To prevent the pollution of the public water supply of the Village through connections to the water works mains.
(A) (1) The words “public water supply” as used in these regulations shall be construed to mean the water supply developed and distributed by the Village for public use. The words “private water supply” as used in these regulations shall be construed to mean any water supply developed by any person or persons, firm or corporation from any source other than the Village public water supply.
(2) No connection to the water works mains of the Village shall be established or maintained to furnish water for purposes other than fire protection to any property now or hereafter provided with a private water supply, unless the piping and the distributing systems are constructed and maintained so as to be completely separated and without any cross connection through which water from the private water supply; and no such cross connection shall be established or maintained for any property now or hereafter supplied with water from the water works mains of the Village.
(C) No connection to the water works mains of the Village shall be established or maintained to furnish water for fire protection to any property now or hereafter provided with a private water supply for fire protection obtained from a source other than the public water supply; unless equipment or devices satisfactory to the Village and to the State Department of Health, are installed on the connection and maintained to the satisfaction of the Village or its authorized representative and to the State Department of Health so as to effectually prevent water from entering the water works mains. When such installation is made no connection between the piping system for fire protection only and other piping system upon or within the property shall be maintained.
(D) The Village or its authorized representative, is hereby authorized and directed to investigate the piping system of all properties which may be affected by these regulations and to take such action as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of these regulations.
(E) Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of these regulations shall be fined upon conviction of theft, unauthorized use of property or criminal damaging.
(Ord. passed 5-21-96)