A. Where a meter is placed on a customer’s property, the water meter and box shall be located in an easement, and the water meter and box shall be unobstructed and accessible at all times to Town authorized personnel. The Water Division shall approve the final location.

B. Where a fire hydrant is placed in an easement or in public right-of-way, the customer shall provide a suitable place for the fire hydrant, which place shall be unobstructed at least three (3) feet in all directions, accessible at all times to Water Division and Fire District authorized personnel, and be functional for unobstructed use for fire protection purposes.

C. The customer shall furnish and maintain a private shut-off valve on customer’s side of the meter within eighteen (18) inches of the meter box, and any other customer’s device. The Town shall provide a like valve on the Town’s side of the meter.

D. The customer shall install customer’s piping and apparatus and maintain it in a safe and efficient manner at customer’s own expense, in accordance with the Town’s rules and regulations, and in full compliance with the regulations of the State Department of Health Services and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

E. The customer shall safeguard the Town’s property placed on customer’s premises and shall permit access to it only by authorized representatives of the Town. The meter is the property of the Town and only Town personnel or their authorized representatives are permitted to turn the meter off and on.

F. In the event of any loss or damage to the property of the Town being used to provide water service to customer, caused in whole or in part by customer, customer shall pay to the Town the cost of the necessary repairs or replacements, and customer shall assume any liability otherwise resulting. The Town shall add the amount of the loss or damage to customer’s bill and, if the amount is not paid, the Town shall discontinue service to customer after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing as specified in this chapter.

G. If customer alters the grade of the land surrounding any of the Town’s meters or other water system facilities, such that alteration of the facility is necessitated thereby, customer shall pay to the Town actual costs of alteration by Town. The Town shall add the amount of the costs to customer’s bill and, if the amount is not paid, the Town shall discontinue service to customer after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing as specified in this chapter. In the event the alteration occurs prior to issuance of a water meter, customer shall be denied water service from the Town until the alteration is corrected by customer.

H. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, uncover, deface, tamper with, or operate any structure or equipment that is a part of the municipal water system. [Ordinance #383, 2017; Resolution #1538, 2017; prior code § 19-7-2.]