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Art. I. In General, §§ 27-1--27-27
Art. II. Rates and Charges, §§ 27-28--27-59
Art. III. Citizens' Water Advisory Committee, §§ 27-60--27-65
Art. IV. Groundwater Consultant Board, §§ 27-66--27-69
Art. V. Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control, §§ 27-70--27-89
Art. VI. Emergency Water Conservation Response, §§ 27-90--27-99
Art VII. Water Consumer Protection Act, §§ 27-100--27-109
Art VIII. Drought Preparedness and Response Plan, §§ 27-110--27-119
Article I. In General
Sec. 27-1. The superintendent of water also known as director of the water department to oversee city water services.
Sec. 27-2. Duty of superintendent to inspect, make repairs.
Sec. 27-3. Superintendent to report violations; prosecution by city manager.
Sec. 27-4. Superintendent to control water supply; notice of shutting off pipelines.
Sec. 27-5. Superintendent subject to city manager and mayor and council.
Sec. 27-6. Supervision of charges and collections.
Sec. 27-7. Receipts to be deposited in water utility fund.
Sec. 27-8. Taps, connections to be by department; exception.
Sec. 27-9. Application for service required; payment of charges prerequisite to service; deposits; amount; refund, utility service bond.
Sec. 27-10. "Premises" defined, separate connections required; appeal.
Sec. 27-11. Installations, repairs by individual prohibited.
Sec. 27-12. City not liable for damages; stopcock required.
Sec. 27-13. Turning on water without authority.
Sec. 27-14. Authority to withhold water for violations.
Sec. 27-15. Waste or unreasonable use of water; violation declared a civil infraction.
Sec. 27-16. Interfering with, tampering with water facilities; removing water; violation declared a civil infraction.
Sec. 27-16.1. Turning on water without authority; interfering with, tampering with water facilities; removing water; minimum penalty; subsequent conviction.
Sec. 27-16.2. Permit for construction water.
Sec. 27-17. Damaging, defacing water facilities.
Sec. 27-18. Use of device to bypass metering of water prohibited; civil infraction; minimum penalty; persons liable.
Sec. 27-19. Installation of ultra-low-flush water closets in low income owner-occupied housing.
Secs. 27-20--27-27. Reserved.
Article II. Rates and Charges
Sec. 27-28. Established by mayor and council.
Sec. 27-29. Liability of customer of record or property owner for charges.
Sec. 27-30. Service charge.
Sec. 27-31. Definitions.
Sec. 27-32. Charges for water service.
Sec. 27-32.1. Monthly reclaimed water service charges.
Sec. 27-33. Monthly potable water service charges.
Sec. 27-34. Charges for fire protection service.
Sec. 27-35. Charges for installation of water service connections.
Sec. 27-36. System equity, Central Arizona Project, and areas-specific fees.
Sec. 27-37. Agreements for construction of water facilities authorized.
Sec. 27-38. Provisions for refund of cost of water mains or water facilities installed by private contract under certain conditions authorized.
Sec. 27-38.1. Provisions for refund of cost of water mains or facilities funded and installed by the city under certain conditions authorized.
Sec. 27-39. Reserved.
Sec. 27-40. Sales taxes and in-lieu-of franchise taxes.
Sec. 27-41. Accommodation and standby water service.
Sec. 27-42. Temporary services authorized; conditions; rates.
Sec. 27-43. Charge when meter not registering properly.
Sec. 27-44. Charge when meter removed.
Sec. 27-45. Charge for water used for public works or improvements.
Sec. 27-46. Charge for water used in flooding excavations.
Sec. 27-47. Water charges when not otherwise provided.
Sec. 27-48. Liability for charges where one service pipe serves multiple premises.
Sec. 27-49. When and where bills due and payable.
Sec. 27-50. Discontinuing service for non-payment of water bill; customer right to dispute account balance.
Sec. 27-51. Resuming service after discontinued for nonpayment or violations.
Sec. 27-52. Customer service relief and courtesy adjustments.
Sec. 27-53. Pre-annexation and development agreement fees.
Sec. 27-54. Returned checks.
Sec. 27-55. Monthly green stormwater infrastructure fee.
Secs. 27-56--27-59. Reserved.
Article III. Citizens' Water Advisory Committee
Sec. 27-60. Creation.
Sec. 27-61. Functions and purposes.
Sec. 27-62. Membership composition, terms and qualifications.
Sec. 27-63. Committee organization.
Sec. 27-64. Committee reports.
Sec. 27-65. Limitation of powers.
Article IV. Groundwater Consultant Board
Sec. 27-66. Creation.
Sec. 27-67. Functions and purposes.
Sec. 27-68. Selection and compensation of consultants.
Sec. 27-69. Limitation of powers.
Article V. Backflow Prevention and Cross-connection Control
Sec. 27-70. Definitions.
Sec. 27-71. Purpose and application.
Sec. 27-72. Backflow prevention required.
Sec. 27-73. Hazard potential.
Sec. 27-74. Backflow prevention methods; list.
Sec. 27-75. Backflow prevention methods required.
Sec. 27-76. Backflow assembly installation requirements.
Sec. 27-77. Installation of backflow prevention assemblies for fire systems.
Sec. 27-78. Inspections.
Sec. 27-79. Permit.
Sec. 27-80. Test, inspection, notification, maintenance, records.
Sec. 27-81. Determination, modification or waiver of backflow prevention requirements.
Sec. 27-82. Discontinuance of water service.
Sec. 27-83. Administrative appeal.
Sec. 27-84. Violation a civil infraction.
Sec. 27-85. Reserved.
Sec. 27-86. Fees.
Secs. 27-87--27-89. Reserved.
Article VI. Emergency Water Conservation Response
Sec. 27-90. Purpose.
Sec. 27-91. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 27-92. Application.
Sec. 27-93. Declaration of water emergency authorized.
Sec. 27-94. Implementation, termination.
Sec. 27-95. Mandatory emergency water conservation measures.
Sec. 27-96. Variances.
Sec. 27-97. Violation.
Sec. 27-98. Enforcement.
Sec. 27-99. Definitions.
Article VII. Water Consumer Protection Act
Sec. 27-100. Method.
Sec. 27-101. Exception.
Sec. 27-102. Recharge.
Sec. 27-103. Definitions.
Secs. 27-104--27-109. Reserved.
Article VIII. Drought Preparedness and Response Plan
Sec. 27-110. Purpose.
Sec. 27-111. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 27-112. Application.
Sec. 27-113. Declaration of drought response stages, implementation, termination.
Sec. 27-114. Triggers for each drought response stage.
Sec. 27-115. Response actions for each drought response stage.
Sec. 27-116. Variances.
Sec. 27-117. Violation.
Sec. 27-118. Enforcement.
Sec. 27-119. Definitions.