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Ordinance No. 2296 Page 8 of 12 structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of these regulations, exist. When such a condition becomes known, the public works director or designee, shall deny or immediately discontinue service to the premises by providing for a physical break in the service line until the customer has corrected the conditions in conformance with state and city statutes relating to plumbing and water supplies and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. C. An approved BPA shall also be installed as close as possible to each service line to a customer's water system in all cases, before the first branch line leading off the service line wherever the following conditions exist: 1. In the case of premises having an auxiliary water supply which is not or may not be of safe bacteriological or chemical quality and which is not acceptable as an additional source by the public works director or designee, the public water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing a BPA in the service line appropriate to the degree of hazard. 2. In the case of premises on which any industrial fluids or any other objectionable substance is handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the public water system, the public system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing a BPA in the service line appropriate to the degree of hazard. This shall include the handling of processed waters and waters originating from the utility system which have been subject to deterioration in quality. 3. In the case of premises having (a) internal cross -connections that cannot be permanently corrected and controlled, or (b) intricate plumbing and piping arrangements or where entry to all portions of the premises is not readily accessible for inspection purposes, making it impracticable or impossible to ascertain whether or not dangerous cross --connections exist, the public water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing a BPA in the service line appropriate for the high degree of hazard. 4. In the case of premises having or is designed to have, a fire protection system in place, the public water system must be protected by installing a BPA in the service line appropriate to the degree of hazard in accordance with CCCPH. All premises assessed as high hazard must have no less than RP protection. ii. A BPA is not required for low hazard single-family residential premises that satisfy the CCCPH Section 3.2.2(e)(3) requirements. 5. In the case of premises with water meter services that are commercial, industrial, dedicated irrigation and multi -family residential, the public water system must be protected against backflow with an approved BPA in the service line appropriate to the degree of hazard.