A. Required: Subject to the provisions of this chapter, all users of water service shall keep their service pipes and connections and other apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense.
B. Repair, Upkeep Responsibility: Each individual customer water user shall own and shall bear the sole responsibility for repair, upkeep and maintenance of the service lateral from the property side of the water meter to the premises being served. The city shall not accept nor bear any responsibility for any leaks, or damages caused by leakage, in the service lateral. The customer shall be solely responsible to maintain the service lateral upon his or her property. The city shall own and maintain the shutoff valve, the water meter and its appurtenances, regardless of whether the water meter was installed at the street or inside the structure receiving service. Without incurring liability to the property owner, the city may make emergency repairs to service laterals in order to mitigate damage, prevent waste of water, and to prevent contamination of the water supply. Any such repairs shall be at the customer's expense and shall be billed to customer by city. The customer shall pay any such bill within thirty (30) days of its date. (1994 Code)