The General Superintendent shall have supervision over the water system and all pipes, plugs and other properties in any way connected therewith. The General Superintendent shall keep all parts of the machinery and equipment in connection with the water system in good order and repair. He shall keep a map showing the location of the main pipes and the length and size of each of them. When there is an extension of any main pipe, he shall mark on the map the place of the extension, size of pipe used and other related information and shall keep an account of the cost of material and labor used in making such extension. He shall keep a record of all branch pipes, hydrants and other connections with the water system.
All premises intended for human habitation or occupancy shall be provided with a supply of pure and wholesome water, neither connected with unsafe water supplied nor cross-connected through plumbing fixtures to the drainage system.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
Whenever any person owning property in the Town along the line of any water main shall desire the introduction of water into such premises, he shall make written application therefor to the Town Manager. Such application shall set forth the name of the applicant, the location of the property into which the water is to be introduced, the purposes for which the water is to be used and the name of the plumber who is to do the work incident to the introduction of water into the premises. Such application shall also contain a provision which, upon acceptance of the application by the Town Manager and subsequent connection of the service pipe with the main, will obligate the owner of the premises to pay for all water furnished pursuant to such application, until the filing with the Town Manager of a written request for discontinuance of service. The Town Manager shall not cause water to be furnished at any water connection until the owner of the premises has agreed to pay for all water furnished.
No water shall be supplied by the Town to any person outside the corporate limits of the Town except upon express permission granted by the Town Council.
Any person applying for Town water service for property in or outside the Town shall make a meter deposit in an amount fixed by the Town Council.
Water shall be introduced into premises within and outside the corporate limits of the Town only by or under the supervision of the General Superintendent.
Each person whose property is connected to the Town water system shall provide a check valve between the Town's meter and any hot-water heater installed on the property and a cutoff valve on the service line on such person's property.
The Mayor may, if at any time he is of the opinion that there is a shortage in the Town water supply and that an emergency exists with respect thereto, at such time, give due and adequate notice of the existence of such emergency and prescribe the extent to which the use of water shall be curtailed. Any person found guilty of using water other than as permitted by the terms of the order of the Mayor after due publication of the notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The Town Council reserves the right to reserve a sufficient supply of water at all times in its reservoirs to provide for fires and other emergencies and to restrict or regulate the quantity or quality of water used by consumers in the case of scarcity or whenever the public welfare may require it.
The Town Council reserves the right to cut off, for any cause, the water supply of any or all consumers upon 60 days' written notice from the Town Council to the consumer or consumers in question.
In case of exercise of rights reserved in §§ 160-9 or 160-10, the Town shall not be liable for:
A. 
Any damages or inconvenience suffered by any consumer.
B. 
Any claim against it at any time for discontinuing the supply of water for any cause.
C. 
Interruption of services supplying water for any cause.
D. 
Lessening the supply of water or furnishing a poor quality of water for any cause.
Water cutoffs shall be made by the General Superintendent.
When the supply of water to the consumer is discontinued or suspended by the Town Council for any cause, it may be renewed upon a proper written application on blanks supplied by the Town Council when conditions, under which the supply of water to the consumer is discontinued or suspended, are corrected and on the payment of all charges provided in the schedule of rates or tariff of the use of water by the consumer.
The Town Council shall be the sole judge as to whether it is feasible to correct the conditions under which the supply of water to the consumer is discontinued or suspended.
It shall be unlawful for any person, for either direct or indirect compensation, to furnish within the corporate limits of the Town to any other person a supply of water for any purpose without the consent of the Council, the Council reserving for the Town the exclusive right and privilege of furnishing water, whether to individuals, firms, corporations or persons, for whatever purpose the same may be used.
No person shall introduce or allow to be introduced into the water pipes or mains of the Town any foreign substances or water other than what is pumped therein by the Town.
Any person who shall intentionally injure or deface any property which pertains to or is a part of the Town's water system shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
If any person, other than the General Superintendent or his agent, shall, without permission, introduce into any lot or tenement water from the pipes or mains or shall introduce any ferrule or other fixture into such pipes or shall construct or lay down or have constructed or laid down any pipes or other works for the purpose of introducing water into a lot or tenement or shall break any street, alley, lane or road for the purpose of laying down any such pipes or works, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
No plumber or other person shall make any addition to or alteration of any fixtures, pipes or mains connected with the water works without having first received a written permit from the Town Manager, nor shall any such attachment be made for any purpose whatever from any pipe except the pipe supplying the premises for which such work is to be done.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
Every person occupying any lot or tenement into which water is conveyed under this chapter shall permit the Town Manager or his agent or any authorized agent of the Town to enter such premises at reasonable hours to inspect the pipes and fixtures on such premises connected with the water works.