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§ 50.21 DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly break, injure, or deface any building, machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment, or appurtenance of the Municipal Water Department. No person may deposit anything in a stop box or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned property without the written permission of the City Superintendent.
(Prior Code, § 3-121) Penalty, see § 50.99
§ 50.22 COMPLAINTS.
   Any consumer feeling himself or herself aggrieved by reason of any controversy with the City Superintendent or City Clerk may appear before the governing body and present his or her grievance. Any consumer who considers himself or herself aggrieved by being required to pay the charge demanded for the use of water, or for the resumption of water service after the same shall have been shut off, shall pay such charge under protest, in which event the City Clerk shall write on the receipt given such customer the words, “Paid Under Protest”. Such consumer may then present his or her verified claim in the manner provided for presenting claims to the governing body for a refund of the amount so paid under protest. Such claims shall then be considered by the governing body in the same manner as other claims against the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 3-122)
§ 50.23 UNSAFE PHYSICAL CONNECTION TO WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PROHIBITED.
   (A)   No customer or other person shall cause, allow, or create any physical connection between the municipal water distribution system and any pipes, pumps, hydrants, tanks, steam condensate returns, engine jackets, heat exchangers, other water supplies or any other connection whereby potentially unsafe or contaminating materials may be discharged or drawn into the municipal water distribution system.
   (B)   At least one time every five years, customers of the municipal water distribution and supply system shall be required to assess and report potential cross-connection, backflow and backsiphonage hazards to the municipality on a form supplied by the municipality to the customer. The customer shall take any steps necessary for protection of public health and safety as determined by the Utilities Superintendent.
   (C)   The municipality shall have the right to immediately discontinue water service to any customer or location violating this section and shall not restore such water service until the violation has been corrected.
(Prior Code, § 3-123) (Ord. 665, passed 11-16-1998) Penalty, see § 50.99
§ 50.24 BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES REQUIRED.
   (A)   A customer of the Municipal Water Department shall install and maintain a properly located backflow prevention device at the customer’s expense appropriate to the potential hazards set forth in Title 179, state’s Department of Health Regulations, being 179 Neb. Admin Code, and approved by the Utilities Superintendent.
   (B)   The customer shall make application to the Utilities Superintendent to install a required backflow prevention device on a form provided by the municipality. The application shall contain at a minimum the name and address of the applicant, the type of potential hazard requiring protection, and the type of backflow device to be installed including brand and model number.
   (C)   The Utilities Superintendent shall approve the application if such installation will protect the municipal water distribution system from potential backflow and backsiphonage hazards.
   (D)   The installation of the device shall be subject to all other sections of this code dealing with the installation of plumbing.
   (E)   Such customer shall allow the municipality, at least one time annually, at the municipality’s expense to test the backflow prevention device through a state’s Department of Health Grade VI Certified Water Operator. If the customer prefers, the customer may, at the customer’s expense, certify to the municipality at least one time annually that the backflow prevention device has been tested by a state’s Department of Health Grade VI Certified Water Operator of the customer’s choosing. Such certification shall be made on a form available at the office of the City Clerk.
   (F)   The municipality shall have the right to immediately discontinue water service to any customer or location violating this section and shall not restore such water service until the violation has been corrected.
   (G)   Any decision of the Utilities Superintendent may be appealed to the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 3-124) (Ord. 664, passed 10-19-1998) Penalty, see § 50.99
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