13.18.220 Wasting of water, flooding, or use of water on unauthorized property–Termination notice and appeal.
1. In the case of violations of provisions of this chapter regarding the wasting of water, flooding, or the use of pressurized irrigation water on unauthorized property, the public works director shall give written notice of the termination for violations of provisions of this chapter to the user. The notice shall be given by first class mail or delivery to the premises and shall contain a summary of the following information:
a. The date of the termination;
b. The alleged violation and the date or dates of the alleged violation;
c. A description of the account holder’s appeal rights.
2. In the case of violation of provisions of this chapter regarding the wasting of water, flooding or use of water on unauthorized property, the user must appeal directly to the city administrator within five (5) days of the receipt of the notice of termination. The city administrator may waive termination upon receipt of a signed written agreement for compliance from the user. The agreement shall be provided by the city and shall include language to ensure future compliance by the user. If the user’s appeal is denied by the administrator, the administrator shall issue a written denial along with the reason for the denial to the user within twenty-four (24) hours of the appeal.
3. If the user fails to appeal to the city administrator within five (5) days of receipt of the notice of termination, the user forfeits the right of appeal to the administrator and is subject to immediate termination of pressurized irrigation water service.
4. If the user has made a timely appeal to the city administrator, the user’s pressurized water service will not be terminated while the user’s appeal is pending under appeals procedures provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2022-13 §3, amended, 2022; Ord. 97-2, amended, 1997; Ord. 1-92, adopted, 1992)