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§ 68-29 TURNING ON SERVICE.
   Except as provided in this section, only authorized employees of the Department shall turn on or off any water service. Licensed plumbers may turn on water service for testing their work, when the service must be immediately turned off, or upon receiving a written order from the Department. Upon written permit from the Department, water may be turned on for construction purposes only prior to the granting of a certificate of occupancy for the premises and upon payment of all required charges.
(1993 Code, § 68-29) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§ 68-30 HYDRANT USE.
   Except in cases of emergency, only employees of the city or persons having a written permit from the Department may open or use a fire hydrant, and then only in the performance of their duties. Any such hydrant use shall require the use of an approved backflow prevention device.
(1993 Code, § 68-30) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§ 68-31 USE RESTRICTIONS.
   The city may regulate, limit or prohibit the use of water for any purpose as determined by the City Council to be in the best interests of the longevity and safety of the water supply system. Such regulations shall restrict less essential water uses to the extent deemed necessary to ensure an adequate supply for domestic and commercial needs and for firefighting. No such regulation, limitation or prohibition shall be effective until 24 hours after publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. Any person violating such regulation or rule shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in § 1-16.
(1993 Code, § 68-31) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§ 68-32 INJURY TO FACILITIES.
   Only employees of the city, in the course of the performance of their duties, may break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the water supply system.
(1993 Code, § 68-32) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§§ 68-33 – 68-45 RESERVED.
DIVISION 2. METERS
§ 68-46 METERS REQUIRED.
   All premises using water shall be metered, except as otherwise provided in this Code. Only Department employees may break or injure the seal or change the location of a meter, or otherwise alter or interfere with it in any way.
(1993 Code, § 68-46) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
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