(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, unless duly authorized by the public works director, to disturb, interfere with, or damage any water main, water pipe, machinery, tools, meters, or any other appliances, buildings, or grounds belonging to, connected with or under the control of the municipal water system of the city of Stanwood; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not prohibit a resident from shutting off water to the premises at the meter in the event of an emergency and turning said water on when the emergency is corrected. Said actions, if undertaken by the resident or his agent, shall be done with due care and caution and shall not relieve said person from any liability for damage caused to the water meter or other property belonging to the city of Stanwood in the event of their negligence.

(2) No person, except as duly authorized by the public works director, shall turn on, turn off, unlock, change meter reading or cause stoppage of reading on, any water meter belonging to the city.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, except when duly authorized by the public works director, to open, operate, close, turn on, turn off, interfere with, attach any pipe or hose to or connect anything with any fire hydrant, stop valve or stopcock belonging to the city.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct the access to any fire hydrant or to willfully or carelessly injure the same or to open or operate any fire hydrant, or attempt to draw water therefrom, except in the performance of official duties.

(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass, to bathe in or throw any substance into any reservoir, water tank, or impounding dams of the municipal water system of the city of Stanwood.

(6) If any person shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with this section, the city may shut off the water and/or remove the meter furnished to the premises of the one so failing, neglecting or refusing and may charge a fee as established by council resolution for disconnection, reconnection and/or meter removal and reinstallation. (Ord. 1405 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2015).