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(a) The Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official shall notify the owner, or authorized agent of the owner, of a building or premises in which there is found a violation of the provisions herein, of such violation and when the violation must be corrected. If the owner fails to correct the violation within the specified time, the Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official may request the Director of Utilities to cease delivery of water to the fixture, device or assembly, building or premises until the violation has been satisfactorily corrected. The Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official shall notify owners, or authorized agent of the owner, of scheduled testing for each backflow device or assembly.

(b) Failure to test a backflow device or assembly because of nonnotification by the Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official will result in loss of service until the device or assembly is properly tested.

(c) A backflow device or assembly shall be rebuilt as needed.

(d) In the cases where the degree of hazard is considered high by the Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official, the device or assembly shall be tested on a more frequent basis as determined by the Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official.

(e) The Backflow and Cross Connection Enforcement Official shall have the right to test a device or assembly to ensure that it complies with the provisions herein. (Ord. 20196 § 9, 7-23-19.)