Porterville Municipal Code § 25-13 Common Service Unauthorized for Premises Separately Owned

No water shall be served to two (2) or more parcels of separately owned property through a common service pipe. (Ord. Code § 3547)

The city shall not maintain or repair any water pipe from the meter or the premises served, and the city shall in no case be liable for damages occasioned by water running free from open or faulty fixtures or from broken or damaged pipes. When city personnel are called by the consumer for turnon and/or turnoff service, the consumer shall pay the city the actual cost of time spent for such service performed as adopted by resolution of the council. (Ord. 1228 § A, 2-17-1981)

The consumer, at his own expense, shall furnish, install, and keep in repair, free from leakage and in safe condition, all service pipes, fixtures, stopcocks, and other apparatus and appliances, which may be required for receiving and controlling water. The city shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the improper installation of such apparatus and appliances, negligence, want of proper care, or wrongful act of the consumer, or any member of his family, or any person in his employ. (Ord. 1228 § B, 2-17-1981)