[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Soldiers Grove 5-7-1960 as Ch. 7 of the 1960 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-01]
Rates for the Water Department shall be as established by the
Public Service Commission. The current rate schedules are on file
in the Village Clerk-Treasurer's office.
[Amended 8-21-1980]
B.
Rules and regulations. The water utility operating rules for municipal
water utilities shall be as provided by the Public Service Commission.
C.
Water main extension rule. Water mains will be extended for new customers
on the following basis:
(1)
Where the cost of the extension is to immediately be collected through
assessment by the municipality against the abutting property, the
procedure set forth under §§ 66.0703 and 66.0721 of
the Wisconsin statutes will apply, and no additional customer contribution
to the utility will be required.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-01]
(2)
Where the municipality is unwilling or unable to make a special assessment,
the extension will be made on a customer-financed basis as follows:
(a)
The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed for all property under Subsection C(1).
(b)
Part of the contribution required in Subsection C(2)(a) will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main within 20 years of the date of completion, contributions in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under Subsection C(1) for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contributions received from additional customers exceed the proportionate amount which would have been required under Subsection C(1) nor will it exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension.
(3)
When a new customer(s) is connected to an existing main, not financed
by customer contributions, it shall not be considered as a main extension
and no contribution may be collected from the customer(s). This provision
applies to mains installed after the effective date of this rule.
D.
Water main installations in platted subdivisions.
(1)
Application for installation of water mains in regularly platted
real estate development subdivisions shall be filed with the Municipal
Clerk-Treasurer and shall set forth the following information:
(a)
Name of subdivision.
(b)
Legal description.
(c)
Map showing streets, lots and sizes of proposed mains and hydrants,
and street laterals.
(d)
Date of approval of subdivision plan by State Department of
Development.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-01]
(e)
Date of approval of proposed mains by Department of Natural
Resources.
(f)
Number of houses presently under construction.
(2)
Upon receipt of the application, the water utility will prepare detailed
estimates of the cost of extending water mains and hydrants of the
size deemed necessary in the subdivision and submit same to the municipal
governing body for approval of the extension as it pertains to public
fire-protection service requirements.
(3)
The applicant for water service to be supplied to a subdivision shall
be required to advance to the utility, prior to the beginning of the
construction, the total estimated cost of the extension. If the final
costs exceed estimated costs, an additional billing will be made for
the balance of the cost due. This balance is to be paid within 30
days. If final costs are less than estimated a refund of overpayment
will be made by the water utility.
(4)
If the developer, or a contractor employed by the developer, is to
install the water mains (with approval of the utility), the developer
shall be responsible for the total cost of construction.
[Added 8-21-1980]
Copper pipe shall be used between the curb stop and the water
meter in a size, type, and depth to be approved by the Water Department.
Such pipe shall be identical to that normally used by the Water Department.
A.
Compliance with rules. All persons now receiving a water supply from
the Soldiers Grove water utility, or who may hereafter make application
therefor, shall be considered as having agreed to be bound by the
rules and regulations as filed with the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin.
B.
Establishment of service. Application for water service shall be
made in writing on a form furnished by the water utility. The application
will contain the legal description of the property to be served, name
of the owner, the exact use to be made of the service, and the size
of the supply pipe and meter desired. (Note particularly any special
refrigeration and/or air-conditioning water consuming appliances.)
Service will be furnished only if premises have a frontage on a properly
platted street or public strip in which a cast iron or other long-life
water main has been laid, or where property owner has agreed to and
complied with the provisions of the utility filed main extension rule;
property owner has installed or agrees to install a service pipe from
the curbline to the point of use, and laid not less than six feet
below the surface of an established or proposed grade, and according
to utility's specifications; and premises have adequate piping
beyond metering point. No division of the water service of any lot
or parcel of land shall be made for the extension and independent
meterage of the supply to an adjoining lot or parcel of land. No division
of a water supply service shall be made at the curb for separate supplies
therefrom for two or more separate premises having frontage on any
street or public service strip whether owned by the same or different
parties. The Director of Public Works is hereby empowered to withhold
approval of any application wherein full information of the purpose
of such supply is not clearly indicated and set forth by the applicant
property owner.
C.
Service contract. The minimum service contract period shall be one
year unless otherwise specified by special contract or in the applicable
rate schedule. Where a customer, at his request, has been disconnected
prior to expiration of his minimum contract period and his account
is not delinquent and where thereafter he requests the reconnection
of service in the same or some other location, a reconnection charge
of $3, payable in advance, shall be collected. The minimum contract
period is renewed with each reconnection. A reconnection charge of
$3 shall also be required from consumers whose services are disconnected
because of nonpayment of bills when due (not including disconnection
for failure to comply with deposit or guarantee rules). A consumer
shall be considered as the same consumer provided the reconnection
is requested for the same location by any member of the same family,
or if a place of business, by any partner or employee of the same
business.
D.
Temporary metered supply, meter and deposits. An applicant for temporary
water supply on a metered basis shall make and maintain a monetary
deposit of not less than $15 for each meter installed, as security
for payment for use of water and for such other charges which may
arise from the use of the supply. The charge for setting the valve
and furnishing and setting the meter will be $5, so that of the $15
deposited, $10 will be available to pay for the water used at the
scheduled rates.
E.
Water for construction. When water is wanted for construction purposes, or for filling cisterns, tanks, or tank wagons, steam tractors or rolled or portable steam boilers, an application therefor shall be made to the Director of Public Works, in writing, upon application provided for that purpose in the Water Department office, giving a statement of the amount of construction work to be done, or the size of the cistern, boiler, tank or tank wagon to be filled. Payment for the water for construction shall be made in advance at the scheduled rates. The service pipe must be carried inside the cellar wall from where the water must be drawn. No connection with the service pipe at the curb shall be made without special permission from the Director of Public Works. In no case will any employee of the utility turn on water for construction work unless the contractor first presents a permit. Upon completion of the construction work, the contractor must return the original permit to the Water Department, together with a statement of the actual amount of construction work performed. Consumers shall not allow contractors, masons or other persons to take water from their premises without first showing a permit from the Department. Any consumer failing to comply with this provision will have his water service discontinued. He shall be subject to a fine as set forth in Subsection G.
F.
Use of hydrants for construction. In cases where no other supply
is available, permission may be granted by the Director of Public
Works to use a hydrant. No hydrant shall be used until it is equipped
with a sprinkling valve. A charge of $3 will be made for setting a
valve, or for moving it from one hydrant to another. In no case shall
any valve be moved except by a member of the Water Department. Before
a valve is set, payment must be made for its setting and for the water
to be used at the scheduled rates. The applicant must make a deposit
of $1 for the hydrant wheel and $1.50 for the reducer, if he desires
one. When the contractor has finished using the hydrant he must notify
the Water Department to that effect. The minimum charge for the use
of water from a hydrant will be $5, exclusive of the deposit, but
including the charge for setting the valve. In the use of a fire hydrant
supply, the hydrant valve will be set at the proper opening by the
Water Department when the sprinkling valve is set and the flow of
water must be regulated by means of the sprinkling valve. If the water
is to be used through iron pipe connections, all such pipe installations
shall have the swing joint to facilitate quick disconnection from
the fire hydrant.
G.
Operation of valves and hydrants, and unauthorized use of water;
penalty. Any person who shall, without authority of the Director of
Public Works, allow contractors, masons, or other unauthorized persons
to take water from their premises, operate any valve connected with
the street or supply mains, or open any fire hydrant connected with
the distribution system, except for the purpose of extinguishing fire,
or who shall wantonly injure or impair the same shall be subject to
a fine of not less than $10 nor more then $100. Permits for the use
of hydrants for filling sprinkling carts apply only to such hydrants
as are designated for such use.
H.
Refunds of monetary deposits. All moneys deposited as security for
payment of charges arising from the use of temporary water supply
on a metered basis, or for the return of a sprinkling valve wheel
or reducer, if the water is used on an unmetered basis, will be refunded
to the depositor on the termination of the use of water, the payment
of all charges levied against the depositor and the return of the
wheel and reducer.
I.
Service connections (or water laterals). No water service shall be
laid through any trench having cinders, rubbish, rock or gravel fill,
or any other material which may cause injury to or disintegration
of the service pipe, unless adequate means of protection are provided
by sand filling or such other insulation as may be approved by the
Director of Public Works. Service pipes passing through curb or retaining
walls shall be adequately safeguarded by provision of a channel space
or pipe casing, not less than twice the diameter of the service connection.
The space between the service pipe and channel or pipe casing shall
be filled and lightly caulked with an oakum, mastic cement, or other
resilient material, and made impervious to moisture.
(1)
In backfilling the pipe trench, the service pipe must be protected
against injury by carefully hand tamping the ground filling, free
from hard lumps, rocks, stone, or other injurious material, around
and at least six inches over the pipe.
(2)
All water supplies shall be of undiminished size from the street
main in to the point of meter placement. Beyond the meter outlet valve
the piping shall be sized and proportioned to provide, on all floors,
at all times an equitable distribution of water supply for the greatest
probable number of fixtures or appliances operating simultaneously.
J.
Replacement and repair of service pipe. Where the property owner
requests that a large service lateral be installed to replace an existing
smaller diameter pipe, an allowance of $15 will be made as a deduction
in the cost, providing the new service is to be installed in the same
ditch as the existing service pipe.
(1)
The service pipe from the main to and through the curb stop will
be maintained and kept in repair and, when worn out, replaced at the
expense of the utility. The property owner shall maintain the service
pipe from the curb stop to the point of use and can be billed for
any water which has not passed through the meter and has been wasted
by leakage or defective pipes and fixtures, as estimated by the Director
of Public Works.
(2)
If a consumer fails to repair a leaking or broken service pipe from
curb to point of metering or use within such time as may appear reasonable
to the Director of Public Works after notification has been served
on the consumer by the Director of Public Works, the water will be
shut off and will not be turned on again until the repairs have been
completed.
K.
Charges for water wasted due to leaks. When the meter registers losses
due to pipe leaks the utility shall determine whether or not the defect
in the piping or equipment was known to the customer or, being known,
he had used his best efforts to correct the conditions. If the Director
of Public Works determines that the loss occurred without the consumer's
knowledge, or having known about it he had tried to correct the condition,
the utility may determine as nearly as possible what is the amount
of the loss by comparison with the use of the water during a like
period, and the excess may be billed at the lowest step in the rates.
If, however, the consumer knew of the leak and failed to give proper
attention to it, the utility will bill for the total consumption shown
by the meter at regular rates.
L.
Thawing frozen services.
(1)
Frozen services shall be thawed out by and at the expense of the
utility except where the freezing was caused by contributory fault
or negligence on the part of the consumer such as reduction of the
grade or undue exposure of the piping in the building or on consumer's
property or failure to comply with Water Department specifications
and requirements as to depth of service, lack of sufficient backfill,
etc.
(2)
Following the freezing of a service the utility shall take such steps
and issue such instructions as may be necessary to prevent the refreezing
of the same service. No charge will be made for rethawings if the
instructions are followed. In case it is necessary to allow the water
to flow to prevent refreezing the consumer must make provisions for
proper disposal of the water waste.
(3)
For the period in which the water is allowed to run the consumer
will be billed according to his meter readings but in no event to
exceed the average amount paid in the corresponding billing periods
of the previous two years. A new consumer will be charged the average
bill for other consumers of the same class receiving service under
comparable conditions.
M.
Stop boxes. The consumer shall protect the stop box in his terrace
and shall keep the same free from dirt and other obstructions. The
utility shall not be liable for failure to locate stop box and shut
off the water in case of a leak on the consumer's premises.
N.
Installation of meters. Meters will be furnished and placed by the
utility and are not to be disconnected or tampered with by the consumer.
All meters shall be so located that they shall be protected from obstructions
and permit ready access thereto for reading, inspection and servicing,
such location to be designated or approved by the Director of Public
Works. All piping within the building must be supplied by the consumer.
Where additional meters are desired by the consumer, he shall pay
for all piping and an additional amount sufficient to cover the cost
of maintenance and depreciation, but not less than $0.25 per month.
O.
Repairs to meters. Meters will be repaired by the Water Department
and the cost of such repairs caused by ordinary wear and tear will
be borne by the utility. Repair of any damage to a meter resulting
from the carelessness of the owner of the premises, his agent or tenant,
or from the negligence of any one of them to properly secure and protect
same, including any damage that may result from allowing a water meter
to become frozen or to be injured from the presence of hot water or
steam in the meter, shall be paid for by the consumer or the owner
of the premises.
P.
Service piping for meter settings. In installing new service piping
(or changing service piping where consumers have been on a flat rate),
if meters are to be set, the consumer shall, at his expense, provide
the proper connections for the meter. The Director of Public Works
should be consulted as to the type and size of meter setting. Where
it is possible to set meters in the basement, or other suitable place
within the building, a short nipple shall be inserted after the stop
and waste cock, then a union and then another nipple and coupling
of the proper length. The nipple attached to the union and coupling
shall be cut to a standard length provided by the plans of the Director
of Public Works (he may require a horizontal run of 18 inches in such
pipe line) which may later be removed for the insertion of the meter
into the supply line. No permit will be given to change from metered
to flat rate service.
Q.
Turning on water. The water cannot be turned on for a consumer except
by a duly authorized employee of the utility. When a plumber has completed
a job, he must leave the water turned off. This does not prevent him
from testing his work.
R.
Failure to read meters. Where the utility is unable to read a meter after two successive attempts, the fact will be plainly indicated on the bill, the minimum charge applied, and the difference adjusted when the meter is again read, that is, the bill for the succeeding quarter will be computed with the gallons or cubic feet in each block of the rate schedule doubled and credit will be given on that bill for the amount of the minimum bill paid the preceding month. If the meter is damaged (see Subsection W, Surreptitious use of water) or fails to operate the bill will be based on the average use during the past year unless there is some reason why the use is not normal. If the average use cannot be properly used, the bill will be estimated by some equitable method.
S.
Complaint meter tests. If a consumer demands that a test be made
of his meter in addition to the periodic or installation test, he
shall pay a test fee of $1 per inch of nominal size or fraction thereof.
If the meter is found fast in excess of 2%, the payment for the test
will be refunded and the usual adjustment made in the past bills.
T.
Inspection of premises. Any officer or authorized employee of the
utility shall have the right of access during reasonable hours to
the premises supplied with service, for the purpose of inspection
or for the enforcement of the utility's rules and regulations.
The utility will make a systematic inspection of all unmetered water
taps at least once every 12 months for the purpose of checking waste
and unnecessary use of water.
U.
Billing procedure.
(1)
Unit of service (applicable only if provided for in the rate schedule).
(a)
A unit of service shall consist of any aggregation of space
or area occupied for a distinct purpose, such as a residence, apartment,
flat, store, office or factory, which is equipped with one or more
fixtures for rendering water service, separate and distinct from other
users. Each unit of service shall be regarded as one consumer and
the surcharge for additional consumers on a meter assessed accordingly.
(b)
Suites in houses, or apartments where complete housekeeping
functions (such as cooking) are not exercised, shall be classed as
rooming houses. Thus houses and apartments having suites of one, two
or more rooms with toilet facilities but without kitchen for cooking
are classed as rooming houses.
(c)
When a consumer's premises have several buildings each
supplied with service and metered separately, the full service charge
will be billed for each meter separately and the readings will not
be cumulated. If these buildings are all used in the same business
and are connected by the consumer, they can be metered in one place.
If the utility, for its own convenience, installs more than one meter,
the readings will be cumulated for billing.
(2)
Payment of bills.
(a)
Bills for water service are rendered quarterly, unless specified
otherwise in the rate schedule, and become due and payable on the
first of the month following the period for which service is rendered.
A penalty of 5% will be added to bills not paid within 15 days from
date of bill. If the bill is not paid within 20 days, the consumer
will be given written notice that the bill is delinquent and that
unless payment or satisfactory arrangement for payment is made within
the next five days, service will be disconnected without further notice.
V.
Deposit and guaranty rules.
(1)
For property owners. A deposit may be required if the credit of the
consumer has not been established satisfactorily to the utility.
(2)
For renters. Either of the following alternatives to be used:
(3)
Deposit.
(a)
The amount of deposit required may be a sum not exceeding the
estimated gross bills for all water service, both billed and unbilled,
which can be supplied before the utility's filed disconnect rule
becomes applicable. The amount to be deposited may be a minimum of
$1 per month for each class of water service furnished.
(b)
The deposit shall be refunded upon the request of the customer
after two years' service with payments within the prompt payment
period, and, without such request, shall be refunded voluntarily by
the utility after three years' service with payments within the
prompt payment period. In no case, however, will a deposit be refunded
if the customer's credit standing is not satisfactory to the
utility.
(c)
A new or additional deposit may be required upon reasonable
written notice of the need for such a requirement in any case where
a deposit has been refunded or is found to be inadequate, or where
the customer's credit standing is not satisfactory to the utility.
The water service of any customer who fails to comply with these requirements
may be disconnected upon five days' written notice.
(4)
Guaranty.
(a)
The utility may accept, in lieu of a cash deposit, a contract
signed by a guarantor satisfactory to the utility, whereby payment
of a specified sum not exceeding the cash deposit requirement is guaranteed.
The term of such contract shall be indeterminate, but it shall automatically
terminate when the customer gives notice to the utility of discontinuance
of service at the location covered by the guaranty agreement or six
months after discontinuance of service or at the guarantor's
request upon 30 days' written notice to the utility.
(b)
Upon termination of a guaranty contract or whenever the utility
deems same insufficient as to amount or surety, a cash deposit or
a new or additional guaranty may be required upon reasonable written
notice to the customer. The water service of any customer who fails
to comply with these requirements may be disconnected upon five days'
written notice.
(c)
The guarantor shall receive copies of all final disconnect notices
sent to the customer whose account he has guaranteed.
(d)
In the event the utility is not able to collect any bill for
water service even though deposit and guaranty rules are on file,
the bill may be put upon the tax roll as provided in § 66.0809,
Wisconsin statutes.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-01]
W.
Surreptitious use of water.
(1)
When the utility has reasonable evidence that a consumer is obtaining
his supply of water, in whole or in part, by means of devices or methods
used to stop or interfere with the proper metering of the utility
service being delivered to his equipment, the utility reserves the
right to estimate and present immediately a bill for service unmetered
as a result of such interference and such bill shall be payable subject
to a twenty-four-hour disconnection of service. When the utility shall
have disconnected the consumer for any such reason, the utility will
reconnect the consumer upon the following conditions:
(a)
The consumer will be required to deposit with the utility an
amount sufficient to guarantee the payment of the consumer's
bills for utility service to the utility.
(b)
The consumer will be required to pay the utility for any and
all damages to its equipment on the consumer's premises due to
such stoppage or interference with its metering.
(c)
The consumer must further agree to comply with reasonable requirements
to protect the utility against further losses.
(2)
Section 943.20, Wisconsin statutes, as relating to water service,
are hereby adopted and made a part of these rules.
[Amended 6-7-2001 by Ord.
No. 2001-01]
X.
Vacation of premises. When premises are to be vacated, the utility
shall be notified in writing at once, so that it may remove the meter
and shut off the supply at the curb cock. The owner of the premises
shall be liable to prosecution for any damage to the property of the
Water Department by reason of failure to notify the utility of vacancy.
Y.
No claims for damages. No person shall enter a claim for damage against
the Village of Soldiers Grove as a water utility, or any officer thereof,
for damage to any pipe, fixture, or appurtenance by reason of interrupted
water supply, or variation of pressure, or for damage of any nature
whatsoever caused by the turning off, or turning on, either wholly
or partially, of the water supply for the extension, alteration, or
repair of any water main or premises supply, or for the discontinuance
of the premises water supply for the violation of any rules or regulations
of the Water Department. No claims will be allowed against the Village
of Soldiers Grove, on account of the interruption of the water supply
caused by the breaking of pipes or machinery, or by stoppage for repairs,
on account of fire or other emergency and no claims shall be allowed
for any damage caused by the breakage of any pipe or machinery.
Z.
Repairs to mains. The utility reserves the right to shut off the
water in the mains temporarily, to make repairs, alterations or additions
to the plant or system. When the circumstances will permit sufficient
delay, the company will give notification by newspaper publication
or otherwise of the discontinuance of the supply. No rebate or damages
will be allowed to consumers for such temporary suspension of supply.
AA.
Duty of Director of Public Works with respect to safety of the public.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to see that all
open ditches for water mains, hydrants, and service pipes are properly
guarded to prevent accident to any person or vehicle and at night
there shall be displayed red signal light in such manner as will,
so far as possible, ensure the safety of the public.
BB.
Handling water mains and service pipes in sewer or other trenches.
Where excavating machines are used in digging sewers, all water mains
shall be maintained at the expense of the contractor. Contractors
must ascertain for themselves the existence and location of all service
pipes. Where they are removed, cut or damaged in the construction
of a sewer, the contractor must at his own expense cause them to be
replaced or repaired at once. He must not shut off the water service
pipes from any consumer for a period exceeding six hours.
CC.
Settling main or service trenches. Trenches in unpaved streets shall
be refilled with moist, damp earth, or by means of water tamping.
When water tamping is used, the water shall be turned into the trench
after the first 12 inches of backfill has been placed and then the
trench shall be kept flooded until the remainder of the backfill has
been put in.
DD.
Protective devices.
(1)
Protective devices in general. The owner or occupant of every premises
receiving water supply shall apply and maintain suitable means of
protection of the premises supply, and all appliances thereof, against
damage arising in any manner from the use of the water supply, variation
of water pressure, or any interruption of water supply. Particularly,
must such owner or occupant protect water cooled compressors for refrigeration
systems by means of high pressure safety cutout devices. There shall
likewise be provided means for the prevention of the transmission
of water ram or noise of operation of any valve or appliance through
the piping of their own or adjacent premises.
(2)
Relief valves. On all "closed systems" (i.e., systems having a check
valve, pressure regulator, or reducing valve, water filter or softener)
an effective pressure relief valve shall be installed either in the
top tapping or the upper side tapping of the hot water tank, or on
the hot water distributing pipe connection at the tank. A one-half-inch
drain pipe shall be connected to the relief valve for discharge on
the floor or into a sink or open drain. No stop valve shall be placed
between the hot water tank and the relief valve or on the drain pipe.
(3)
Air chambers. An air chamber or approved shock absorber shall be
installed at the terminus of each riser, fixture branch or hydraulic
elevator main for the prevention of undue water hammer. The air chamber
shall have a diameter not less than that of the pipe it serves and
a length not less than 15 diameters of said supply pipe. Where possible,
the air chamber should be provided with a valve and drain cock at
its base for water drainage and replenishment of air.
EE.
Cross-connection control program.
[Amended 9-8-2011 by Ord.
No. 090811]
(1)
In order to protect the public water supply system, the Village of
Soldiers Grove hereby establishes a comprehensive cross-connection
control program for the elimination of all existing unprotected cross-connections
and prevention of all future unprotected cross-connections to the
last flowing tap or end-use device. Low-hazard areas consist of normal
kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The water supplier shall keep a current
record of the cross-connection control program available for annual
review by the Department. The cross-connection control program shall
include the following.
(2)
Definition. "Cross-connection" shall be defined as any physical connection
or arrangement between two otherwise separate systems, one of which
contains potable water from the Village of Soldiers Grove water system,
and the other, water from a private source, water of unknown or questionable
safety, or steam, gases, or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow
from one system to the other, the direction of flow depending on the
pressure differential between the two systems.
(3)
Prohibition. No person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit
to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any unprotected
cross-connection. No interconnection shall be established whereby
potable water from a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply
other than the regular public water supply of the Village of Soldiers
Grove may enter the supply or distribution system of the Village of
Soldiers Grove, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water
supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have
prior approval by the Water Department of the Village of Soldiers
Grove and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in accordance
with Section NR 810.15(2), Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(4)
Program schedule/duty to inspect. It shall be the duty of the Village
Board of the Village of Soldiers Grove to cause surveys/inspections
to be made of all properties served by the public water system where
cross-connection with the public water system is deemed possible.
Unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Natural Resources,
a survey/inspection shall be conducted for every residential service
a minimum of once every 10 years or on a schedule matching meter replacement.
A survey/inspection shall be conducted for every industrial, commercial
and public authority service a minimum of once every two years. Commercial
properties of similar or lesser risk to residential properties may
follow the same schedule as residential properties. Completed survey/inspection
results shall be maintained by the Water Utility until corrections
and followup surveys/inspections have been made.
(5)
Entry for purposes of inspection. Upon presentation of credentials,
a representative of the Village of Soldiers Grove shall have the right
to request entry at any reasonable time to examine a property served
by a connection to the public water system of the Village of Soldiers
Grove for cross-connections. If entry is refused, such representative
shall obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119,
Wis. Stats. On request, the owner, lessee, or occupant of any property
so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information
regarding the piping system or systems on such property.
(6)
Discontinuance of service. The Village of Soldiers Grove Water Department is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Chapter 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in Subsection EE(7) of this section. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection/connections has or have been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(7)
Immediate discontinuance of service. If it is determined by the Water
Department of the Village of Soldiers Grove that a cross-connection
or an emergency endangers public health, safety, or welfare and requires
immediate action, and a written finding to that effect is filed with
the Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Soldiers Grove and delivered
to the customer's premises, service may be immediately discontinued.
The customer shall have an opportunity for hearing under Chapter 68,
Wis. Stats., within 10 days of such emergency discontinuance.
(8)
Methods and devices. The methods and devices used to protect the
water supply of the Village shall be as described in and shall comply
with the State Plumbing Code of Wisconsin, being Chapter COMM 82.41[1] of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, which is adopted
herein by reference.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Section SPS 382.41, Cross-connection
control.
