Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 13.28 Consumers' Responsibility

A. All meters of the department shall be placed outside the property line in the public street or alley whenever practical, and be protected and maintained as a part of the operation of the department.

B. Where a water meter is placed inside the premises of a consumer, provision shall be made for convenient meter reading and repair by representatives of the department. Failure by the consumer to make such provision shall be sufficient cause for the removal of such meter in the option of the superintendent, and the withholding of service until connection is made inside the dedicated street or alley.

C. The city shall in no way whatsoever be responsible for any damage to person or property because of any leakage, breakage or seepage from, or accident or damage to any meter or pipe situated within any private premises, and the city will not be responsible for any leakage, breakage or seepage from any pipe situated between any meter installed on public property and the private premises served thereby, nor shall the city be responsible for any damage, injury or loss occasioned directly or indirectly by the existence of any meter or pipe situated upon private property.

D. Water meters damaged by hot water forced back through the meter from the consumer's system shall be repaired by the department at the expense of the expense of the consumer. Notice shall be served on the consumer to repair the hot water heater or appliance causing such damage to avoid recurrence.

(Prior code § 14-126)

Any officer, foreman or duly authorized representative of the department shall at all times have the right of ingress and egress to the consumers' premises at all reasonable hours for any purpose reasonably connected with the furnishing and conservation of water, and for the inspection of the entire water system upon any premises.

(Prior code § 14-128)