(A) The Utility Department is hereby authorized to enter into bulk water sales agreements that are in a form approved by the Town Attorney or the Trafalgar Town Council.
(B) No person, business, or other entity other than personnel of the town, the Utility Department, Fire Department, or other person as may be specifically authorized in writing by the Utility Department shall operate or tamper with any fire hydrant on the Trafalgar water distribution system. Unauthorized hydrant use or tampering with a fire hydrant, or violation of a bulk water sales agreement, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,500, and if the violator is a party to, or agent of a party to, a bulk water sales agreement, shall be subject to revocation of the right to access bulk water under the bulk water sales agreement for a period of one year.
(C) The town reserves the right to refuse bulk water sales if in its sole discretion the sale of bulk water would harm Trafalgar’s water system, in the event of a water shortage, or at any other time as may be determined necessary by the Utility Department or the Town Council.
(D) The actions of the town and Utility Department staff working under the provisions of this section are deemed to be in accordance with town policy.
(E) Any town or Department policy in effect contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed void. Any portion of this section that may later be deemed invalid shall not affect the remaining provisions.
(Ord. 2022-005, passed 7-28-2022)