(A) The purpose of these regulations is:
(1) To protect the public water supply against actual or potential cross-connections by isolating within the premises contamination or pollution that may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross-connection on the premises;
(2) To eliminate existing connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water that are not approved as safe and potable for human consumption;
(3) To eliminate cross-connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water or process water used for any purpose which jeopardize the safety of the drinking water supply;
(4) To prevent the making of cross- connections in the future.
(B) These regulations are in accordance with the state Department of Public Health Administrative Code, Title 17, entitled “Regulations Relating to Cross- Connections.”
(C) It is the intent of these regulations to recognize that there are varying degrees of hazard and to apply the principle that the degree of protection should be commensurate with the degree of hazard.
('61 Code, § 24.90) (Ord. 604, passed - - )