Rates and charges are set by resolution of the city council
and are on file in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance adopting 2001 Code; 2001
Code, sec. 13.301)
(a)
Installation and maintenance of service connections.
The city shall install and maintain all service connections from
water mains to the customer’s meter within the city, and it
shall be unlawful for any other person or persons to repair or renew
service pipe from the main to the meter.
(b)
Tapping mains.
It shall be unlawful for any plumber
or other person, other than the tapper employed by the city waterworks,
to tap any street main, make connection with the street main, or extend
service pipe from the main, said work to be under exclusive control
of the city waterworks.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3B; 2001
Code, sec. 13.302)
All property owners, their agents, and/or tenants shall be held responsible for consumers for loss of water due to leakage in pipes or plumbing on the discharge side of the meter or on the property, and if this water is not paid for according to the rates provided herein when it becomes due, the water shall be cut off by the city waterworks department and not turned on again until all claims are paid or adjusted as provided for in article 13.03 of this chapter. In the event of any change during this time of payment of billing for past leakage, the landlord and/or property owner shall be held accountable for payment of this billing before service will be extended and water furnished to a second or other tenant.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3C; 2001
Code, sec. 13.303)
No plumber or any other person shall turn water service on or
off from the street stopcock without first obtaining approval from
the city waterworks superintendent or his authorized representative,
except in cases of emergency.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3C; 2001
Code, sec. 13.303)
After water is introduced into a building, or upon any premises,
the same shall not be extended by any plumber or any other person
to any other premises for additional fixtures without written permission
of the city waterworks department.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3E; 2001
Code, sec. 13.305)
Every person taking service from the city waterworks department
shall at all reasonable times permit the manager of the city waterworks,
its superintendent, or agents to enter any premises and building for
examination of pipes, connections, and fixtures, and to determine
how the water is being used. Refusal of the right of entry by any
consumer shall result in refusal of a water supply from the city waterworks
until such permission is granted.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3F; 2001
Code, sec. 13.306)
(a)
The city waterworks reserves the right to make all repairs and renewals
of service pipes from the main to the curb, and it shall be unlawful
for any other person or persons to repair or renew service pipe from
the main to the meter.
(b)
All service pipes shall be laid at least twelve (12) inches under
the ground and provided with a cut-off valve inside the property line
so that water may be cut off in the event of an emergency.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3H; 2001
Code, sec. 13.308)
The consumer shall install and have approved a cut-off valve
inside of the property line at a location accessible in case of emergency,
and shall not use the curb cock at the meter in lieu thereof.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3I; 2001
Code, sec. 13.309)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person in any manner to deface the houses,
walls, machinery, or fixtures connected with, or pertaining to, the
city waterworks and its system.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to break, damage, or tamper with
any part of the water system of the city for any purpose whatsoever,
or in any other manner maliciously interfere with or prevent the running
and operation of such system and the water supply therein.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3J; 2001
Code, sec. 13.310)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or negligently
waste water in any manner whatsoever. Any person having knowledge
of any condition whereby water is being wasted shall immediately notify
the superintendent of the city water department.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3K; 2001
Code, sec. 13.311)
In case of fire or other emergency, water consumers shall be
required to shut off lawn sprinklers or any steady flow of water in
use when the fire or emergency occurs, and keep the same off until
the emergency is under control.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3L; 2001
Code, sec. 13.312)
(a)
Fire hydrants shall be provided for the sole purpose of use in extinguishing
fires, and shall be used or opened only by the water and fire departments
or such persons as may be given authority by the city manager or city
water department superintendent.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry away water from a fire
hydrant without written permission from the city, or to place upon
or about any fire hydrant, gate valve, curb cock, meter or meter box
any object, material, debris, or structure of any kind so as to prevent
immediate access to same.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3M; 2001
Code, sec. 13.313)
(a)
Restricted.
It shall be unlawful for any customer of
city water to knowingly resell, give, or otherwise furnish water to
any land or premises outside of the corporate limits of the city without
first having received a permit therefor approved by the city council.
(b)
Permit required.
(1)
Any consumer of city water within the corporate limits of the city
who desires to resell, give, permit or otherwise furnish water to
land or premises outside of the corporate limits shall first make
application in writing for a permit to do so with the city manager,
stating the uses to be made of such water and the maximum amount of
water estimated to be resold or furnished monthly outside the corporate
limits.
(2)
Upon receipt of such application for said permit, the city manager
shall forthwith refer such application to the city council, who shall
have the sole and absolute authority to grant or refuse such application
for such permit in accordance with what it believes to be the best
interest of the city, its citizens, and residents.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3N; 2001
Code, sec. 13.314)
All of the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be
incorporated into every contract between the city waterworks and its
consumers, and each consumer shall be charged with the responsibility
for knowledge of the provisions of this article, and by applying for
and accepting water from the city waterworks to have assented to the
provisions hereof.
(1987 Code, ch. 10, sec. 3O; 2001
Code, sec. 13.315)
