[Adopted 8-31-1999 by Ord. No. 2000-13]
A.
Permit required; supervision; charges.
(1)
No connections with the waterworks system shall be
made without a permit issued by Director of Public Works. All such
connections shall be made by Village of Williamsville, Illinois, hereinafter
referred to as ("Village") forces under the supervision of the Director
of Public Works, and no connection shall be covered until the work
has been inspected to the satisfaction of the Village of Williamsville,
Illinois. Whenever any premises shall thereafter be connected with
the waterworks system, a charge shall be made.[1]
(2)
Deadline for connection. The owner, occupant or party
or parties in possession of any house, structure, factory, industrial
or commercial establishment or any other building or structure of
any other character which uses water and is located on property within
the corporate limits shall cause such house, structure, factory, industrial
or commercial establishment or any other building or structure of
any other character to be connected with the waterworks system within
90 days from the date that water facilities become available to such
property.
B.
Application for water service; turn-on fee; deposit.
(1)
Application. No water from the waterworks system shall
be turned on for service into any premises by any person but the Director
of Public Works or authorized agent. Application to have water turned
on shall be made in writing to the Director of Public Works at the
Village office and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to
abide by and accept all of the provisions of this article as conditions
governing the use and service of the waterworks system by the applicant.
C.
Water service installations. All service pipes and
laterals from the waterworks system (water mains) to the stop box
shall be installed by and at the expense of the owner or the applicant
for service. If such water service must cross a Village or state road
or alley that requires boring and casing, the cost of such boring
and/or casing shall be borne by the application for the service or
the owner of the property being served. All expense for more than
200 feet shall be at the cost of and installed by the owner of the
property to be served or the applicant for the service. All such water
services shall have a curb cock on the terrace with a stop box flush
with the ground.[3]
D.
Repairs to system. All repairs for service pipes and
laterals from the waterworks system (water mains) to the stop box
shall be made by and at the expense of the Village. From the meter
to the property being served, all repairs and excavations shall be
by and at the expense of the property owner.
E.
Cross-connection control.
(1)
If in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or
in the judgment of the Director of Public Works an approved backflow
prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water
supply system, the Director of Public Works will give notice to the
water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The
water customer shall, at this own expense, install such an approved
device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois
Plumbing Code and all applicable local regulations and shall have
inspections and tests made of such approved devices as required by
the Illinois Plumbing Code and local regulations.
(2)
No person shall establish or permit to be established
or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby private,
auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public
water supply of the Village enters the supply or distribution system
of the municipality, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water
supply and method of connection and use of such supply shall have
been approved by the Director of Public Works and the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
(3)
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works
to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other
properties served by the public water supply to determine whether
actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist.
Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record
and shall be repeated at least every two years or as often as the
Director of Public Works shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys
shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least
five years.
(4)
The approved cross-connection control device inspector
shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property
served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution
system for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections,
and the Director of Public Works or his authorized agent shall have
the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a
connection to the public water supply or distribution system for the
purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding
the required cross-connection control inspection. On demand, the owner,
lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the
Director of Public Works any information which he may request regarding
the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal
of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of
the Director of Public Works, be deemed evidence of the presence of
improper connections as provided in this section.
(5)
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized
and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant
thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection
in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist,
and to take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary
to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply
distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored
until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance
with the provisions of this section and until a reconnection fee is
paid to the Village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can
be effected by the Village of Williamsville when the Director of Public
Works is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of
the public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed
by written notification of the cause of disconnection.[4]
(6)
The consumer responsible for back-siphoned material
or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable
water supply system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or
an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device
which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of cleanup of the potable
water supply system.
F.
Water service pipe. All water services used or laid
on Village property shall be of K copper construction. At no time
will plastic or galvanized pipe be used regardless of who is laying
said pipe.
G.
Compliance with plumbing regulations. No water shall
be turned on for service in any premises in which the plumbing does
not comply with the ordinances of the Village, provided that water
may be turned on for construction work in unfinished buildings, subject
to the provisions of this chapter.
H.
Excavations for connections. Excavations for installing
service pipes and laterals or repairing the same shall be made in
compliance with the ordinance provisions relating to making excavations
in streets, provided that it shall be unlawful to place any service
pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over, any drainpipe
or sewer lateral.
I.
Shutoff boxes. Shutoff boxes or service boxes shall
be placed on every service pipe, and shall be located between the
curb line and the sidewalk like where this is practicable. Such boxes
shall be so located that they area easily accessible and shall be
protected from frost.
J.
Water service to more than one premises. No owner
or plumber shall be permitted to connect water pipes into any two
distinct premises or tenements unless separate and distinct stopcocks
shall be placed on the outside of each such premises along the sidewalk
opposite the same, nor shall any pipe be allowed to cross lots or
building to adjoining premises. Duplex flats, double houses and apartment
houses shall be considered as one premises. A premises shall be construed
to cover all buildings and divisions under one common roof, owned
by one party, who will be charged for all services to such premises.
A.
Meters required.
(1)
All premises using the Village water supply must be
equipped with an adequate meter. All meters placed in service on any
premises using the Village water supply will be provided and owned
by the Water Department which retains the right to inspect; repair
and replace them upon reasonable notice to the owner of the premises.[1]
(2)
When a meter owned by the Village is placed in service,
other than as a replacement for a meter owned by the Village already
in use, the property owner or other person receiving such service
shall make a deposit as herein specified. When a meter owned by the
Village is placed in service as a replacement for a privately owned
meter, the property owner, or other person receiving such service,
will make a deposit as herein provided, unless the privately owned
meter is received in exchange by the Water Department.
(4)
The money received from these deposits, and all other
deposits received by the Water Department shall be placed in a revolving
fund for the purchase and maintenance of water meters.
B.
Resale of water; unauthorized use. No water supplied
by the waterworks systems of the Village shall be resold by any user.
No water user may supply water to the other families or allow them
to take it, except for use on the premises and for the purpose specified
in such user's approved application, not after water is introduced
into any building or upon any premises shall any person make or employ
any other person to make any tap or connection with work upon the
premises for alterations, repairs, extensions or attachments without
written permit therefor. Resale or unauthorized use of water shall
be grounds for discontinuance of water service to the user or the
premises, or both.
C.
Requirements and restrictions relating to meters.
(1)
Installation. Meters shall be installed in a location
that will provide easy access thereto.
(2)
Reading meters. The Director of Public Works shall
read or cause to be read every water meter in the Village at such
times as are necessary so that the bills may be sent out at the proper
times.
(3)
Testing meters. Upon request or complaint of the consumer,
any water meter shall be tested for accuracy. If, upon testing, the
meter is found to be over 3% off in accuracy, the meter shall be replaced
at no cost to the consumer. If the meter is found to be 3% or less
in accuracy, then the consumer shall pay a testing fee as set forth
in Chapter 155, Fees.[4]
(4)
Meter required for new construction. Any house or
building constructed within the Village or constructed outside the
Village and using Village water must have installed a meter that will
service each individual user located upon any new construction property.
A.
Service failures. All waterworks service supplied
by the waterworks system shall be upon the express condition that
the Village shall not be liable nor shall any claim be made against
it for damages or injury caused by reason of the breaking of any main,
branches, service pipes, apparatus or appurtenances connected with
said system or any part or portion thereof, or for any interruption
of the supply by reason of the breakage of machinery, or by reason
of stoppage, alterations, extension or renewals.
B.
Service interruption. The Village reserves the right
to shut off water at any time in the mains for the purpose of repairing,
cleaning, making connections with or extensions to same, or for the
concentrating of water in any part of the Village in case of fire,
and for restricting the use of water in case of deficiency in supply,
including the suspension of the use of water for sprinkling lawns
or gardens. No claim shall be made against the Village by reason of
the breaking of any service pipe or service cock, or damage arising
from shutting off of water for repairing, laying or relaying mains,
hydrants or other connections, or repairing any part of the water
system, or from failure of the water supply, or by increasing the
water pressure at any time, or from concentrated or restricted use
of water as above.
It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized
by the Village Council to tamper with, alter or injure any part of
the Village waterworks or supply system, or any meter. Anyone found
guilty of violating this section shall be subject to a fine of $750
plus the actual cost for repairs plus the cost of lost water.
The Village and its employees and the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency shall have ready access at all reasonable
times to the premises, places or buildings where water service is
supplied for the purpose of inspecting, examining and testing the
consumption, use and flow of water, and it shall be unlawful for any
person to interfere with, prevent or obstruct the Village or its duly
authorized agent or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in
its duties hereunder. Every user of the system shall take the same
upon the conditions prescribed in this section.
A.
The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized
employees of the Village and the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article. The Director of Public Works or his representative
shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical,
chemicals, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond
that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties
referred to in Subsection A above, the Director of Public Works or
duly authorized employees of the Village and the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency shall observe all safety rules applicable to the
premises established by the company and the company shall be held
harmless for injury or death to the Village employees and the Village
shall indemnify the company against liability claims and demands for
personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and
growing out of the gauging and sampling operating, except as such
may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain
conditions as required in § 297-4.[1]
C.
The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized
employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the
Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but
not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair,
and maintenance of any portion of the waterworks lying within said
easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated
easement pertaining to the private property involved.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of
this article, except § 297-5, shall be served by the Village
with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing
a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The
offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond
the time limit provided for in Subsection A of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convection thereof, shall be
fined in the amount not exceeding $750 for each violation. Each day
in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense.[1]
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
article shall become liable to the Village by reasons of such violation.