§ 48-134. Responsibility.

(a)

The director shall be responsible for the protection of the public potable water distribution system from contaminants or pollutants through the customer's water service connection and is vested with the authority and responsibility for the implementation of an effective cross-control program and shall enforce the provisions of this article. If in the judgment of the director, an approved backflow prevention assembly is required (at the customer's water service connection or within the customer's private water lines) for the safety of the public water system, the director (or his designated agent) shall give notice in writing to the customer to install an approved backflow prevention assembly or assemblies at specific location on such customer's premises. The customer shall immediately install such approved assemblies at his own expense; and, failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to so install, have tested and maintain the assemblies shall constitute a ground for discontinuation of water service to the customer's premises until such requirements have been satisfactorily met.

(b)

The water superintendent and the building official shall assist the director with the enforcement and implementation of this article.

(Code 1994, § 11.303A; Ord. No. 569, § 1, 3-10-2014)