§ 52.019. RESTRICTIONS ON USE; UNLAWFUL TO DIVERT.

(A) The City Council or the City Administrator may order a reduction in the use of water or shut off the water on any premise in the event of a water shortage due to fire or other good and sufficient cause. The city shall not be liable for any damages caused by shutting off the supply of water of any consumer while the system, or any part thereof, is undergoing repairs or when there is a shortage of water due to circumstances over which the city has no control.

(Prior Code, § 3-110)

(B) No consumer shall supply water to other families, or allow them to take water from his or her premise, nor after water is supplied into a building shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premise for alteration, extension, or attachment without the written permission of the City Administrator. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through the meter to cause the meter to register inaccurately.

(Prior Code, § 3-109)

(Neb. RS 17-537) (Ord. 800, passed 10-18-2005)