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Each customer of the Town of Oro Valley water utility shall be responsible for the following:

a. Each customer shall be responsible for maintaining all facilities on the customer’s side of the point of delivery in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with the rules of the Federal Government, State of Arizona, Pima County Health Department, Town of Oro Valley, and any other jurisdiction with regulatory powers over such connections;

b. Each customer shall be responsible for safeguarding all Town water utility property installed in or on the customer’s premises for the purpose of supplying water to that customer;

c. Each customer/resident shall exercise all reasonable care to prevent loss or damage to Town water utility property, excluding ordinary wear and tear. The customer shall be responsible for loss of or damage to Town water utility property on the customer’s premises arising from neglect, carelessness, or misuse and shall reimburse the Town for the cost of necessary repairs or replacements;

d. Each customer/resident shall be responsible for payment of any equipment damage resulting from unauthorized breaking of seals, tampering or bypassing the Town water utility meter;

e. Each customer/resident shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Town of any failure identified in Town’s water utility equipment;

f. Water furnished by the Town shall be used only on the customer’s premises and shall not be resold to any other person. During critical water conditions, as determined by the Town Council, the customer shall use water only for those purposes specified by the Town Council. Disregard for this provision shall be sufficient cause for refusal or discontinuance of water utility service by the Town;

g. Each customer shall provide the Town and its employees and agents the right of safe ingress and egress to the customer’s premises for any purpose reasonably connected with the Town’s water utility property used in furnishing service and the exercise of any and all rights secured to it by law or this Water Utility Code;

h. Each customer shall be responsible for paying all water rates, charges and fees when due.

i. Any violation of any of the above provisions may result in civil or criminal prosecution(s), including a Class One Misdemeanor.

j. Each existing customer who irrigates two (2.0) acres or more of turf, shall be required to use reclaimed water if the reclaimed water system is available and within 200 feet of the property to be irrigated. See Section 15-15-9.

k. Each new customer who irrigates two (2.0) acres or more of turf, shall be required to use reclaimed water. ((O)03-31, 10/01/2003; (O)96-13, 03/25/1996)