(A) The city shall be given permission to enter the water user’s premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading meters, inspecting and keeping them in repair, and/or installing or removing any, or all, of its apparatus used in connection with the supply of water, or for the following reasons:
(1) To make necessary or desirable repairs, or because of leaks, alteration, or extension;
(2) For nonpayment of any bills;
(3) For failure to provide proper security when requested to do so;
(4) For fraudulent use of the water;
(5) For misrepresentation in the application to the city for water service;
(6) When the water user has vacated the premises;
(7) For tampering with the city’s meter or meter connections, or to safeguard the city’s property from damage or further damage;
(8) For reason for health and/or safety;
(9) During the periods of water shortage;
(10) For the purpose of securing compliance with orders issued by civil or military authority;
(11) For any violation of law or contract; or
(12) For annual inspection of water meters.
(B) If the water user fails to allow admittance of the city employees for the purpose for reading the meter, or any other above-stated reason, water service may be discontinued. In the case of the employee being unable to read the meter because of a threatening dog, the city will require that the owner read the remote on the twentieth of the month, and call or deliver that reading to the City Hall. If said action does not take place, the bill will be estimated.
(Prior Code, § 51.035)