What is my Liability?

FAQ:

Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control

Backflow
Cross Connection
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10 Most Frequently Asked Questions:

#3: What is my liability as a building Owner, property manager and water purveyor?

Legally, the "purveyor" of the water supply is responsible for the cleanliness and potability of the water supply, and for implementing and maintaining a cross-connection control program in order to prevent the contamination of the public water supply. The water purveyor is the public water department, up to and including the service connection from the public water main. From the outlet of the water meter or service connection including all piping downstream, to the furthest extent of the piping system inside the owners premises, the legal purveyor of the water supply is actually the property Owner.