Application for service must be made in writing to the office of the water division and signed by the applicant to be served or by his or her duly authorized agent. The applicant or his or her duly authorized agent must submit with the application evidence satisfactory to the water division of his or her right to have such service connected. The application shall be accompanied by a fee, established pursuant to resolution of the city council, for the processing of such application.
(Ord. 1784 § 28, 2003)
Each and every house must have a separate service pipe; provided, however, that when there are two or more houses upon a single parcel of land or upon contiguous parcels of land under the ownership and management of one and the same person, there need be but one meter installed, but each house must have a separate, independent cutoff upon the pipe leading to such house.
(Prior code § 22.24)
A three-quarters inch gate valve to be furnished by the city shall be installed upon the consumer's side of the meter of all connections hereafter made. The cost of such gate valve and the installation thereof shall be paid by the consumer.
(Prior code § 22.25)
The water division reserves the right to shut off the water from the mains and services at any time when the same may become necessary for the purpose of making repairs, connections or any other necessary act incident thereto, without notice to the consumer.
(Ord. 1784 § 30, 2003)
The city is not responsible for the condition of any pipes or equipment connected therewith, except those between the main lines of the system and the meter which is installed and users will be held liable for any injury which may result by reason of the condition of the pipes and equipment under their control.
(Ord. 1784 § 32, 2003)
The regulations of the state department of public health insofar as the same are applicable to the protection of the water supply of the water division (including all applicable State Administrative Codes) are hereby adopted, incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by the water division unless the water supply is protected, as required by the state regulations and this rule.
Backflow preventive devices required under this section shall be approved by the water division and shall be installed by and at the expense of the customer.
The customer shall regularly test and service such devices to maintain them in satisfactory operating condition and shall overhaul or replace such devices if they are found defective.
Records of such tests, repairs and overhauling shall be kept by the customer and made available to the water division.
Service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the water division if a backflow preventive device required by this rule and regulation is not installed, tested and maintained, or if any defect is found in an installed backflow preventive device, or if it is found that a backflow preventive device has been removed or bypassed, or if unprotected cross connections exist on the premises and service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
(Ord. 1784 § 34, 2003)
The water division shall have the right to discontinue the supply of water to and to seal or disconnect the service to the premises of, any consumer for the latter's failure to comply with, or a violation or infraction of, any rule and regulation of the water division relative to the inspection of consumer's premises for, to the prohibition of, or the protection of the public water supply against, cross connections, backflow or back siphonage, which shall, from time to time, be in force and effect.
A consumer shall be entitled to a reasonable notice of the intent of the water division to discontinue his or her service for his or her noncompliance with, or his or her violation or infraction of, any such rule and regulation and to a reasonable opportunity to comply therewith or to cease the violation or infraction thereof.
Provided, however, no such notice or opportunity to comply with or to cease a violation or infraction of, any such rule and regulation need be given in those instances in which the noncompliance, violation or infraction by the consumer has created, is creating or is likely to create, on the consumer's premises or in the water supply system of the water division, conditions dangerous and detrimental to public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 1784 § 36, 2003)
No person supplied with water from the water division shall allow, suffer or permit any other person to obtain water through his or her connections for use upon any other property other than that for which the connection was made.
Upon discovery of any violation of this section, it shall be the duty of the director of public works to notify the police department and to cause the meter at the connection of the party so violating this section to be taken out. The meter shall not be reinstalled until the person so violating this section shall have paid the sum of one hundred dollars plus all other accrued costs.
(Ord. 1784 § 38, 2003)
After the meter has been installed, the cost of repairing any damage to such meter resulting from the negligence of the owner or occupant of such premises shall be paid to the collector upon presentation of a statement therefor. In the event of a failure, refusal or neglect to pay such charges on demand, the director of public works shall cause such meter to be taken out immediately, and the same shall not be reinstalled until all such charges for repairing the meter plus one hundred dollars shall have been paid.
(Prior code § 22.33; Ord. 1336 § 2, 1980)
All persons are forbidden to interfere with, tamper with or remove any meter from any service where the same has been installed.
Upon discovery that any user has been interfering with, tampering with or removing the meter installed at his or her connection, the director of public works shall cause such meter to be taken out immediately and the same shall not be replaced until such user shall have paid to the collector the cost of a meter box, a lock and seal for such meter and the cost of installing such meter, lock, box and seal.
(Prior code § 22.34)
Should the occupant of the premises turn on the water or allow, suffer or permit the same to be turned on after it has been turned off by the water division, the meter at such connection may be immediately taken out, and shall not be reinstalled until the water division has been paid the sum of one hundred dollars plus all other accrued costs.
(Ord. 1784 § 40, 2003)
Whenever this title provides that a notice shall be given to the water division or a payment be made to the water division, such notice must be in writing and such notice and such payment shall be given to the finance director only.
(Ord. 1784 § 42, 2003)
No one shall use, suffer, permit or allow any water to run to waste either inside or outside of his or her premises.
(Prior code § 22.38)
Whenever the city shall be suffering a shortage of water caused by any means whatsoever, the council shall have the right to determine that no water shall be used for the purpose of spraying trees, irrigating lawns, flowers, trees, garden truck and all other things, save and except such as may be necessary to be used within houses for cooking, bathing and toilet purposes and such as may be necessary to water such animals and fowl as the occupant of the premises may have thereon.
When the city council so elects and a notice thereof is given to the consumers of the water division, either in person or by publication in a newspaper published in the city, such rule shall become operative, and whenever any person violates the foregoing rule when in force, the council may instruct the director of public works or other person in charge of such department to shut off the water from the service of such person.
The water shall not be turned on again until the person to whom such service is charged shall have paid in to the water division the sum of one hundred dollars.
(Ord. 1784 § 44, 2003)
In the event that water pressures are inadequate to serve the requirements of any consumer, it shall be the responsibility of that consumer to install, on his or her own premises and at his or her own expense, whatever devices are necessary to boost the pressure on his or her own premises. In the event water pressures are in excess of any consumer's requirement, it shall be the responsibility of that consumer to install, on his or her own premises and at his or her own expense, whatever devices are necessary to protect his or her property and reduce the pressure on his or her own premises.
All persons applying for or receiving water service shall be required to accept and shall be deemed to have consented to all provisions of this chapter and to such conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the system at the location served, and to hold the city harmless from any damages arising out of low pressure or high pressure conditions or interruptions of service.
(Ord. 1440 § 1, 1984)