§ 52.15 INSPECTION.

   The Utilities Superintendent, or his or her duly authorized agents, shall have free access, at any reasonable time, to all parts of each premises and building to, or in which, water is delivered for the purpose of examining the pipes, fixtures and other portions of the system to ascertain whether there is any disrepair or unnecessary waste of water.

(Prior Code, § 3-117)

Statutory reference:

   Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537

§ 52.16 REPORTS TO UTILITIES SUPERINTENDENT.

   It shall be the duty of the municipality to report to the Utilities Superintendent all cases of leakage and waste in the use of water and all violations of this code relating to the Water Department. They shall have the additional duty of enforcing the observance of all such regulations.

(Prior Code, § 3-118)

§ 52.17 DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly break, injure or deface any building, machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment or appurtenance of the Municipal Water Department. No person may deposit anything in a stop box or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned property without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent.

(Prior Code, § 3-119) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 52.18 PLUMBING; LICENSE REQUIRED; TIME.

   (A)   Licensed plumber. It shall be unlawful for any plumber or pipefitter to do any work upon any of the pipes or appurtenances of the system of waterworks, or to make any connection with or extension of the supply pipes of any consumer taking water from said system until such plumber or pipefitter shall have first procured a license or permit from the municipality. All plumbing shall be done in the manner required by the Utilities Superintendent. Said licensed plumber shall be at all times subject to the inspection and approval of the Utilities Superintendent, and it shall be further unlawful to cover or conceal willfully any defective or unsatisfactory plumbing work.

(Prior Code, § 3-120)

   (B)   Time. All taps or plumbing work done on or to the municipal water system shall be done between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

(Prior Code, § 3-121)

Penalty, see § 10.99

Statutory reference:

   Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537

§ 52.19 STOP AND WASTE COCKS.

   There shall be a stop and waste cock attached to every supply pipe at a point in the building so as to permit water being turned off in frosty weather and the pipes being emptied.

(Prior Code, § 3-123)