[Amended by Ord. No. 76-16, eff. 6-2-1976; Ord. No. 82-11, eff. 4-7-1982]
The following rules shall be considered a part
of the contract with any person who takes water supplied by the City
and every such person taking the water shall be considered as having
expressed his consent to be bound thereby. Whenever any one of the
said rules is violated, the right is reserved to cut off the water
without notice, and the person whose water is thus cut off shall forfeit
all payments made and the water shall not be turned on again until
all unpaid rents and charges are paid, together with a charge of $10
for turning the same on again. In case the violation of any rule is
discovered previous to turning on the water, then the water shall
not be turned on said premises until the rules are fully complied
with.
[Amended 3-2-1983 by Ord. No. 83-7]
A. The plumber employed and designated by the owner of
the premises will be considered as the agent of said owner while employed
in the prosecution of the work of introducing water into the said
premises, and will not be recognized in any sense the agent of the
Department of Public Works or the City. Neither will the Department
of Public Works nor the City hold itself responsible for the acts
of the said plumber.
B. The Department of Public Works will determine the
size of the taps to be inserted in any water main and the form and
size of curb box to be used under any application and permit, and
will furnish such taps and curb boxes at the expense of the applicant,
to be paid for upon making the application.
C. The work of inserting taps, tees or braces and connections
in any water main shall be done only by persons employed by the Department
of Public Works or by a competent plumber having a permit in writing
from the Superintendent to make such connections.
D. Owners desiring to introduce a water service pipe
into their premises will be required to extend said service at right
angles with the main pipe to the inside of the curbline of the street,
at which point a metallic curb cock and curb box shall be placed,
of such form and construction as shall be approved by the Department
of Public Works. The top of said curb box shall be placed on the grade
of the sidewalk of the street, and shall be kept at all times in perfect
order and repair.
E. In cases where the curb boxes and street washers are
set in flagging or pavement of the sidewalk, the stones are to be
neatly and accurately cut, and top of the boxes set even with the
surface of the pavement or flagging; and in all other cases flush
with the surface of the sidewalk.
F. Owners desiring to introduce water into any premises
along or in front of which water mains have not been laid must make
application therefor to the Department of Public Works.
G. The owner receiving a permit for the introduction
of a water service into his premises and the plumber doing the work
will be required to cause said service to be placed not less than
four feet below the surface of the earth at any point between the
water main in the street and the inside of the foundation wall of
the building into which the water service is introduced.
H. No water pipe which is to operate as a water main
shall be laid in the same trench with a sewer, either public or private,
and no water service pipe shall be laid in the same trench with a
lateral sewer under any circumstances.
I. The owner of the property, into which water is introduced
by a service pipe, will be required to maintain in perfect order and
repair, at his own expense, the said service pipe and its fixtures
and appurtenances, including all fixtures therein provided for delivering
or supplying water for any purpose and, in case said service and fixtures
are not so kept in perfect repair, the Department of Public Works
may cut off the supply of water therefrom without notice and collect
the expenses incurred against the premises, to be collected with the
first bill of supply for water that shall become due against said
premises.
J. Specifications of service pipe.
(1) All service pipes from the water main to the curb
box, up to and including one inch bore, shall be of copper pipe of
suitable quality and strength or lead or tin lined lead pipe. Said
lead pipe is to be of the quality, strength and weight known as AAA
and shall meet the following minimum specifications:
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1/2 inch, 3 lbs. per foot, 1 inch exterior diameter
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5/8 inch, 3 1/2 lbs. per foot, 1.10 inch
exterior diameter
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3/4 inch, 4 7/8 lbs. per foot, 1.33 inch
exterior diameter
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1 inch, 6 lbs. per foot, 1.60 inch exterior
diameter
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(2) The said lead or copper service pipe shall have an
excess of length of not less than six inches above the length required
to connect the tap in the main and the curb cock, so as to produce
a slack, the greater part of which shall occur near the tap.
K. Just inside the basement wall of a building, into
which the service pipe extends, a stop and waste cock shall be conveniently
located and arranged so that the water may be drawn back and all the
pipes within the building emptied through said stop and waste by opening
the faucets at the highest point therein and allowing the air to enter
said pipes.
L. Water will be turned on to premises only after the
plumber has completed the work, as required by the rules. The curb
cock controlling any service shall not be left open by the plumber
or any other person, after connecting said service with street main,
or after making any new extension in unoccupied premises, so that
the water may be supplied to said premises, by said service, without
a written permit from the Superintendent. But in cases where the work
is simple extension or additional attachment in premises where the
water is then in use, and when a permit has been duly obtained for
same, then the plumber may leave the water on the premises and the
owner will be charged for the additional use from the date of the
application.
M. In all cases where range or steam boilers are supplied
with water, it is understood and agreed that the Department of Public
Works and the City will not be liable for any damage which may result
to any person or premises from shutting off the water from any water
main or service for any purpose whatever, even in cases where no notice
is given; but it is the intention of the department when practicable
to give suitable notice of such shutting off to the consumer, and
no deduction from water bills will be made in consequence thereof.
N. Permission will not be granted to supply two or more
buildings fronting on the same street from a single tap, unless the
service shall be divided at the curb and a separate service extended
therefrom, controlled by a separate curb cock for each service. In
case only one of several buildings occupies the frontage of a single
lot and others are located in the rear of the said front building,
then permission may be granted to supply all of the said buildings
from one service, where the owner shall pay for all the water used.
O. In case a double house or other building fronting
on any street is to be supplied with water, a separate service to
each from the curb, and controlled by a separate curb cock, will be
required. But said double house or building may be supplied by a single
service where the owner shall pay for the water used.
P. When water shall be supplied to more than one party
through a single tap, the bill for the water supply will be made to
the owner of the premises, and in case of nonpayment, the water may
be shut off, notwithstanding one or more of the parties may have paid
their proportion to such owner or to any other party.
Q. Whenever two or more parties are supplied with the
same service pipe, the failure of any one of the number to pay the
water rates when due or comply with any rule, shall authorize the
Department of Public Works to turn the water off from said pipe until
rates, terms and conditions are complied with.
R. It is understood and agreed that the Department of
Public Works, their agents and assistants, may enter the premises
of any water-taker, at any reasonable time, to examine the pipes and
fixtures, the quantity of water used and the manner of its use, and
in case of fraudulent representation on the part of any water-taker,
or unnecessary waste of water, the payment will be forfeited and the
supply cut off.
S. In case of making repairs or constructing new work,
the City and the Department of Public Works reserve the right to shut
off the water from any consumer without notice and keep it shut off
as long as may be necessary.
T. The City and the Department of Public Works reserve
the right to limit the amount of water furnished to any consumer,
should circumstances seem to warrant such action, although no limit
may be stated in the application or permit for such use; or the Department
of Public Works may entirely cut off the use for any manufacturing
purposes, or any use for supplying power at any time, by giving reasonable
notice to the consumer of such intended action.
U. Unless
said property has a fire suppression system wholly dependent upon
the public water source, the Director of Public works shall order
water service disconnected to any property ordered vacated and unfit
for human habitation by the Geneva Municipal Court or other court
of competent jurisdiction; said service not to be restored until the
order is lifted by the same court and upon payment of a reconnection
fee of $25, as well as any outstanding water rates, sewer rents, and
other applicable fees.
[Added 3-7-2012 by Ord. No. 2-2012]
[Amended by Ord. No. 76-16, eff. 6-2-1976]
A. Any consumer wishing to discontinue the use of water
supplied from the water works must give notice thereof at the office
of the Department of Public Works, and he will be charged for the
use until such notice is given.
B. Whenever water has been turned off by the Department
of Public Works for nonpayment of rents, or for purpose of repair
or construction, or for any other necessary or proper reason, no person
will be permitted to turn it on again who is not duly authorized to
do so by the Department of Public Works. And when water is turned
off for nonpayment of rents or for violation of any one rule or regulation
contained herein or of the Department of Public Works, it shall not
be turned on again until the party in default shall pay all water
rents or other charges due and the amount of $150 as a penalty for
the discontinuance and restoration of service.
[Amended 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002; 1-9-2013 by Ord. No. 1-2013]
C. Prior to discontinuance of water service for nonpayment
of rents, the Director of Public Works shall order the property to
be posted with notice that said discontinuance is scheduled to occur.
Any account for which such posting is required shall be assessed a
charge of $50 which shall be paid, in addition to other charges due,
prior to restoration of service.
[Added 1-9-2013 by Ord. No. 1-2013]
Masons and contractors shall not take water
without a builder's permit for every separate job, and any party suffering
others to get water from his premises, without first exhibiting a
permit, will be held strictly liable. When any person desires to use
the City water at any premises for building purposes of any description,
the owner of such premises, or his agent having such premises in charge,
must, before using City water for such purposes, make a regular application
at the office of the Department of Public Works for permission therefor,
and agree to pay such rates established therefor.
No person shall use the City water for flushing
sewers, settling earth in ditches, or purposes of a like nature, without
permission from the Department of Public Works and paying for the
same in advance.
No person except the Superintendent of Public
Works or those acting under his direction shall open or close any
valve or gate in the street mains or molest or interfere with same
in any manner.
Permits may be granted in certain cases, on
special application to the Department of Public Works, for supplying
water from the water mains to elevators and for other purposes under
the following conditions:
A. Tapping of the main is to be done by the employees
of the Water Department.
B. A gate or valve must be put in which shall be accessible
only to the Water Department.
C. The service supplying the motor must have attached
thereto an approved meter, or other appliance which shall correctly
register the quantity of water which passes through said service.
D. The expense and cost of said connections and service
and of maintaining the same in good condition shall be paid by the
applicant.
E. The charges for water shall be at meter rates, payable
in time and manner as such prescribed.
F. In case of any failure on the part of the owner of
the premises at any time promptly to cause repairs to be made to said
service, measuring apparatus, or any fixture connected with said service,
the Department of Public Works may shut off the water.
G. In case the Department of Public Works shall so direct,
the owner of any water elevator or hydraulic motor shall be required
to connect therewith air chambers of such form and design as shall
be directed.
Standpipes or other pipes for automatic suppression
of fires in buildings, which fixtures are only intended for use in
suppression of fires, will be permitted to be attached to the water
supply and no charge shall be made for the use of water for that purpose.
But all such pipes must be provided with a suitable valve outside
of the building under the exclusive control of the Department of Public
Works. Also, in the case of standpipes, a valve must be placed at
each hose opening, which valve shall be sealed by the Department of
Public Works, for which the owner or tenant shall pay for sealing.
In case such seals shall be broken for the extinguishment of any fire,
the party breaking the seal shall immediately thereafter give notice
at the office of the Department of Public Works and the valve shall
be again resealed at the owner's expense. No standpipe or other fixture
for fire protection will be allowed in premises when the water is
not taken for other than fire purposes, and the Department of Public
Works reserves the right to refuse any and all applications for purely
fire protection uses in their discretion.
All sums charged for water supplied or for expenses
for the repair of services, meters, fixtures and all other appliances
connected with the water service, or for damages to the same, or for
penalties imposed for violation of any rule or regulation shall be
regarded as due from the owner of the premises and a lien upon the
property until paid. If said sums for any reason cannot be collected
from said owner or occupant of the premises and the water shall be
turned off on account of nonpayment, no application for water service
for such premises shall be granted by the Department of Public Works,
notwithstanding that the said premises shall have changed ownership
in any way, until such sums shall have been paid in full to the City
Comptroller.
A. A book shall be kept in the office of the Department
of Public Works, which shall be called the delinquent register, which
shall contain the street, number and location of premises from which
the water has been turned off for nonpayment of dues and the sum remaining
unpaid, which book shall be for the information and protection of
persons intending to purchase City property, and such persons may
ascertain at the office whether any charges for such unpaid dues appear
upon said register.
B. If no such charges appear, any person may upon the
payment of 50 cents receive a certificate from the Superintendent
of Public Works to that effect, but, unless such certificate is issued,
the Department of Public Works may collect any sums which may be subsequently
discovered to have been due against said premises, but which are not
discovered or has been omitted from the register at the time of search.
C. All water rates shall be due and payable at the office
of the City Comptroller quarterly on the first days of January, April,
July and October.
(1) On all bills not paid on or before the first day of
the month following the date of issue – 5% penalty on cumulative
total balance. All other terms and conditions of service remain applicable.
[Amended 2-2-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
(2) Bills will be sent out to consumers at the address
of the premises where the water is consumed unless otherwise notified
by the owner.
(3) All charges for material furnished or work done by
employees of the Department of Public Works in connection with a private
water service will be treated as water rates.
The following acts are prohibited:
A. To use the City water or permit its use for any purpose
other than that for which the property owner pays water rates.
B. To take water from any fire hydrant for filling sprinkling
wagons, or for any other purpose, without written permission from
the Superintendent of Public Works. This prohibition does not apply
to the Fire Department.
C. To open, close, turn or interfere with any stop valve
or stop cock belonging to the Department of Public Works.
D. To throw any substance into a reservoir or to throw
any deleterious matter into the lake within 2,000 feet of the inlet
pipes at the pumping station.
E. Anyone found guilty of theft of services shall be
subject to a fine of $150.
[Added 8-7-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002]