(A) The Public Utilities Superintendent shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the Public Utilities Superintendent, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premise, or if a low pressure cut-off required by these regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
(B) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the customer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the Public Utilities Superintendent, and all costs and applicable fees associated with the reconnection of the property or restoration of water service are paid.
(C) Neither the village, the Public Utilities Superintendent or their agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of the customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not the termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
(D) The customer responsible for back-siphoned 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.
(E) Any person found to be violating any provisions of this chapter, shall be served with written notice stating the notice of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(F) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the village by reason of such violations, whether the same as caused before or after notice.
(G) The Village Administrator, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to enter into compliance agreements with any person or entity that is believed to be in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1219-04, passed 9-7-04; Am. Ord. 1776-15, passed 12-1-15) Penalty, see § 55.99