[Ord. No. 526 §1, 9-3-1996; Ord. No. 535 §1, 10-7-1996]
Prior to allowing any new taps into the City water supply, the Public Works Director shall insure that a shutoff valve is installed, at the owner's expense, on the premises to be serviced with City water. The shutoff valve shall conform to specifications of the Public Works Director and shall be installed between the residence or building serviced and the water meter.
[Ord. No. 604 §1, 6-1-1998; Ord. No. 1185, 4-20-2020]
A. 
In the event there is a water leak in a private water line the City shall notify the owner of the premises on which the leak is located or the owner's agent by ordinary mail or personal service, requiring correction of the leak within seven (7) days. If the owner fails to repair the leak within seven (7) days, the City shall discontinue water services to the premises on which the leak is located until the leak is repaired to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director.
B. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (A) above, if there is a major water leak on a private line, which threatens the City's ability to provide adequate water supply to other users, the Public Works Director shall notify the Mayor, who may authorize the Public Works Director to discontinue water services to the premises on which the leak is located until the leak no longer threatens the City's ability to supply water to other users.
C. 
In the event the property is a rental unit, the landlord will be responsible for the water bill.
[Ord. No. 797 §1, 2-6-2006]
Anytime it is determined there exists a need to replace or relocate a water meter on private premises the owner shall notify the Public Works Director of said request and permit the Public Works Director to inspect the location of the existing water meter and the proposed site of any replacement. Upon verification by the Public Works Director that the water meter requires replacement or needs to be relocated to a site accessible to the Public Works Department, the City shall provide a meter, setter, pit and ring with lid for the replacement and/or relocation of the water meter. The landowner shall pay all other costs associated with the replacement and/or relocation of the water meter.
[Ord. No. 663 §1, 7-29-2000]
A. 
Voluntary Curtailment Or Restrictions. During periods of drought, disaster, or other conditions which may or would create a water shortage problem to the City, in the best interest of the citizens of Scott City, the Mayor may request City water customers to voluntarily curtail water use. Such requests may be, but not limited to: voluntary curtailment or restrictions on lawn watering, car washing, filling or refilling of swimming pools, washing of driveways, parking areas and other paved areas, requesting commercial and industrial users to reduce water usage by twenty-five percent (25%) and other non-essential uses.
B. 
Mandatory Curtailment Or Restrictions. If a disaster occurs, severe conditions exist, and/or voluntary water curtailment or restrictions are requested and demands on the water system continue to indicate that the threat of a water shortage will continue or occur, the Mayor may immediately implement any parts of the below conservation plan and/or any other action deemed necessary to reduce or curtail water use:
Mandatory Conservation Plan
1. 
Mandatory restriction of lawn watering: Even-numbered addresses water on even-numbered days of the month, odd-numbered address water on odd-numbered days.
2. 
Mandatory ban on all lawn watering, watering of gardens, plants and trees is prohibited except from a hand-held container.
3. 
Mandatory ban on washing sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, patios and other paved areas.
4. 
Mandatory ban on the filling or refilling of swimming pools, and/or washing of cars, other motor vehicles, trailers or boats.
5. 
Mandatory ban on water uses from fire hydrants except for fighting fires, flushing mains to alleviate specific complaints and testing or sampling water.
6. 
Commercial or industrial users shall reduce water usage by twenty-five percent (25%).
C. 
The Mayor shall cause notice of the voluntary and mandatory curtailments or restrictions to be given to City water customers by notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, posting the notice on a bulletin board at City Hall, posting the notice on any outdoor advertising signs on City parking lots, providing the local television and radio stations notice of the implementation of the voluntary or mandatory conservation plan.
D. 
In the event a City water consumer violates a mandatory water curtailment or restriction ordered by the Mayor, the water user or its agent shall be served with a cease and desist notice. Service may be by personal service upon the City water user or his agent or in the event personal service cannot be obtained on the water user or its agent within City limits, notice shall be mailed to the water user at the water user's address as reflected on the City water billing record and the notice shall be posted upon the property.
E. 
Any violation of the mandatory water curtailment or restriction activities, which continue to occur after receipt of the cease and desist notice, may result in service disconnection and/or shut off until the emergency or disaster is past. In addition, any person violating the mandatory water curtailment restrictions after receipt of the cease and desist order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable in Municipal Court by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day said person is in violation of the mandatory water curtailment restrictions after receipt of the cease and desist notice.
[Ord. No. 1240, 6-7-2021]
All applications for water and sewer services shall be made, in writing, by the owner or the tenant who will be required to fill out a customer information sheet and provide the billing clerk with a copy of his/her driver's license or non-driver's license or other identification card, containing said person's photo. All tenants applying shall provide the clerk with a copy of the rental agreement for the property or a notarized letter from the landlord, reflecting the applicant is renting the property.
[Ord. No. 663 §2, 7-29-2000]
In the event of any emergency whereby any potential contamination of the system may occur, or as stipulated by regulations of the State Department of Natural Resources, the Mayor may issue a "boil water order" to safeguard the general welfare of the system users.
[Ord. No. 705 §1, 5-20-2002]
No user of Scott City water shall be authorized to resale the water to third parties for a price greater than that paid by the user. However, this restriction shall not apply to the sale of water or other beverages containing water by restaurants, convenient stores, bars or other businesses primarily engaged in the sale of food and beverages.
[Ord. No. 1106, 11-6-2017]
A. 
The owners of all houses, buildings, properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, business or other purposes, situated within the City of Scott City on which there is now located or may in the future be located water lines to provide water for residential, commercial or industrial use, is hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install private lines to service the property within ninety (90) days after official notice to do so, provided that a public water line is within one hundred (100) feet (35.5 meters) of the property line.
B. 
Notwithstanding the above, in the event the Fire Chief or Public Works Director determines that the public water line, which services the property, is inadequate to provide the necessary pressure and quantity of water to service the requirements of the property, the City Council may authorize the drilling of a private well, provided that the owner procures from the Building Inspector a permit to drill the well and the inspector certifies that the well will produce such quantity of water and water pressure as necessary to service the intended use of the property.
C. 
This Section shall not apply to any premises within the City presently serviced by a well.