering or denying the director access to backflow prevention assemblies;
(3) Failing to install a reduced pressure principle assembly as required by § 12.5-570;
(4) Failing to install and maintain backflow prevention assemblies in compliance with this division; or
(5) Failing to install, maintain and operate their piping and plumbing systems in accordance with the plumbing code.
(b) The director will notify a water user of the proposed termination of its water supply. The water user may petition the director for a reconsideration and hearing pursuant to § 12.5-119 of this chapter.
(c) Exercise of this enforcement option by the director shall not be a bar to, nor a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the water user.
(d) The director shall not reinstate suspended services until:
(1) The person presents proof, satisfactory to the director, that the backflow has been eliminated and its cause determined and corrected; and
(2) The person pays the city for all costs the city will incur in reinstating service.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person reinstates water service to premises terminated pursuant to this section, without the prior approval of the director.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)