A. The Village Manager or his authorized representative 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 Village Manager, 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 cutoff 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 Village Manager, and the required reconnection fee pursuant to this Code is paid.
C. Neither the Village Manager, nor its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the public water supply 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 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 cleanup of the potable water supply system. (Ord. 2010-04-09, 4-1-2010)
E. Any person found to be violating any provision of these rules and regulations or an order of the Village shall be served with written notice stating the nature of the violation and upon conviction shall be fined as provided in section 13-1-4 of this Code. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the Village may recover reasonable attorney fees, court costs, court reporter fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this chapter or the orders issued hereunder. Each day a violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense.
F. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or who tampers with any device or method required under this chapter, shall upon conviction be fined as provided in section 13-1-4 of this Code. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the Village may recover reasonable attorney fees, court costs, court reporter fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated this chapter or the orders issued hereunder. Each day a violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. (Ord. 2019-02-01, 2-7-2019)
G. Any person who has knowledge of a backflow into any potable water system or the public water system must report that 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 for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violations, whether the same was caused before or after notice. (Ord. 2010-04-09, 4-1-2010)