13.08.026 Temporary water use permit.
Water users intending to take water from a fire hydrant shall first obtain a valid permit from the city and shall only extract water through a fire hydrant in compliance with the city’s regulations and policies.
A. An applicant for a temporary water permit shall submit his application to the city water department on forms to be furnished by the city.
B. An applicant shall provide a one thousand dollars security deposit to the city to obtain the required meter which is to be hooked up to the fire hydrant. The water user shall be responsible for any and all damages to the meter or the loss thereof, until returned to the city.
C. A water user shall be charged a minimum rental fee of thirty dollars per month, or a portion thereof, that the water meter is under the possession or control of the water user and the water user shall prepay the rental fee for the time that the temporary water permit will be in effect.
D. A water user with a valid permit, hooking up to a fire hydrant, shall have in place, an air gap back flow prevention device so that there is no contamination of the city’s water supply.
E. The city may reject an application for a temporary water use permit if the applicant has not complied with any of the city’s regulations or policies regarding such permit, the applicant is not going to use the water within the city or the city’s sphere of influence, or it has been determined that issuance of such a permit will jeopardize the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens.
F. The city may suspend or revoke a temporary water permit if the water user is not in compliance with the city’s regulations or policies regarding same, or if it is in the best interests of the city to revoke or suspend a temporary water permit in order to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens.
G. In addition to any other penalty as set forth in Chapter 1.08, any person taking water from a fire hydrant in violation of this chapter, shall be subject to a five hundred dollar per day penalty charge in addition to any other charges, fees or deposits that are required under this chapter.
H. This section may be superseded or supplemented by water conservation laws discussed in Chapter 13.22. (Ord. 668 §1, 2016; Ord. 449 §1, 2000).