(1) The customer shall, at the customer’s own risk and expense, furnish, install and keep in good and safe condition all equipment that may be required for receiving, controlling, applying and utilizing water. For all services with meters larger than two inches, this shall include an accessible, unflooded, customer-provided and maintained utility vault of a size specified. The utility shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the improper installation of such water equipment or the negligence, want of proper care or wrongful act of the customer or any of the customer’s tenants or agents in installing, maintaining, using, operating or interfering with such equipment. The utility shall not be responsible for damage to property caused by spigots, faucets, valves and other equipment that are open when water is turned on at the meter, either when the water is turned on originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown.

(2) No customer shall allow the extension of his or her service to another property or customer. (Ord. 68 § 1, passed 2-19-1991; Code 2014 § 50.19)