A. Use Without Payment: It shall be unlawful to utilize the city water or sewer system without paying therefor, as herein provided, or, without authority, to open any fire hydrant, stopcock, valve or other fixtures attached to the system of water supply unless it is done pursuant to proper application, agreement or resolution. It shall be unlawful to injure, deface or impair any part or appurtenance of the water or sewer system, or to cast anything into any reservoir or tank belonging to the water system. (1989 Code § 14-120)
B. Turning On Water After Being Turned Off: It shall be unlawful for any person, after the water has been turned off from the premises for nonpayment of water charges or other violation of the ordinances, rules, regulations or resolutions pertaining to the water supply, to turn on or allow the water to be turned on or used without authority from the city. (1989 Code § 14-122)
C. Separate Connections: It shall be unlawful for two (2) or more families or service users, with the exception of approved accessory dwelling units contained on the same single property, to be supplied from the same service pipe, connection or water meter, unless special permission for such combination usage has been granted by the governing body and the premises served is owned by the same owner. In all such cases, a failure on the part of any one of the users to comply with this subsection shall warrant a withholding of a supply of water through the service connections until compliance or payment has been made, and in any event, the property owner shall be primarily liable to the city for all water services utilized on all such premises. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the power of the city to require separate pipes, connections or meters at a subsequent time. (1989 Code § 14-123)
D. Unauthorized Users: It shall be unlawful for any water service user to permit any person from other premises or any unauthorized person to use or obtain water services regularly from the users premises or water facility, either outside or inside the premises. (1989 Code § 14-124)
E. Period For Visitors: Individuals visiting the premises of any authorized user in a recreational vehicle, not including a mobile home, and continuing to live therein during the period of visitation, may receive water service from service pipes or facilities of the host during the visitation period, which shall not exceed one month. Continued use thereafter shall be deemed unauthorized and violative of the provisions of this chapter relating to separate connections and unauthorized use. (1989 Code § 14-125)
F. Pipes Kept In Good Repair: All users of water services shall keep their service pipes and connections and other apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense. No person, except under the direction of the public works department, shall be allowed to dig into the street for the purpose of laying, removing or repairing any service pipe. (1989 Code § 14-126)
G. Quality Of Service Pipe:
1. All service and other pipe used in conjunction with the water services of the city shall be of such material, quality and specifications as the governing body may by resolution provide, and shall be installed at such distances belowground as may be specified by regulations relating to the water department. All work, alterations or extensions affecting water pipes shall be subject to the acceptance of the city, and no connections with any water mains shall be made without first obtaining a permit.
2. No consumer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes across lots or buildings to adjoining premises without permission from the city and subject to such requirements relating to controls as may be imposed. (1989 Code § 14-127)
H. Faulty Equipment: It shall be unlawful for any water user to:
1. Waste water;
2. Allow water to be wasted by stops, taps, valves, leaky joints or pipes, or to allow tanks or watering troughs to leak or overflow;
3. Run water wastefully from hydrants, faucets or stops, or through basins, water closets, urinals, sinks or other apparatus; or
4. Use water for purposes other than for those which applied, or to use water in the violation of the rules and regulations for controlling the water supply. (1989 Code § 14-128)
I. Sprinkling Vehicles: Vehicles for sprinkling shall be regulated and controlled by the water department. (1989 Code § 14-129)
J. Water Not Supplied For Motors, Syphons, Etc.: No water shall be supplied from the pipes of the city water system for the purpose of driving motor, syphon turbine, or other wheels, or any hydraulic engines, or elevators, or for driving or propelling machinery of any kind whatsoever, nor shall any license be granted or issued for any such purpose. (1989 Code § 14-132)
K. Building And Plumbing Code Requirements: Permission to connect with the city water system shall not be given unless the plumbing in the house or building to be connected meets the provisions of the international codes adopted by the city. (1989 Code § 14-140; amd. 2012 Code; Ord. 2022-03, 6-7-2022)