93-60. General Policy.

This policy is established to clearly state the procedure which must be followed in order for a connection to the water system and/or the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority to be considered.

1. Unauthorized use. It is unlawful for a person to have any connections made to any premises or to take and use any water from the water system and/or the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority without first obtaining permission to do so from the Utilities Department and the Water Department. The right to take and use water distributed through the water system and/or the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority exists only under permit and approval, and no connection may be made or modified to the water system and/or the water system owned by the city and maintained and operated by the Authority or to any privately or publicly owned extension thereof for any purpose unless a permit shall first have been obtained from the Water Department and the Utilities Department. The unauthorized connection may result in the termination of water service to the violator, as well as all other penalties, civil or criminal, as provided by law.
2. Connections by the Water Department. Except as provided herein, all connections to the water system (defined as the County's water system in § 93-42) in their entirety, including the replacement and repair of pavement and sidewalks, shall be made by the Water Department (or by a contractor specified by the Utilities Director in the event mutually acceptable terms for such service from the Water Department cannot be reached). However, the Utilities Department shall have the authority to determine the location of the connection to be made to the water system. Except as provided herein or otherwise authorized by the Authority, every connection to the water system owned by the City and maintained and operated by the Authority shall be made by the Water Department in its entirety.
3. Non obligation. The receipt by the Utilities Director of an application for connection or water service in general, regardless of whether or not accompanied by a deposit, shall not obligate the Utilities Director or the Authority to render the service applied for.