A. On Customer Request:
1. Each customer about to vacate any premises supplied with water service by the city shall give the city written notice of his intentions at least two (2) days prior thereto, specifying the date service is to be discontinued; otherwise, he will be responsible for all water supplied to such premises until the city shall receive notice of such removal.
2. At the time specified by the customer that he expects to vacate the premises where service is supplied or that he desires to be discontinued, the meter will be read and a bill rendered which is payable immediately.
B. Nonpayment Of Bills: A customer's water service may be discontinued if the water bill is not paid in accordance with the procedures listed in subsection 10-1-12F of this chapter.
C. Nonpayment Of Sewer Service Or Municipal Refuse Charges: If sewer service charges or municipal refuse collection charges of the city are not paid when due by any person, firm, or corporation whose premises are served or who are subject to the charges herein provided, water service provided to that customer by the city may be discontinued because of the default in the payment of the sewer or municipal refuse collection charges in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 10-1-12 of this chapter.
D. Assessment For Delinquent Charges: As an additional alternative method for collection of water, sewer, and garbage bills, if such rates and charges are not paid when due by any such person, firm, or corporation, except a tenant of a single-family dwelling or tenant of a commercial business with a single service connection, who is the customer, the amounts so unpaid may be certified by the city clerk-treasurer to the county assessor, and shall be by him assessed against the premises served as provided by law and shall be collected and paid over to the city in the same manner as other taxes are assessed, collected, and paid over, with interest. Interest on unpaid bills shall run from the due date thereof at a rate to be determined by the city. Such unpaid charges may also be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city, with interest as aforesaid.
E. Improper Customer Facilities:
1. Unsafe Facilities: The city may refuse to furnish water and may discontinue services to any premises without prior notice where plumbing facilities, appliances, or equipment using water are dangerous, unsafe, or not in conformity with the plumbing code of the state of Idaho.
2. Cross Connections: A "cross connection" is defined as any physical connection between the city's system and another water supply. The Idaho state health division and the U.S. environmental protection agency prohibit cross connections. No cross connections are allowed.
3. Cross Connection Prohibited 1 : The city will not permit any cross connection and will discontinue service to any persons or premises where a cross connection exists. Service will not be restored until the cross connection is eliminated. Customers using water from one or more sources in addition to receiving water from the city on the same premises shall maintain separate systems for each; and the city's water supply facilities shall be separated from any and all other systems by an air gap of not less than one foot (1'), or if in the ground, by not less than five feet (5').
F. Water Waste: Where water is wastefully or negligently used on a customer's premises, seriously affecting the general service, the city may discontinue service if such conditions are not corrected after due notice by the city.
G. Service Detrimental To Others: The city may refuse to furnish water and may discontinue service to any premises where excessive demands by one customer will result in inadequate service to others.
H. Fraud Or Abuse: The city will refuse or discontinue service to any premises where it is deemed necessary to protect the city from fraud or abuse. Discontinuance of service from one or both of these causes will be made immediately upon receipt of knowledge by the city that the condition or conditions exist.
I. Unauthorized Turnon: Where water service has been discontinued for any reason and the water is turned on by the customer or other unauthorized person, the water may then be shut off at the main or the meter removed. The charges for shutting off the water at the main or removing the meter shall be computed at actual cost to the city, plus ten percent (10%). These charges shall be billed to the offending customer, and water shall not be furnished to the premises or customer until such charges are paid and the city has reasonable assurance that the violation will not reoccur.
J. Noncompliance With Regulations: The city may, upon five (5) days' notice, discontinue service to a customer's premises for failure to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations. If an emergency exists as a result of the customer's action or failure to comply with these rules and regulations, the city may immediately discontinue service without notice to the customer. Notice shall be made to the customer as quickly as the emergency permits. (Ord. 2004-3, 9-23-2004)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See chapter 10-5 of this title. |