All accounts for water service shall be maintained according to the address of the premises served and all charges, including those for water service, delinquency and other penalty charges and special charges as provided for elsewhere in this chapter, shall be a claim against the premises, the owner thereof and the water consumer. The owner of the premises shall remain primarily liable for payment of the water charges and all water customers shall be deemed agents of the owner of the premises for purposes of this chapter and shall be presumed to have authority to apply for and receive water at the premises and bind the premises for the charges therefor. No change of ownership nor occupancy shall affect the application of this section. (Ord. 1237-86 § 62, 1986.)