Section 21-109. REPORTS BY POLICE OFFICERS

 

109.1It shall be the duty of all police officers to report in writing or otherwise to the Department any of the following:

 

(a)Any leak, waste, or break in any water main, service pipe, meter, fire hydrant, public hydrant, drinking fountain, standpipe, horse trough, hose connection, valve, stopcock, or other water supply facility.

 

(b)Any valve casing, stopcock box, meter housing, lawn washer (hose connection), or similar device without a proper or secure cover or plate;

 

(c)Any fire hydrant that has a missing operating nut or discharge outlet cap;

 

(d)Any accumulation of ice in public space caused by a leak or waste in the District water system;

 

(e)Any damage to any appurtenance or item of equipment connected to or used in connection with the District water system resulting from an accident or any other cause;

 

(f)Any settlement or hazardous condition existing at any excavation or backfill in public space resulting from maintenance or repair work on the District water system;

 

(g)The number and locations of buildings destroyed by fire if supplied with water; or

 

(h)Generally all violations of this title and such further information as may in their judgment be important.

 

source

Article 23, §8 of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia; 12 DCRR §404.8 (October 1981).