The furnishing of water to customers by the city through its waterworks system shall be governed by the regulations set out in this division.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(b), adopted 6/8/99)
(a) 
Residential water service.
(1) 
Availability.
Availability for water service for domestic purposes in individual private dwellings, duplexes, or apartments supplied at one delivery and measured through one meter, billed under the residential service rate. This schedule is not applicable to resale, breakdown, or standby services.
(2) 
Residential service rate.
Monthly rates are as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(b) 
Commercial water service.
(1) 
Availability.
Availability for water service of a single character supplied at one point of delivery for commercial purposes and other customers for whom no specified rate is provided. This service is billed under the commercial service rate. This schedule is not applicable to resale, breakdown, or standby services.
(2) 
Commercial service rate.
Monthly rates are as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(c) 
Industrial water service.
(1) 
Availability.
Availability for water service of a single character supplied at one point of delivery for industrial purposes. The consumption must equal or exceed 50,000 gallons per month. This service is billed under the industrial service rate. This schedule is not applicable to resale, breakdown, or standby services.
(2) 
Industrial service rate.
As provided in appendix A to this code.
(d) 
Bulk water charge.
As provided in appendix A to this code.
(e) 
Miscellaneous charges and service charges (applicable for water and sewer).
As provided in appendix A to this code.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.02, adopted 6/8/99; Ordinance adopting Code)
The city does not guarantee the delivery of water through any of its mains and connecting services at any time except only when its mains, pumping machinery, and power service connection are in good working order, and the supply of water is sufficient for the usual demand of its consumers.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(c), adopted 6/8/99)
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the city, abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public water main, is hereby required at his or her own expense to make connection to such public water main.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(d), adopted 6/8/99)
Before any connection is made to the city’s water system, the owner of the premises, or his or her authorized representative, must obtain a permit from the city inspector to make such connection.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(e), adopted 6/8/99)
All taps shall be given, street excavations made, corporation stops inserted, pipes installed from main to curb, and the curb stop installed in a meter box to which the service pipe is to be connected by city employees only.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(f), adopted 6/8/99)
There shall be a curb stop in every service line attached to the city main, the same to be placed within the meter box.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(g), adopted 6/8/99)
All water service connections are required to have a customer side cut-off installed immediately after the city metering device on the customer’s side of the meter.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(h), adopted 6/8/99)
Check valves are required on all connections to steam boilers or on any other connection deemed necessary by the water superintendent. Safety and relief valves shall be placed on all boilers or other steam apparatus connected with the water system where the steam pressure may be raised in excess of 40 pounds per square inch.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(i), adopted 6/8/99)
No allowances shall be made for water used or lost through leaks, carelessness, neglect or otherwise after the same has passed through the meter. However, every customer shall have the right to appeal to the city from a water bill or meter reading which he or she may consider excessive.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(j), adopted 6/8/99)
Water users shall prevent unnecessary waste of water and shall keep sprinklers, hydrants, faucets and all apparatus, including the service line leading from the property to the meter, in good condition at their expense.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(k), adopted 6/8/99)
No person owning or occupying premises connected to the municipal water system shall use or allow to be used during a fire any water from the water system except for the purpose of extinguishing the fire. Upon the sounding of a fire alarm it shall be the duty of every such person to see that all water services are tightly closed and that no water is used except in extraordinary cases of emergency during the fire.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(l), adopted 6/8/99)
No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any cross-connection whereby a private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city may enter the supply and distributing system of the city unless specifically approved by the state commission on environmental quality and the governing body.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(m), adopted 6/8/99)
All outside faucets and any other connection where backflow or backsiphonage may occur are required to have approved devices installed at all fixtures and equipment to protect against backflow or backsiphonage that may occur and where there is a hazard to the potable water supply in that polluted water or other contaminating materials may enter into the public water supply. Any situation in which a heavy withdrawal of water, such as a sudden break in the main or water being used from a fire hydrant, may cause a negative pressure to develop which could lead to backsiphonage of polluted water into the system shall be improper and must be protected by approved backflow preventive valves and systems as determined by the superintendent.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(n), adopted 6/8/99)
The city by its utility superintendent may refuse to deliver water through pipes and mains to any premises where a condition exists which might lead to the contamination of the public water supply system, and it may continue to refuse the delivery of water to the premises until that condition is remedied. All plumbing materials shall comply with SBCCI plumbing codes. In addition, the city utility superintendent may terminate water service to any property where the cross-connections or backsiphonage condition creates, in the judgment of the superintendent, an emergency danger of contamination to the public water supply.
(Ordinance 1999-5, sec. 3.01(o), adopted 6/8/99)