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Chapter 37 — WATER

Oceanside Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Oceanside

Sec. 37.1. - Definitions.

Sec. 37.2. - Director to make rules; effect.

Sec. 37.3. - Wasting water; report to water department.

Sec. 37.4. - Check valves.

Sec. 37.5. - Steam boilers, hydraulic elevators, etc.—Generally.

Sec. 37.6. - Same—Pressure recorder.

Sec. 37.7. - Same—Supply tank.

Sec. 37.8. - Reserved.

Sec. 37.9. - Turning water on and off from premises.

Sec. 37.10. - Persons not to interfere with city waterworks.

Sec. 37.11. - Entrance upon private property by employees of the water department.

Sec. 37.12. - Reserved.

Sec. 37.13. - Failure to comply with rules or pay rates; penalty.

Sec. 37.14. - Right of water department to enter premises, install meters and enforce…

Sec. 37.15. - Interference with inspection; stoppage of service, notice required.

Sec. 37.16. - Service of notice of stoppage of water service.

Sec. 37.17. - Length of water service stoppage.

Sec. 37.18. - Liability of city for damage from break.

Sec. 37.19. - Stopcocks—For city.

Sec. 37.20. - Same—For consumers.

Sec. 37.21. - Authority to reduce or turn off water in emergency, for repairs, etc.

Sec. 37.22. - Responsibility for damage resulting from turning off water.

Sec. 37.23. - Director to enforce chapter; help from other departments.

Sec. 37.24. - Reserve fund—Established.

Sec. 37.25. - Same—Use.

Sec. 37.26. - Use of fire line for other than fire purposes.

Sec. 37.27. - Private fire lines, etc.; service connections.

Sec. 37.28. - Shutting off water for nonpayment of connection charges.

Sec. 37.29. - Use of fire hydrants—Generally.

Sec. 37.30. - Temporary construction meter.

Sec. 37.31. - Replacing caps on fire hydrants.

Sec. 37.32. - Bills for labor, material.

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