A.    The superintendent of water 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 superintendent of water, 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 cut-off 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 superintendent of water, and the required reconnec-tion fee is paid.

    C.    Neither the city, the superintendent of water, or their agents or assigns shall be liable to any consumer of potable water purchased from the city for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of the customer’ s water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not the 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 clean-up of the potable water supply system.

    E.    Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.

    F.    Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to being fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation and each day a violation continues shall be regarded as a separate violation or offense for purposes of assessing the fine authorized by this subsection.

    G.    Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation, whether the same was caused before or after notice. (Ord. 974 Exh. A § 11, 1992)