§ 6.08.050. Consumer's responsibilities and liabilities.

A.

Water furnished by the city shall be used for consumption by the consumer, members of his household and employees only. The consumer shall not sell water to any other person or permit any other person to use said water. Water shall not be used for irrigation, fire protection, nor other purposes, except when water is available in sufficient quantity without interfering with the regular domestic consumption in the area served. Disregard of this rule shall be sufficient cause for refusal and/or discontinuance of service.

B.

The consumer has the following additional responsibilities and duties:

1.

Where the meter or meter box is placed on the premises of a consumer, a suitable place shall be provided by the consumer therefor, which is unobstructed and accessible at all times to the meter reader;

2.

The consumer shall furnish and maintain a private cutoff valve on the consumer's side of the meter;

3.

The consumer's piping and apparatus shall be installed and maintained by the consumer at the consumer's expense with the sanitary regulations of the State Department of Human Resources;

4.

In order to be received as a consumer and entitled to receive water from the city's water system, all applicants must offer proof that any private wells located on their property are not physically connected to the lines of the city's water system; and all applicants, by becoming consumers of the city, covenant and agree that, so long as they continue to be consumers of the city, they will not permit the connection of any private wells on their property to the city's water system.

C.

Allocation of Water Services. The city shall have the right from time to time, if necessary, to allocate water to the consumer under specific rules and regulations in effect now or that may later be adopted by the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority (Authority), the State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (EPD), or other governmental entities vested with jurisdiction to promulgate rules governing the use of water in the city.

1.

When it becomes necessary to impose bans, restrictions, or curtailments of water usage, the city or general manager of the Authority shall have the authority to do so and to name those restrictions and the time and duration of said restrictions as defined by priority in the Water Conservation Plan and the Drought Contingency Plan (as updated in September, 1995) of the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority. The city or general manager shall be responsible for widely publicizing said restrictions.

2.

Any consumer, person, firm or corporation who uses water in violation of the restrictions imposed by the city or the general manager shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be tried in the municipal court of the city, and if found guilty, shall be punished as provided in Section 1.04.080. Each day that a violation is committed under this chapter shall be considered a separate offense.

3.

The municipal court of the city of Stockbridge shall have jurisdiction to hear, try and dispose of citations that are issued for said violations. This citation shall be issued by the city or any individual or entity designated by the city to act on its behalf, including representatives of the county or authority. Said citation(s) shall require the appearance of the violator in the municipal court to answer said charge or charges.

(Ord. 01-12, 2001; Ord. dated 4/14/80)