(A) General regulation. It shall be unlawful for any person to pollute the water supply of the town.
(B) Cross-connection control. The town shall be responsible to CPW for the protection of the public potable water distribution system from contamination of pollution due to the backflow of contaminates or pollutants through the water service connection. In the event a person has connected or cross-connected any private well or any private water system in any way, shape or form to or with the public water system which such connection or cross-connection is not in violation of § 50.01, the same shall be subject to the following: town personnel, when deemed necessary, shall require an approved backflow prevention assembly to be installed by the landowner for the safety of the water system in accordance with the Cross-Connection Control Policy and South Carolina State Primary State Drinking Water Regulations (Safe Drinking Water Regulations), being R. 61-58. The town shall give notice, in writing, to the customer to install an approved backflow prevention assembly at each service connection to the owner’s premises. In the event that the assembly is not installed as required by the town, the water service will be disconnected until such assembly has been properly installed in the sole discretion of the town.
(C) Application for connection. Prior to any landowner, tenant or water user connecting or cross-connecting any private well or water system with the public water system (not in violation of § 50.01) the same shall apply in writing with the town, thereafter, upon town approval shall follow requirements contained in division (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 20-4) (Ord. passed 11-2-1969; Ord. passed 3-19-1996; Ord. passed 2-21-2006) Penalty, see § 50.99