If after the water supply shall have been turned on to any building, structure or premises it shall be found by the commissioner, or by any officer or employee of the department, that fraudulent representations have been made by such applicant, or that water is being used in or upon such building, structure or premises for purposes not set forth in the application made for the water supply to such building, structure or premises, or that there is willful and unreasonable use or waste of water in or upon such building, structure or premises, the commissioner shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty, to cut off and stop the supply of water to such building, structure or premises forthwith, unless the person or persons responsible for such fraudulent representation, or for such use of water, or willful or unreasonable waste thereof, shall pay to the city such additional sum of money for such water supply, or on account of such unreasonable waste of water, as the commissioner shall find to be properly due the city, or such sum as would have been charged for the use of such water under the provisions of this chapter if the facts concerning the use of such water were truthfully set forth in such application.
If it shall be found that there is a waste of water in or about any building, structure or premises, to which water is supplied from the Chicago Waterworks System, through or by means of a leak in any water pipe located in any such building or structure or in or on any such premises, or by using an opening for cooling or like purposes, the commissioner shall cause the water supply to be cut off from such building, structure, or premises, unless such waste or use shall be stopped or shall cease within 24 hours after he shall have given notice to the owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control of such building, structure or premises to stop such waste or use. Where the water supply is cut off from any building, structure or premises on account of neglect, failure or refusal of any person so notified to stop leakage, the water supply shall not again be turned on until the cost and expense to the city of cutting off and again turning on such water supply shall have been paid by such owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control.
(Prior code § 185-10; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)