(A) No cross connections between any private water system and the township water system shall be allowed and no plumbing shall at any time, be connected to the public system, which is in any manner connected or a part of any private water system.
(B) This township adopts, by reference, the water supply cross-connection rules of the State Department of Public Health being Rules 1401 through 1407.
(1) Inspection of possible cross-connections. It shall be the duty of the township’s designated representative to cause inspections to be made of all property served by the township’s public water system where cross-connections with the public water system is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and re-inspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the township and as approved by the State Department of Public Health.
(2) Inspection rights. The township’s representative shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the township water system for the purpose of inspecting the piping and connection system or systems. On request, the owner or occupant of the property so served shall furnish to the inspector any pertinent information regarding the piping system on the property being inspected. The refusal to provide such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of a violation.
(3) Discontinue of water service. The township is authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection or violation of this chapter exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water served to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection or connections have been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Labeling of water outlets. 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 chapter and by the State and County Plumbing Codes. Any water outlet, which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the public water system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as: “WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING”.
(Ord. passed 4-4-2017) Penalty, see § 51.999