A. Excess water may be served to individual users, companies, or water districts outside the city boundaries pursuant to rates, charges, and rules as the council may prescribe, or as outlined under special contracts. Water served outside the city limits is intended mainly for household and sanitary use and is not intended for irrigation. The city reserves the right to limit or prohibit the use of water outside the city limits. All regulations now or hereafter in effect for users inside the city shall apply to users outside the city except as provided by the council. Service to users outside the city is declared to be subject to the prior and superior rights of the people of the city to such water at all times. The city shall have the right to refuse to sell water when it appears that the best interests of the citizens of the city are served by such refusal, or to refuse to sell water to consumers who do not comply with the requirements of this title.

B. Sales of water outside the city limits shall be expressly conditioned on the city’s right to require any consumer, group of consumers, district or districts to build and maintain, at their sole expense, storage facilities of sufficient capacity to hold a supply of water equal to the maximum demand of such consumer, group of consumers or district during any period of three days. The city shall give no less than six months’ notice of its intention to demand storage facilities. On the date named in the notice, each consumer, group of consumers or district shall have storage facilities provided, and shall thereafter operate the same in the manner as the city prescribes. Order for construction of storage works shall be given when appropriate to safeguard the best interests of the citizens of the city.

C. The city shall not be responsible to users of water outside the city limits for failure of the system to deliver water, either due to operational failure, accident or because of repairs and alterations.

D. The city makes no guarantee or warranty, either express or implied, as the quantity or quality of water that may be delivered. The city is not responsible for accidental contamination or other reduction in quality.

E. All main lines serving outside city users shall be metered and backflow prevented with an Oregon State approved device.