A. Payment Of Cost: The applicant for private fire protection service not now installed shall pay the total actual cost of installation of the service from the distribution main to the customer's premises including the cost of a detector check meter or other suitable and equivalent device, valve and meter box, said installation to become the property of the district.
B. No Connection To Other System: There shall be no connections between this fire protection system and any other water distribution system on the premises.
C. Use: There shall be no water used through the fire protection service except to extinguish accidental fires and for testing the firefighting equipment.
D. Meter Rates: Any consumption recorded on the meter will be charged at double the regular service rates except that no charge will be made for water used to extinguish accidental fires where such fires have been reported to the fire protection agency, and only the regular service rates shall be applicable when water is used for testing firefighting equipment; provided, that the district is first notified of said test.
E. Water For Fire Storage Tanks: Occasionally water may be obtained for a private fire service for filling a tank connected with the fire service, but only if written permission is secured from the district in advance and an approved means of measurement is available. The regular water rates will be applied.
F. Violation Of Agreement: If water is used from a private fire service in violation of the agreement or of these regulations, the district may, at its option, discontinue and remove the service.
G. Water Pressure And Supply: The district assumes no responsibility for loss or damage due to lack of water or pressure and merely agrees to furnish such quantities and pressures as are available in its general distribution system at the time. The service is subject to shutdowns and variations required by the operation of the system. (Ord. 11-237, 11-10-2011)