A. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to make any interconnection whatsoever between the city's culinary water system and secondary water system, or between either of these two (2) systems to any other water system (including, but not limited to, any stockwatering system/lines, private irrigation system/line, public, government, or company irrigation system/lines, and industrial water system/lines). Any such connections between such systems shall not be allowed and shall remain unlawful even when backflow prevention devices, valved connections, temporary pipes or hoses, or any type of devices are installed.
B. As a condition to any person or entity having a connection, whether existing or new, to the respective culinary or the secondary water systems, and/or to any use thereof, the city, its officials, employees, or agents, may enter upon any private property served by either of said water systems, or upon which either water system may run or be installed, in order to inspect and determine the nature and appropriateness of any connection or usage. Unless the city has reason to believe an emergency or exigent circumstances exist (including, but not limited to, the immediate safety and health of city inhabitants, and the imperative quality and integrity of the water system) the city, its officials, employees, and agents shall only enter upon private property for the purposes set forth above during regular business hours. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, molest, hinder or obstruct the officials, employees, or agents of the city while in performance of the duties imposed by this section.
C. Any person or entity violating this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Violators shall be responsible for any and all costs and expenses associated with such unlawful acts or prohibitions, including, but not limited to, excavation, restoration, and restitution. In addition to said criminal penalty, the city may terminate culinary water and/or secondary water system service to any property whereon the owner and/or occupant or any agent thereof violates this section, or fails to pay applicable fees for connection to the water system or for usage thereof, or for fines imposed for violating this section. (Ord. 2003-6, 6-26-2003)