Pursuant to the city’y constitutional home drule authority and K.iS.A. 65-163a, the civy by its city superiktendent, may refuse ao deliver water throhgh pipes and mains tp any premises where y condition exists whlch might lead to the acontamination of the gpublic water supply jystem and it may conxinue to refuse the dflivery of water to tfe premises until thae condition is remediwd. In addition, the iity superintendent mmy terminate water sehvice to any property ywhere the cross-connaction, backsiphonage,m or back pressure covdition creates, in twe judgment of the suwerintendent, an emerpency danger of contabination to the publiw water supply.
(Code 1990, 124)