Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 13.07 Water Supply and Interruption of Service

The City will exercise reasonable diligence and care to deliver a continuous and sufficient supply of water under proper pressure. However, the City will not be liable for any loss or damage occasioned by interruption, shortage, or insufficiency of supply.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

For purposes of making repairs or installing improvements to the system, the City has the right to temporarily suspend the delivery of water. Insofar as practicable, repairs or improvements will be performed rapidly, and at times will cause minimal inconvenience to the customers concerned. The City will not be liable for any loss or damage occasioned by suspensions of service.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

The City does not guarantee to maintain any specific water pressure or range of pressures for any service, and no damages relating to pressure will give any right of claim against the City.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

The City Council reserves the right to discontinue water service to any or all premises outside the corporate limits, at any time the City may cease to have an adequate supply of water.

A. Localized improvements.

1. It has been determined improvements to the system are required in certain localized areas to provide the desired level of service for existing and future developments. Applicants for water service in these localized areas shall pay the water connection fees and install the additional improvements required to serve these localized areas, or deposit a proportionate cost share of the improvements or enter into a deferred improvement agreement as required by the City.

2. These localized areas and the requirement for service are listed in Appendix A at the end of Section 14.[1]

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Editor's note: Appendix A is on file in the city offices.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

The City reserves the right to fix the time and rate of flow of all deliveries of water to each customer and, in the event of shortage, to allocate between its customers the water supply from time to time available to the City and to establish such priorities to the available supply the City shall consider necessary and in the public interest.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

If the City finds a customer is wasting water by failing to repair a leak in the customer's water system, by permitting water to run off the customer's premises, or by failing to put water received from the City to reasonable and beneficial use, the City shall notify the customer to cease the waste. If the customer fails to take prompt, reasonable action to stop the waste, the City may, in its sole discretion, suspend delivery of water to the customer or install a device to restrict the flow of water to the customer until the City determines there will be no further waste of water by the customer.

In addition, and at the sole discretion of the City, the City may levy Administrative Citations, as provided for in Chapter 1.15 of the Martinez Municipal Code, of up to $250.00 for a first offense, and up to $500.00 for a second offence for the wasting of water.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)

The City encourages the installation of water conserving landscaping and water-saving devices in plumbing and water conserving appliances.

(Ord. No. 1387 C.S. § 2, 8/19/2015)