Water will not be turned on in any house or private service pipe except upon the order of the Public Works Director or his or her duly authorized agent, nor until the applicant shall have paid the water rent, if any, due for the current term. Plumbers are strictly prohibited from turning the water into any service pipe, except on the order or permission of the Public Works Director or his or her duly authorized agent. This rule shall not be construed to prevent any plumber admitting water to test pipes, and for that purpose only.
(Prior Code, § 51.003)