Chapter 31 — WATER — Escondido Municipal Code

§ 31-1. Definitions.¶

§ 31-2. Cutoff of water supply—Conditions—Turn-on prerequisites.¶

§ 31-3. Access to consumer's premises for enforcement purposes.¶

§ 31-4. City's liability for interrupting water supply.¶

§ 31-5. City's liability for water damage.¶

§ 31-6. Reservation of right to shut off water in mains.¶

§ 31-7. Application for service required; applicant considered consumer.¶

§ 31-8. Conditions to granting application, furnishing water.¶

§ 31-9. (Reserved)¶

§ 31-10. Disposition of deposits.¶

§ 31-11. Connection charges for consumers in city.¶

§ 31-12. Connection charge credits.¶

§ 31-13. Extension of mains to provide service; deposit required.¶

§ 31-14. Contract in lieu of deposit to cover water extensions.¶

§ 31-15. Refund to consumer requesting original extension.¶

§ 31-16. Authority to change meter rates.¶

§ 31-17. Clerk to certify, publish resolution changing meter rates.¶

§ 31-18. Allowances, rebates in rates charged.¶

§ 31-19. Late payment charge.¶

§ 31-20. Discontinuance for nonpayment.¶

§ 31-21. Payment of delinquencies prerequisite to restoring service.¶

§ 31-22. Reinstatement fee.¶

§ 31-23. Monthly rates.¶

§ 31-24. Primary water service charge.¶

§ 31-25. Additional water availability charge.¶

§ 31-26. Meter rates for fire protection facilities.¶

§ 31-27. Charge for consumption when meter not registering.¶

§ 31-28. Minimum service charge to be made upon noncontinuous use of water.¶

§ 31-29. Full rates to be charged pending notice to discontinue service.¶

§ 31-30. Creation of water department fund; segregation of funds.¶

§ 31-31. Ownership of meters, pipes; city's maintenance responsibility.¶

§ 31-32. Consumer's responsibility to maintain meters.¶

§ 31-33. Consumer's duty to maintain service pipes, etc.¶

§ 31-34. Consumer to provide stopcock.¶

§ 31-35. City to supply stopcock.¶

§ 31-36. Use of meters required.¶

§ 31-37. Location of meter.¶

§ 31-38. Right to have meter tested.¶

§ 31-39. Application for meter test; deposit required.¶

§ 31-40. Duty to test meter.¶

§ 31-41. Frequency of meter tests.¶

§ 31-42. Replacement of defective meter, reimbursement of testing fee.¶

§ 31-43. Time for reading meters.¶

§ 31-44. Copy of meter reading to appear on bill.¶

§ 31-45. Taking water from fire protection facilities; penalty.¶

§ 31-46. Supplying water to person whose water turned off.¶

§ 31-47. Use of water during fire alarms.¶

§ 31-48. Obstruction of access to meters, hydrants, stopcocks.¶

§ 31-49. (Repealed)¶

§ 31-50. Adoption of county water and water supply regulations.¶

§ 31-51. Surcharges prohibited; regulation by city council.¶

§ 31-52. Violation; penalty.¶

§ 31-60. Office created.¶

§ 31-61. Eligibility of director of finance to hold office.¶

§ 31-62. To perform duties prescribed by council.¶

§ 31-63. Duty to receive moneys, issue receipts for moneys received.¶

§ 31-64. Duty to maintain records of receipts for moneys received; destruction of records.¶

§ 31-65. To maintain records of receipts, disbursements of water department.¶

§ 31-66. Duty to pay over moneys collected.¶

§ 31-100. Purpose and intent.¶

§ 31-101. Definitions.¶

§ 31-102. State reporting.¶

§ 31-103. General standards.¶

§ 31-104. Standards for water wells.¶

§ 31-105. Standards for cathodic protection wells.¶

§ 31-106. Nuisances—Investigation.¶

§ 31-107. Same—Order to abate.¶

§ 31-108. Same—Appeal from order of abatement.¶

§ 31-109. Same—Abatement by county health officer.¶

§ 31-110. Payment of costs.¶

§ 31-111. Penalties.¶

§ 31-112. Construction, repair, reconstruction and destruction of wells; acts prohibited.¶

§ 31-1. Definitions.¶

§ 31-2. Cutoff of water supply—Conditions—Turn-on prerequisites.¶

§ 31-3. Access to consumer's premises for enforcement purposes.¶

§ 31-4. City's liability for interrupting water supply.¶

§ 31-5. City's liability for water damage.¶

§ 31-6. Reservation of right to shut off water in mains.¶

§ 31-7. Application for service required; applicant considered consumer.¶

§ 31-8. Conditions to granting application, furnishing water.¶

§ 31-9. (Reserved)¶

§ 31-10. Disposition of deposits.¶

§ 31-11. Connection charges for consumers in city.¶

§ 31-12. Connection charge credits.¶

§ 31-13. Extension of mains to provide service; deposit required.¶

§ 31-14. Contract in lieu of deposit to cover water extensions.¶

§ 31-15. Refund to consumer requesting original extension.¶

§ 31-16. Authority to change meter rates.¶

§ 31-17. Clerk to certify, publish resolution changing meter rates.¶

§ 31-18. Allowances, rebates in rates charged.¶

§ 31-19. Late payment charge.¶

§ 31-20. Discontinuance for nonpayment.¶

§ 31-21. Payment of delinquencies prerequisite to restoring service.¶

§ 31-22. Reinstatement fee.¶

§ 31-23. Monthly rates.¶

§ 31-24. Primary water service charge.¶

§ 31-25. Additional water availability charge.¶

§ 31-26. Meter rates for fire protection facilities.¶

§ 31-27. Charge for consumption when meter not registering.¶

§ 31-28. Minimum service charge to be made upon noncontinuous use of water.¶

§ 31-29. Full rates to be charged pending notice to discontinue service.¶

§ 31-30. Creation of water department fund; segregation of funds.¶

§ 31-31. Ownership of meters, pipes; city's maintenance responsibility.¶

§ 31-32. Consumer's responsibility to maintain meters.¶

§ 31-33. Consumer's duty to maintain service pipes, etc.¶

§ 31-34. Consumer to provide stopcock.¶

§ 31-35. City to supply stopcock.¶

§ 31-36. Use of meters required.¶

§ 31-37. Location of meter.¶

§ 31-38. Right to have meter tested.¶

§ 31-39. Application for meter test; deposit required.¶

§ 31-40. Duty to test meter.¶

§ 31-41. Frequency of meter tests.¶

§ 31-42. Replacement of defective meter, reimbursement of testing fee.¶

§ 31-43. Time for reading meters.¶

§ 31-44. Copy of meter reading to appear on bill.¶

§ 31-45. Taking water from fire protection facilities; penalty.¶

§ 31-46. Supplying water to person whose water turned off.¶

§ 31-47. Use of water during fire alarms.¶

§ 31-48. Obstruction of access to meters, hydrants, stopcocks.¶

§ 31-49. (Repealed)¶

§ 31-50. Adoption of county water and water supply regulations.¶

§ 31-51. Surcharges prohibited; regulation by city council.¶

§ 31-52. Violation; penalty.¶

§ 31-60. Office created.¶

§ 31-61. Eligibility of director of finance to hold office.¶

§ 31-62. To perform duties prescribed by council.¶

§ 31-63. Duty to receive moneys, issue receipts for moneys received.¶

§ 31-64. Duty to maintain records of receipts for moneys received; destruction of records.¶

§ 31-65. To maintain records of receipts, disbursements of water department.¶

§ 31-66. Duty to pay over moneys collected.¶

§ 31-100. Purpose and intent.¶

§ 31-101. Definitions.¶

§ 31-102. State reporting.¶

§ 31-103. General standards.¶

§ 31-104. Standards for water wells.¶

§ 31-105. Standards for cathodic protection wells.¶

§ 31-106. Nuisances—Investigation.¶

§ 31-107. Same—Order to abate.¶

§ 31-108. Same—Appeal from order of abatement.¶

§ 31-109. Same—Abatement by county health officer.¶

§ 31-110. Payment of costs.¶

§ 31-111. Penalties.¶

§ 31-112. Construction, repair, reconstruction and destruction of wells; acts prohibited.¶

§ 31-113. Permits.¶

§ 31-114. Persons authorized to perform work.¶

§ 31-115. Inspections.¶

§ 31-116. Expiration of permit.¶

§ 31-117. Extension of permit.¶

§ 31-118. Revocation or suspension.¶

§ 31-119. Log of well.¶

§ 31-200. Generally.¶