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• 410 . 06 Right to Discontinue Service . No water service will be shut off for nonpayment until the customer has been afforded an opportunity for an impartial hearing pursuant to Section 410 . 05, Subd 2 . If no hearing is requested within the required time, service will be shut off . If a hearing is requested, service will be shut off unless a valid reason for nonpayment is demonstrated at the hearing . If a hearing is so requested, it will be held by the Director of Public Works within six working days of such request . If , as a result of the hearing, the Director of Public Works finds that the amount claimed to be owing is actually due and unpaid and that there is no legal reason why the water service may not be discontinued, then the City may discontinue water service . 410 . 07 Taking Water Without Authority. It is unlawful for any person to use City water service without proper authority. 410 . 08 Water Restrictions . To promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare of the City and its residents, it may be necessary during periods of draught or unusual water use for the Council to declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the use of City water and to provide for restricted use . The Council will sit as an Emergency Water Supply Board, which may declare the existence of such emergencies as , and when, it may be necessary to impose and enforce water use restrictions . • 410 . 09 Sprinkling Regulations . No person may draw or use the City water system for the purpose of watering lawns or gardens during any period of emergency as declared under Section 410 . 08 except during the days and hours permitted . Notice of the emergency and any permitted watering will be given by publication and posting . At no time may a hose larger than one-inch in diameter be used from any service pipe without special permission of the Council , and upon payment of a fee set forth in Chapter 6 for the water to be used from such special connection. 410 . 10 Penalty for Violation. If a person violates the water emergency provisions , the Council may cause the person ' s water service to be shut off . Service will not be restored until payment of the fee set forth in Chapter 6 . 410 . 11 Responsibility for Repairs and Maintenance . Subd . 1 . R-1 and R-2 Property Owners . Each owner of single-family residential (R-1) or two-family residential (R-2) property having a building connected to the public water system is responsible for all repairs and maintenance of that portion of the system which runs from the building to the curb stop, including any connection at the curb stop . • 4-6