§ 78-30. Grounds for discontinuance of service.

The water services department may discontinue service to any accountholder for any one of the following reasons:

(1)

Failure to pay a water service, meter, hydrant, valve resealing, restoration of service, or meter repair bill within the time specified in sections 78-12 through 78-18.

(2)

Failure to maintain an adequate cash deposit or a satisfactory bond guaranteeing the resealing, restoration of service, or meter repair payment or water service, meter, hydrant or valve bills as required in section 78-20.

(3)

Failure to obtain a permit from the director of city planning and development to do plumbing work on premises taking water service as required in the building code or failure to obtain a permit from the water services department to repair or install a water service as required by the water services department's rules and regulations.

(4)

Any waste of water or unnecessary or unlicensed use of water.

(5)

Unapproved cross connection of water facilities with any other source of water supply.

(6)

Vacation of the property served without notice to the water services department.

(7)

Failure to provide free and nonhazardous access to the meter for reading, removal, inspection or replacement.

(8)

Failure to provide free access to premises for the purpose of determining whether water is used for refrigeration or air conditioning, and, if so, of obtaining a description of the equipment installed or used for such purpose.

(9)

Failure to maintain an approved meter setting.

(10)

Failure to provide a replacement for a privately owned water meter condemned by the water services department as unfit for further service, or a water services department-owned water meter stolen or destroyed while in service on the premises.

(11)

Violation of any of the water services department's rules and regulations.

(12)

Any act that would make it possible for the water services department to be defrauded thereby.

(13)

Violations of chapter 60, article IV of this Code, as specifically provided in sections 60-186 and 60-188.

(14)

Upon certification by the director of neighborhood and community services, as provided in chapter 48 of this Code, that discontinuation of service is necessary to abate a nuisance as defined in chapter 48 of this Code.

(15)

Pursuant to an agreement with a sewer provider for non-payment of a sewer bill.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12; Ord. No. 140174 , § 1, 3-27-14)