For water service of a temporary nature, applicants shall be required to pay in advance the estimated cost of installation and removal of metering equipment and materials, plus a reasonable depreciation charge, for the use of equipment and material furnished by the Water Department. The applicant shall also pay his or her water bill in advance and based on an estimate of the quantity to be used, or he or she shall otherwise establish satisfactory credit.
(A) Time limit. Temporary service connections shall be disconnected and terminated within six months after application is granted unless an extension of time is granted in writing by the Water Department.
(B) Charge for water serviced. Charges for water furnished through a temporary service connection shall be at the established rates set forth in the current water rate schedule.
(C) Installation charge and deposits. The applicant for temporary service will be required:
(1) To pay the Water Department, in advance, the estimated cost of installing and removing all facilities necessary to furnish each service;
(2) To deposit an amount sufficient to cover bills for water during the entire period such temporary service may be used, or to otherwise establish credit approved by the Water Department; and
(3) To deposit with the utility an amount equal to the value of any equipment loaned by the Water Department to such appellant.
(D) Responsibility for meters and installation. The customer shall use all possible care to prevent damage to the meter and to any other loaned facilities of the Water Department. If the meter or other. facilities are damaged, the cost of making repairs shall be deducted from the deposit fund. If the loaned materials are returned in satisfactory condition and all bills paid, the full amount of the equipment deposit less depreciation will be returned to the temporary customer at the termination of service.
(Ord. 94-2, passed 5-3-1994)