(A) Discontinuance of service. The city may discontinue service to any water consumer without notice for necessary repairs or upon notice as provided in § 50.06(G), for nonpayment of charges or violations of rules and regulations affecting utility service, or to remedy leaks as described in division (D) below.
(B) Supply from 1 service.
(1) No more than 1 dwelling or building that is not a mobile home or manufactured home shall be supplied from 1 service connection except by special permission of the Council.
(2) When 2 or more parties are supplied from 1 pipe connected to a service main, each building or part of building separately supplied shall have a separate stop box and a separate meter.
(C) Turning on water, tapping mains. No person except an authorized city employee shall turn on any water supply at the stop box or tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert a stop cock or other appurtenance.
(D) Leak repair.
(1) The consumer/owner shall be responsible for maintaining the service pipe from the main into the building served.
(2) If the consumer/owner fails to repair any leak in a service pipe within 24-hours’ notice by the city, the city may discontinue service.
(3) Water service shall not be restored until $50 has been paid to the city.
(4) When the water waste is great or damage is likely to result from the leak, the city shall discontinue water service immediately, if repair is not begun immediately after notice is given.
(E) Use of fire hydrant. No person other than an authorized city employee shall operate a fire hydrant or interfere in any way with the city water system without first obtaining authority to do so from the Public Works Superintendent.
(F) Private water supply.
(1) No water pipe of the city water supply system shall be connected with any pump, well or tank that is connected with any other source of water supply.
(2) When any like connection is found, the Public Works Superintendent shall notify the owner and request the connection be severed. If the connection is not severed immediately, the city shall discontinue the water service.
(3) Before any connection to the city system is permitted, the Department shall ascertain that no cross connection will exist when the new connection is made.
(G) Restricted hours.
(1) When the Council determines that a water supply shortage threatens the city, it may, by resolution, limit the times, and hours during which city water may be used for sprinkling, irrigation, car washing, air conditioning or other specified uses.
(2) After publication of the resolution or personal notification, no person shall use or permit water to be used in violation of the resolution and any customer who does shall be charged $50 for each day of violation and the charge shall be added to the customer's next water bill.
(3) If the emergency requires immediate compliance with the resolution, the Council may deliver a copy of the resolution to each customer's premises.
(4) Any customer who has received a notice and thereafter uses or permits water to be used in violation of the resolution shall be subject to the charge provided above. Continued violation shall be cause for discontinuance of water service.
(1987 Code, § 302.01)