(a) Where water is shut off in any section of the city by reason of accident or necessity of repair, the water department shall endeavor to give timely notice to the consumers affected, and shall, so far as practicable, use its best efforts to prevent and minimize inconvenience and damage arising from such shutoff; but the failure to give such notice shall not render the city responsible or liable in damages for any inconvenience, injury or loss which may result from such shutoff.
(b) If, for any reason, except on the initial installation and connection, water service is resumed or turned on for a user, the user shall first pay the required turn-on charge.
(c) No person shall tamper with, disconnect, bypass, replace, alter or interfere with any city meter, or engage in any act to obtain free service or reduced water service rates without the express consent of the city manager. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(d) Where premises are connected to at least one meter which measures the flow of water, the waste of which is directly or indirectly discharged to the city's publicly owned treatment works, the owner may install a second meter connection so as to measure only water drawn from outside faucets which does not flow as waste to the city's publicly owned treatment works. This meter shall be purchased at cost from the city, or a source approved by the city, installed under city permit, inspected, and maintained in good working order, all at the owner's sole expense.
(Ord. No. 144, 5-16-2005; Ord. 222, § 48, 12-3-2018)