The following rules and regulations for the customer of water are hereby established:
(A) No water shall be furnished or supplied to any consumer for any purpose whatever, until such consumer shall make application therefor. Said application shall state the location of the premises to be served and the use to which the water will be put, and effective December 1, 2008, every applicant not a property owner shall file with such application, a deposit of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (Ord. 1395, 10-27-2008)
(B) No water consumer may supply water to other families or allow them to take it, except for use on the premises and for purposes specified in the application, nor after water is introduced into any building or upon any premises shall any person make or employ any other person to make any tap, or connection with the work upon the premises for alterations, repairs, extensions or attachments without a written permit therefor to be issued by the superintendent of the waterworks system.
(C) The city reserves the right to shut off water at any time in the mains for the purpose of repairing, cleaning, making connections with or extensions to same, or for the concentrating of water in any part of the city in case of fire; and for restricting the use of the water in case of deficiency in supply. No claim shall be made against the city by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or service cock, or damage arising from shutting off of water for repairing, laying or relaying mains, hydrants or other connections or repairing any part of the water system, or from failure of the water supply or by increasing the water pressure at any time, or from concentration or restricted use of water as above. (Ord. 296)
(D) The water deposit referred to in subsection (A) of this section shall be refunded to the applicant when the applicant is no longer subject to the provisions of subsection (A) of this section; provided, however, that said applicant shall not have any outstanding charges for water and sewer service owing to the city, and the applicant shall notify the city clerk of the applicant's new address. If the applicant has an outstanding water and sewer bill owing to the city, the deposit shall first be applied to the outstanding water and sewer bill and the balance, if any, shall be refunded to the applicant in accordance with the provisions contained herein. If the applicant fails to provide the city clerk with the applicant's new address or a proper forwarding address and, if after diligent inquiry the city clerk is unable to locate a new address for the applicant within a period of three (3) years after the refund in question becomes due to the applicant, the city clerk is then directed to forfeit the deposit and pay the deposit to the general operating fund of the Spring Valley water and sewer system to help defray the expenses of the water and sewer system. (Ord. 682, 12-5-1988)
(E) When the city of Spring Valley determines that there is a water leak between the water shutoff box on public property and the water meter on private property, the city shall give the owner of the private property on which the leak is located, thirty (30) days' notice of the existence of the leak. This notice shall state that the property owner must repair the leak within said thirty (30) day period. If the repair is not done promptly, the city may shut off the water supply to the property after the expiration of the thirty (30) day notice. (Ord. 1472, 8-30-2010)