Title 13 Public Utilities and Services
Chapter 13.04 Water
Article I. General Provisions
Section 13.04.0822 Inspection and Testing – Customers to Cooperate
- Customers are required to cooperate fully with the City in implementing the cross-connection control program. Customers may be required to provide satisfactory evidence of cross-connection control to the water and hydroelectric services department and to allow inspection, testing or other examination, including inspection and testing of backflow prevention devices, all as deemed necessary to implement the City’s cross-connection control program.
- The water and hydroelectric services department shall have access to all service connections, premises and buildings served by the City’s public water system during regular business hours for inspection and testing purposes to ascertain the need to eliminate or control cross-connections, or at any time in case of emergency.
- Compliance with the City’s cross-connection control program requirements are additional terms and conditions under which the City of Spokane supplies water service to its customers. The water and hydroelectric services department may terminate service by any means, with or without prior notice, for failure to comply with the City’s cross-connection control program. This specifically includes installation and maintenance of backflow prevention devices required by the water and hydroelectric services department.
Date Passed: Monday, January 14, 2008
Effective Date: Friday, February 22, 2008
ORD C34171 Section 20
