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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)
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)
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)
(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)
In all cases where fire hydrants, meters, covers, vaults or other fixtures or property belonging to the Division of Water have been broken or injured in any way or manner, the person causing such break or injury shall pay to the Division the cost of making all necessary repairs of replacements.
(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)
Upon request of a customer or owner of premises, for the removal or change in location of a fire hydrant, meter vault or other fixture connected with the water supply system, such work shall be done by the Division of Water at the expense of the party making the request. The estimated cost of such work shall be paid in advance, subject to adjustment after the work is completed.
(Ord. No. 101523. Passed 5-28-34)
In the case of leaks or breaks in mains, services, pumping and auxiliary machinery, reservoirs or other Division of Water equipment, or other emergency arising, the water may be shut off by the Division without notice and without incurring any responsibility or liability for any inconvenience, damage or injury or other losses arising therefrom.
(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)
If any person refuses or neglects to pay for a service connection put in, or for repairs made on service pipes or private meters, or permits any waste or use of water contrary to the provisions of these rules or ordinances for the management and protection of the Division of Water, the water shall be immediately turned off without any preliminary notice, and not turned on again until all charges and damages have been paid. In case the water has been turned off on account of waste or unauthorized use of the same, the Commissioner of Water may charge and collect the further sum contained in Section 535.06 of the Codified Ordinances for turning it off and on.
(Ord. No. 778-06. Passed 6-5-06, eff. 6-9-06)
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