Inspections of public or private water supply systems shall be conducted under the following conditions:
(A) The Village Public Utility Supervisor shall enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with such regulations for control of cross connections as may be promulgated by the village Water Department from time to time and shall cause surveys and investigations to be made of commercial, industrial, residential and other property served by the village’s water supply system to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the village’s water supply exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be repeated at least every two years or as often as the Public Utility Supervisor shall deem necessary. Public records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years.
(B) The Public Utility Supervisor or his or her designee shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time upon consent of the owner of any property served by a connection to the village’s water system for the purpose of determining whether there exists on the property any connection in violation of this subchapter, and for the purpose of verifying any information submitted by the customer concerning such connection. On demand, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent of Water any information which he or she may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information when demanded shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water, be deemed prima facie evidence of improper connections as provided in this section.
(C) The Superintendent of Water is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue the water service to any property after reasonable written notice and hearing before the Superintendent of Water to any occupant thereof if it is determined that any connection in violation of the provision of this subchapter exists. The Superintendent may take such other precautionary measures as may be deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the village’s water system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and until a shut-off and reconnection fee is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection upon verbal notice shall occur if the Superintendent of Water reasonably determines 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 shall occur if the Public Utility Supervisor reasonably determines that such action is necessary to prevent actual or anticipated contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the village, the Public Utility Supervisor nor its officers or agents shall be liable to any customer for any injury, damages, or loss of revenues which may result from termination of a customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
(D) Expenses incurred by the village to permit and inspect private water wells and regulate and administer this subchapter, shall be paid by the owners of such systems through an annual fee of $50. The fee charged shall be added to the water bill for the use of the village’s system.
(E) If contamination of the village’s water system occurs through an illegal cross connection, the water customer or property owner or occupant responsible for any such backflow must bear the cost of clean up of the village’s water system. In addition to any other legal remedy to collect such costs, such costs shall constitute a lien on such property which shall be filed with the Recorder of DuPage County.
(Ord. 953-97, passed 4-22-97)