13.12.200   Use of sewer system effluent water.
   A.   All persons having a tap on the Custer City sewage effluent discharge line and having the right to withdraw water therefrom shall do so only upon notification and under the direction of the Custer City public works department. It shall be specifically prohibited that any such person shall open or operate the tap line valve or leave it open without the consent and supervision of the Custer City public works department. It is recognized that if the valve is opened or left open when the line is not charged, that damage may occur to the line or to the person or persons in the vicinity of the line or valve when the line is charged.
   B.   Any use of the Custer City sewer effluent water shall be for purposes as approved by the Department of Health of the state, and the customer shall be strictly responsible for any and all use, distribution and storage of the effluent water. The customer shall be strictly liable for any loss or liability occasioned by the withdrawal, use, storage or distribution of the sewer water effluent, or damage to the city system occasioned by improper withdrawal.
   C.   Prior to distribution of any effluent under this agreement, the customer/owner of any property served by the tap or the owner of any right to receive water from the sewer effluent system shall first execute a copy of this section acknowledging receipt of a copy of same and further agreeing to be bound by the provisions thereof. (Ord. 603 (part), 2004: Ord. 341, 1990: prior code § 5-122)