Section 15-319-50 - Interruption of water supply, suitability of water supply and pressure conditions(a) The corporation will exercise reasonable diligence and care to deliver an adequate supply of water to the consumer and to avoid shortages or interruptions in water service and to maintain pressure in its water mains, but will not be liable for any interruption, shortage, insufficiency of supply, fluctuation in, excess of, or lack of pressure, or any loss or damage occasioned thereby resulting from a cause not within the control of the corporation.(b) Whenever, in the corporation's sole judgment, special conservation measures are advisable to forestall water shortage and a consequent emergency, the corporation may restrict the use of water by any reasonable method of control.(c) The corporation reserves the right at any and all times to shut off water from the mains without notice in times of emergency for the purpose of making repairs, extensions, alterations, or for other reasons, and shall not be responsible nor liable for any property loss or damage incurred by the consumer due to such interruption of service. Consumers depending upon a continuous supply of water shall provide emergency water storage and any check valves, backflow preventers, or other devices necessary for the protection of plumbing or fixtures against failure of the pressure or supply of water in the corporation's mains. Repairs or improvements will be completed as rapidly as practicable and, insofar as practicable, at such times as will cause the least inconvenience to the consumer. The corporation shall not be liable or responsible for any damage to person or property caused by spigots, faucets, valves, and other equipment that may be open when water is turned on at the meter, either when turned on originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown. The corporation shall provide all consumers that are reasonably anticipated to be affected by any scheduled shut-off for repairs or maintenance work with at least one day's prior written notice of such shut-off. Such written notice may be made by the corporation by leaving printed flyers on the doors of the given consumers or, at the corporation's discretion, by mailing written notice to the given consumers at least three days prior to the scheduled shut-off. Any notice shall also include an advisory to take reasonable precautions against the failure or fluctuation in the pressure or supply of water that may result from such shut-off.(d) When the pressure of the corporation's supply fluctuates or is higher than that for which individual fixtures are designed, the consumer shall protect the fixtures by installing and maintaining pressure-reducing and relief valves. The corporation shall not be liable for damage due to pressure conditions or caused by or arising from the failure or defective condition of such pressure regulators and relief valves or for damage that may occur through the installation, maintenance, or use of such equipment. The corporation shall not be responsible for maintaining pressure in its water mains.[Eff 10/23/2022] (Auth: HRS § 201H-4) (Imp: HRS § 201H-9)