[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.
Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics.
Laboratories.
Sewage treatment plant.
Food or beverage processing plants.
Chemical plant using a water process.
Metal plating industries.
Petroleum processing or storage plants.
Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
Laundry and dyeing facilities.
Auxiliary water systems.
Cooling systems.
Farming operations.
Sprinkler systems filled with anti-freeze solution.
Film processing equipment.
Irrigation systems.
Storage tanks, cooling towers, and circulation systems.
Steam generating systems.
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.