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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 8-34REs0L'O'Tio r NO. 8-34" r THE BE IT t~ZSOLVED BY,ft' '2FE COUNCIL 0F CITY 0F BAIGjRRFI'ELD, as follows: ~.~EitEAS, the California V'/ater Service Company has submitted Rule and Regulation Number 32 on the subject of wrong use of water, AND ".~IEIGAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield is in sympathy with the efforts made by the California Uater Service Company attempting to eliminate any alleged w~ste of water in the City of Bakersfield, t,:.r0:f, TIiE}G!,DI~,',, BE IT RES6LVED BY TFE COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0F BA1CERSFIELD that Rule and Regulation Nmnber 32 of the California V:ater Service Company is fair and reasonable, and acceptable to said City of Bakersfield, and that this Council is in sympathy with any efforts made by the California Vv'ater Service Company to conserve the vzater supply of the City. ...... o0o, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the,foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield on the~[ day of September, 1934, by the following vote: r~Y~s: 13ODEN, G~ST, SIEMON, SM1TH, SOLL~_P,'3, W/tLTERS, M//LSON NOES:..__~ -- ' ................................ RS S ,"S NT.' ...~ .......................................... : ....... 'City C1 t io Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED by me this ay of September, 1934. CI%'IAYOR o of Bakersfield COPY RULE AND REGULATION NO. 32 WRONG USE OF WATER No consumer shall permit leaks, the use of open hose or waste of water. A waste of water shall be considered to be occuring whenever a consumer permits water to run from the premises of the consumer into the street or alley or onto adjoining premises. Whenever a representative of the water company finds a consumer who is receiving water at a flat rate, is permitting leaks, making use of open hose Or wasting water, the water company will, at the time of the violation, give the consumer a written notice to that effect, and if the consumer is absent promptly mail such a notice to him, stating therein the date, time of day and manner inwhich such leaks, use of open hose or waste of water occurred and advising the consumer that a regulation of the water company is thereby being violated and that the consumer will be subject to the penalty of having to pay a metered rate for water service for a period of six months, if such leaks are not repaired within fifteen days from date of such notice or the use of open hose or the waste of water is not stopped within a period of five days from date of such notice, or a second violation occurs in permitting such leaks or in the use of open hose or waste of water in a calendar year. If the consumer is a tenant a duplicate of 'such notice shall be promptly mailed to the owner of the premises. If a representative of the water company finds that the consumer does not repair any such leaks within said fifteen day period, or stop using open hose or wasting water within said period of five days, or that the consumer has permitted the use of open hose or the waste of water for the second time in a calendar year, the water company will give the consumer and owner a written notice to that effect, as before, and in such notice advise the consumer that a meter will be installed as soon as convenient to register the water used by the consumer during the six months period following the date of installation of such meter and thereafter until .the consumer requests the water company, in writing, to remove such meter and that the consumer will be required to pay for such water at the rates and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the water company applicable to metered service.. Any meter installed upon the premises of a consumer for violation of this rule shall be immediately removed from said premises when the consumer so penalized removes therefrom.