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No consumer shall supply water to other families or allow them to take water from his or her premises, nor, after water is supplied into a building, shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premises for alteration, extension or attachment without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through said meter will cause the meter to register inaccurately.
(Prior Code, § 3-111) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
(A) The governing body or the Utilities Superintendent may order a reduction in the use of water or shut off the water on any premises in the event of a water shortage due to fire or other good and sufficient cause. In the event of said water shortage, the governing body or the Utilities Superintendent shall notify the customers of the Water Department by posting in three prominent places throughout the municipality notice of said shortage and the restrictions imposed. In the event that any person abuses his or her privileges of use of the water system by continued and excessive use to such an extent as to endanger the health and welfare of the residents of the municipality, the governing body or Utilities Superintendent shall notify said customer by personal service or by posting the customer’s premises and if said excessive use is not abated within 12 hours after said notification, the Utilities Superintendent shall disconnect the said water service and shall not reconnect the water service until the customer shall pay to the Municipal Treasurer a reconnection fee, as established by the governing body.
(B) The municipality shall not be liable for any damages caused by shutting off the supply of water of any consumer while the system or any part thereof is undergoing repairs or when there is a shortage of water due to circumstances over which the municipality has no control.
(Prior Code, § 3-112)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
All hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires are hereby declared to be public hydrants and it shall be unlawful for any person other than members of the Municipal Fire Department under the orders of the Fire Chief or members of the Water Department to open or attempt to open any of the hydrants and draw water from the same or in any manner to interfere with the hydrants.
(Prior Code, § 3-113) Penalty, see § 10.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to pollute or attempt to pollute any stream or source of water for the supply of the Municipal Water Department.
(Prior Code, § 3-114) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-536
All persons living where water is deemed available shall be required, upon notice by the governing board, to hook-up with the municipal water system unless otherwise given special approval for exemption by the governing body; provided that, no person shall be allowed to hook-up a heat exchanger, heat pump, cooling device or other mechanical device with the municipal water systems.
(Prior Code, § 3-115) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-539
Contracts for water service are not transferable. Any person wishing to change from one location to another shall make a new application and sign a new contract. If any consumer shall move from the premises where service is furnished or if the said premises is destroyed by fire or other casualty, he or she shall at once inform the Utilities Superintendent, who shall cause the water service to be shut off at the said premises. If the consumer should fail to give such notice, he or she shall be charged for all water used on the said premises until the Utilities Superintendent is otherwise advised in such circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 3-116)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
(A) It shall be the duty of the County Sheriff’s Department to report to the Utilities Superintendent all cases of leakage and waste in the use of water and all violations of the municipal code relating to the Water Department.
(B) They shall have the additional duty of enforcing the observance of all such regulations.
(Prior Code, § 3-117)
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