(A) Any consumer desiring to discontinue the use of water must either notify the Water Department or call a licensed plumber. If the water is turned off at the stop box by a licensed plumber, they must inform the Water Department the same day the water service is discontinued.
(B) There are no seasonal customers for water and sanitary sewer services. Monthly charges are based upon the consumption of water. If there is no consumption for that month, a fee is charged according to the current rate schedule or the customer may have the water shut-off or turned on at the curb box at the current fee. After voluntary shut-off, a reconnect charge, as determined by the city, will be charged prior to water turn-on.
(C) Any water breaks due to freezing lines in which a residence is not in use, is the responsibility of the owner. The owner will be charged for all water consumption as well as any sewer rates. However, an owner may appeal his or her sewer billing to the City Council.
(D) No firm, company, corporation, or individual from whose premises the water shall have been shut off for any of the reasons provided, shall turn the water on without permission from the Water Department.
(Ord. 17-8, passed 2-12-2001) Penalty, see § 52.99