(a) All water line extensions shall be made in recognized street or alley rights of way or under rights of way or easements especially dedicated for water line construction. Where water lines are constructed in rights of way other than streets or alleys, the builder thereof shall furnish Council with legal rights-of-way agreements conveying these rights of way to the City, as hereinafter provided. The width of such rights of way shall be at least five feet on either side of the centerline of the water main.
(b) After satisfactory completion of the construction of each water line extension, if then within the City corporate limits, or upon the subdivision or development in which such water line extension has been constructed being taken into the City, the builder or owner, either or both as may be required by the City, of such water extension shall, by appropriate instrument, convey the ownership of the water line and the necessary rights of way therefor, to the City, for future maintenance and operation. All such water lines shall be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to the City water system, including the obligation to pay the prevailing rates for water used, from the time the water line extensions are placed in service. (1976 Code Sec. 19-26)