(A) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is:
(1) To protect the public potable water supply of the city from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating within the customer’s internal distribution system(s) or the consumer’s private water system(s) those contaminants or pollutants which could back flow into the public water systems;
(2) To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between the consumer’s in-plant potable water system(s) and nonpotable water system(s), plumbing fixtures and industrial piping systems;
(3) To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control which will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems; and
(4) To comply with rules pertaining to operation of a public water supply as outlined in 327 I.A.C. 8-10 et seq.
(B) Responsibility. The city utilities shall be responsible for the protection of the public potable water distribution system from contaminants or pollutants through the water service connection. If, in the judgment of the city utilities an approved backflow prevention assembly is required as defined by the Indiana Administrative Code, 327 I.A.C. 8-10, Rule 10 (at the customer’s water service connection; or, within the customer’s private water system) for the safety of the water system, the city utilities or their designated agent shall give notice in writing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the customer to install an approved backflow prevention assembly(s) at specific location(s) on his or her premises. The consumer shall immediately install the approved assembly(s) at the consumer’s own expense; and, failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install, have tested and maintain the assembly(s) shall constitute a ground for discontinuing water service to the premises until the requirements have been satisfactorily met.
(Prior Code, § 25-78.1) (Ord. 90-17, passed 9-10-1990)