§ 8-218. Preservation of purity, potability of water supply.

(a)

Authority of city. The city water department and city plumbing inspector shall be and they are hereby authorized to discontinue or cause to be discontinued all water service or services to any and all premises, lands, buildings or structures where it is found that an immediate hazard exists to the purity or potability of the city water supply.

(b)

Notice to correct condition. The city water department and the city plumbing inspector shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to take such steps as are necessary to determine all potential hazards to the purity or potability of the city water supply which exist. Upon determining said potential hazards it shall be the duty of said department and said inspector to immediately cause notice to be delivered to the owner or other person responsible for said premises, specifying said hazards, and notifying said person that in the event that said hazard is not corrected within 30 days from the date of said notice, all water services shall be discontinued thereafter until the requirements of the plumbing code and this article have been complied with.

(Code 1968, § 17-21; Ord. No. 308, § 6, 9-21-1967)