The city will endeavor to deliver a dependable supply of potable
water from available sources, in quantities adequate to meet the reasonable
needs of its customers. The delivery of such supply will be at the
service connection. The city may suspend temporarily the delivery
of water, for the purpose of making repairs or improvements to its
system. Such repairs or improvements will be made as rapidly as practicable.
Customers dependent on a continuous water supply should provide adequate
storage for emergencies. During any emergency, the city may apportion
the available water supply among its customers in the manner that
appears most equitable under the circumstances prevailing, and with
due consideration for public health and safety.
(Prior code § 5441.1)
Service provided by the city shall at all times be subject to
the regulations promulgated by the city council. All persons applying
for or receiving water service shall be required to accept and shall
be deemed to have consented to accept water service subject to such
regulations, conditions or pressure, and service as may be provided
from time to time by the distribution system at the location served,
and to hold the city harmless from any damages arising from low pressure
or high pressure, fluctuations of pressure, interruptions of service,
shortage, insufficiency of supply, or conditions not within the city's
control.
(Prior code § 5441.2)
Where the use of water is unusually intermittent or is subject
to violent fluctuations of a character that may impair service to
other customers, the city may require that the customer provide, at
his or her own expense, suitable equipment to reasonably limit fluctuations
in use and pressure caused by the customer's equipment or operations.
(Prior code § 5441.3)
The city may determine the size and number of the service connections
and their locations in relation to boundaries of the premises to be
served and the point of connection to the customer's facilities. The
city shall determine in all cases the adequacy of the then-existing
water system to supply any proposed service. Should the city determine
that the system is inadequate for such service, application shall
not be approved until the applicant has provided additional facilities,
at his or her cost, in accordance with the regulations for distribution
system extensions. The customer's piping to the service connection
location should not be laid until the service connection is installed;
in the event the customer's pipe is installed and its location does
not correspond to that of the service connection, the customer must
provide for connecting to the service connection.
(Prior code § 5442.1(b))
All service connections, meters, valves and housings installed
by the city or conveyed to the city, however provided for, shall be
the sole property of the city, under the control of the city, and
will be maintained at the city's expense except as otherwise provided
in these regulations. No rent or charge will be paid by the city where
such facilities are located on a customer's premises. The city may
relocate its facilities as required by operating conditions and may
remove any and all of its facilities from the customer's premises
at the termination of service. In the event property is vacant or
the city's equipment installed is not longer needed, such equipment
may be removed at any time upon order of the manager.
(Prior code § 5442.1(c))
Any person who takes possession of a premises where water supply
has been shut off by the city and uses water without making application
for water service shall be responsible for all charges for the water
service. The amount of such charges shall be at a rate to be determined
by the city, whether by meter readings or on the basis of the estimated
consumption for the time water was used. When water is being used
without application for service, the service may be disconnected without
notice.
(Prior code § 5443.1(b))
The fire chief having jurisdiction shall designate the size
and location of all public fire hydrants to be installed. The cost
of all public fire hydrant installations or changes shall be paid
by the applicant.
(Prior code § 5442.2(d))