§ 17-102. Responsibility; City of Kannapolis.

(1)

The City of Kannapolis Department of Water Resources will be primarily responsible for preventing any contamination or pollution of the public water system. This responsibility begins at the point of origin of the public water supply and includes all of the public water distribution system, and ends at the service connection under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The backflow administrator shall exercise vigilance to ensure that the consumer/customer has taken the proper steps to protect the public potable water system.

(2)

When it has been determined that a backflow protection assembly is required for the prevention of contamination of the public water system, the backflow administrator shall notify the owner, in writing, of any such building or premises, to correct within a time set by this article, any plumbing installed or existing that is in violation of this article.

(3)

After surveying the private water system the backflow administrator will select an approved backflow prevention assembly required for containment control to be installed at service entrance.

(4)

Prior to the installation of any backflow prevention assembly, the owner of the private water system must be notified that the installation of a backflow prevention assembly may create a closed system, and as a result thermal expansion may occur. Under such circumstance, the customer must understand and assume all liability and responsibilities for that phenomenon.

(Ord. of 9-23-02, § 1.2)