All customers shall, upon application for water service, consent to and hold the Public Utilities Department and the City of Vernon harmless for any damages caused by fluctuation of water pressures or interruption of service. The City of Vernon will not be held liable for water quality complaints from customers with specific uses as referred to in section 25.60.
(a) Customers' property. The City of Vernon and/or the Public Utilities Department shall in no way be responsible for any damage to person or property because of any leakage, breakage or seepage from any pipe, valve, appurtenance, or equipment situated on any private property, nor shall they be responsible for any leakage, breakage or seepage from any pipe situated between the meter installed at the curb and private property served thereby.
(b) Servicing. The City of Vernon and/or the Public Utilities Department shall not be responsible for damage to property caused by defective piping on the customer's premises and by spigots, faucets, valves and other equipment that are open when water is turned on originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown.
(c) Damage of Public Utilities Department property. The customer shall be held responsible for damage incurred to City property caused by an act of the customer or his agents and any damage to a meter that may result from hot water or steam backing up to the meter from the customer's premises. The customer shall correct the plumbing condition causing the damage and shall be charged for the cost of repairs to the meter.
