(A) All plumbing installed within the village shall be installed in accordance with the state’s Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890. That, if in accordance with the state’s Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the Superintendent of Water or the Village Engineer, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Superintendent of Water or the Village Engineer or Village Clerk will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his, her, or their own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the state’s 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 state’s Plumbing Code and local regulations.
(B) No person, firm, or corporation 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 the village, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the village’s designee and the state’s Environmental Protection Agency.
(C) It shall be the duty of the village’s designee, such as the Superintendent of Water or the Village Engineer, 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 years, or as often as the Superintendent of Water or Board of Trustees shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least ten years.
(D) 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 Water Superintendent or other authorized agent of the village 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 or the village’s authorized agent any information which may be requested regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal to provide such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water or Village Engineer, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this chapter.
(E) After reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this chapter is known to exist may be disconnected by the village and the village may take such other precautionary measures as may be deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and until a reconnection fee as assessed by the Board of Trustees is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the village is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of disconnection. Immediate disconnection without notice to any party can be effected to prevent actual or anticipated contamination or pollution of the public water supply, provided that, in the reasonable opinion of the Village Engineer or the state’s Environmental Protection Agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the village, the Superintendent of Water, the Village Engineer or their agents or assigns shall be liable to any customer for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of said customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not said termination was with or without notice.
(F) The consumer responsible for backsiphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of clean-up of the potable water supply system.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 2-17-2015) Penalty, see § 51.99
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 33.32