The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or back-siphonage of contaminants through the customer’s water service connection. If, in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or his or her authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Director of Public Works shall give notice to the customer to install such approved backflow prevention device at each service connection to the premises. The customer shall immediately install such approved device or devices at his or her own expense; failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install such device or devices immediately shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device or devices have been installed. The customer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required for a period of at least five years. The Director of Public Works shall require the customer to submit a cross-connection inspection report to the Village of Tinley Park to assist in determining whether or not service line protection will be required. All cross-connection inspections shall be conducted by a Cross-Connection Control Device Inspector certified by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. 2013-O-036, passed 8-20-13)