(A) Any user of the Pendleton sanitary sewer system who has a private sewer service line which:
(1) Is below or near the level of the sewer collection line; or
(2) Has previously back flowed or surcharged; or
(3) Is, after study and determination by the Pendleton Water Department, in danger of a backflow or surcharge during periods of heavy rain; or
(4) Is new residential construction that is either (A)(1) or (A)(3), shall, after receiving written notice from the town, install within 30 days at the expense of the user, a town approved swing check backflow preventer fixture. Said written notice may be by mail to the occupant of the property.
(B) Failure to install the backflow preventor within 60 days thereafter shall be a violation of this chapter and the standard building codes. Violators shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned no more than 30 days. Each day shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 19-04, passed 5-6-19; Am. Ord. 22-07, passed 5-2-22 ; Am. Ord. 23-06, passed 4-4-23)