Article I — WATER

SECTION:

Division 1. Generally

25-1: Enforcement Of Article

25-2: Right Of Entry For Inspection; Authority To Order Repair Of Defects

25-3: Unauthorized Interference With Water System Generally

25-4: Right To Discontinue Service For Repairs

Division 2. Installation Of Service

25-6: Application For Service Generally; Connection Charges

25-7: Application For Service For Fire Protection

25-8: Guarantee Of Payment Of Water Bills By Property Owners; Authorized Generally; Lien

25-9: Guarantee Of Payment Of Water Bills By Property Owners; Required When Multiple Users Occupy Premises Under Single Ownership

25-10: Deposit; Required When Property Owner Does Not Guarantee Payment Of Bill

25-11: Deposit; Refund

25-12: Limits Of Common Service Generally

25-13: Common Service Unauthorized For Premises Separately Owned

25-13.1: City Not Responsible For Water Damage

25-13.2: Consumer Responsible For Equipment Receiving Water

Division 3. Water Service Rates

25-14: Use Of Meter Required; Exceptions

25-15: Rates Generally

25-16: Water Service Outside City; Rate

25-16.1: Rates For Independent Water Companies

25-16.2: Approval For Water Service Outside City Limits

25-17: Resale Of Water Prohibited

25-18: City Collector To Collect Water Rates; Records; Disposition Of Revenues

25-19: Due Date Of Payments; Penalty For Delinquent Payment

25-20: Method Of Delivery Of Bills

25-21: Shutoff For Nonpayment; Additional Payment To Reconnect; Deposit Required For Consumers

25-22: Disconnection At New Location For Nonpayment At Old Location

25-23: Written Demand For Change In Service Required

25-24: Collection Of Unpaid Water Bill By Suit

Division 4. Meters, Stopcocks And Hydrants

25-25: Two Stopcocks To Be Placed In Each Connection

25-26: Testing And Adjustments To Meters

25-27: Obstruction Of Stopcocks And Hydrants Generally

Division 5. Extension Of Water Mains Generally

25-28: Size And Specifications Generally

25-29: Estimate Of Cost; Application Accompanied By Deposit Of Amount Of Estimate

25-30: Developer Construction Of Facilities

25-31: Cost To Include Cost Of Excavation, Backfill, Fittings, Etc.

25-32: Mains, Fittings, Etc., To Remain Property Of City

25-32.1: Connection Not Made Until Prorated Charge Paid

25-32.2: Construction Of Fire Hydrants And Financing Thereof

25-32.3: Acreage Fee

25-32.4: Cross Connections

Division 6. Water Conservation And Efficiency

25-32A.1: Purpose

25-32A.2: Applicability

25-32A.3: Definitions

25-32A.4: Compliance With Landscape Documentation Package

25-32A.5: Elements Of The Landscape Documentation Package

25-32A.6: Water Efficient Landscape Worksheet

25-32A.7: Soil Management Report

25-32A.8: Landscape Design Plan

25-32A.9: Irrigation Design Plan

25-32A.10: Grading Design Plan

25-32A.11: Certificate Of Completion

25-32A.12: Irrigation Scheduling

25-32A.13: Landscape And Irrigation Maintenance Schedule

25-32A.14: Irrigation Audit, Irrigation Survey, And Irrigation Water Use Analysis

25-32A.15: Irrigation Efficiency

25-32A.16: Recycled Water

25-32A.17: Gray Water Systems

25-32A.18: Stormwater Management And Rainwater Retention

25-32A.19: Public Education

25-32A.20: Irrigation Audit, Irrigation Survey, And Irrigation Water Use Analysis, Existing

25-32A.21: Water Waste Prevention

25-32A.22: Effective Precipitation

25-32A.23: Prescriptive Compliance Option

25-32A.24: Penalties

25-32A.25: Reporting

25-32A.26: Wasteful Use Of Water Prohibited

25-32A.27: City Water Conservation Plan

DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

25-1: ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE:

It shall be unlawful for officials of the city or of the water department to disregard or fail to enforce the provisions of this article in their administration of the same. (Ord. Code § 3534)

25-2: RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR INSPECTION; AUTHORITY TO ORDER REPAIR OF DEFECTS:

The city or its authorized representative shall have authority to enter any premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of inspecting any equipment that may be installed on such premises, when there is reason to believe such installation of equipment is such as to be a hazard to the water system or any portion thereof. The city shall have the authority to order the correction of any faulty installation, or to order the owner or consumer to install at his own expense, any fixture or apparatus that may be necessary to protect the water system from damage, and if necessary, may shut off the water from that connection until the service shall be made safe. (Ord. 1537 § B76, 8-6- 1996)

25-3: UNAUTHORIZED INTERFERENCE WITH WATER SYSTEM GENERALLY:

No person, except the public works director or designee, or someone authorized by him, shall tap the mains or pipes of the city water system, or in any way interfere with the works or service of such system, nor shall anyone without authority from the public works director, or designee, turn on or shut off water to or from any building or premises connected with such system, except by the use of a stop valve located on their own premises. No person shall without the permission of the public works director or designee enter into any building or enclosure, climb up any ladder or onto any tower or reservoir, or touch any machinery, materials, or tools, change any meter gauge or register, or molest in any way any of the property of the city water system. (Ord. 1537 § B77, 8-6-1996; Ord. 1614 § 3, 9-17- 2002)

25-4: RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE FOR REPAIRS:

The city reserves the right to shut off the water at any time for the purpose of making repairs or making extensions to the system or for any other purpose and will not be responsible for any damage resulting from the same. (Ord. Code § 3554)