A. Responsibility to Maintain and Repair. All customers shall keep their pipe connections and other apparatus in good repair and protected from freezing at their own expense, but no person, except under the direction of the City, shall be allowed to dig into the street, alley, sidewalk, or easement beneath which the lateral and trunk water lines run, or to tap into any such lateral or trunk line in any manner.
B. Demand for Repair. If the City or its designated agent determines, based on excessive use or other evidence, that a building water system is leaking, the City may demand that the customer repair such building water system and customer shall make such repairs or establish that such water system is not in need of repair.
C. Failure to Repair. If the customer fails to make necessary repairs or demonstrate that repair is not necessary after demand for repair has been made, then the City, in its discretion and upon notice to the customer of at least seventy-two (72) hours, may make all corrections and repairs necessary to correct the situation, or terminate running water service to the customer, or both. All costs incurred, including the cost of repairs, shall be the responsibility of the customer and if it is necessary that the city correct the situation or make repairs, the associated cost and charges may be assessed and added to the customer's water bill. Such assessment is in addition to any other penalties provided for a violation of this Chapter. (Ord. 213, 9-11-1990, eff. 10-1-1990; amd. Ord. 371, 8-3-2022)