§ 78-22. Water service maintenance.

(a)

Responsibility for maintenance. The owner of the premises served shall maintain the water service against leakage from but not including the curbstop or first shutoff valve to the premises served. All such maintenance of services shall be done by licensed master plumbers as defined by the building code under a water service permit issued by the water services department. The water services department shall maintain the service from the main to and including the curbstop and curb box or first shutoff valve and the valve box. All meter tiles and pits are the property of the owner of the premises and shall be maintained by the owner.

(b)

Repairs. In case a water service is found to be leaking on the owner's side of the curbstop or first shutoff valve, the owner of the premises served may be required, on five days' notice, or in a shorter time if public safety or welfare is affected, to have the service repaired. If the repairs are not made in the time prescribed in the notice, the water services department may stop the loss of water by discontinuance of service. Service shall be restored in such case only after the repairs have been made and the charges for work done by the water services department have been assumed by the owner or occupant of the premises served, or an authorized agent.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12)

Cross reference

Buildings and building regulations, ch. 18.