§ 4.04.070. Maintenance, testing and inspection of water system.

1.

Interruptions in Service. The District reserves the right at any and all times to shut off the water for the repairing, extending, or altering, of water mains, the repairing and placing of hydrants, the repairing and renewing of water service connections, or the changing and testing of water meters or detector check valves, etc.

When the water supply is to be shut off for any of the above reasons, the District will make a reasonable effort to deliver a notice of the shut off to the customer or to some responsible interested person on the premises, but it does not assume any liability for the failure of the customer to receive or understand such notice.

2.

Water System Responsibility. The District assumes no responsibility for the maintenance and operation of a customer's water system beyond the service connection and point of ownership by the District.

3.

Unauthorized Tampering with Water System. Except to shut off water to prevent damage as in Subsection 1, no person, other than an authorized District employee, shall at any time or in any manner operate, or cause to be operated, any valve connected with, a water main, service connection or fire hydrant, or tamper or otherwise interfere with any water meter, AMR equipment, detector check valve, or other part of the water system. In the event a person for any reason digs out or uncovers a curb stop or valve controlling a water supply, or lifts or removes a meter cover, or its centerpiece, or causes or suffers any such act to be done, such person will be held liable to the District for any injury or damage occasioned thereby or resulting there from.

4.

Authorization. Authorized inspectors, agents and employees of the District shall have the right of entry and access, at all reasonable times, in, to, and upon any and all customer's buildings, grounds, or premises, or any part or parts thereof (including any and all plumbing, water piping, fixtures and connections located, used, maintained or operated therein or thereon), for the purpose of:

(a)

Testing, changing, or reading water meters installed, maintained, and operated by District.

(b)

Inspecting any and all such buildings, grounds, and premises, including any and all plumbing, water piping, fixtures, and connections therein, or thereon to determine:

(1)

The manner and quantity of such use, or

(2)

The existence of any condition causing, or likely to cause, affecting, or likely to affect, the furnishing or receipt of water service.

(c)

Determining the existence, operation, maintenance, and/or use in, on, or about said buildings, grounds, or premises of:

(1)

Any plumbing or water piping, or any plumbing or water fixtures, or connection which may now or hereafter cause, create or permit backflow, backsiphonage, or any other condition affecting, or likely to affect, the purity and/or potability of the water supply furnished by District.

(2)

Any source of water supply which may now, or hereafter, be connected with the water supply system of District.

(3)

Any source of pressure, vacuum, contamination, or pollution (including any and all equipment, fixtures, or appliances connected or used therewith or therefore) affecting, or likely to affect the purity and/or potability of said water supply of District.

(d)

Facilitate the enforcement, from time to time, by District, of any and all of its applicable Rules and Regulations. Each such inspector, agent or employee shall be furnished with and, upon request of the customer, shall display appropriate evidence of identification.

5.

Water Meter Testing. Water meters will be tested on the following basis:

(a)

Prior to installation, each meter will be tested by the manufacturer, or the District.

(b)

A customer may, by giving at least one weeks' notice, request the District to test the meter serving his premises. The District will require the customer to deposit an amount to cover the reasonable cost of the test as itemized in Exhibit "A" (Chapter 4.08).

A written report giving the results of the test will be given to the customer within fourteen (14) days after completion of the test. If the test results determine the meter is registering three percent faster than under the conditions of normal operations, the District will refund to the customer the full amount of the overcharge based on corrected meter readings for a period, not to exceed six months that the meter was in use, in addition to the deposit used for the testing.

6.

Correcting Meter Reads. When a water meter is found to be out of order, the charge for water will be based, at the option of the District, either on the average monthly consumption for the last preceding six (6) months during when the meter is known to have registered correctly, or on the consumption as registered by a "substitute meter." Consideration will also be given to volume of business, seasonal demand and any other factors that may assist in determining an equitable charge.

(Ord. No. 30-H, § 7, 8-27-2013)