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In addition to all other remedies, if a customer shall for any reason remain indebted to the Municipality for water service furnished, such amount due, together with any rents and charges in arrears, shall be considered a delinquent water rent which is hereby declared to be a lien upon the real estate for which the same was used. The Municipal Clerk shall notify in writing or cause to be notified in writing all owners of premises or their agents whenever their tenants or lessees are thirty (30) days or more delinquent in the payment of water rent, and shall report to the Governing Body at the next regular meeting the unpaid account with a description of the premises on which it was used. The report shall be examined and if approved by the Governing Body, shall be certified by the Municipal Clerk to the County Clerk and County Treasurer to be collected as a special tax in the manner provided by law. (Amended by Ord. Nos. 646, 3/7/95; 867, 12/4/12)
No consumer shall supply water to other families, or allow them to take water from his premise, nor after water is supplied into a building shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premise for alteration, extension, or attachment without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through said meter to cause the meter to register inaccurately. (Ref. 17-537 RS Neb.)
The Governing Body or the Utilities Superintendent may order a reduction in the use of water or shut off the water on any premise in the event of a water shortage due to fire or other good and sufficient cause. The Municipality shall not be liable for any damages caused by shutting off the supply of water of any consumer while the system or any part thereof is undergoing repairs or when there is a shortage of water due to circumstances over which the Municipality has no control. (Ref. 17-537 RS Neb.)
All hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires are hereby declared to be public hydrants, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than members of the Municipal Fire Department under the orders of the Fire Chief, or the Assistant Fire Chief; or members of the Water Department to open or attempt to open any of the hydrants and draw water from the same, or in any manner to interfere with the hydrants.
All persons whose property abuts a water main that is now or hereafter may be laid shall be required, upon notice by the Governing Body, to hook-up with the Municipal Water System; provided, all new construction begun after the effective date of this section shall always hook-up to the Municipal Water System. The owner of any property which has an existing structure which is served by an existing private well, may upon annexation of said real estate, request that the connection requirement be deferred until the earlier of such time as (1) the well requires replacement, or (2) the property is no longer owned by the current owners. Each property owner requesting such deferral shall submit a written request together with the municipality, which shall included the name and address of the owner or owners; the legal description of the real estate; and an agreement that the water system must be connected to the municipal service upon the earlier of the sale or transfer of ownership of the real estate by deed, operation of law, or otherwise, or at such time as the well is in need of replacement. (Ord. No. 809, 6/3/08)
The Utilities Superintendent, or his duly authorized agents, shall have free access, at any reasonable time, to all parts of each premise and building to, or in which, water is delivered for the purpose of examining the pipes, fixtures, and other portions of the system to ascertain whether there is any disrepair or unnecessary waste of water. (Ref. 17-537 RS Neb.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly break, injure, or deface any building, machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment, or appurtenance of the Municipal Water Department. No person may deposit anything in a stop box or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned property without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent.
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