§ 531.64 Interfering with Fire System

   No person shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance for the management and protection of the City water system, when such violation is designed or tends to interfere with, diminish or prevent the supply of water for extinguishing fires.

§ 531.65 Removing Covers, Valves, etc. from Cisterns or Hydrants

   No person, unless authorized by the Director of Public Utilities through the Commissioner of Water shall, except in time of fire, displace or remove the cover from any public cistern or fire hydrant or turn any public or private valve or stop cock, or remove the cover from any valve or stop cock.

§ 531.66 Waste in Reservoirs; Bathing; Walking or Riding on Turf

   No person shall put filth, animal matter, chips, shavings or any substance into any City reservoir, or bathe therein, or do any injury thereto, or walk or ride on the turf thereof.

§ 531.67 Fouling or Tampering with Hydrants and Waters Fixtures

   No person shall place or deposit any dirt or material in any fire hydrant or in any valve box or stop cock box, or commit any act tending to obstruct the use thereof, or injure in any manner any fixture connected with the City water system.

§ 531.68 Obstructing Use of Water System Apparatus

   No person shall commit any act tending to obstruct the use thereof in any manner, any building, machinery, pipe, apparatus or other fixture of the City water system.

§ 531.69 Turning Valves on Stop Cocks

   No person unless authorized by the Commissioner of Water shall, except in time of fire, displace or remove the cover from any public cistern or fire hydrant, or turn any public or private valve or stop cock, or remove the cover from any valve or stop cock.

(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)

§ 531.70 Obstructing Hydrants, Valves, etc.

   No person shall place or deposit any dirt or material in a fire hydrant or in a valve box or stop cock box, commit an act tending to obstruct the use thereof; fail to remove any snow or ice from or on a hydrant situated on a tree lawn immediately adjacent to property which the person owns, occupies or is in charge of; or injure in any manner a fixture connected with the system of the Division of Water.

(Ord. No. 448-81. Passed 5-4-81, eff. 5-7-81)

§ 531.71 Air Chambers for Motor Pipes

   All service pipes for supplying hydraulic elevators or other large motors must have suitable air chambers attached thereto for the purpose of preventing water ram in the pipes. The owners or users of such elevators or motors must keep the same in good repair so as to prevent all leakage or waste of water.

(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)

§ 531.72 Water Supply from Other Sources Not to be Connected with City Water Supply

   (a)   No arrangement shall be allowed whereby there may be any possibility of rain, river or other polluted water flowing into the City’s mains.

   (b)   No service pipe connected with the City’s mains shall be connected with any pipes supplied with water from any other source.

(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)