A. The City owns its public water supply system, including water rights, wells, pumps, water delivery system, water treatment facilities, raw and treated water storage facilities, and the distribution system (mains) to and including water meters. All lines and other facilities beyond the water meter are private property and the responsibility of the property owner whose property is served. Water meter boxes are the property and responsibility of the property owner whose property is served until the time the water meter is installed and accepted by the City and service is provided through the meter, at which time the water meter boxes become the property and responsibility of the City. The property owner’s responsibility includes the obligation to upgrade or replace water meter boxes to meet City Standards and Specifications or the water meter box otherwise becomes noncompliant before the water meter box and/or assembly is accepted by the City and water service begins. The property owner owns and is responsible for the customer service line (the line leading out from the water meter), even those portions of the customer service line in the right-of-way.

B. For fire suppression lines that do not have premises isolation at the property line, the property owner is responsible for lines that provide fire suppression service to the point that the fire suppression line connects with a City main. [Ord. NS-2295, 2017; Ord. NS-2182, 2012]