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3. Existing assemblies shall be tagged by the technician performing the test at the completion of the test, showing the names of the technician and date of test. 4. All testing equipment used in the testing of backflow prevention assemblies shall be checked for accuracy yearly, or more often, and the proof of compliance shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works upon request. 5. The Department of Public Works retains the right to test or otherwise check the installation and operation of any containment assembly at any time to assure proper operation. I. Right of entry. A representative of the Department of Public Works will carry proper credentials of his or her office. By previously arranged appointment and upon presentation of proper credentials, the Department of Public Works representative shall have the right of entry to inspect any and all buildings and premises for the presence of cross-connections, for possible hazards relative thereto, and for determining compliance with this section, This right of entry shall be a condition of water service in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the customers throughout the City's distribution system, Where building security is required, the backflow assembly should be located in an area not subject to security. Questions regarding proper credentials should be directed to the Department of Public Works. J. Violations. 1. Failure of an owner or customer to cooperate in the installation, maintenance, testing or inspection of back flow prevention assemblies required by these standards shall be grounds for the discontinuance of water service to the premises or the requirement of installation of an air- gap separation from the public potable water system. 2. Service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the Director of Public Works if unprotected cross-connections exist on the premises, When any defect is found in an installed backflow prevention assembly, or if a backflow prevention assembly has been removed or bypassed, water service may be discontinued until such conditions or defects are corrected. 3. Discontinuance of service may be summary, immediate and without written notice whenever, in the judgment of the Public Works Director, such action is necessary to protect the purity ofthe public potable water supply or the safety of the water system. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this section, which violation shall be punishable by a fine by not imprisonment. Such fine may be imposed in addition to any discontinuance of water service or other action taken by the Department of Public Works, The municipal court is authorized to enter orders for injunctive reliefto require compliance with this section. Section 2. Severance Clause. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City_Council of Louisville, Colorado hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective ofthe fact that anyone part or parts may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. 5