15-23-12 Discontinuance of Water Service.
A. Notwithstanding subsection (B) of this section, the Utility may discontinue, without notice, water service to any customer when the Utility discovers any imminent risk for contamination of the public water systems by the customer’s private plumbing systems.
B. Upon notice as provided in subsection (C) of this section, water service is subject to discontinuation if any of the following circumstances exists:
1. A customer has not installed a required backflow prevention method;
2. A backflow prevention method has been improperly tested, maintained, bypassed or removed;
3. An unprotected cross-connection exists in the customer’s water system; or
4. Any other violation of this code except as provided in Section 15-23-13(J).
C. Prior to disconnecting any service connection, the Utility shall send a notice to the customer describing the condition precipitating disconnection and notifying the customer that the condition must be remedied by the compliance date. The compliance date shall not be less than fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice. If compliance has not been achieved by the compliance date, water service shall be discontinued without further notice.
D. Service connection to a fire sprinkler system shall not be subject to discontinuation under this section. If a condition which would otherwise result in discontinuation of water service, as described in subsection (B) of this section, is not remedied within the time provided in the notice sent to the customer, discontinuation of the domestic water service, excluding the connection to the fire sprinkler system, may result.
E. In the event water service is disconnected, the existing rate for reconnection will be charged to the customer. ((O)07-21, 03/21/2007; (O)98-03, 01/07/1998. Formerly 15-23-9)