Mound City, MO Miscellaneous Provisions

[Ord. No. 838 §§1 — 5, 4-8-1993]

All customers receiving service from the City's water and sewer line shall at their own expense keep their service pipe, services lines, stop cock, meter and other equipment used in connection therewith in a good state of repair at all times and reasonably protected from freezing and other damage; provided however, that the City shall provide, repair and maintain water meters that are three-quarter (¾) inch or less in size at the expense of the Mound City Municipal Water Department and that any meter in excess of three-quarter (¾) inch and up shall be paid for and maintained by the customer at the customer's expense. It shall be the responsibility of the customer and the property owner to provide all necessary repairs, construction and maintenance from the point where the water leaves the City water main, with the exception of the three-quarter (¾) inch and smaller meters as provided for above and it shall likewise be the duty of the customer or property owner to make at his/her own expense all repairs necessary to their sewage service lines from their own property back to the principal sewer main of the City, to which the customer's line is connected.

Whenever any employee of the City Water Department shall ascertain that there is a leak in any part of the water or sewage line which it is the customer's duty to repair, the said employee shall immediately take such action as he/she shall then and there deem necessary including, but not limited to, the immediate termination of water and sewage service to the customer if he/she shall determine that failure to do so may immediately cause substantial loss or damage to the customer or to the City. Upon ascertaining the leak, he/she shall as soon as possible notify the customer and the Water Commissioner of his/her action and the reasons for taking the same and inform the customer of the problem and make such recommendations as he/she shall deem proper. Subject to the approval of the Water Commissioner, the employee may agree to make such repairs under contract with the customer in an amount equal to the actual cost to the City for materials and labor, including overtime labor if applicable, plus an amount not less than twenty percent (20%) of the City's actual cost (labor and materials) or the customer may employ a private person who has been previously authorized by the City to make repairs to its existing lines. Should the repairs be done by the City employee, a deposit equal to the estimated cost shall be made with the City Collector before beginning the work. If the cost should exceed the estimate, the balance shall be due and payable not later than thirty (30) days after written request is made therefore and failure to make said payment when due shall be authorization by the City to then and there discontinue any and all water and sewage service to said customer until the same, including any costs of collection, are paid in full.

All costs for water services, charges for installation and connections to the City water main and other charges directly or indirectly connected with the water or sewage system of the City may be enforced by suit in a court of proper jurisdiction or by discontinuing all water and sewage service to said customer on such notice and under such procedure as is provided in a prior ordinance.

There shall be no obligation on the part of the City employee to contract with any property owner to make repairs as provided in Subsection (B) above, but in the event that contracts are made, all funds therein shall be paid directly to the City Collector.

All customer service lines leading from the customer's service area to the City's water line must be of copper, service blue or PVC 40 pipe, except that any such service line under a City, County or State roadway must be of copper construction and each person, firm or corporation hereafter wishing to receive water or sewer service from the City's mains shall first give at least forty-eight (48) hours' (excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) prior written notice to the City Water Commissioner, or in his/her absence then to the City Collector, stating the time and place of his/her intended connection and no connection shall be made unless said notice is given personally or by certified mail addressed to one (1) of the parties hereinabove named or unless the same is waived by the City. The City Water Commissioner or his/her agent shall be present at the time and place set out in the notice to see that the proper materials and fittings are used, that competent persons are doing the work, that the service line is in the proper position with the City main to provide a proper directional flow, to see that the pipes, lines and other equipment are covered to a sufficient depth to prevent damage from freezing and that the meter is connected in a proper manner and so located that it can be easily read, yet properly protected from damage. No meter now or hereafter installed shall be repaired by anyone not approved by the City.

		2 inch pipe	1 inch pipe	¾ inch pipe
Cast-Iron Pipe
Labor		$60.00	$40.00	$20.00
Equipment
	Tapping gun	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00
	Gun bits	$15.00	$10.00	$5.00
Administrative		$5.00	$5.00	$5.00
Total		$100.00	$75.00	$50.00
PVC Pipe
Labor		$20.00	$10.00	$5.00
Equipment
	Gun	$20.00	$20.00	$20.00
	Gun bits	$10.00	$10.00	$5.00
Administrative		$5.00	$5.00	$5.00
Total		$55.00	$45.00	$35.00