The city council shall establish rates and charges to be paid by a customer receiving water service from the water utility of the city. The total cost of fees and charges shall be charged to and paid by the owner of the premises receiving the water service. The city reserves the right to temporarily discontinue the service at any time without notice to the customer. As a condition of service, the owner/operator is subject to all provisions of this chapter and of any ordinance of the city relating to the subject, hereafter passed, and shall provide that the city shall not be held responsible for any damage by water or other cause resulting from defective plumbing or appliances on the premises supplied with water, installed by the owner/operator of the premises, and that the fact that the agents of the city have inspected the plumbing and appliances shall not be pleaded as a basis of recovery in case of damage to premises from defective plumbing or appliances installed by the owner/operator of such premises, and shall provide that in case the supply of water is interrupted or fails by reason of accident or any other cause whatsoever, the city shall not be liable for damages for such interruption or failure, nor shall such failures or interruptions for any reasonable period of time be held to constitute a breach of this chapter on the part of the city or in any way relieve the customer from performing the obligations of this chapter. A copy of this chapter may be obtained by all owners of property and customers of the water utility, and shall be considered a part of the conditions of service. (Ord. 5849 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5216 § 1, 1999; Ord. 4878 § 3, 1996.)