§ 26-251. Cross-connection control—General policy.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this article is:

(1)

To protect the public water supply of the City of Tupelo from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating within the customer's internal distribution system such contaminants or pollutants that could backflow or back siphon into the public water system;

(2)

To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between the customer's in-plant potable water system and nonpotable water systems; and

(3)

To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control which will effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems.

(b)

Responsibility. The Water and Sewer Superintendent of the City of Tupelo Water and Light Department (superintendent) shall be responsible for the protection of the public potable water distribution system from contamination of pollution due to the backflow of contaminants or pollutants through the water service connection. If, in the judgment of said superintendent an approved backflow-prevention assembly is required (at the customer's water service connection or, within the customer's private water system) for the safety of the water system, the superintendent or his/her designated agent shall give notice in writing to said customer to install such an approved backflow prevention equipment at specific location(s) on his/her premises. Within the timeframes established in section 26-255(c) of this article, the customer shall install such approved equipment at the customer's expense; and, failure, refusal, or inability on the part of the customer to install, have tested, and maintain said equipment shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such requirements have been satisfactorily met.

(Ord. of 11-16-99, §§ 1—1.2; Ord. of 1-3-02, §§ 1—1.2)