(A) The Director shall be responsible for protecting the city's water system from contamination or pollution due to backflow or back-siphonage of contaminates or pollutants through the water service connection. If, in the sole judgment of the Director, an approved backflow prevention assembly is required at the point where the city's water service connects to a customer's premises for the health and safety of the water system, the Director or the Director's agent shall give notice to the customer directing the customer to install an approved backflow prevention assembly at each service connection. Such notice shall be in writing and shall specify a reasonable time frame, as deemed appropriate by the Director, for compliance. The city shall not be responsible for the abatement of cross-connections which may exist within a user's premises.
(B) The customer shall install an approved backflow prevention assembly at the customer's own expense within the time frame specified in the written notice. The customer's failure, refusal or inability to install such assembly shall constitute grounds for the city to discontinue water service to the premises until the appropriate assembly has been properly installed, as required by this chapter. Prior to discontinuing water service, the city shall follow the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 1299, passed 8-19-20)