(a) When temporary water service is requested, it may be permitted on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Utilities. If approved, water service may be obtained from other water service mains, under sixteen (16) inches in size, on a temporary basis, at the customer's own full expense.
(b) Before application for a temporary water service shall be granted, the applicant shall execute an agreement approved by the Director of Public Service. The agreement shall be recorded with the City Law Department with a copy on file with the Division of Water. The agreement shall contain the following provisions:
(1) The service shall be installed in accordance with instructions from the Division of Water.
(2) Only the premises stipulated in the agreement shall be served.
(3) Traffic crossing shall be ramped or buried to facilitate the crossing of the temporary water line.
(4) The temporary service option is not available during freezing temperatures.
(c) Temporary water service pipe shall be laid in the public right-of-way whenever possible or in recorded permanent easements only. Water service shall be discontinued whenever the status of permanent easements is changed.
(d) When a water service main is constructed in the street in front of the premises served by the temporary service, the temporary service must be discontinued and connection made to such water service main, which must be agreed to in writing before a temporary water service is authorized.
(e) When a water service main is petitioned for, all eligible premises served by temporary private services shall be counted as signers of the petition, the customer receiving the temporary water service agreeing beforehand to sign and support such petitions for water service mains.
(Ord. 151-23. Passed 7-17-23.)