The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or back-siphoning of contaminants through the customer's water service connection. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Superintendent shall give notice to the customer to install such approved backflow prevention device at each service connection to the premises. The customer, after due written notice and within the prescribed time indicated on the notice, shall install such approved device(s) at his own expense. Failure or refusal on the part of the customer to install such device(s) within the time indicated on the notice shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until device(s) have been installed. The customer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required herein.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)