§ 17-24. Special permit to use water in construction or repair work

(a) An application for a special permit to use water from the municipal system in the construction or repair of buildings, or for any other construction or repair work, shall be made to the superintendent of the water and sewerage department upon such prepared form as may be provided for such purpose by the department. The character of the work for which the water is to be used, and the estimated quantities of work shall be scheduled in the form provided, and all the requirements on the form shall be filled in or answered and certified to by the owner of such premises, or the contractor of the work to be done. An estimate of the value of the water to be used, at the established rates, will then be prepared by the superintendent, and a bill rendered for the same. Upon payment of the bill, a permit will be issued by the department, which permit must be posed and kept in a conspicuous place on the premises or locality where the work is being done. Should the permit be lost or destroyed, the department will supply a duplicate, for which a charge of twenty-five cents ($0.25) will be made. Water must not be turned on or used until the permit shall be posted as above required. In case it shall be discovered that the water has been turned on or used before the posting of the permit, the water will be turned off by the department.

(b) If it appears that the applicant for water to be used in the construction or repair of buildings or other construction work has misrepresented the quantity of work to be done, the supply of water to such party shall immediately be shut off and not again be turned on until a true and revised estimate of the quantity of such work be submitted, nor until the water for the additional work shall be paid for to the department.

(Code 1973, § 25-11)