No water from the city owned or operated water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person but the director of public works or some person authorized by him to perform such service.
(Code 1972, § 24-1; Ordinance 1221, § 1, 8-13-02)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the city to tamper with or alter any part of the waterworks, wastewater system, or any meter up to and including the tamper tag. Any person found tampering with waterworks, wastewater system, or any meter property is subject to a $100.00 tampering fee in addition to any state law that may apply.
(b) 
If theft of service has occurred, the actual costs of service shall be assessed against the property owner or service customer for the property.
(c) 
If anyone tampers, harms, affects, destroys, or harms the city's waterworks, wastewater system, or any meter, the actual cost of replacement and repair shall be assessed by the applicable property owner or service customer for the property.
(Code 1972, § 24-4; Ordinance 662, § 1, 11-13-84; Ordinance 1221, § 1, 8-13-02; Ordinance 1340, § 3, 12-13-05; Ordinance 1952 adopted 9/10/2024)