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SECTION 29-18. DEFINITIONS THE FOLLOWING TERMS, WHENEVER USED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE, SHALL HAVE THE RESPECTIVE MEANINGS SET FORTH BELOW, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES A CONTRARY MEANING OR ANY SUCH TERM IS EXPRESSLY DEFINED TO THE CONTRARY ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER. BACKFLOW - THE FLOW OF WATER OR OTHER LIQUIDS, MIXTURES, OR SUBSTANCES INTO THE DISTRIBUTING PIPES OF A POTABLE SUPPLY OF WATER FROM ANY SOURCE OR SOURCES OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED SOURCE. CHIEF - THE CHIEF OF THE INSPECTIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. CROSS -CONNECTION - ANY PHYSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A POTABLE WATER SUPPLY AND ANY WASTE PIPE, SOIL PIPE, SEWER DRAIN, OR ANY UNAPPROVED SOURCE OR SYSTEM. CROSS -CONNECTION INCLUDES ANY POTABLE WATER SUPPLY OUTLET WHICH IS SUBMERGED OR CAN BE SUBMERGED IN WASTE WATER AND ANY OTHER SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. hLF_ALTH HAZARD - ANY CONDITION, DEVICES, OR PRACTICES IN THE WATER SUPPLY • SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATION WHICH CREATE, OR, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE CHIEF OR SUPERINTENDENT, MAY CREATE, A DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE WATER CONSUMER. PLUMBING FIXTURE - INSTALLED RECEPTACLES, DEVICES, OR APPLIANCES SUPPLIED m WITH WATER OR THAT RECEIVE OR DISCHARGE LIQUIDS OR LIQUID BORNE WASTES. W �" PLUMBINGSYSTEM - THE WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION PIPES, PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND TRAPS; SOIL, WASTE, AND VENT PIPES; BUILDING DRAINS AND BUILDING SEWERS INCLUDING THEIR RESPECTIVE CONNECTIONS, DEVICES, AND APPURTENANCES WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINES OF THE PREMISES; AND WATER -TREATING OR WATER -USING EQUIPMENT. POLLUTION - THE PRESENCE OF ANY FOREIGN SUBSTANCE (ORGANIC, INORGANIC. RADIOLOGICAL, OR BIOLOGICAL) IN THE WATER THAT TENDS TO DEGRADE ITS QUALITY SO AS TO CONSTITUTE A HAZARD OR IMPAIR THE USEFULNESS OF THE WATER. SUPERINTENDENT - THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. WATER. NONPOTABLE - WATER THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR THAT IS OF QUESTIONABLE POTABILITY. WATER. POTABLE - WATER FREE FROM IMPURITIES IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DISEASE OR HARMFUL PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. ITS BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL QUALITY SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VIRGINIA WATERWORKS REGULATIONS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. WATER SYSTEM - ALL STRUCTURES, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE OR THE RIVANNA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND USED TO COLLECT, STORE, TRANSPORT, PURIFY AND TREAT WATER FOR DRINKING OR DOMESTIC USE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER TO THE PUBLIC. SECTION 29-19. CROSS -CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION EVERY BUILDING, PREMISES OR STRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED, EQUIPPED AND MAINTAINED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF POLLUTION OF THE WATER SUPPLY BY CROSS -CONNECTION OR BACKFLOW OF LIQUIDS. 0 457