(A) The city adopts by reference the Water Supply Cross Connection Rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, being R 325.11401 to R 325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(B) The city shall cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross connections with the public water supply are deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the city and as approved by the State Department of Environmental Quality.
(C) The representative of the city shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply system of the city for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross connections. On request the owner, lessees, or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on the property. The refusal of this information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of a cross connection.
(D) The city is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross connection has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(E) All testable backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested at the time of installation or relocation, and after any repair. Subsequent testing of devices shall be conducted at a time interval specified by the city and in accordance with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality requirements. Only individuals that hold an active ASSE 5110 certification shall perform such testing. Each tester shall also be approved by the city. Individuals performing assembly testing shall certify the results of her or her testing.
(F) The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the state and city plumbing codes. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner, such as:
WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING |
(G) This section does not supersede the state plumbing code or any city plumbing ordinance, but is supplemental to them.
(H) Any person or customer found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section, or any written order of the city in pursuance thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day upon which a violation of the provisions of this section shall occur shall be deemed a separate and additional violation for the purpose of this section.
(1993 Code, § 51.15) (Ord. 2018-03, passed 11-5-2018) Penalty, see § 51.99