86-97 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FROM CONTAMINATION DUE TO BACKFLOW OF CONTAMINANTS THROUGH THE CUSTOMER WATER SERVICE CONNECTION INTO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

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. . , � , - -. Section 3 . That it shall be the duty of the Director to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist . Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two years , or as often as the Director shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years . Section 4 . That the approved cross-connection control � device inspector shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the City for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections , and that the Director or his authorized agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the City for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the required cross-connection control inspection. On demand the owner, lessee or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Director any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information , when demanded, shall , within the discretion of the Director , be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this ordinance . Section 5 . That the Director is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue , after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof , the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this ordinance is known to exist , and to take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution mains . Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance , and until a reconnection fee as provided at Section 19 of Chapter 64 of the City Code is paid to the City. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the Director is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply system exists . Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of disconnection. Section 6 . That the consumer responsible for backsiphoned 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.