It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any manner, waste water supplied by the City. If the City Manager determines a water user receiving water from the City domestic water system is permitting water to be wasted, the City Manager may require the property owner and/or water user, at their own expense, to install a water meter and backflow prevention device upon the premises occupied by the water user and thereafter charge the property for water service at the rate established. The following uses of water are defined as a waste of water and are thereby prohibited:
A. Irrigation: The use of domestic water which allows water to run off the premises or onto other areas of the premises not requiring irrigation. Every water user is deemed to have his/her water distribution lines and facilities under control at all times and know the manner and extent of his/her water use and excess runoff.
B. Leaks: Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution facilities for any period of time after such escaped water should reasonably have been discovered and corrected. It shall be presumed that a period of forty eight (48) hours after discovery is a reasonable time within which to correct such leak or break. (Ord. 487 N.S., 4-1-1991)