Cross Reference — As to water rates, §700.190.
[R.O. 2011 §25-80; Ord. No. 2018, 12-7-1959; Ord. No.
2030 §§1 — 2, 7-5-1960]
In conformity with a resolution previously passed by this Board
of Aldermen, that for each individual user, either family or business,
there shall be one (1) water meter; and that the Water Commissioner
shall not, from the date of the enactment of this Section, hook up
or allow to be hooked up any water lines from the street or City property
on which there is to be more than one (1) user, either family or business;
and if in violation of this Section anyone shall not only hook up,
or cause to be hooked up, more than one (1) user, either family or
business, on a given line, they shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
If it shall come to the attention of the City Water Commissioner,
or any employee of the City of Salem, that a user, either family or
business, has been hooked up in violation of this Section, the City
Water Commissioner is empowered to immediately cut off the line and
cause it to remain cut off until such time as the provisions of this
Section are met.
[R.O. 2011 §25-81; Ord. No. 2771 §1, 3-4-1991; Ord. No. 3571, 9-12-2023]
Every person obtaining a water installation hookup to the public
waterworks of the City of Salem shall pay to the City of Salem for
such hookup a water installation fee of two thousand thirty dollars
($2,030.00) for a three-fourths (3/4) inch line, two thousand seven
hundred thirty dollars ($2,730.00) for a 1-inch line, five thousand
two hundred sixteen dollars ($5,216.00) for a 2-inch line, and five
thousand four hundred fifteen dollars ($5,415.00) for a 2-inch line
with a compound meter.
[R.O. 2011 §25-82; Code 1977 §69.020]
For the payment of such fee, the City of Salem shall install
one (1) water connection by tapping the City waterworks water main
or closest point of City water supply and shall furnish pipe installation
from the point of the tap to a point five (5) feet within the water
user's property line; provided that in no event shall the City provide
more to extend the line beyond a point five (5) feet within the property
line or beyond twenty-five (25) total feet of pipe installation, whichever
is lesser, shall be furnished by the water user.
[R.O. 2011 §25-83; Code 1977 §69.030]
The City of Salem shall have and receive compensation for water
service at rates, including a minimum monthly charge, established
from time to time by ordinance of the Board of Aldermen and filed
in the office of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2011 §25-84; Code 1977 §69.040; Ord. No. 3438, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 3442, 3-23-2020]
A.
In
the event the current monthly bill is not paid within twenty (20)
days from the date of the bill, the customer shall pay a penalty of
ten percent (10%) of the amount of the water portion of the bill.
The City Administrator with approval of the Mayor or President of
the Board of Aldermen has the authority to adjust the billing penalty
dates or waive the delayed penalty for good cause if otherwise compliance
therewith is found to be impossible, impracticable, or unreasonable,
and to promote fairness in dealings between the City and its customers.
B.
Nothing
in this Section shall be construed as granting authority to shorten
the time period of twenty (20) days for assessment of a delayed payment
penalty.
[R.O. 2011 §25-85; Code 1977 §69.050]
In addition to the above compensation the City of Salem shall
collect sales tax as provided by the Statutes of the State of Missouri
on the total charges for water use.
[R.O. 2011 §25-86; Code 1977 §69.060]
The City of Salem may provide lateral lines from its water mains
upon such terms and at such charges as shall be established from time
to time by ordinance of the Board of Aldermen and filed in the office
of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2011 §25-87; Code 1977 §69.070]
No connections or hookups to the City water system shall be
made except by City employees in accordance with the provisions of
this Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 §25-88; Ord. No. 2867 §§1 — 3, 6-3-1996]
A.
All
individuals and businesses shall post a cash security deposit in the
amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) with the City Clerk before
they cause or allow the City's water meter valve to be shut off for
any reason other than for emergency situations.
B.
For
purposes of this Section, an emergency situation exists only when
the water system inside of the building has failed and is resulting
in damage to the building and furnishings. Planned modifications to
the existing water system does not constitute an emergency.
C.
Any
individual or business that has not posted the above-referenced security
deposit and causes or allows the City's water meter valve to be shut
off for non-emergency reasons shall be subject to a two hundred dollar
($200.00) fine for each occurrence.
[R.O. 2011 §25-93; Ord. No. 2591 §1, 11-19-1984]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Any water source or system, other than the public water supply,
that may be available in the building or premises.
Backflow caused by a pump, elevated tank, boiler, or other
means that could create pressure within the system greater than the
supply pressure.
A form of backflow due to a negative or subatmospheric pressure
within a water system.
The flow, other than the intended direction of flow, of any
foreign liquids, gases, or substances into the distribution system
of a public water supply.
A device to counteract back pressures or prevent back siphonage.
Any physical arrangement whereby a public water supply is
connected, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply system,
sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture,
or other device which contains, or may contain, contaminated water,
sewage, or other waste or liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which
may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply
as a result of backflow. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections,
removable sections, swivel or change-over devices, and other temporary
or permanent devices through which, or because of which, backflow
could occur are considered to be cross- connections.
An assembly composed of two (2) single, independently acting
check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves located at
each end of the assembly and suitable connections for in-line testing
the water tightness of each check valve.
Unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere
between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water
to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other device and the flood level rim
of the receptacle, and shall be at least double the diameter of the
supply pipe measured vertically above the flood level rim of the vessel.
In no case shall the gap be less than one (1) inch.
System of water supply intended or used for human consumption
or other domestic uses, including source, treatment, storage, transmission
and distribution facilities where water is furnished to any community,
collection or number of individuals, or is made available to the public
for human consumption or domestic use, but excluding water supplies
serving one (1) single-family residence.
A device incorporating two (2) or more check valves and an
automatically operating differential relief valve located between
the two (2) checks, two (2) shutoff valves, and equipped with necessary
appurtenances for in-line testing. The device shall operate to maintain
the pressure in the zone between the two (2) check valves, less than
the pressure on the public water supply side of the device. At cessation
of normal flow, the pressure between the check valves shall be less
than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either check valve
the differential relief valve shall operate to maintain this reduced
pressure by discharging to the atmosphere. When the inlet pressure
is two (2) pounds per square inch or less, the relief valve shall
open to the atmosphere thereby providing an air-gap in the device.
[R.O. 2011 §25-94; Ord. No. 2591 §2, 11-19-1984]
The purpose of this Article is to establish a cross-connection
control program to protect the health of water consumers by the control
of actual and/or potential cross-connections through the proper installation
and surveillance of backflow prevention devices on service lines leading
to premises where cross-connections exist or are likely to occur and
through the inspection and regulation of plumbing with the premises
to minimize danger of contamination of the water system on the premises
or the public water supply itself.
[R.O. 2011 §25-95; Ord. No. 2591 §3, 11-19-1984]
The implementation of the program to control cross-connections
requires cooperation between the customer, the department, the Health
Officer and the plumbing authority. The department has primary responsibility
to prevent contamination of the public water supply through cross-connections.
The customers served and the department are jointly responsible for
preventing contamination of the water system within the customer's
premises. An effective control program requires attention to both
of these. Backflow prevention devices are not a substitute for a continuing
and aggressive program of cross-connection investigation, surveillance
and control.
[R.O. 2011 §25-96; Ord. No. 2591 §4, 11-19-1984]
These regulations will be reasonably interpreted by the department.
It is the department's intent to recognize the varying degrees of
hazard and to apply the principle that the degree of protection shall
be commensurate with the degree of hazard.
[R.O. 2011 §25-97; Ord. No. 2591 §5, 11-19-1984]
All cross-connections, whether or not such cross-connections
are controlled by automatic devices such as check valves or by hand-operated
mechanisms such as gate valves or stop cocks, are hereby prohibited.
[R.O. 2011 §25-98; Ord. No. 2591 §6, 11-19-1984]
Failure on the part of persons, firms or corporations to discontinue
the use of any and all cross-connections and to physically separate
such cross-connections will be sufficient cause for the discontinuance
of the public water service to the premises on which the cross-connection
exists.
[R.O. 2011 §25-99; Ord. No. 2591 §7, 11-19-1984]
The department shall, in cooperation with the Health Officer
and/or the local plumbing inspection authority, make periodic inspections
of premises served by the water supply to check for the presence of
cross-connections. Any cross-connections found in such inspection
shall be ordered removed by the department. If an immediate hazard
to health is caused by the cross-connection, water service to the
premises shall be discontinued until it is verified that the cross-connection
has been removed.
[1]
Cross Reference — As to duties of building official,
§500.100.
[R.O. 2011 §25-100; Ord. No. 2591 §8, 11-19-1984]
A.
Backflow
prevention devices shall be installed at the service connection or
within any premises where in the judgment of the department the nature
and extent of activities on the premises, or the materials used in
connection with the activities, or materials stored on the premises
would present an immediate and dangerous hazard to health should a
cross-connection occur, even though such cross-connection does not
exist at the time the backflow prevention device is required to be
installed. This shall include, but not be limited to, the following
situations:
1.
Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless the quality of
the auxiliary supply is in compliance with local standards, and is
acceptable to the department.
2.
Premises having internal cross-connections that are not correctable,
or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impracticable to
ascertain whether or not cross-connections exist.
3.
Premises where entry is restricted so that inspections for cross-connections
cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at sufficiently short
notice to assure that cross-connections do not exist.
4.
Premises having a repeated history of cross-connections being established
or re-established.
5.
Premises on which any substance is handled under pressure so as to
permit entry into the public water supply, or where a cross-connection
could reasonably be expected to occur. This shall include the handling
of process waters and cooling waters.
6.
Premises where materials of a toxic or hazardous nature are handled
such that if back siphonage should occur, a serious health hazard
may result.
7.
The following types of facilities will fall into one (1) of the above
categories where a backflow prevention device is required to protect
the public water supply. A backflow prevention device shall be installed
at these facilities unless the department determines no hazard exists:
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Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics
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Laboratories
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Piers and docks
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Sewage treatment plants
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Food or beverage processing plants
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Chemical plants using a water process
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Metal plating industries
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Petroleum processing or storage plants
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Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors
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Laundry and dyeing facilities
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Auxiliary water systems
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Paper processing plants
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Farming operations
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Cooling systems
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Sprinkler systems filled with anti-freeze solutions
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Fire protection systems
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Storage tanks, cooling towers and Irrigation systems
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Film processing equipment
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Steam generating systems
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[R.O. 2011 §25-101; Ord. No. 2591 §9, 11-19-1984]
The type of protective device required shall be determined by
the department and shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists.
[R.O. 2011 §25-102; Ord. No. 2591 §10, 11-19-1984]
An air-gap separation or a reduced pressure principle backflow
prevention device shall be installed where the water supply may be
contaminated with sewage, industrial waste of a toxic nature or other
contaminant which would cause a health or system hazard.
[R.O. 2011 §25-103; Ord. No. 2591 §11, 11-19-1984]
In the case of a substance which may be objectionable but not
hazardous to health, a double-check valve assembly, air-gap separation
or a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device shall be
installed.
[R.O. 2011 §25-104; Ord. No. 2591 §12, 11-19-1984]
Backflow prevention devices shall be installed at the meter,
or at a location designated by the department. The device shall be
located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance and testing,
and where no part of the device will be submerged.
[R.O. 2011 §25-105; Ord. No. 2591 §13, 11-19-1984]
Backflow prevention devices shall be installed by the department
at the customer's expense.
[R.O. 2011 §25-106; Ord. No. 2591 §14, 11-19-1984]
Any protective device required in this Section shall be a model
approved by the department. A double-check valve assembly or a reduced
pressure principle backflow prevention device will be approved if
it has successfully passed performance tests of the University of
Southern California Engineering Center and other testing laboratories
satisfactory to the department.
[R.O. 2011 §25-107; Ord. No. 2591 §15, 11-19-1984]
Backflow prevention devices shall be annually inspected and
tested by the department at the customer's expense, or more often
where successive inspections indicate repeated failure. The devices
shall be repaired, overhauled, or replaced by the department at the
customer's expense whenever they are found to be defective. Inspections,
tests and repairs and records thereof shall be performed by the department
at the customer's expense.
[R.O. 2011 §25-108; Ord. No. 2591 §16, 11-19-1984]
Failure of the customer to cooperate in the installation, maintenance,
testing or inspection of backflow prevention devices required in this
Section shall be grounds for the termination of water service to the
premises.
