Water pressure not guaranteed; right of city to turn off water; fee for restoration of water; liability of city for damage due to low pressure; liability of city for damage and/or loss due to use of reclaimed water.
Tampa City Code § 26-68
in effectSec. 26-68. - Water pressure not guaranteed; right of city to turn off water; fee for restoration of water; liability of city for damage due to low pressure; liability of city for damage and/or loss due to use of reclaimed water.
(a) The city does not guarantee an uninterrupted supply of water or water at any particular pressure for any purpose. The department shall have the right to shut off the water at any time for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes incidental to the public water supply and will not be responsible for any damage resulting from such acts.
(b) The department shall have the right to turn off water service at the main for the protection of the city or the customer in cases where a private water system has been installed or a building has been burned or razed or where the customer has been found to be using water illegally and to assess the regular schedule of fees for restoration of service.
(c) The department shall have the right to turn off the water service at the service connection immediately should a suspected health hazard be present within the customer's water-using facilities which may pose a threat to the quality of the public potable water supply.
(d) The department shall not be responsible for any damage which results from the act of a customer leaving a valve open.
(e) The city guarantees no certain water pressure and, in no case, shall be in any way liable or responsible to any person whatsoever in case of fire for any damage that may result from any alleged insufficiency of such fire protection, either from want of pressure or volume, accessibility or from any other cause.
(f) The city shall not be responsible for any damages and/or losses which results from the act of a customer using reclaimed water.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-63), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2004-243, § 1, 10-14-04)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIIWA_S26-68WAPRNOGURITUOFWAFEREWALIDADULOPRLIDALODUUSREWAFetched: 10/28/2026