ORDINANCE NO. 2.12

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CROSS CONNECTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM; I.E., A CONNECTION OR ARRANGEMENT OF PIPING OR APPURTENANCES THROUGH WHICH WATER OF QUESTIONABLE QUALITY, WASTES OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS CAN ENTER THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

Be It Ordained by the Council of the City of Crystal Falls, State of Michigan:

Ordinance No. 2.12 be amended to read as follows:

Section 1. That the City adopts by reference the Water Supply Cross Connection Rules of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality being R 325.11401 to R 325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code, under Act 399.)

Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Works 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 re-inspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the City of Crystal Falls and as approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Section 3. That the representative(s) of the City of Crystal Falls shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply 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.

Section 4. That the City of Crystal Falls is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this ordinance 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 ordinance.

Section 5. That all testable back-flow prevention devices shall be tested initially upon installation to be sure that the device is working properly. Subsequent testing of devices shall be conducted at a time interval specified by the City of Crystal Falls and in accordance with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality requirements. Only individuals approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality shall be qualified to perform such testing. That individual(s) shall certify the results of his/her testing.

Section 6. That 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 ordinance 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:

Section 7. That this ordinance does not supercede the state plumbing code, but is supplementary to it.

Section 8. That any person or customer found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or any written order of the City of Crystal Falls, in pursuance thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a civil infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of $100.00. Each day upon which a violation of provisions of this act shall occur shall be deemed a separate and additional violation for the purpose of this ordinance and fines shall be calculated at the rate of $100.00 per day.

Section 9. Effective Date. This amended ordinance shall become effective in the City of Crystal Falls thirty (30) days following the adoption by the City Council and upon publication.

This amended ordinance adopted by the Crystal Falls City Council on March 11, 2002.

This ordinance will be effective: April 10, 2002