§ 34-82. Water supply cross connection rules.

(a)

The water supply cross connection rules of the state department of environmental quality, being R 325.11401 to R 325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code, are adopted by reference as part of this article.

(b)

It shall be the duty of the city to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross connections with the public water supply is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the public services department and as approved by the state department of environmental quality.

(c)

A representative of the city shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply system of the city for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross connections. On request, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on such property. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross connections.

(d)

The public services department of the city is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this article exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross connection(s) has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this article.

(e)

All testable backflow prevention devices shall be tested initially upon installation to assure the device is working properly. Subsequent testing of devices shall be conducted at the time interval specified by the public services department and in accordance with requirements of the state department of environmental quality and the state plumbing code. The owner of the water service and device shall be responsible for testing and maintenance or replacement of the device. Device testing is to be done by an individual approved by the public services department. Approval is to be based on evidence of proper training, equipment, and certification as required and issued by the state. The approved tester shall certify the device test results to the public services department on forms provided or approved by the department.

(f)

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 article and by the state plumbing code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as:

WATER UNSAFE
FOR DRINKING

(g)

This article does not supersede, but is supplementary to, the state plumbing code.

(Code 1977, § 2.37; Ord. No. 674, § 1, 6-19-06)