A. Prohibited: No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or continued in use by the Purveyor unless the water supply is protected by backflow prevention devices as may be required by this Chapter and the Idaho Regulations for Public Drinking Water Systems, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environment, section 1-8306. The installation or maintenance of a cross-connection which will endanger the water quality of the potable water supply of the City shall be unlawful and is prohibited.
B. Nuisance Declared: Any such cross-connection now existing or hereafter installed is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the same shall be abated.
C. Control And Elimination: The control or elimination of cross- connections shall be in accordance with this Chapter and the Idaho Regulations for Public Drinking Water Systems, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environment, section 1-8306, together with the latest edition of appropriate manuals of standard practice pertaining to cross-connection control approved by the Director.
D. Authority Of City: The City shall have the authority to establish requirements more stringent than State regulations if it deems that the conditions so dictate. Further, the Purveyor shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. (Ord. 288-2, 2-10-1987)