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EvE/FETT ORDINANCE NO. 1804-91 AN ORDINANCE amending Section 36 of Ordinance No. 1237-86 (EMC 14.16.360) which prohibits the wasting of water and establishes a penalty charge. THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: That Section 36 of Ordinance No. 1237-86 (EMC 14.16.360) which reads as follows: WASTING WATER PROHIBITED--PENALTY CHARGE Owners of premises receiving fixed rate water service from the water system shall be responsible for maintaining all piping, fixtures and appurtenances on the customer's side of the service cock in a satisfactory state of repair so that no water will be wasted. When it is found that water is being wasted on a premises because of faulty or leaking piping, fixtures or appurtenances or for any other reason, the consumer shall be notified of the wastage by the utilities division and instructed to take corrective action. If the consumer should fail or refuse to comply with the notice, the water to the premises may be shut off until proper corrective action has been taken, and a penalty charge of twenty dollars or such charge as established by council ordinance or resolution assessed against the premises shall be paid before water service is restored. The penalty charge shall be considered as a part of the water billing for the premises and may be added thereto. In lieu of this remedy, the utilities division may install a meter in the service line to a premises served under fixed rate and thereafter charge for the water consumed at the applicable metered rate. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: WASTING WATER PROHIBITED--PENALTY CHARGE Owners of premises receiving water service from the water system shall be responsible for maintaining all piping, fixtures and appurtenances on the customer's side of the meter or service cock in a satisfactory state of repair so that no water will be wasted. When it is found that water is being wasted on a premises because of faulty or leaking piping, fixtures or appurtenances or for any other reason, the consumer shall be notified of the wastage by the utilities division and instructed to take corrective action. If the consumer should fail or refuse to comply with the notice, the water to the premises may be shut off until proper corrective action has been taken, and a penalty charge of twenty dollars or such charge as established by council ordinance or resolution assessed against the premises shall be paid before water service is restored. The penalty charge shall be considered as a part of the water billing for the premises and may be added thereto. In lieu of this remedy, the utilities division may take whatever action is deemed necessary to accurately measure the flow of water to a premises and thereafter charge for the water consumed at the applicable rate.