(A) The Director of Public Works shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the Director of Public Works, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if any unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises, or if a low pressure cut-off required by these regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
(B) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, and the required connection fee is paid.
(C) Neither the Director of Public Works, or its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the Village of Tinley Park for any injury, damages, or lost revenues which may result from termination of said customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not said termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
(D) The consumer responsible for back-siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs though an illegal cross-connection or any improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of clean-up of the potable water supply system.
(E) Any person found to be violating any provision of these rules and regulations shall be served with written notice stating the nature of the violation. The offender shall bring the system into compliance to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, or his or her agents.
(F) Any person who has knowledge of a backflow into any potable water system or the public water system must report the backflow to the Water Department immediately upon becoming aware of the backflow. Any person violating any of the provisions of these rules and regulations in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the Village of Tinley Park for any expenses, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violations, whether the same was caused before or after notice.
(Ord. 2013-O-036, passed 8-20-13)