[R.O. 2016 § 700.070; CC 1994 § 30.300; Ord. No. 321-00 §§ 1 — 2, 5-9-2000; Ord. No. 829-09 § 1, 3-24-2009]
A. All water service except sprinkler systems
and fire hydrants when used for fire service will be metered. The
size and type of meter to be installed will be decided by the Utilities
Director.
B. One (1) and only one (1) water meter will
be furnished by the City for each service connection from the City
water main.
C. In no case shall any person other than
an authorized employee of the City Water Department change or alter
or interfere with any meter installation or the meter itself.
D. Consumers are liable for all water registered
by the meter whether used, wasted or caused by leakage. If a meter
is found to have stopped registering, the meter will be promptly changed
or repaired and the water bill will be estimated on the basis of the
average charges for the previous three (3) months (or other appropriate
time period). A monthly bill may be adjusted at the request of the
consumer under the following conditions:
1.
The leak is the result of a break
or rupture in a service line located between the water meter and the
end appliance or fixture. No adjustments will be made for leaks in
faucets, showers, stools, water softeners or other fixtures or appliances.
2.
The leak must result in water usage
(measured in gallons) at least fifty percent (50%) above the previous
month's bill.
3.
Repairs must be documented by presentation
of a plumber's receipt, materials receipt or similar documentation.
4.
No more than two (2) such adjustments
will be made in a twelve-month period.
E. All water meters shall be sealed upon installation
and such seal shall not be broken or tampered with by any person other
than authorized City Water Department personnel.
F. Meter tests requested by consumer will
be performed without cost to the consumer if the meter is found to
be in excess of five percent (5% +). Otherwise, the consumer for whom
the requested test was made will be charged the cost of making the
test.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.080; CC 1994 § 30.305; Ord. No. 333-00 § 1, 9-12-2000]
A. The City Water Department in its operation
of a public water system, is required by the Missouri Public Drinking
Water Regulations to insure protection of public health by identifying,
correcting and preventing cross connection hazards to its potable
water distribution system.
B. It shall be the intent of the City Water
Department to protect the health of water consumers by requiring the
proper installation and maintenance 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 within the premises to minimize danger of contamination of
the public water supply.
C. The City Water Department and the Community
Development Department or either of them is authorized to require
the customer receiving water from the City Water Department and each
owner of any premises receiving water from the City Water Department
to install suitable backflow prevention assemblies and devices at
the premises' service connection or connections or other areas as
needed to prevent contamination or pollution or both or the risk thereof
for the public water supply and system. All associated costs shall
be the responsibility of the water customer or the owner of the premises.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. The City Water Department and the Community
Development Department shall each have the right to inspect the premises
of all water customers periodically and to test any backflow prevention
assemblies and devices located thereon. Site inspections, installation,
testing and repairs shall be in accordance with the City's Water Backflow
Prevention by Containment Policy and Procedures and must be approved
by the City Water Department. Inoperative or faulty assemblies and
devices shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the customer or
owner or water service shall be terminated. All associated costs shall
be incurred by the water customer or the owner of the premises.
G. Backflow prevention devices shall be installed
at the service connection or within any premises where, in the judgment
of the City Water and Community Development Departments, 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 City and State standards, and is acceptable to the City Water
and Community Development Departments.
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 reestablished.
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
City Water and Community Development Departments determine no hazard
exists:
Pressure type car or truck wash.
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Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics.
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Laboratories.
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Sewage treatment plant.
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Food or beverage processing plants.
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Chemical plant 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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Cooling systems.
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Farming operations.
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Sprinkler systems filled with anti-freeze
solution.
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Film processing equipment.
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Irrigation systems.
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Storage tanks, cooling towers, and
circulation systems.
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Steam generating systems.
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H. 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.
I. Thorough annual inspection and operational
tests of each backflow prevention device is the responsibility of
the owner of the device. Copies of the results of these inspections
and tests must be kept on file for a period of five (5) years, and
made available to the City Water Department and to the Department
of Natural Resources upon request. Devices must be repaired or replaced
as needed. All tests shall be performed by certified personnel.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.090; CC 1994 § 30.310]
Consumers shall not be permitted
to sell water to other persons without express written permission
of the Utilities Director.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.100; CC 1994 § 30.315]
Authorized City Water Department
personnel shall, at all reasonable hours, be granted access to meters,
service connections, plumbing systems, and any other appurtenances
to the water mains of the City on the customers premises for purposes
of installation, maintenance, inspection, or other reason having to
do with the operation of the City Water Department properties.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.110; CC 1994 § 30.320]
A. The City Water Department may discontinue
water service to any consumer, for violation of any of the Rules and
Regulations contained herein.
B. Water Service may be discontinued by turning
off the meter stop cock, removing the meter, or by severing the connection
at the water main. If the service line is severed, or the meter is
removed, the consumer shall pay the cost of such disconnection, the
reconnection and meter replacement, as well as remedying the violation
before service is restored.
C. The City Water Department may discontinue
water service without notice if an employee discovers an occupant
of the premises using water without a contract for service, or bypassing
the meter or otherwise fraudulently obtaining water.
D. Waste of water by consumers will be sufficient
cause for the City to stop the supply of water.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.120; CC 1994 § 30.325]
It shall be the intent of the City
Water Department to furnish an uninterrupted supply of potable water
to its consumers. There will, however, be interruption in service
due to emergencies, construction and repair operations. It shall be
the policy of the City Water Department to notify all affected consumers
in ample time to make preparations for the "shut-off" period. There
may be times during emergencies when it is necessary to shut off sections
of the distribution system without warning. Therefore, the City Water
Department shall reserve the right to turn off water in the mains
at any time without notice or liability to the consumers.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.130; CC 1994 § 30.330]
The City reserves the right to restrict
the supply of water to all consumers during periods of water shortage,
prolonged droughts, emergencies, "peaks" and disasters of any kind,
in order to best serve the public good.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.140; CC 1994 § 30.335; Ord. No. 250-99 § 1, 2-9-1999]
A. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring
an extension of water mains from the water system owned and operated
by the City of Park Hills, Missouri, shall make application therefor
on forms furnished by the City Water Department for that purpose.
The said application shall contain:
1.
An exact description of the property
to be served.
2.
A legal description and print of
land survey of territory which is not now developed and which is now
being developed.
3.
Site plans of any commercial or industrial
projects.
4.
The probable maximum amount of water
to be used per month.
5.
Certified proof that all wastewater
and sewerage from area of said main extension, will be treated and
disposed of in a manner that will meet all requirements and receive
approval of the Environmental Protection Agency, Missouri Division
of Health, and Missouri Clean Water Commission.
6.
All other information necessary for
estimating the water usage to be expected from the extension.
B. The Utilities Director or his/her office
shall determine the necessary size of main and shall make an estimate
of the cost of the extension, including cost of materials such as
pipe, valves, fittings, fire hydrants, pumping and storage equipment
and facilities, if required, cost incident to construction such as
labor, expense for permits, supervision, engineering, insurance, tools
and equipment, accounting and other overhead expense, cost of reconstruction,
relocation, alteration and removal of existing main, facilities and
equipment if required to accommodate the extension, and all cost incident
to the installation of said extension, and all other costs incident
to the installation of said extension, the City Water Department shall
also calculate the estimated annual revenue from said main extension.
C. Upon approval of the City Council, the
applicant may enter into a development contract with the City of Park
Hills for installation of the extension. The applicant shall either
pay to the City Water Department an amount equal to the said estimated
costs of the extension, or, shall provide other contractual arrangement
to guarantee the recoupment of funds, over a specified period of time,
equal to the amount of the extension cost to the City Water Department.
Should the actual cost of extending the water main be less than the
cost as estimated, the applicant shall be refunded the amount of his/her
payment above the actual cost. Should the actual cost of extending
the water main be more than the cost as estimated, the applicant shall
pay such additional sum to the City Water Department prior to the
beginning of water service.
1.
Applicant may hire an approved contractor
to install water main extensions under City Water Department supervision
and compliance with City Water Department construction specifications
and with an approval set of construction plans.
D. After installation said water main extension
shall become the property of the City and shall be maintained by the
City Water Department.
E. Extensions shall be of ductile iron or
Class 200 PVC plastic pipe, six (6) inches in diameter or of such
larger size as in the judgment of the Utilities Director is required
to provide adequate service with reasonable allowance for future growth
in the immediate vicinity; provided, however, that the City may, at
its option, install pipe smaller than six (6) inches in diameter for
a distance of not more than five hundred (500) feet, which is to serve
a cul-de-sac or will become a permanent dead end in the distribution
system.
F. The City shall have the right to make extensions
with pipe of a size larger than required to provide adequate service
with reasonable allowance for future growth; provided, however, that
the additional cost to the extension occasioned by the use of the
larger size pipe will be paid by the City.
G. The City reserves the right to make further
extensions to and to lay lateral mains from extensions made above
and the attaching of customers to such further extensions or laterals
shall not entitle applicant paying for the original extension to any
refund for the attaching of such customers.
H. If extensions are required on private roads,
streets or through private property, proper deeds of easement must
be furnished by applicants without cost to the City before extension
will be installed.
I. The grade lines of all streets or roadways
must be established and constructed to within six (6) inches + before extension will be installed.
J. No other pipe or conduit including but
not limited to gas, electric, cable TV or telephone shall be placed
in the City Water Department water main extension ditch without written
approval of the Director or his/her designee.