A.
No person, except as specifically authorized by the
Village, shall take water from any public fire hydrant for any use
whatsoever other than for fire purposes.
B.
No person shall open a fire hydrant or make a connection
to a fire hydrant or make use of water from a fire hydrant without
a permit. Failure to produce a written permit issued by the Village
Clerk to a Village officer or authorized Village employee, on demand,
shall be presumptive evidence that no permit has been issued. This
section shall not apply to members of a fire department or Village
officers, its employees and agents while in the course of official
business of a fire department or the Village.
C.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this
section shall be liable for a penalty of not exceeding $500 for each
and every offense. In addition, each violation of the provisions of
this section shall constitute and is hereby declared to be disorderly
conduct, and any person violating the same shall be and is hereby
declared to be a disorderly person.
[Amended 3-21-1988]
In the interest of public health and in compliance with the rules of the State Board of Health, the Village will not permit its mains or services to be connected on any premises with any service pipe or piping which is connected with any other source of supply. Nor will the Village permit its mains or service pipes to be connected in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other matter which may flow back into the Village's service pipes or mains and consequently endanger the water supply, pursuant to Part 3, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter.
When a consumer has made application for a new
tap or has applied for the reinstatement of any existing service,
it is assumed that the piping and fixtures which the service will
supply are in order to receive the same, and the Village will not
be liable in any event for any accident, breaks or leakage arising
in any way in connection with the supply of water or failure to supply
the same.
The Village undertakes to use reasonable care
and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable
pressure to consumers, but reserves the right, at any time, without
notice, to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making
repairs or extensions or for other purposes; and it is expressly agreed
that the Village shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure in
the supply of water or in the pressure from any cause whatsoever,
nor for any damage caused thereby or by the bursting or breaking of
any main or service pipe or any attachment to the Village's property.
All applicants having boilers on their premises depending upon the
pressure in the Village's pipes to keep them supplied are cautioned
against danger of collapse, and all such damage must be borne exclusively
by the applicant.
A.
The Village reserves the right at all times to shut
off the water for violation of or refusal to comply with the rules
and regulations of the Village and to make a turnoff charge for discontinuing
the service.
B.
Service may be discontinued for any of the following
reasons:
(1)
The use of water for any other property or purpose
than that described in the application.
(2)
Misrepresentation in application as to property or
fixtures to be supplied.
(3)
Willful waste of water through improper or imperfect
pipes, fixtures or otherwise or for unreasonable delay in repairing
consumer's leaking service pipe.
(4)
Molesting any meter or seal or other appliances of
the Village.
(5)
Continued vacancy of the premises.
(6)
Neglecting to make deposits or for nonpayments for
water service or any other charges accruing under the application.
(7)
Cross-connecting service pipe with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which may endanger the quality of the Villages water supply, in violation of Part 3, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter.
(8)
Refusal of reasonable access to property for purposes
of inspecting fixtures or for reading, repairing or removing meters.
C.
Before service which has been discontinued for any
of the above reasons will be resumed, the consumer shall pay the turn-on
charge as set forth in the schedule of charges and shall sign a contract
for service in the event that the consumer has not already done so.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
The Mayor, Superintendent or their authorized
designees shall have full authority to enter the premises of any consumer,
at all reasonable hours, to examine meter, fixtures, plumbing and
manner of using water. Refusal of the owner/occupant to permit entry
may result in the shut-off of water in addition to all other available
remedies.
[Amended 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 9-1991]
Customers whose houses or other buildings are to be closed for a time, especially during cold weather, must notify the Village in order that the meter may be read, water turned off and service temporarily discontinued. In case of failure to so notify the Village and the pipes burst by freezing or otherwise, the consumer shall pay for all water that may be thus lost, the amount to be estimated by the Village, in case the meter is damaged, and paid for in like manner as the regular meter charges, together with an additional sum as provided in Chapter 82, Fees and Deposits, to cover the labor and expense of the Village resulting from the consumer's negligence.
A.
After the completion of a new building where a flat
rate for water construction charges has been paid and the building
is to remain unoccupied for an indefinite period, a meter shall be
installed and payment shall be in accordance with the provisions of
Service Classification No. 1 of these revised and amended rates, rules
and regulations.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
The Village reserves the right to change, amend
or alter departmental rules and regulations by resolution consistent
herewith.
