(a) All customers shall exercise due diligence to prevent the wastage of water in any portion of the system downstream of the curb box, and to this end they shall be charged with the immediate stopping of all leaks and the proper operation of all shut-off cocks included in their installations. At no time shall a customer allow a shut-off cock to remain open and unattended without good use being made thereof.
(b) The Superintendent of the Department of Water and Sewers shall have the authority to prevent such wastage by shutting off service to the premises, immediately in case of emergency, or when practicable, after forty-eight hours notice.
(Ord. 1990-01. Passed 1-2-90.)