[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Belleville as Title 9, Chs. 1 and 4, of the 1994 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The current regulations and rate order promulgated by the Wisconsin
Public Service Commission governing the Village of Belleville Water
Utility are adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
The waterworks system shall not be combined with the sewage
disposal system under § 66.0819, Wis. Stats. Each system
shall be operated by the Village as a separate public utility.
The Belleville waterworks shall introduce approximately one
to two parts of fluoride to every million parts of water being distributed
in the Village water supply system.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2000-07-01]
A.
All private wells to be filled. Except as hereinafter provided, no
premises serviced by the public water system of the Village of Belleville
shall have a private well. Any private well on such premises shall
be abandoned. All abandoned wells shall be filled according to the
procedures outlined in Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code. The pump and piping
must be removed and the well checked for obstructions prior to plugging.
Any obstruction or liner must be removed. The Public Works Director
must be notified one day in advance so that he or she may observe
the filling. A well abandonment report shall be prepared immediately
upon completion of the filling of the well and submitted by the well
owner to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on forms provided
by that agency.
B.
Exceptions. Excepted from the requirements of Subsection A herein are the following:
(1)
All wells for which a well operation permit has been granted by the Public Works Director, provided that such wells remain operational and maintained. Well operation permits shall be issued as provided in Subsection C herein.
(2)
All wells in use on or before January 1, 1984. With respect to such wells, the requirements of Subsection A herein shall not apply until ownership of the premises served by such private well is first transferred by sale or gift on or after January 1, 1984. The requirements of Subsection A herein shall apply six months following date of any such transfer of ownership.
(3)
Wells in use at the time that public water services are first extended to the premises served by such private well. With respect to such wells, the requirements of Subsection A herein shall not apply until ownership of said premises is first transferred by gift or sale following extension of public water services to the premises. The requirements of Subsection A herein shall apply six months following date of any such transfer of ownership.
(4)
All abandoned wells subject to the requirements of Subsection A herein at the effective date of this chapter shall be filled on or before July 1, 1984. All other wells which shall become subject to the requirements of this chapter following the effective date of this section shall be filled within six months of the date when such well shall first become subject to the requirements of Subsection A herein.
C.
Well operation permits. A permit may be granted to a well owner to
operate a well for a period not to exceed five years if the following
requirements are met. Application shall be made on forms provided
by the Public Works Director. Well operation permits may be renewed
upon reapplication with the Public Works Director, provided that the
requirements herein shall continue to be met.
(1)
The well and pump installation shall meet or may be upgraded to meet
the standard for existing installations described in Ch. NR 812, Wis.
Adm. Code, and have a letter from a licensed pump installer or a licensed
well driller on file with the Village Clerk/Treasurer stating that
the well meets Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
(2)
The well and pump shall have a history of producing bacteriologically
safe water evidenced by two samples taken a minimum of two weeks apart
the first year of permit. In years two, three, four and five of the
permit, one safe sample per year must be provided to the Village.
All costs of sampling are paid by owner. In areas where the Department
of Natural Resources has determined that groundwater aquifers are
contaminated with substances other than bacteria, additional chemical
tests may be required to evidence safety of the water.
(3)
There shall be no cross-connection between the well's pump installation
or distribution piping and the municipal water system.
(4)
The well water shall not discharge into a drain leading directly
to a public sewer utility unless properly metered and authorized by
the sewer utility.
(5)
The well shall have a functional pumping system, and the proposed
use of the well water can be justified as reasonable in addition to
water provided by the municipal water system.
D.
Penalties. Any well owner violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be subjected to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Each day of violation is a separate offense. If any person fails to comply with this section for more than 30 days after receiving written notice of the violation, the municipality may impose a penalty and cause the well abandonment to be performed and the expense assessed as a special charge against the property.[1]
A.
Cross-connection defined. A 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 Belleville
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.
B.
Cross-connections prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall
establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be
maintained any 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
Belleville may enter the supply or distribution system of the Village,
unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method
of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the
Village Board of the Village of Belleville and by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources in accordance with § NR 811.09(2),
Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
Inspections permitted. It shall be the duty of the Public Works Director
to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public
water system where cross-connection with the public water system is
deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based
on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the
Public Works Director and as approved by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources. Upon presentation of credentials, the Public
Works Director shall have the right to request entry at any reasonable
time to examine any property served by a connection to the public
water system of the Village of Belleville for cross-connection. 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
Public Works Director any pertinent information regarding the piping
system or systems on the property.
D.
Discontinuance of water service. The Public Works Director 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 Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as hereinafter provided.
Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection(s)
has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
If it is determined by the Public Works Director 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 Village Clerk/Treasurer and delivered to the customer's premises,
service may be immediately discontinued. The customer shall then have
an opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., within 10 days
of such emergency discontinuance.[1]
A.
Bill. A bill shall be prepared and submitted monthly to the owner
or occupant of each lot or parcel of real estate in the Village to
which water has been furnished by the Village during the preceding
month period. Each bill for Water Utility charges shall be dated,
shall clearly reflect the amount due, and shall be sent to the owner
or occupant at the property address.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2004-06-03]
B.
Delinquent bills.
(1)
All Water Utility charges shall be payable within 20 days following
the date of the Water Utility bill. A late payment charge of 3% but
not less than $0.50 will be added to bills not paid within 20 days
of issuance. This one-time three-percent late payment charge will
be applied only to any unpaid balance for the current billing period's
usage. This late payment charge is applicable to all customers. The
Utility customer may be given a written notice that the bill is overdue
no sooner than 20 days after the bill is issued. Unless payment or
satisfactory arrangement for payment is made within the next 10 days,
service may be disconnected.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2004-06-03]
(2)
The Village Clerk/Treasurer shall collect delinquent water bills
and late charges in the same manner as collection of general Village
taxes. Delinquent bills and all late charges and penalties shall be
a lien on the real estate to which the water was furnished. All delinquent
bills and charges that have accrued during the preceding year and
are not paid by the first of November in any year, including the delinquent
bills, charges and penalties, shall be added to the tax roll as a
delinquent tax against the property served with statutory penalties
added. All proceedings in relation to the collection, return and sale
of property for delinquent Village taxes shall apply to said assessment.
(3)
Nonreceipt of any bill described in this section shall not release
the owner of the property from liability for any of these charges.
In any case where the owner or occupant of the property is responsible
for the nonreceipt of the bill, the provisions herein described for
late charges, penalties and disconnection shall apply. In those instances
where the Village is responsible for the nonreceipt of the bill, the
Village may, in its discretion, grant the owner or occupant an extension
of the payment period and may waive the late payment charges.
(4)
A charge will be made for processing checks that have been returned
for insufficient funds.
When a customer connects to a Village-constructed utility service
at a future time, such customer shall be charged a connection charge
equal to the original prorated cost of construction plus an amount
equal to the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for each year
after the original date of utility construction.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2004-06-03]
Utility customers residing outside the corporate limits of the
Village of Belleville shall be billed at the regular rates for service
plus a twenty-five-percent surcharge for sewer service.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1997-03-03]
A.
Purpose. The Village of Belleville Sewer Utility shall, upon request
by a customer, install a clear water deduct meter to measure clear
water received by the customer and not discharged into the sanitary
sewer system.
B.
Ownership and cost. Clear water deduct meters shall be owned and
serviced by the Village Sewer Utility as part of the Village's
Sewer Utility facilities. The cost for installation and rental of
a clear water deduct meter shall be approved by the Village Board
as part of the sewer use rates and charges. The customer shall pay
the installation and rental charge but shall not be charged any sewer
use charge for water measured by the clear water deduct meter.
C.
Water use rates apply. The customer shall be charged for water use
measured by the clear water deduct meter in accordance with the rates
set forth in the current regulations and rate order promulgated by
the Wisconsin Public Service Commission governing the Village of Belleville
Water Utility.
