(A) Any cross-connections with other sources of water supply shall be made in conformity with rules and regulations of the State Department of Environmental Management and/or such requirements as other regulatory bodies may from time to time require and/or the rules and regulations of the utility in force at that time. Copies of the State Department of Environmental Management’s regulations and requirements are on file in the Utility Department for the benefit and the inspection of parties concerned.
(B) All plumbing shall conform to the State Plumbing Code and no physical connections between the public water supply and wastewater lines, process solution lines, tanks, and the like shall be permitted unless property protected by approved safety devices.
(C) The utility will make periodic inspections of customer’s piping and will report any violations as set out above to both the customer and the respective regulatory authority. The utility shall not assume responsibility for damage, sickness, or death arising from the existence of an improper cross-connection or the use of or failure of use of a back-flow prevention device. The utility shall maintain a file of all connections.
(D) The utility may force any utility customer to install a cross-connection, however, those customers that were in operation prior to 1995 may be grandfathered in to operate without such requirement. In the event of an update or change of ownership or operations, the customer shall be required to install a cross-connection.
(Ord. 1-2021, passed 6-22-2021) Penalty, see § 10.99