[Code 1985 § 27-38(b); Code 2005 § 110-31]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
The water meter, which is deemed to be the place of transfer
of water from the City to the customer.
[Code 1985 § 27-17; Code 2005 § 110-32]
It is unlawful for any person to violate, neglect or refuse
to comply with any rule or regulation of the City Manager promulgated
pursuant to this article.
[Code 1985 § 27-18; Code 2005 § 110-33]
Nothing in this division shall be construed to prohibit any
owner or occupant of a residence from repairing or replacing any plumbing
fixture, either in or outside any building, or any owner or occupant
from extending any irrigation pipes on any property.
[Code 1985 §§ 6-136(b), 27-19; Code 2005 § 110-34]
A.
Authorized employees of the City shall have the right to enter, at
any reasonable hour, upon all premises served by the City water system
for any of the following purposes:
(1)
Ascertaining whether there is any unnecessary waste of water;
(2)
Ascertaining whether buildings are properly classified as to rates,
and as to use made of water;
(3)
Inspecting pipes or valves;
(4)
Reading or inspecting water meters;
(5)
Such other purposes as may be necessary to maintain proper water
service.
B.
Whenever such employees in the conduct of their responsibilities
under the terms of this article, deem it necessary to enter upon privately
owned property or to enter buildings or structures, they shall first
obtain the written permission of the owner, occupant, tenant or person
in charge of the premises or buildings or structures, or shall have
a court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Code 1985 § 27-20; Code 2005 § 110-35]
If conditions of supplies so limit the water supply of the municipal
water system that unrestricted water use may endanger the adequacy
of that supply, the Board of Commissioners exercising its discretion
in the protection of the public health, safety and welfare may adopt
such emergency water use restrictions as reasonably calculated under
all conditions to conserve and protect that supply and to ensure a
regular flow of water through that system. Emergency water use restrictions
shall remain in force and effect until the Board of Commissioners
determines that the conditions requiring their imposition no longer
exist. In the case of an immediate emergency the City Manager may
give notice by posting and/or public announcement not to use water
from the municipal system for any purpose other than strictly domestic
use and such other use as the City Manager may designate as long as
the emergency lasts.
[Code 1985 § 27-21; Code 2005 § 110-36]
A.
The City reserves the right to cause the water to be shut off from
the mains when necessary for repairs, making connections or extensions
or doing any other necessary work. No claim shall be made against
the City on account of shutting off the water from the mains or for
the breaking of any service pipe or fixtures connected thereto.
B.
The City shall not be responsible to any person entitled to use water
from the City waterworks under any license for use by reason of the
failure of water supply from any cause; no claim for damage shall
be maintained against the City by any person by reason of such failure
of supply or by reason of any damage of service pipe or connection
with the mains. A stipulation to that effect shall be deemed to be
contained in every application for a water tap.
[Code 1985 § 27-22; Code 2005 § 110-37]
The quantity of fluorine in the public water supply shall be
controlled in such manner that the amount present in the water served
to the public shall be in the conformity with the policy established
by the state board of health.
[Code 1985 § 27-23; Code 2005 § 110-38]
A.
The rates, rules and regulations prescribed in this article shall
constitute and be considered a part of the contract with every person
who is supplied with water from the waterworks system of the City,
and every customer who accepts and uses water shall be held to have
consented to be bound hereby.
B.
All applications for water service shall be made by the customer
to the utility office of the City and upon acceptance of the application,
the water maintenance department shall as promptly as practicable
supply the customer with service in accordance with rates, rules,
terms, regulations, and all provisions of this article.
[Code 1985 § 27-24; Code 2005 § 110-39]
A.
After the contract for the new water service installation has been
entered into and the necessary extension of City mains or lines shall
be made, the City will make all street excavations and bring the water
service line from the main to the property line. The City will furnish
and install the corporation cock, the curb cock, meter and meter box
and all necessary apparatus. All connections and water taps shall
be made under the immediate direction and supervision of the superintendent
of water distribution or his delegated representative. For the purpose
of this section, the water main shall be considered as being in the
middle of the street, or alley, or easement and the City will extend
water service pipe from the main to the property line, or for a distance
not to exceed 100 feet without any reference to any provision requiring
an extension of water mains. A water tap shall be any connection to
existing or future water lines, municipal or private, for the purpose
of receiving water. Each separate dwelling or business shall have
and shall be considered to have separate taps.
B.
At the time of making application for a new water tap service installation,
the owner shall pay to the utility office of the City for installations
the appropriate charges as established by resolution.
[Code 1985 § 27-28; Code 2005 § 110-40]
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter around, climb
or tamper in any way with the reservoir, tower or pressure tank or
pumping station or filter plant. No person shall loiter about the
reservoir or drainage canals, or hunt, fish, use boats on or bathe
in or wade in such reservoir or drainage canals, unless otherwise
authorized by permit. The reservoir or drainage canals shall be under
the direct supervision of the City.
[Code 1985 § 27-29; Code 2005 § 110-41]
The water maintenance department shall specify the kind of pipe
to be used between the water main and meter, service or curb cocks,
curb boxes and all fittings and equipment therefor. The curb boxes
shall in all cases, when practical, be placed upon the public property
and shall control the supply of water through only one meter. All
such pipes, cocks and boxes shall be installed in accordance with
the rules of the water maintenance department.
[Code 1985 § 27-30; Code 2005 § 110-42]
Water service pipes shall be of size suitable for conducting
the amount of water likely to be required without excessive friction
loss, but not less than the carry capacity of three-fourths of an
inch of approved AWWA material. They shall be placed not less than
24 inches below the surface of the ground or flow lines of gutters
on streets crossed if graded or from the intended grade if grading
is incomplete.
[Code 1985 § 27-31; Code 2005 § 110-43]
All service pipes that may become useless because of laying
of larger or new services, or because water will no longer be used
through them must be permanently closed off at the water main at the
expense of the owner of the premises, by a licensed plumber or an
authorized City employee and so reported to the superintendent of
water distribution and the utility office of the City.
[Code 1985 § 27-32; Code 2005 § 110-44]
In all cases where the size of the water service and the amount
of water used is such that the main pressure in the immediate vicinity
is perceptibly affected, it shall be the duty of such person to install
a storage tank of sufficient capacity to enable his premises to be
served with water without perceptibly affecting the water pressure.
[Code 1985 § 27-34; Code 2005 § 110-45]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person upon whose premises there is
water supplied to install additional fixtures on the premises or to
apply the water to purposes other than to those for which the application
was made, or to furnish water to additional persons or premises unless
he shall first make written application to the City and receive permission
for such use. Water delivered to consumers from the water conduit
shall be for use upon the premises of the individual consumer only,
and shall not be resold or delivered for use off the premises of the
consumer. Service is for the exclusive use of the customer, and is
not to be resold or shared with others. Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to apply to house trailers or mobile homes,
or any water resold under and by virtue of a special contract entered
into with the City and signed by the chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
B.
No property owner shall be allowed to connect or permit to be connected
to his water system any water line or pipe serving any other property
than his own and used by him exclusively, and all such water connections
made and existing at the present time, shall be disconnected and such
furnishing of water to other property owners or occupants discontinued.
Any property owner or occupant furnishing water through his meter
to another property owner or occupant, shall immediately be disconnected
from the water system. The meter used by such person shall be taken
out and not replaced until connection is broken from such separate
premises, and a fee in the amount established by resolution shall
be charged for resetting of the meter.
C.
No unauthorized person shall install piping, make connections or
attach pipes to service lines in a manner so that water may be secured
without being supplied under the terms of this article.
[Code 1985 § 27-36; Code 2005 § 110-46]
In the event the subdivision of any parcel or piece of ground
and the placing or construction of other dwellings or commercial buildings
thereon, the service installed for the use of the original building
and its appurtenances shall be deemed to have been installed only
to supply water to such buildings or appurtenances immediately adjacent
to the service connection. New water service shall be installed as
in the case of any other original installation.
[Code 1985 § 27-38; Code 2005 § 110-47]
A.
The owner of any premises to which water shall be conducted shall
keep all fixtures and pipes from the meter to the premises, and inside
the premises, in good repair. Unless the owner shall promptly repair
any fixtures or pipes when notified by the City, the water shall be
turned off and shall not be turned on again until repairs are made.
The City shall have no responsibility whatsoever to repair or replace
such service line and the care and maintenance and the replacement
of the service line shall at all times be the responsibility of the
user from behind meter on.
B.
The City shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or injury whatsoever
caused by leakage, escape or loss of water after the water has passed
through the meter, nor shall the City be liable for defects in the
customer's piping or fittings.
C.
The City is merely a supplier of water, delivered at the curb valve
of the consumer's installation, and is not responsible for any
damage to apparatus, equipment or to other property of the consumer,
either from wear or tear or inherent defects in the installation.
[Code 1985 § 27-39; Code 2005 § 110-48]
All main valves throughout the entire water system are for the
exclusive use of the City and no person shall, under any circumstances,
use or tamper with them without the written consent of the superintendent
of water distribution. All fire hydrants and public hydrants of all
kinds are directly under the control of the City. Any person who shall
tamper with or secure water from any of these places in any other
way than that for which they are intended shall be guilty of an offense.
[Code 1985 § 27-40; Code 2005 § 110-49]
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized
City employee, to alter, change, deface, injure, destroy or in any
manner interfere with the water meter in use by any consumer, or with
any other equipment used by the City in the operation of its water
system. If a representative of the City determines that a meter or
other equipment used in furnishing water service to the consumer has
been tampered with by other than an authorized employee of the City,
it shall be considered sufficient cause for immediate disconnection
of service by the City.
