St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 23.10 Division
I Abuse of Water Privileges
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DIVISION I. WATER
Chapter 23.10 23.10.010 Abuse requires meter. 23.10.010 Abuse requires meter. Any person to whom a bill is issued for the use of water at a flat rate
who shall use or allow to be used, water from the premises designated in his
bill for any other purpose than that specified therein, or shall allow any
person not having paid for the use of water from such premises to use water
from such premises, or who shall allow any hydrant to remain exposed to
public use, or shall suffer or permit any unnecessary waste of water
therefrom, or shall negligently suffer or permit the water to waste because
of the plumbing fixtures being out of repair, or otherwise, shall be
deprived of the privilege of having a flat rate assessed against the
premises. The Water Commissioner shall place a meter on that connection and
the water supplied to those premises thereafter shall be paid for at the
meter rates prescribed by ordinance. 23.10.020 Use of meter to determine excessive water use. The Water Commissioner is authorized to place a meter on any connection
to the City mains, at his own discretion, for the purpose of ascertaining
the quantity of water flowing through such connection, and should he find
that there is an excessive use of water on such premises, payment shall be
made thereafter at meter rates. 23.10.030 Water shut off. Any consumer of water through a metered connection who shall continue to
allow the unnecessary waste of water through defective plumbing,
carelessness or otherwise, after the Water Commissioner has notified him of
such defect shall have the water shut off from his premises, and it shall
not be again turned on until such time as he may be able to show evidence
satisfactory to the Water Commissioner that the unnecessary waste of water
will be discontinued. Such consumer shall not be entitled to any claim for
damages due to his water supply being shut off. McQuillin: 34.23 Rules as to shutting off supply 34.188, 34.195 Cutting off water supply 34.90 Grounds for refusal to supply 23.10.040 Misuse of water--Abusing waterworks. Any person violates this chapter who shall himself, or by any of his
family, agents, tenants, or servants, take water from the waterworks without
a permit for the use of water, or who shall without lawful authority open
any fireplug, stopcock, valve or other fixture appertaining to such works,
or who shall injure, deface or impair any part, or appurtenance of the
waterworks, or shall throw or cast anything into the reservoirs of the
works. Return to Top of Charter, Code, and Ordinances.
Abuse of Water Privileges
23.10.020 Use of meter to determine excessive water use.
23.10.030 Water shut off.
23.10.040 Misuse of water--Abusing waterworks.
(Ord. 48646 § 5 (part), 1958: prior: 1960 C. § 550.010: 1948 C. Ch. 55 §
13 (part).)
(Ord. 48646 § 5 (part), 1958: prior: 1960 C. § 550.020: 1948 C. Ch. 55 §
13 (part).)
(1960 C. § 550.030: 1948 C. Ch. 55 § 14.)
(Ord. 63245 § 5, 1994: prior: Ord. 48646 § 6, 1958: 1960 C. § 550.040:
1948 C. Ch. 55 § 15.)
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