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Ordinance No. 2296 Page 3 of 12 EXHIBIT A CHAPTER 14.16 REGULATIONS FOR PROTECTION FROM WATER CONTAMINATION § 14.16.010. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is: A. To protect the public potable water supply of the city from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolating within its customers' internal distribution system(s) or its customers' private water system(s) such contaminants or pollutants which could backflow or back- siphon into the public water supply system and by isolating contaminants or pollutants of potential intermittent, temporary and emergency users of the water system, including but not limited to use of fire hydrants or blow -offs; and B. To promote the elimination or control of existing cross -connections actual or potential, between its customers' side potable water system(s) and nonpotable water systems, plumbing fixtures and industrial piping systems; and C. To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross -connection control which will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of all potable water systems. (Prior code § 2-16.48 (1); Ord. 1073 § 3, 1983) § 14.16.020. Responsibility and Authority. This chapter shall be administered by the public works director or designee -for the protection of the public potable water distribution system from contamination or pollution due to the backflow or back -siphonage of contaminants or pollutants through the water service connection. If, in the judgment of the public works director or their designee, an approved backflow prevention assembly is required at the city's water service connection to any customer's premises, for the safety of the water system, the public works director or designee shall give notice in writing to the customer to install such an approved backflow prevention assembly at each service connection to his or her premises. The water user shall immediately install such approved assembly or assemblies at his or her own expense; and failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to comply with this chapter shall constitute a ground for discontinuing water service to the premises until compliance has been met. The city has the authority to terminate water service immediately without notification in the interest of protecting public health if at any time a real or potential hazard is evidenced, such as failure to conform to timely required testing, standard construction design, or removal of unapproved connections (Prior code § 2-16.48 (2); Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009) § 14.16.030. Definitions. "Air -gap separation" or "AG" means the physical vertical separation of at least two (2) times the effective opening, as defined in section 207.0 of the California Plumbing Code, between the free- flowing discharge end of a supply pipeline and the flood level of an open or non -pressurized receiving vessel, and, in no case less than one (1) inch.