It is unlawful for any person to waste water by knowingly or wilfully neglecting to repair any breaks, leakage, or other defective equipment or by failure to shut off any tap thereby wasting water on premises within their control. Persons so notified of defective equipment by a representative of the city shall repair same within 24 hours. Failure to do so shall be a violation of this chapter. The city shall have the authority to terminate that person’s water service immediately until the leakage or wastage is corrected. At reasonable times of the day, the city shall have the right for its authorized representative to enter the premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not water is being wasted excessively. Failure to grant permission to enter for this determination shall subject that person to have water service suspended. (Ord. 369 § 10(d), 1981).