As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COUNCIL The Council of the City and any department, official or employee of the City duly authorized or appointed by Council to perform certain duties.
OWNER The owner, agent or occupant of premises to which water is supplied.
WHOLESALE USER A user of water from the City water system who uses 1,000,000 or more gallons per quarter.
Council may, at all reasonable hours, enter the premises where water service is established for the purpose of inspecting and making an examination of all pipes connected with the water system, or reading or removing service motors, and may require any pipe or fixture to be repaired, removed, replaced or changed where the same is defective or not in compliance with any ordinance of the City.
Each separate building shall be served by a separate water connection, except that a private garage may be served from the connection with the main building.
No person shall make a connection with, open or in any manner disturb the City water mains, water meters, pipes, conductors or other fixtures of the water system of the City, or use or permit water to be withdrawn from the mains, except in accordance with this chapter and such regulations as Council may, from time to time, establish.
Before any connection to the water system of the City is made or any excavation therefor is commenced, a permit therefor shall be first obtained from the City.
An application for a permit to connect to the water system of the City shall be made to the City Clerk in such form and detail as he or she prescribes, accompanied by the payment of charges as set forth in this chapter. Such application shall set forth such information as is necessary to enable Council to keep a record of the transaction and connection. Such connection shall be made by the owner and a plumber duly authorized or licensed by the City to make such connections within the City. All expenses incurred by reason of incorrect information given in an application shall be charged to and paid by the applicant.
[Amended 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 360; 5-1-2002 by Ord. No. 407]
See §
254-7 of Article
I of this chapter for the unit basis schedule. The unit basis for computation of any water privilege charge for water service to any building or structure not specifically set forth in the unit basis schedule shall be established by City Council in accordance with the method of computation set forth in such unit basis schedule for the establishment of water privilege charges.
All applications for connections with the water system of the City outside the limits of the City shall be accompanied by a fee as set by resolution of the City Council for a one-inch line or for lines in excess of one inch.
No person shall make any attachment or connection with the pipes or mains of the City water system unless he or she is a plumber duly licensed by Council to work in the City.
[Amended 7-20-2011 by Ord. No. 471]
A. When it is necessary to make more than one trip to make an inspection or to set a meter, an additional charge as set by resolution of the City Council will be made for each additional trip.
B. At the direction of the Director of Public Works, a meter may be temporarily installed for a twenty-four-hour period to turn the water on/off for a fee of $50 or as set by City Council to be deposited with the City of Rockwood prior to the installation of the meter.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a municipal civil infraction, punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.