(A) No person shall make, permit to be made or permit to exist, any cross-connection on any lot or parcel of land owned or occupied by the person. The village adopts by reference the cross-connection rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, being M.A.C. R325.11401 through R325.11407, as the same may be amended or revised.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Department to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the Water Supply System where cross-connection with the Water Supply System is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and re-inspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be established by the Department and as approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
(C) Duly authorized representatives of the village shall have the right to enter, at any reasonable time, any property serviced by a connection to the Water Supply System for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross-connections. On request of the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Department any pertinent information regarding the piping system on the property. The refusal of the information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the presence of cross-connections.
(D) The Department is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service, after due notice thereof has been given at least seven days prior to the shut off date, wherein any connection in violation of this section exists and to take the other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the Water Supply System. Water service to the property shall not be restored until the cross-connection has been eliminated in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(E) The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the Water Supply System shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the State Plumbing Code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the Water Supply System must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as:
Water Unsafe For Drinking
(F) This section does not supersede the State Plumbing Code, but is supplementary to it.
(G) Any person or user found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this section, or any written order of the Department in pursuance thereof, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided by ordinance of the village for each and every day that the violation exists. Each day upon which a violation of the provisions of this section shall occur shall be deemed a separate and additional violation for purposes of this section.
(Ord. 69, passed 10-24-2005) Penalty, see § 51.99