[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:
a. 
Prohibit the use of water from the municipal supply for any purpose not necessary to the health, safety and welfare of the public;
b. 
Allocate and pro rate the available water supplies;
c. 
Reduce consumption by users;
d. 
Prevent waste for the duration of such emergency.
[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 § 25:1-4]
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 § 25:1-8]
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.