(A) Any person or corporation desiring city water service shall make application to the city. Such application shall state fully the location of the lot, block, subdivision and street name and number, giving the size of the tap or connection desired, and also the name of the plumber employed to complete the work. The applicant shall in such application agree that all work done in completing the service is to be governed in all respects by all water rules, regulations and ordinances of the city, and by all general rules, regulations and ordinances of the city.
(B) If the applicant shall have complied with all application requirements and paid the tapping and construction fee, a permit shall be issued granting the applicant the right of connection with the water distributing mains in accordance with the terms set forth in the application. In no case shall the tap be made or the corporation cock inserted until the signature of the owner or the authorized agent shall have been obtained.
(C) All applicants and other customers (including transferees of existing water accounts) of the city’s water system shall also agree as a condition to receiving water service that such applicant or customer shall continue to abide by all water rules, regulations, and ordinances of the city, and to use and maintain the premises served by the water system in accordance with all general rules, regulations, and ordinances of the city.
(D) The water supply may be cut off from any premises:
(1) If the permit therefor was obtained through misrepresentation;
(2) If an unauthorized use or willful waste of water is found; or
(3) If the customer or premises receiving water service is violating the terms of such service.
(E) Water service to any premises shall be disconnected in accordance with the provisions of § 51.033(E), which requires reasonable notice to the occupant of the property; provided, however, that the Superintendent of Public Works may effect such disconnection without prior notice if the Superintendent determines that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply exists and provided further that the City Manager or the Manager’s designee may defer discontinuance of service if such discontinuance itself may create a hazard to other persons or property in the vicinity of the premises in question.
(F) In no case shall the above application be granted until a permit issued by the city granting permission for opening of city streets has been given.
(G) Authorized employees of the city shall make or supervise all services connected to the city water mains and all such services shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations applicable hereto.
(Prior Code, § 44-30) (Ord. 01-32, passed 11-15-2001; Ord. 2008-41, passed 12-1-2008)