An updated drought regulation ordinance

13.08.010 - Water Board—Powers and duties. The Water Board shall have full power to make all necessary repairs, extensions or improvements on the works, and to provide new supply pipes. All hydrants, standpipes and drinking fountains, established by the City, shall be constructed, and all repairs upon such hydrants, standpipes and drinking fountains made, and the streets, when broken up, shall be again put in good order, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets, by and under the direction of the Water Board. The Water Board shall have no power to expend any money, or to incur any debt, beyond the amount of appropriations made by the City Council.

13.08.020 - User's responsibilities—General regulations. A. The following regulations shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who takes the water and every such person, by taking the water, shall be considered to express his consent to be bound thereby. The regulations shall be printed upon every bill for water rent, and whenever any one of them is violated (notwithstanding two or more parties may receive the water through the same pipe), the Chief Superintendent, under the direction of the Water Board, shall cause the water to be cut off, and it shall not be let on again except upon payment of two dollars and all chargeable rates; provided, further, in case of any such violation, the Water Board may declare forfeited any payment made for the water, by the person committing such violation, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited. The regulations are as follows: 1. All persons taking the water shall, at their own expense, keep the service pipes in good repair and protected from frost, and they will be held liable for all damage which may result from their failure to do so. 2. They shall prevent all unnecessary waste of water, and there shall be no concealment of the purposes for which it is used. 3. No alteration shall be made in any of the pipes or fixtures installed by the City, except by its agents, who shall be allowed to enter the premises supplied, to examine the apparatus, and to ascertain if there is any unnecessary waste. No plumber or other person shall make any alteration or extension of the pipes in any house or on any premises without first giving notice to the Chief Superintendent and procuring a written permit from him which shall be returned to the Chief Superintendent within ten days after the completion of the work, endorsed with a statement of all fixtures added or removed. Any person violating this regulation shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. 4. No water shall be supplied to parties not entitled to the use of it under City ordinances, unless by special permission. 5. Except as provided in this chapter, no connection of a fountain shall be made, directly or indirectly, with the water pipes of the City. Persons desiring water for fountain purposes, shall make application in writing to the Water Board, stating the number and size of the jets to be used, and the hours of the day and the months during which it is proposed to use the same. Upon such application the Water Board shall fix the rate to be charged to the applicant, and the connection with the water pipes shall be made by and under the direction of the Superintendent; it being understood and agreed that the water shall be used exclusively for fountain purposes, unless supplied through a meter. Page 2 of 9

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Whenever on account of nonoccupancy of premises or nonuse of water or abatement is desired, and notice thereof is given at the office of the Chief Superintendent, while the person liable for the water rates is in possession of the premises, the water shall be cut off by an employee of the Board and an abatement made, less the charge of one dollar for cutting off; provided, that such seal locks as may be adopted by the Water Board may be placed upon faucets in tenements so connected with other tenements that then cannot be separately shut off in the street; but they shall not be put in any house that can be so shut off from the street, except for particular fixtures. b.

The charge of putting on such seal locks shall be established by the Water Board. Such seal locks shall not be taken off by any one except an employee of the Water Board, on penalty of forfeiting all claims for allowance, and having the water shut off from the premises. 7.

The Chief Superintendent, with the necessary agents and assistants, may enter the premises of any water taker to examine the quantity used, and the manner of use, and to cut off the water for nonpayment of rents and fines, or for any violation of these regulations. B.

The Chief Superintendent shall, under the direction of the Water Board, make all the water rate charges, excepting charges for metered water, to the owner of the property, and in every case the owner shall be liable for the water rates, except where the ownership is changed after water is shut off for nonpayment, in which case the new owner shall be liable for the water rates from the time when the water is again let on.

13.08.030 - Rate assessment authority. The Water Board shall determine and assess the water rates according to the tariff of rates adopted by the City Council, and shall have power to establish such regulations as it may deem expedient for the introduction and use of water; and the water shall not be supplied to any building unless the pipes and fixtures are made conformable to such regulations.

13.08.040 - Water rents—Payable in advance. The annual rent for the use of water shall be payable in advance on May 1st of each year. All charges for specific supplies or for fractional parts of the year to May 1st shall be payable in advance and before the water is let on.

13.08.050 - Water rents—Abatements. The Chief Superintendent, under the direction of the Board, may make abatements in the water rents in all proper cases.

13.08.060 - Recordkeeping. A. The Chief Superintendent shall cause to be kept suitable books in which shall be entered the names of all persons who take the water, the kind of building, the name and number of the street, the nature of the use, the number of takers and the amount charged, and amounts of abatement, which shall always be kept open to the inspection of the Water Board, and any committee of the City Council. B. The Chief Superintendent shall, at the end of each year, report to the Water Board: 1. The amount of the bills sent to the Treasurer; 2. The amount of the abatements; 3. The amount of uncollected bills. Page 3 of 9

13.08.070 - Issuance of bills—Form. A. The Chief Superintendent shall, under the direction of the Water Board, cause the annual bills for water rates to be issued and delivered on or before April 10th of each year, and shall make out bills for all other amounts payable to the City on account of the water works, and deliver the same to the Treasurer, from time to time , as they may become due.