A. The city’s provision of water service to any customer does not constitute the creation of a duty by the city to any person or to indemnify any person for any damages or injury which may accrue as a result of any unlawful cross-connection to the city’s water supply.

B. Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of a customer or any member of the public to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or by reason or in consequence of any act or omission in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this chapter on the part of the city, its officers, employees or agents.

C. It is expressly the purpose of this chapter to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of person who will or should be especially benefited by the terms of this chapter.

D. It is the specific intent of this chapter to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the customer within its scope, and no provision of nor term used in this chapter is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers or employees. (Ord. 2090 § 1 (Exh. A), 2012; Ord. 1634 § 1, 1996).