(a)
The city council finds and determines that the regulation of water
service and use contained in this title are for the purpose and intent
of:
(1)
Providing water for the benefit of the city;
(2)
Securing and promoting the public health, safety, and welfare of
its present and future residents;
(3)
Conserving the water supplies of the city;
(4)
Facilitating the enforcement of the city's water use restrictions
and prohibitions and best management practices;
(5)
Recognizing that the state of California has declared that the use
of recycled water is in the public's interest and that a substantial
portion of the future water requirements of the state may be met by
the utilization of recycled water; and
(6)
Providing an orderly and adequate means of protecting the city's
water system from backflow.
(b)
Responsible Parties. Every property owner, tenant, person or organization
(herein "customer") supplied with water service by the
city shall be considered as having given express consent to be bound
by the city's rules and regulations for water service and use.
(c)
Responsibility for Enforcement. The primary responsibility for enforcement
of the provisions of the city's regulations for water service
and use shall be vested in the director of environmental services
and designees or other city officials or staff designated by the city
manager.
(Prior code § 11-1.01; Ord. 3062-15 § 5)
The officials of the municipal water department shall be a chief
engineer and general manager and such other employees as may be authorized
by the city council. The director of public works shall be the chief
engineer and general manager.
(Prior code § 11-1.02)
Subject to the direction and control of the commissioner of
public works and properties, the chief engineer and general manager
shall have full administrative and executive power to manage and operate
the waterworks having charge of the construction, extension, maintenance
and operation of the waterworks, all as provided by the state law
for such operation and management. He shall cooperate with the head
of the department of public health in providing for adequate sanitary
protection of the waters and waterworks system. The appointment, transfer,
promotion and separation of all employees of the department shall
be made by the chief engineer and general manager, likewise purchase
of all equipment and materials shall be made by him, acting as purchasing
agent and in accordance with specifications prepared under his or
her direction. The chief engineer and general manager shall submit
to the city council not later than May 1st, an estimate of revenues
and expenditures for the ensuing year. If this budget is not approved
by July 1st, the chief engineer and general manager shall operate
under the terms of said budget. All records of the department shall
be kept in accordance with the requirements of the State Supervisory
Agency. An annual report shall be prepared and submitted to the city
council not later than January 1st of the following year.
(Prior code § 11-1.03)
The municipal water department shall keep a set of accounts
showing the names of persons to whom water is furnished by the department,
the amounts due and the disposition of the accounts.
(Prior code § 11-1.05)
