Carlsbad Municipal Code Ch. 2.16 Connections and Installations of Service

A. For District. An angle meter stop valve shall be installed on the immediate upstream side of the meter which shall be paid for by the customer per the fee established by the Board. The angle meter stop valve shall be the property of the District and the District shall have exclusive use and control of the angle meter stop valve.

B. For Customer. Water customers shall be provided with a ball valve to be installed on the immediate downstream side of the meter for the customer's own protection. The ball valve described in this subsection shall be installed at the customer's own expense and must be accessible to District employees.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

No sewer pipe, gas pipe, electrical conduit, or any other service pipe or storm drain shall be installed or maintained nearer than ten feet parallel to any District water service connection, meter, or water pipeline without obtaining prior approval from the District. Under no circumstance shall a sewer pipe, gas pipe, electrical conduit, or any other service pipe be installed closer than five feet clear from the water service connection, meter, or water pipeline.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

The District shall, at its own expense, make all repairs necessary to water pipelines, service connections, and meters. The District shall make no repair or do any work whatsoever on the service connection beyond the meter. Any repair, including parts and labor, made necessary by any acts of negligence or carelessness of the customer, or other persons, shall be charged to and collected from the customer, or the person responsible for such work beyond the meter.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

The District reserves the right to shut off the water or recycled water supply to any premises at any time without notice for the purpose of making repairs, extensions or other necessary purposes, or for any violation of this title.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

It is unlawful for any person to draw water from any pipeline or service connection of the District directly into any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump, or similar apparatus. If a customer desires water from the District to be used in any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump, or similar apparatus, the customer must first apply in writing to the District for permission. If granted by the Executive Manager or designee, the customer must provide a tank or reservoir of the capacity as required by any code adopted by the City or District standards. No tank or reservoir shall be installed or used unless and until the plans and specifications have been examined and approved in writing by the Public Works Director or designee.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

Before any water will be supplied by the District to any person which requires a connection from the District water pipeline to any real property, the owner or occupant of the property shall make a written application for service and service connection and a right-of-way permit to the City's Engineering Department.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

Upon the applicant for water service having complied with all requirements for written application for service and right-of-way permit, the District will authorize the installation of the water service from the pipeline to the property described in the written application and the City will issue the right-of-way permit, subject to the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations of the Board.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

A. No water shall be served to two or more parcels of property separately owned through a common service connection and meter.

B. When more than one building is placed on the same parcel of property, then each building shall have at least one service connection and meter.

C. When a multi-ownership residential, commercial, or industrial building is placed on the same parcel of property and each is conducting a separately established residence or business, a separate service connection and meter shall be installed for each ownership unit in the building. The cost of such service connection and meter installation shall be paid by the owner or party receiving water service. For good cause shown, the Public Works Director may allow a single service connection and meter to a multi-ownership building to provide service to more than one residential, or commercial/office condominium on a case-by-case basis. However, the size of the service connection and meter shall be determined based on the combined fixture units of all residential or commercial/office condominiums served by the meter. In cases where the Public Works Director allows a single service connection and meter to a multi-ownership building, there shall be recorded a deed restriction or other such document as approved by the Public Works Director and General Counsel. The recorded deed restriction shall inform future unit owners that each and every residential or commercial/office unit in the building on the property is served by a single service connection and meter. The recorded deed restriction shall also state that if the water bill is not paid by the party or entity responsible for paying the monthly water service charges to the District for the respective building, the District may, at its discretion, shut off the water service to such multi-ownership building in accordance with District rules and regulations. In addition, a multi-ownership building with a single service connection and meter shall install a private sub-meter for each separately established residence or business.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

Service will be discontinued and water service shut off by the District within forty-eight hours of receiving a written request to discontinue water service from the property owner or customer of record.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

It is unlawful for any person to turn on the water or recycled water after the same has been turned off by District or City.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

A. Any person or contractor who wishes to use water in construction work where connections must be made, other than through an existing meter, shall file a written application for a water meter permit with the City's Engineering Department. No person or contractor may connect to any water pipeline, fire hydrant, or otherwise use water from these sources without a written permit issued for such use. Before issuing such permit, the applicant for such connection shall deposit an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the temporary construction meter.

B. If the deposit is later determined to be insufficient to cover the actual cost to replace the meter, the applicant must pay any outstanding balance upon the applicant's return of the meter to the District.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

It is unlawful for any person to supply water to any other person other than the occupants of the premises of the customer without written approval of the Public Works Director.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)

All applicants for water service must accept the conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the distribution system at the location of the water service connection and shall hold the District or City harmless from all damage arising from low pressure or high pressure conditions or interruptions of service.

(Ord. 51, 10/7/2025)