[Adopted 2-18-2002 by L.L. No. 3-2002]
Applications for water service shall be made
by the property owner or his authorized representative. The fee, as
set by resolution of the Board of Trustees from time to time, for
the tapping of the water main and for the extension of the service
pipe to the applicant's property line shall be paid at the time of
filing the application. All bills shall be in the name of the property
owner only.
All service connections to the main, including
the portion installed by the customer from his property line to his
premises, shall be not smaller than three-fourths-inch Type K copper
tubing with soldered joints or compression fittings, up to and including
two-inch connections. Connections of over two inches shall be of ductile
iron, Class 52. All service pipes/mains within state and/or county
highways, from the corporation stop at the main tap to and including
the house service connection with the premises being served, shall
be owned and maintained by the Village of Carthage.
The customer shall notify the Village, in writing,
of any change in ownership. No changes on addresses of bills will
be made by the Village unless due notice has been given the Village
prior to the mailing of a bill.
The Village undertakes to use reasonable care
and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable
pressure but reserves the right, at any time, after due notice (unless
an emergency occurs), to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose
of making repairs and extensions.
There may be times when, in the opinion of the
Village, it may be necessary to restrict the use of this service to
definite periods or to prohibit it entirely. In this event, all customers
will be notified by public notice pursuant to Village local law.
No lawn sprinkler and/or irrigation systems
shall be placed without permit approval from the Superintendent of
Water.
A. Prior to issuance of said permit, the applicant shall
furnish to the Superintendent of Water a layout of the proposed system
showing the location of the connection to the house services and all
branch piping, sprinkler heads, cross-connection control devices,
backflow preventors, etc.
B. Inspection. Prior to any backfilling over the system,
the Superintendent of Water or his designee shall inspect the completed
system. Any deficiencies noted in the inspection shall be corrected
and reinspected as noted.
After September 14, 1970, no new water service
will be provided for properties situated outside the corporation limits
of the Village of Carthage. Village personnel will not be authorized
to repair any private water lines outside the corporation limits.