(A) The city shall have the right to shut off the supply of water and/or sewer service at any time to make repairs, improvements, enforce rules or for any operating reason. Where possible, a reasonable notice of the circumstances will be given to the customers, but in an emergency, water and sewer service may be shut off without notice. The city shall not be held responsible or liable because of any shutoff, discontinuance or service, failure of any part of the system, for concentration of water or for any direct or resultant damages to any person, company or customer.
(B) In the event of the discontinuance, water and/or sewer services shall not be renewed until the city authorities have determined it is in the best interest of the customer to restore the service. In no case shall the customer turn on his own service. The turning on or shutting off of valves will be done by the city. Where the nature of the customer’s operations are such that an interruption of service might create a hazard or large economic loss, the customer shall provide facilities for standby at his or her discretion.
(C) Any customer with critical water requirements must have an alternate water source. Failure to provide it shall be consideration a violation of customer rules and loss or damages resulting therefrom shall be the responsibility of the customer. Those customers shall include, but not be limited to, manufacturers, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, greenhouses, hatcheries or any other building or business which might suffer any type of loss due to interruption of water or sewer service.
(D) The city expressly stipulates with all customers and other persons who may be affected by the discontinuance of service that it will neither insure nor be responsible or liable in any manner for any loss or damages, direct or indirect, by reason of fire or any other cause and all water and sewer service furnished also shall be conditional upon acts of God, inevitable accidents, failure of supply, fire, strikes, riots or any other causes.
(Ord. O-82-1, passed 2-1-82; Am. Ord. O-88-5, passed 4-18-88; Am. Ord. O-97-7, passed 6-16-97)