W. Va. Code R. § 64-15-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 64-15-4 - Cross-Connections
4.1. No person shall install or maintain an unprotected cross-connection in a public water system.
4.2. The public water system shall not install a water service connection to any premises where a violation of subsection 4.1 of this rule exists.
4.3. After giving written notice to the water customer with an opportunity for administrative due process, the public water system shall discontinue water service to any premises:
4.3.1. Where an unprotected cross-connection or unauthorized connection exists;
4.3.2. Where a required backflow prevention method has been removed or bypassed; or
4.3.3. When the public water system is denied entry to the water customer's premises to confirm compliance with this rule.
4.4. When the public water system finds deficiencies in a water customer's premises, as listed in subsection 4.3 of this section, the public water system shall;
4.4.1. Ensure that the public water system ceases water service to those premises until the deficiencies are corrected; and
4.4.2. Notifies the owner, person occupying, or in charge of the premises of the findings and orders that the cross-connection be removed or that an approved backflow prevention method be installed prior to water service resuming.

W. Va. Code R. § 64-15-4