(A) No water service connection from the city water system to any premises shall be installed or maintained unless the city water supply is protected, as determined to be necessary by backflow prevention devices as required by rules and regulations of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, the state rules for public drinking water systems and/or the AWWA PNS Cross-Connection and Control Manual and by this chapter.
(B) The installation or maintenance of a cross-connection which will endanger the water quality of the city water supply system is prohibited.
(C) Any such cross-connection now existing or hereafter installed is hereby declared a nuisance and shall be abated.
(D) The control and/or elimination of cross-connection with the distribution system of the city shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality and the city.
(E) The City Council may establish requirements of cross-connection control within the city more stringent than state regulations.
(Ord. 05-18-15, passed 5-18-2015) Penalty, see § 51.99