(A) The Director of Public Works shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by this chapter is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the Director of Public Works; or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed; or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises; or if a low pressure cut-off required by this chapter is not installed and maintained in working order. Immediate disconnection of water service upon verbal notice to the consumer can be effected by the Director of Public Works if the Director of Public Works is advised or determines that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water system exists. This action shall be followed by written notice.
(B) Water service to the premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or eliminated the conditions or defects in conformance with this chapter and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, and the required reconnection fee of an amount as established in the annual fee ordinance is paid by the consumer to the village.
(C) Neither the village, the Director of Public Works or their agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the village for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of any customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
(D) The consumer responsible for back-siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the public water system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired backflow prevention device, or a backflow prevention device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of clean-up of the public water system.
(Ord. 785, passed 1-13-1992)