A. All mains, laterals, service connections and other parts of the system are under the exclusive control of the City Engineer and no person other than the City Engineer or his designee will be permitted to install any service connection, or to remove, change or tamper with same, or to in any manner interfere with any main, service pipe, meter, or other part of the system, or to connect any private service, or to disconnect same.

B. The owner will maintain all service connections in good order, and will make all necessary repairs and replacements of the service lateral and other parts thereof. Each user is required to take all due precautions to protect the connection through which he/she is served from damage by freezing, hot water, traffic or tampering, and any damage arising through lack of such precaution shall be charged to the user.