Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.04 Water

Article I: General Provisions

1. Service may be interrupted or terminated, restricted, rationed or curtailed, with or without notice, as the director shall determine, for all necessary repairs, construction or alterations and in case of emergency, threat or danger to the public health or safety.
    
2. In case of severe dry weather, fire or other disaster or calamity, the director shall be authorized to restrict, ration or curtail the public use of water when he finds it necessary to do so to protect the public health and safety.
    
3. Service to any premises may be suspended for nonpayment of accounts. Such suspension shall not relieve the person owing such account from the duty of complying with the provisions of this chapter. Such suspension shall render the premises where such service is suspended subject to condemnation for sanitary reasons and/or exercise of municipal power to abate a public nuisance at the risk and expense of the owner of the premises and/or other responsible persons.

Date Passed: Monday, October 15, 2007

Effective Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Recodification ORD C34122 Section 1