(a) Rates. All persons using or consuming water taken from city mains shall pay for such service in accordance with the tariff from time to time fixed by the Council and filed with the state’s Public Service Commission.
(b) Discontinuance of service upon nonpayment of water bill. The city is hereby authorized to discontinue the supply of water to any consumer who fails to pay water bills as required; provided, that the city shall not discontinue the water supply of any consumer for failure to pay bills without the City Treasurer first having diligently tried to induce the consumer to pay such bills and until after at least 24 hours’ written notice to the consumer.
(c) Refusal of service to property when bill unpaid for other property under same ownership. Any person owning or occupying property in the city on which water taken from city mains is used or consumed for which there are unpaid water bills outstanding may, within the discretion of the Mayor or the City Council, be refused future water service at any other location served by city water until such bills are paid.
Cross-reference:
See also the State Public Service Commission Rules
Editor’s note:
The current schedule of rates can be found in Article 936.