The rules and regulations hereinafter fixed shall be a part of the contract with every user supplied by the department of water of the city, and every user, by taking water, shall be considered as bound thereby to observe and accept said rules and regulations:
Rule One: No more than one dwelling house or building shall be supplied with water from the water system from the same service pipe, and each water user shall have a separate curb or shutoff cock. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code)
Rule Two: The water bill shall become due as provided in section 3-3-10 of this chapter, and any consumer refusing or neglecting to pay his bill as provided in said section shall be deprived of the use of water, and it is hereby constituted the duty of the city to shut off the water supply to such customer until such time as all past due bills are fully paid and the service charge as provided in subsection 3-5-1A2 of this title is paid for the restoration of the water service. (Ord., 12-4-1989; amd. 2009 Code)
Rule Three: No water consumer of the city shall permit any other person not residing on the premises for which a permit was issued to use water from his service pipe or connection.
Rule Four: Every person or property owner to whom shall be granted a permit to tap the water mains shall do so at his own expense and shall furnish all pipe and fittings for his premises. No person shall be permitted to cut through or into the pavement or sewers without a special permit to do so, and any pavement, sewer or sidewalk which is removed or disturbed after obtaining a permit to do so shall be put back by the property owner, and said trench and pavements and sidewalks and sewers shall be maintained and kept in repair by the person to whom the permit is issued for the period of one year. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code; Ord., 5-2-1983)
Rule Five: The person to whom a permit is issued to tap a water main shall take every possible precaution to prevent injury to the persons and property of others during the work of laying said service pipes and installation of taps, goosenecks, curb cocks and curb boxes. All trenches must be lighted at night and protected and must be promptly backfilled as soon as the pipes and fittings are inspected and tested. Liability for injury to persons or property of others due to accidents occurring during the installation of service pipes and fittings shall be that of the person or persons to whom the permit was issued, and neither the city nor any of its officers or agents shall be liable in any way.
Rule Six: The public works director, with the consent of the mayor, may permit any building contractor or other person to take water from the distribution system where said water is to be used only temporarily and for other than domestic or commercial purposes. Wherever practical, a meter shall be temporarily installed to measure the water thus taken and used. All water so taken and used shall be measured by meter, or otherwise, and the person or persons using the same shall pay therefor at the same rates as regular customers or users; provided, however, that where a temporary connection is made to the water distribution system through a fire hydrant or otherwise, the person or persons desiring to use said water shall pay for all necessary plumbing and fittings, together with a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for making such temporary connections. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code; Ord., 5-2-1983; 2009 Code)
Rule Seven: The city council is authorized to make necessary changes in any section of this chapter or any future ordinance and to decide any disputes that may arise. Such changes and decisions shall be final and binding on the city and all parties concerned and shall be assented to by them and become a part of every contract for water between the city and all water customers or water users. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code; Ord., 5-2-1983)
Rule Eight: No permit to use water will be granted to any person who owes the city any back water bill or who owes the city any money and refuses to pay any such back bills or debts.
Rule Nine: No person shall turn on the supply of water to any premises from which the water is or has been turned off on account of nonpayment of water bills, or for any other bills of any kind, without having first obtained a permit from the public works director.
Rule Ten: Whoever, by himself or through any other person acting under his authority, uses or takes water from any part of the water system without license or permit to so do, or who shall open, uncap or cut, or injure any fire hydrant, valve box, stop cock, or any other fixture appertaining to the water system, or who shall let water into or shut off water from any pipes wherever located, without a permit so to do, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code for each offense. This rule shall not be construed to penalize any officer or agent of the city who is acting within the discharge of his duties.
Rule Eleven: Any water customer connected to the sewer system in the city using city water and creating a nuisance by the disposition of sewerage shall be notified by written notice delivered by the public works director to abate same within a specified time, and if failing so to do, the water will be turned off with notice and under the same penalties for turning off the water as obtained for failure to pay water bills when due.
Rule Twelve: For violation of any of the foregoing rules, or for the nonpayment of water bills, the city reserves the right to turn off the water without notice and to forfeit any payments made, and after the water has been turned off from any service pipe on account of nonpayment of water bills or violation of rules, the same will not be turned on again until all back bills and penalties are paid, together with the service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) for reconnecting, and no water will be furnished to any person who is indebted to the city on account of water consumed, materials or repairs. Such charges shall be paid to the water collector, and such sums shall be turned over to the treasurer and accounted for by him in the same manner as his other collections. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code; Ord., 5-2-1983; 2009 Code)
Rule Thirteen: After water is turned on to any premises for which application has been made and granted, no person shall make or employ any other person to make any tap or connection, addition or alteration without the written permit from the public works director as in the first introduction of water in or on the premises. (Ord., 4-2-1929; amd. 1981 Code; Ord., 5-2-1983)
Rule Fourteen: Owners of swimming pools may request the public works director to fill their swimming pools from a hydrant or other primary source of water. Such customers shall pay the straight meter rate for the water thus provided. In addition thereto, the public works director is authorized to impose a two hundred dollar ($200.00) service charge for performing such service. The metered rate for such water service shall not include that portion of the rate attributable to sewer usage. The public works director is hereby authorized to deny persons within the city the right to fill their swimming pool during periods of drought when, in the opinion of the public works director, the city water supply is in jeopardy. (Ord., 9-6-1983; amd. 2009 Code)