Chapter 13.10
TAMPERING WITH WATER VALVES
Sections:
13.10.010 Interfering with water valves.
13.10.020 Interfering with chlorinating plant and water settling plant.
13.10.030 Interfering with sewer system.
13.10.040 Interfering with pumping station.
13.10.050 Interfering with water storage standpipe.
13.10.060 Interfering with underground valve room.
13.10.080 Interfering with department employees.
13.10.090 Violation – Penalty.
13.10.010 Interfering with water valves.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to turn on or turn off, damage, alter, remove, install, interfere with or tamper with any water valve belonging to the Village, or any water meter, gauge, standpipe, or any water line, which is a part of the Village water system. [Ord. 81 § 1, 1965].
13.10.020 Interfering with chlorinating plant and water settling plant.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to damage or break into the Village chlorinating plant or water settling plant or to turn on or off any valve therein or tamper with or damage any valve or other part of said plant. [Ord. 81 § 2, 1965].
13.10.030 Interfering with sewer system.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter the enclosure surrounding the Village sewer settling lagoons or to turn on or off any valve in the sewer lines therein or tamper with any valve or line or damage any valve or line of said sewer system anywhere. [Ord. 81 § 3, 1965].
13.10.040 Interfering with pumping station.
It shall be unlawful for any person to break into or damage the Village sewer pumping station or to turn on or off any valve therein or damage any part thereof. [Ord. 81 § 4, 1965].
13.10.050 Interfering with water storage standpipe.
It shall be unlawful for any person to climb the Village water storage standpipe or interfere with or tamper with the gauge on said standpipe. [Ord. 81 § 5, 1965].
13.10.060 Interfering with underground valve room.
It shall be unlawful for any person to break into or enter the underground valve room at the foot of the Village water standpipe or to turn off or on any valve therein or tamper with any part therein or damage or remove any part therein. [Ord. 81 § 6, 1965].
13.10.070 Exemption.
All Village water department and sewer department employees are hereby exempt from the foregoing sections when engaged in the performance of their official duties. [Ord. 81 § 7, 1965].
13.10.080 Interfering with department employees.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere with, or strike or assault or threaten any employee of the Village water or sewer department when such employee is engaged in the performance of any duty required of him/her as such employee. [Amended during 2014 codification; Ord. 81 § 8, 1965].
13.10.090 Violation – Penalty.
Any person, persons or firm convicted of violating any section or provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $200.00, or imprisoned for not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. [Ord. 81 § 9, 1965].