Sec. 26-17.  Termination of service for violations.

 

(a)   When any of the provisions of this Code pertaining to the city’s water distribution systems are violated, the water may be discontinued from the building or place of such violation.  The water may not be turned on or the notification revoked except by the order of the water and sewer director or on the payment as provided in section 26-18, or when the violations have been corrected and upon such other terms that the water and sewer director shall determine, and a satisfactory understanding with the party shall be had that no further cause for complaint shall arise.

 

(b)   In some cases public notification may be used to alert the public that the water in said building or place may not be safe for human consumption. 

 

(c)   If any person shall fail to comply with the regulations of Nebraska Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure, Title 179 of Nebraska Administrative Code 2 by failing to complete the required cross-connection survey or shall fail to install or maintain any required backflow prevention device, water service may be discontinued from the customer failing to complete the required survey or failing to install or maintain the required backflow prevention device.  Prior to discontinuing water service to any customer pursuant to this section, the water and sewer director or his or her agent shall give the customer ten (10) days’ written notice that water service will be discontinued for failure to comply as set forth in this section.  The water may not be turned on or the notification revoked except by the order of the water and sewer director or when the violations have been corrected and upon such other terms that the water and sewer director shall determine, and a satisfactory understanding with the party shall be had that no further cause for complaint shall arise.

 

(d)   Any person upon whom any of these duties is placed by the provisions of this article who fails to perform such duties, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in Section 1-16 of this Code. 

 

Source:  Code 1962, § 3-1-1; Ord. No. 2972, § 1, 4-20-81; Ord. No. 4055, § 2, 9-19-94; Ord. No. 4319, § 2, 3-16-98

State law reference--Termination of water service for nonpayment of bills, R.R.S. 1943, 19-2702 et seq.