(A) Disconnection of water supply. If the Superintendent of the Water Department or his or her designee determines that the public water system is being contaminated, he or she shall have the power to shut off the supply of public water to the offending premises after giving written notice to the owner or custodian of the property and an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. If the Superintendent determines that the contamination creates an immediate threat to the health of persons using the public water supply system, he or she may immediately and without notice disconnect the water supply and immediately thereafter give written notice to the owner or custodian of the property, affording him or her an opportunity to be heard within 24 hours, if the 24 hours falls on a regular weekday, or on the following Monday if it falls on a weekend.
(1) Neither the Superintendent nor his or her designee shall be liable to any customer for any injury or damage that may result from the disconnection of the water supply.
(2) Water service shall not be restored until the owner or custodian of property has corrected or eliminated the condition or defect and the public water supply system has been inspected and the correction approved by the Superintendent or his or her designee.
(B) Costs of correction and clean-up. The owner or custodian of the property shall bear the costs of correction and clean-up of the potable water supply.
(C) Abatement. If the Superintendent or his or her designee shall determine that there is no immediate danger to the health of persons using the public water supply system, he or she shall give the owner or custodian of the property written notice of the violation and a reasonable time to correct it. If the owner or custodian fails or refuses to correct the violation, the Superintendent or his or her designee shall make the correction, in which event the costs thereof plus the cost of clean-up of the potable water supply shall be a lien upon the property pursuant to this code.
(1983 Code, § 21-186) (Ord. 2833, passed 3-4-1999) Penalty, see § 52.99