(1) The customer shall, at his own risk and expense, furnish, install and maintain in safe condition all equipment that may be required for receiving, controlling and utilizing water as the house connection. The public works department shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the improper installation, maintenance, wrong acts, or negligence of the customer or any of his tenants, agents, employees, contractors or licensees, in installing, maintaining, using or operating such equipment.

(2) The town shall not be responsible for any damage to property caused by spigots, faucets, valves, and other equipment that may be opened, or to water heaters or other appliances which may be powered, when service is turned on at the meter in the original installation, or when restoration of service is made after a temporary shutdown.

(3) The public works department shall have the right to order the installation of check valves on any service where it shall determine it to be necessary to protect the water system against hot water or contaminated or stagnated water backing into the town mains. The number, location and type of check valves to be used shall be fixed and approved by the water department. The public works department shall have the power to disconnect any service if the installation of check valve or valves has not been made within 10 days after written notice has been served. (Ord. 550 § 2, 2012)