Water services are an assembly of components which supply potable
water from the Village of Liberty water mains to an individual system
user. Services shall be of sizes and materials as appropriate to supply
sufficient water volume to the system user.
The only sizes and components which shall be permitted and the only
standards to be applied shall be determined and set by the Village
Board by resolution, which may be amended from time to time by resolution
of the Village Board.
Each water service shall have a water meter which measures totalized
water flow and will be used as a basis for billing of water use by
user from the Village.
Meters will be furnished and remain property of the Village. The
system user shall bear and pay any and all expenses for replacement,
repairs or maintenance of the meter due, in whole or in part, to any
negligence, recklessness or intentional act on the part of the system
user or its employees, agents, guests and/or invitees.
The system user shall provide adequate space for water meter to be
installed on their incoming service line in conditioned space, typically
in the basement of a building where the service line enters.
The system user with services ranging from 3/4 inch to two inches
in size shall furnish and install only those components on the incoming
service line, prior to any fixtures utilizing the water supply, as
determined and set by the Village Board by resolution, which may be
amended from time to time by Resolution of the Village Board. Such
components shall be furnished and installed by the system user to
allow for installation of the water meter by Village DPW personnel.
The water meter shall be provided and installed solely by the Water
Department of the Village of Liberty.
System users with services larger than two inches shall provide connections
and provisions for meter installation by Village Water Department
utilizing cement-lined ductile iron pipe and connections. Meter location
shall be within a conditioned environment provided by the user on
the incoming service line, prior to any fixtures being connected to
the water supply. The only components which shall be permitted to
be used shall be determined and set by the Village Board by resolution,
which may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Village
Board. The water meter shall be provided and installed solely by the
Water Department of the Village of Liberty.
In the event a conditioned environment for installation of the water
meter cannot be provided, the system user may, at the discretion of
the Village Water Department provide a precast concrete meter pit
for installation of the water meter by Village. The meter pit shall
be sized to allow for all components identified previously in this
section. The only components which shall be permitted to be used and
the standards to be applied shall be determined and set by the Village
Board by resolution, which may be amended from time to time by resolution
of the Village Board.
All water mains and fittings within the system shall be constructed
only of such material(s) as determined and set by the Village Board
by resolution, which may be amended from time to time by the Village
Board.
All buried fittings shall be connected and with mechanical joints
and restrained with mechanical joint wedge action restraints. The
only type of restraints which may be used shall be determined and
set by the Village Board by resolution, which may be amended from
time to time by the Village Board.
All water main valves and the standards applicable thereto shall
be only as determined and set by the Village Board by resolution,
which may be amended from time to time by the Village Board.
All valves shall be constructed, and the sole valve box to be used,
shall be only as determined and set by the Village Board by resolution,
which may be amended from time to time by the Village Board.
Thrust restraints shall be constructed solely in the manner as determined
and set by the Village Board by Resolution, which may be amended from
time to time by the Village Board.
New water services larger than two inches in diameter, or new water
main sections, may be connected to existing water mains. Connection
shall be by either a tapping sleeve and valve assembly, or a cut in
tee fitting and valve assembly. Connection shall be at the discretion
of the Village Water Department Superintendent.
Fire hydrants shall be supplied water from a water main with solely
such dimensions and using solely those components as determined and
set by the Village Board by resolution, which may be amended from
time to time by the Village Board.
A resilient seat gate valve shall be installed between the water
main and the hydrant, in such size solely as determined and set by
the Village Board by resolution, which may be amended from time to
time by the Village Board, to allow for isolation and servicing of
the hydrants.
The Fire hydrants which shall be installed, and the standards applicable
thereto, shall be solely as determined and set by the Village Board
by resolution, which may be amended from time to time by the Village
Board.
Hydrants shall have additional thrust restraints solely in such size
as determined and set by the Village Board by Resolution, which may
be amended from time to time by the Village Board.
The system user shall contact Village of Liberty Water Department Superintendent for technical details of required components for the Village Water System prior to taking any action contemplated by this Article IV.