(A) The city adopts by reference the Water Supply Cross Connection Rules of the State Department of Public Health being R 235.11401 to 325.11407 of the State Administrative Code.
(B) It shall be the duty of the city to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross-connections with the public water supply is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections, based on potential health hazards involved, shall be as established by the Board of Public Works and as approved by the State Department of Public Health.
(C) The representative of the city shall have the right to enter, at any reasonable time, any property served by a connection to the public water supply system of the city for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross-connections. On request, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on such property. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross-connections.
(D) The Board of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connections have been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(E) The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the State and City Plumbing Code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes, and which is not supplied by the potable system, must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as follows.
WATER UNSAFE
FOR DRINKING
(F) This section does not supersede the State Plumbing Code and the city’s plumbing installation costs set out in § 52.16 of this code but is supplementary to them.
(G) Private wells are not permitted anywhere on a parcel of real property if a city water main is located within 100 feet of any boundary line of said parcel, regardless of how far the well is from a city water main. The purpose of this division (G) is to prevent and limit possible cross-connections and preserve the quality of water made available by the city.
(1979 Code, § 2.33) (Ord. 68, passed 1-16-1979; Ord. 187, passed 6-21-2011) Penalty, see § 51.99