The customer shall be liable for damage to a meter, hydrant or other equipment or property owned by the city which is caused by an act or omission by the customer, tenants or agents. The damage shall include, but is not limited to, the breaking or destruction of seals and damage to a meter that may result from hot water or steam from a boiler or heater on the customer’s premises. The city shall be reimbursed by the customer for any and all such damage. No person shall tamper or interfere with city water mains, hydrants, meters or other water service devices.
(Prior Code, § 3.05.270) (Ord. 260, passed 4-5-1999; Ord. 274, passed 6-26-2000; Ord. 275, passed 6-5-2000; Ord. 287, passed 4-16-2001; Ord. 294, passed 7-1-2002; Ord. 313, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 318, passed 7-19-2004) Penalty, see § 52.999