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(a) The city will exercise reasonable diligence to furnish a continuous and <br />sufficient supply of water to its customers and to avoid any shortage or interruption of <br />delivery thereof, It cannot, however, guarantee a continuous or sufficient supply or <br />freedom of interruption. <br />(b) The city shall not be liable for interruptions or shortage of supply, nor for <br />any loss or damage occasioned thereby. <br />(c) Whenever, in the operation of the city's water system, interruption in the <br />delivery of water to customers results from or is occasioned by cause other than the <br />exercise by the city of its right to temporarily suspend the delivery of waterfor the purpose <br />of making repairs or improvement to its system, notice of any such interruption will not be <br />given to the customers of the city, but the city shall exercise reasonable diligence to <br />reinstitute delivery of water. <br />(d) The city, whenever it shall find it necessary for the purpose of making <br />repairs or improvements to its system, shall have the right to temporarily suspend the <br />delivery of water. In all such cases, as reasonable notice as circumstances will permit <br />will be given to the customer, and the making of such repairs or improvements will be <br />completed as rapidly as may be practicable and at such times as will cause the least <br />inconvenience to its customers. <br />Sec. 39-27. - Private fire protection service. <br />(a) The use of separate fire protection services shall be limited to servicing <br />structural and buildings fire sprinkler systems, fire hoses, on-site fire pumps, fire <br />department connection standpipes, and fire hydrants. No such service shall be used for <br />any purpose other than flushing, fire flow testing, and the extinguishment of fires. All such <br />services shall be equipped with an approved double check valve assembly in accordance <br />with section 39-29(i) at the expense of the owner. <br />(b) A private fire protection service required to be flow tested routinely shall be <br />equipped with an appropriately sized fire service meter approved by the Orange County <br />Fire Authority. <br />(c) For non-residential tenant improvement projects that require a permit, plan <br />check, or design review costing $50,000 or more, an approved double check valve <br />assembly shall be installed on the existing private fire service. <br />Sec. 39-28. - Fire flow tests. <br />Fire flow tests shall be performed by a certified fire protection professional. An <br />application shall be submitted and a permit issued to the individual requesting the test <br />prior to conducting the test. The flow test must be witnessed by a representative of the <br />agency. A fire flow application fee and a fire flow witness fee, as set by resolution of the <br />city council, shall be the responsibility of the applicant. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 22 of 56 <br />11 A-24 <br />