(A) The Superintendent of Water 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 Superintendent of Water, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an 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 Superintendent of Water and the required reconnection fee is paid.
(C) 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 to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Utilities/Operations.
(D) Neither the village, the Superintendent of Water, or its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the village 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.
(E) The consumer responsible for back-siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an 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.
(F) 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 and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violation.
(G) Any person violating any of the provisions of these rules and regulations, in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the village, by reason of such violations, whether the same was caused before or after notice.
(Ord. 520, passed 2-4-2013)