[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-1]
Whenever the amount of water in the storage reservoirs of the
municipal water supply of the City falls below 50% of the full storage
capacity of the reservoirs, or whenever the Chief Engineer or such
other engineer as may be in charge of the municipal water supply,
certifies that an emergency exists in such water supply, the Director
of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities may, for the protection
of the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and residents
of the City, proclaim the existence of a water emergency and prescribe
regulations to:
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-2]
The proclamation of the emergency shall be effective as to all
persons and users upon the filing of the same in the Office of the
City Clerk and the publication thereof at least once in each of the
daily newspapers published and circulating in the City.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-3]
The regulations set forth in the proclamation, and any subsequent
regulations made and published as aforesaid, upon filing thereof in
the Office of the City Clerk, shall become a part of this chapter
the same as if expressly incorporated and set forth herein.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-4]
Every owner, lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or
premises connected with the municipal water supply, and every user
thereof, whether by contract, ordinance or statute, shall, upon the
proclamation and promulgation of the regulations as aforesaid, become
bound thereby and shall conform thereto and comply therewith in the
use of water and the maintenance of the water-service connections
and equipment for the purposes thereof.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-5]
It shall be the duty of every person using water from the municipal
water supply to be upon notice, during the period of the water emergency,
for any waste of water due to defective water-service pipes, fixtures
or connections.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-6]
Every owner of buildings and premises connected with the municipal
water supply shall maintain or cause to be maintained the water-service
pipes, fixtures and connections, in good order and repair, to ensure
that there shall be no waste of water.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-7]
Every owner of any building or premises connected with the water
supply shall make or cause to be made necessary repairs to prevent
the waste of water.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-8]
Whenever an owner of any building or premises connected with
the municipal water supply shall fail or refuse to make repairs so
as to prevent the waste of water, then the City reserves the right
to make such repairs and to charge the cost thereof to the owner in
the same manner as other water charges are made, as by the statutes
and ordinances provided.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-9; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
a.
Every lessee, tenant and occupant of any building or premises connected
with the municipal water supply shall immediately notify the owner,
or his/her agent, of any defective water-service pipes, fixtures or
connections, whereby water is being wasted.
b.
Every such person shall also notify the Division of Billing and Customer
Service in the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities or the Department
of Public Safety of any waste occurring by reason of defective water-service
pipes, fixtures or connections.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-10; Ord. 6 S+FA, 10-6-1993]
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person in charge
of any building or premises connected with the municipal water supply
shall admit thereto the authorized agents and employees of the City
for the purpose of inspecting the water-service pipes, fixtures and
connections. Customers shall provide the Division reasonable access
to their property to accomplish the purposes of installation, maintenance,
removal and reading of meters. The Division reserves the right to
terminate service if the customer fails to provide access.
[R.O. 1966 § 25:1-11]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any
of the regulations provided for herein shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
