Authority to shut off water in emergencies.

Meridian Code of Ordinances § 25-4

in effect

Sec. 25-4. - Authority to shut off water in emergencies. The water supply to all of the city may be shut off by the public works department at any time the necessity may arise, or any shutoff may be confined to a smaller area of the city, governed by the location of the valves. Employees of the public works department shall, promptly after determining the need to implement the shutoff, make every reasonable and appropriate effort to notify all consumers affected by a shutoff to advise the consumer of the shutoff and to advise the consumer to take necessary steps to provide a temporary water supply and adopt safety measures; such notice may be made by personal contact or by leaving notice on the door of the most appropriate entryway to the residence, office or structure if within a limited area or through the media if affecting a larger area of consumers. The notice shall include a general statement of the type of actions and precautions the city advises the consumers to take to avoid injury to person or property including, but not limited to, opening hot water faucets, quenching fires under boilers and in stoves or furnaces, shutting off gas heaters and such other action as may appear to the city employees to be necessary and shall contain a very clear statement that these suggestions are not inclusive and are not intended to include every possible type of action or precaution. The statement shall further advise the consumers to consider their specific circumstances and additional actions or precautions they may need to take to avoid injury to person or property. It shall be the sole responsibility of the consumer to implement any measures for temporary water supply and safety of person and property, and the city shall not be responsible or liable for the failure of the consumer to do so or to do so in an appropriate or effective manner. (Code 1962, § 25-5; Ord. No. 3612, § 34, 8-4-81; Ord. No. 3955, § 3, 5-18-93)

Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25WASE_ARTIINGE_S25-4AUSHOFWAEMFetched: 11/1/2026