(A) Responsibility of the customer.
(1) The customer has the responsibility of preventing contaminants and pollutants from entering the customer's private water system or the public water system operated by the town. The customer, at his or her own expense, shall install, operate, and maintain all backflow prevention assemblies specified within this subchapter. It will be determined by the Public Works Department where each backflow assembly will be installed with no exceptions (no grandfather clause exists).
(2) If a tenant customer does not maintain the private water system and has no authority to bring the system into compliance with the provisions of this subchapter the town may assert any available action against the tenant to assure the private water system is brought into compliance with this subchapter.
(B) Authorization.
(1) Upon presentation of proper credentials and identification any authorized representative from the town shall have the right to enter any building, structure or premises during normal business hours, or at any time during the event of an emergency, to perform any duty imposed upon him or her by this subchapter. Those duties may include sampling and testing of water, or inspection and observation of all piping systems connected to the public water supply. Refusal to allow these representatives to enter for these purposes will result in a fine or the disconnection of water service.
(2) On request, the consumer shall furnish to the water purveyor any pertinent information regarding the water supply system on such property where cross-connection and backflow are deemed possible (N.C. State Plumbing Code Appendix 0104.2.3).
(Res. passed 9-11-2012)