§ 52.013 WASTE OF WATER; FAILURE OF CUSTOMER TO MAKE REPAIRS TO PIPES, VALVES AND FIXTURES.
   (A)   Owners of property served by town water are responsible to pay for and to promptly repair all leaks, or damages on account of leaks, from the service pipes leading from the customer’s side of the meter to the premises served.
   (B)   Every customer shall at all times maintain in good repair their water pipes, faucets, valves, sprinklers, plumbing fixtures or any other water appliances, to prevent waste of water.
   (C)   Where any customer neglects to make such necessary repairs within 30 days, or sooner if the leak is significant or causing damage to others, the water may be shut off by the Utilities Department and shall not be turned on again until such repairs have been made to the satisfaction of the Department and a service activation fee paid by the customer to the Department.
   (D)   Customers are responsible to pay the town for all water consumption by leaks or damages on account of leaks from the service pipes leading from the meter to the premises served.
   (E)   No customer may cause water to flow, discharge or run from any premises, residence or place of business, upon any street, gutter way, sidewalk, alley or public place within the town except upon written authorization from the town. No customer or person may construct or maintain any channel, ditch, flume, or conduit, by means of which water may be discharged into or upon any street, gutter, way, sidewalk, alley or public place, from such premises, residence or place of business except upon written authorization from the town.
   (F)   In addition to any other remedy available to the town under this chapter, a violation of any provision of this section is subject to a civil sanction as allowed by § 10.99 of the Town Code for each violation or administrative sanctions pursuant to § 52.999(B) of this chapter.
(Ord. O2011-03, passed 2-7-11; Am. Ord. O2023-06, passed 12-4-23)