§ 40-535. Surreptitious use of water.

When the utility has reasonable evidence that a customer is obtaining his/her supply of water, in whole or in part, by means of devices or methods used to stop or interfere with the proper metering of the water being delivered to his/her equipment, the utility reserves the right to estimate and present immediately a bill for service unmetered as a result of such interference and such bill shall be payable subject to a 24-hour disconnection of service. When the utility has disconnected the customer for any such reason, the utility will reconnect the customer upon the following conditions:

(1)

The customer will be required to deposit with the utility an amount sufficient to guarantee the payment of the customer's bills for utility service to the utility.

(2)

The customer will be required to pay the utility for any and all damages to its equipment on the customer's premises due to such stoppage or interference with its metering.

(3)

The customer must further agree to comply with reasonable requirements to protect the utility against further losses.

(Comp. Ords. 2009, § 10.07(10))