[R.O. 1996 § 700.010; CC 1968 § 22-1; Ord. No. 135 §§ 1, 2, 6-28-1954]
A.
It is hereby found, determined and declared
to be necessary for the public health, safety, welfare and benefit
of the City and its inhabitants that the existing waterworks and sanitary
sewerage system of the City, and all future improvements and extensions
thereto, be combined and that they shall thenceforth be operated and
maintained as a Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System.
B.
The waterworks and sanitary sewerage system
of the City and all future improvements and extensions thereto, whether
to the waterworks or to sanitary sewerage system or to both, shall
be and the same are combined and it is hereby declared that said waterworks
and said sewerage system, and all future improvements and extension
thereto as aforesaid, thenceforth be operated and maintained as a
Combined Waterworks and Sewerage System.
C.
The combined waterworks and sewerage system
are controlled by the City Council through a City Administrator. For
the purpose of exercising the powers conferred upon the City Administrator
by the City Council relative to the work of the combined waterworks
and sewerage system, the policies in this Chapter have been formulated.
D.
APPLICANT
CUSTOMER
CITY
CITY INSPECTOR
DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
PREMISES
1.
2.
3.
4.
PUBLIC WATER MAIN
WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
The owner or their duly authorized representative, such as
builder, developer, or plumber, who applies for a water service connection.
The party who has applied for continuing water service and
will be responsible for paying periodic bills. Each customer shall
be served by a separate water service connection.
The City of Blue Springs, Missouri.
Anyone authorized by the City of Blue Springs to make inspections
of the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Water and Sewer
Code.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
The Water Department of the City of Blue Springs.
The Director of Public Works, or their authorized representatives
(Director), is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions
of this Water and Sewer Code. The Director shall have the authority
to render interpretations of this Water and Sewer Code and to adopt
policies and procedures in order to clarify the application of its
provisions. Such interpretations, policies, and procedures shall comply
with the intent and purpose of this Water and Sewer Code. Such policies
and procedures shall not have the effect of waiving requirements specifically
provided for in this Water and Sewer Code.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
Shall mean:
Each residential dwelling structure;
Each duplex, triplex, fourplex, apartment
building or any other building used for residential purposes;
Each unit contained in any structure
serving a separate tenant, lessee, or owner and used for any purpose
other than residential;
Each structure or group of contiguous
structures owned, rented, or leased by one (1) person and occupied
by that person, except for a structure serving multiple dwellings
were the utility bill is included in the rent or lease.
A water main in which all owners of abutting properties have
equal rights and is controlled by the City.
The division of the City under the City Administrator's control
responsible for the operation of the City's water system.
The water service line from the public water main to the
applicant's property, and where the meter is installed within three
(3) feet of the right-of-way line at the face of the premises. The
water service connection shall include a corporation stop, service
pipe to the meter, the meter well or vault, the casting, and the water
meter.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.020; CC 1968 § 22-2; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 1-3-1966; Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
No connection shall be made from
any private property with the City sewerage system unless prior to
or contemporaneously with such connection, a connection is also made
with the City's water system. Unless City Council approves an agreement,
the property connecting to the City's water and sewerage system must
be within the corporate limits of the City of Blue Springs.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.030; CC 1968 § 22-3; Ord. No. 309 § 2, 1-3-1966; Ord. No. 4533 § 2, 2-17-2015]
A.
All buildings hereafter constructed in
the City for human habitation or occupancy or which are used in any
manner by the general public shall be connected to the water system
and sewerage system of the City; provided, however that a permit may
be obtained to allow an on-site waste disposal system if all of the
following criteria are met:
1.
The location of a lawful tap to the
sewerage system operated by the City is more than three hundred (300)
feet from a non-residential property line or one hundred (100) feet
from a residential property line;
2.
The lot or parcel is a lawful lot,
parcel or tract of land under the City's Unified Development Code;
3.
Any on-site waste water system will
be in compliance with the most current Jackson County, Missouri, On-Site
Sewage Rules and Regulations and all applicable Federal, State and
local laws and regulations;
4.
The on-site sewage system will not
constitute a violation of any permit or agreement the City has with
any agency;
5.
The Directors of Public Works and
Community Development determine that on-site sewage system will not
impede or interfere with any plans to provide sewer or other City
services to the general area surrounding the property to be served
by the on-site sewage system;
6.
The Director of Public Works determines
that the on-site sewage system will not pose any known environmental
concerns and that sewer is not presently available to such property;
7.
Only one (1) connection for the parcel
of property to be served by the on-site sewage system is to be allowed;
8.
An agreement approved by the City
Attorney is executed and a covenant in a form approved by the City
Attorney is placed on the property that the on-site sewage system
will be abandoned according to applicable law and the structure connected
to the City's sewage system within one hundred eighty (180) days of
notification of: (i) the on-site system has been found to be significantly
deteriorated or beyond repair by the City, any agency of the State,
Jackson County, Federal government, or court of competent jurisdiction,
or (ii) sewer is available within one hundred (100) feet of the property
line, and that the owner will pay a sum equal to the cost of providing
sewer service to cover the City's costs in monitoring the system for
compliance with Federal, State and local requirements;
9.
All easements needed to provide future
sewer service to the property, and/or adjacent properties, which would
be located on property owned by the applicant shall be dedicated to
the City or an irrevocable consent to dedicate easements signed by
such applicant is recorded in a form approved by the City Attorney;
and
10.
The issuance of the permit is approved
by the City Council of Blue Springs.
B.
Following receipt of permission to install
the on-site wastewater treatment system from the City of Blue Springs
City Council, the applicant shall obtain an individual on-site wastewater
disposal permit from Jackson County, Missouri. No building permits
shall be issued and no plat shall be recorded until such time as an
individual on-site wastewater disposal permit has been acquired from
the appropriate agency in Jackson County and such permit has been
complied with, or escrow to assure compliance has been provided to
the City.
C.
A property with an approved on-site wastewater
treatment system may not be further subdivided until such time as
a direct connection to the public sewer system is constructed and
available to each lot created by such subdivision.
D.
The permit to have an on-site wastewater treatment system shall be deemed to be expired and of no further effect upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 700.030(A)(8), or failure to comply with the covenants and agreement required by said Subsection. The City may take any enforcement action necessary to ensure that the on-site wastewater treatment system is abandoned and closed and the property benefited by such permit is connected to the City's sewer treatment system. For purposes of this Section, sewer service shall be deemed available when a sewer line to which the property may connect has been accepted by the City's Public Works Director and is within one hundred (100) feet of any property line of such property. The determination of whether or not a property may connect to a sewer line shall be determined by the Public Works Director and based on sound engineering and environmental regulations and laws.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.040; CC 1968 § 22-4; Ord. No. 309 § 3, 1-3-1966]
Permits for the construction of any building shall be granted only upon proper showing of compliance with the provisions of Chapter 500 of this Code.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.050; CC 1968 § 22-5; 8-26-1936]
It is declared to be to the detriment
of the City to permit any competition in the sale and delivery of
water for use by the inhabitants of the City. Therefore, it is unlawful
for any person to dispense with any water from the municipal waterworks
system through gift, sale or otherwise.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.060; CC 1968 § 22-6; Ord. No. 1511 § 1, 5-5-1986]
Water meters serving premises having
monthly water consumption, or when estimated by the Water Department
to approximate water consumption, may be read and bills for service
may be rendered monthly, bimonthly or quarterly, at the discretion
of the City Council.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.070]
A.
Before a water service connection is provided,
the owner of the premises to be supplied or their duly authorized
representative shall make application for water service as part of
the building permit requirements prescribed by the Community Development
Department. Upon approval of the application and payment of the applicable
charges, the Water Department will install the water service corporation
stop and water meter. A separate water service connection shall be
required for each premises unless otherwise determined by the Water
Department.
B.
The applicant shall secure all necessary
permits prior to requesting the water service connection. The applicant
shall provide twenty-four (24) hours' notice to the Water Department
for installing the water service corporation stop and water meter.
The charges listed in the rate schedule of the revenue manual assume
only one (1) call to make the connection. Additional calls may be
at the expense of the applicant at the Public Works Director or assigned
designee's discretion. In the event of a Water Department emergency,
it may be necessary for the Water Department to delay or reschedule
the "making" of a water service connection.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
C.
The applicant shall be responsible for
the water service line, inlet and outlet side of the water meter,
meter box, casting and their proper working order and relationship
to grade for a period of one (1) year following the premises final
inspection.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
D.
The water service meter box shall be located
within three (3) feet outside of the right-of-way line at the face
of the premises, unless otherwise determined by the Water Department.
All water services will conform to the standards required by the Water
Department for location, size, kind, and quality of all materials
entering into the water service connection. Only three-fourths (3/4)
inch and one (1) inch water meters and corporation stop are furnished
by the Water Department, all other material is furnished by the applicant.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
E.
The water service connections from the
water main to the inlet side of the water meter are the property of
the City and under its sole jurisdiction and control and will be maintained
by the Water Department. All portions of the water service connection
from the outlet side of the copper setter exiting the water meter
coppersetter and meter well or vault are the responsibility of the
customer and will be maintained at their expense.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
1.
Water Meter Well.
a.
b.
Property Owner Responsibility.
(1)
If such a repair is necessitated due to some action by the property
owner, the account holder will be billed for the work. The amount
billed will equal the City's actual expense in making the repair.
If preferred, the property owner may return the well to City specifications.
(2)
Cosmetic alterations
to the meter well are the property owner's responsibility.
F.
Only Water Department personnel shall turn
water service on or off. Plumbers are not allowed to turn water on
or off at the angle stop cock for any water service line except to
make repairs and test their work, after which they will leave the
water service off or on as they found it, unless otherwise directed
by the Water Department.
G.
The Water Department can refuse to provide
water service thorough facilities that do not comply with the City's
standards and policies pertaining to the nature and location of the
water service lines or any other water facilities owned by the customer.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.080]
A.
The excavation for the installation of
the water service corporation stop at the Water Department's main
line must be:
B.
In addition the exterior portion of the
water main must be cleaned where the service corporation stop is to
be installed. The water service line complete with appurtenances including
coppersetter, meter box, and casting must all be furnished and on
site to be installed by the applicant before the tap will be made
and the meter set by the Water Department. If the Water Department
representative finds that any part of the water service line installation
is not ready, the service corporation stop and meter installation
will not be performed and the Water Department must be notified again
by the applicant of readiness before the work will be rescheduled
for a subsequent day.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
[R.O. 1996 § 700.090]
A.
The Water Department may at any time shut
off the water in the mains in case of accident, for the purpose of
making connections, alterations, repairs, changes, or for other reasons
and may restrict the use of the water supply to reserve sufficient
supply for public fire service or other emergencies whenever the public
welfare may require it. The Water Department may restrict or regulate
the quantity of water used by the customers in case of scarcity or
whenever an emergency affecting public health and welfare may require
such restrictions.
B.
It is the intention of the Water Department
to give advanced notice of any work which will require interruption
of the water service. Such notice will be considered a courtesy and
not a requirement on the part of the Water Department. Property owners
shall so regulate their installations connected with the water supply
system that damage will not occur if the water is shut off without
notice.
C.
The Water Department will undertake to
use reasonable care and diligence in order to prevent and avoid interruptions
and fluctuations in the service, but it cannot and does not guarantee
that such will not occur.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.100]
The Water Department may restrict
or regulate the quantity of water used by the customers in case of
scarcity or whenever an emergency affecting public health and welfare
may require such restrictions.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.110; Ord. No. 3487 § 1, 7-15-2002]
This Title is intended to be consistent with the provisions of the International Plumbing Code, as amended and adopted by the City Council and included in Section 500.010, Adoption Of International Building Codes, of this Code. In the event that any conflict is determined to exist between the provision of this Title and the International Plumbing Code as amended and adopted by the City Council, the more stringent provision shall apply.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.120]
There shall be no free water service
rendered by the Water Department to any person. All applications for
water service shall be subject to rules and regulations contained
in this Chapter.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.130]
The City may enter into an agreement
with any person, including municipalities, water districts and other
political subdivisions and public bodies, for the rendering of any
unusual or extraordinary water service; provided that the rates or
charges to be paid thereunder shall not be less than the amount which
is fair and equitable, taking into account the cost to the Water Department
of providing such service.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.140]
A.
The Water Department does not guarantee
a sufficient or uniform pressure or an uninterrupted supply of water,
and customers are cautioned to provide sufficient storage of water
where absolutely uninterrupted water supply must be ensured.
B.
In high level installations where system
pressure is low, the customer shall, if they desire a higher water
pressure than furnished at the water main, install at their own expense
a tank or booster pump, of a type approved by the Water Department
and with the installation approved by the City.
C.
Where the pressure to a customer's premises
is greater than they wish, it shall be their responsibility to install
the proper regulating devise to reduce the pressure to the extent
desired.
D.
The Water Department shall have the right
to require the adjustment, modification, or removal of any automated
valve or other device installed in a premises. the operation of which
results in an unreasonable fluctuation of pressure in the public water
system.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.150]
Abandoned or unused water service
lines must be disconnected from the Water Department's main line.
The disconnection shall be accomplished by the owner of the premises
as directed by the Water Department.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 700.160,
Water Valve, was repealed 8-3-2015 by Ord. No. 4559 § 1.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.170]
A.
All fire hydrants shall conform to the
American Water Works Association Standard C502 of latest revision.
Fire hydrants shall have two (2) two-and-one-half-inch nozzles and
one (1) four-and-one-half-inch pumper nozzle with national standard
fire hose coupling screw threads. Nozzle caps shall be provided for
all outlets with suitable gaskets to provide a tight seal with the
nozzles. Caps shall be securely chained to the barrel of the fire
hydrant. Cap nuts shall have the same dimensions as the operating
nut of the fire hydrant. Fire hydrants shall be one that is specified
by the Water Department.
B.
In water systems serving residential subdivisions,
fire hydrants shall be installed at such locations that there will
be at least one (1) fire hydrant within three hundred (300) feet of
the nearest wall of any structure. Fire hydrants along streets which
residences of such subdivisions front shall be spaced not more than
six hundred (600) feet apart.
C.
In commercial, industrial, and apartment
house areas, fire hydrants shall be provided so that in no case shall
more than three hundred (300) feet of fire hose be required to reach
any point at the base of any exterior building wall from the nearest
fire hydrant or from each to the fire hydrants required to provide
the stipulated fire flow.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.180]
A.
The Water Department will furnish, subject
to availability, temporary construction fire hydrant water meters
with the following charges and regulations:
1.
The customer shall enter into a hydrant
meter contract.
2.
The customer shall provide a deposit
with the Water Department as security against damage or non-payment,
with such deposit to be returned to the customer upon final payment
in full and the return of the water meter.
3.
A service charge for the backflow
certification shall be paid by the customer prior to initial installation
of the meter.
4.
All temporary construction fire hydrant
water meters shall be billed monthly at the in-City water rate. In
addition to the regular water consumption charge, construction meter
customers will be billed a monthly water administrative fee and a
rental fee. The amount of the deposits, service charges, administrative
fees and rental fees referred to in this Section shall be established
by administrative memorandum.
5.
Installation and relocation shall
only be performed by the Water Department.
[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former §§ 700.190,
Water Mains, Fittings, And Appurtenances, and 700.200, Testing Of
Water Mains, were repealed 8-3-2015 by Ord. No. 4559 § 1.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.210]
Nothing contained in this Chapter
shall be construed as limiting or preventing the City from extending
its water distribution system whenever and wherever it may determine
that circumstances so warrant.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.220; Ord. No. 3167 § 1, 9-20-1999; Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
A.
The design criteria listed in the City's
Design and Construction Manual is to be considered the minimum standards
to be followed in the design of the water distribution systems within
the City of Blue Springs corporate City limits and/or water service
area and all water distribution systems installed shall meet these
criteria. These minimum standards are not intended to be used as a
substitute for actual construction specifications and design computations.
B.
It shall be unlawful, within the City of
Blue Springs, to install any water distribution system, or a part
thereof, that does not comply with the design criteria and standards
contained in this Section and its Subsections, or to deliver water
to residential or non-residential homes, customers or businesses that
is not delivered in compliance with, or in excess of, the standards
and criteria set by this Section and its Subsections. Each day any
violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
C.
The violation of this Section 700.220 shall, in addition to being a violation punishable pursuant to Section 100.080 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Blue Springs, Missouri, be deemed a nuisance, and as such, shall be actionable under Article II of Chapter 245 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Blue Springs, Missouri, and all of the provisions of Article II of Chapter 245 are applicable to the nuisance and its abatement.
[R.O. 1996 § 700.230; Ord. No. 4576 § I, 12-7-2015]
A.
This Section shall apply to all premises
served by the public drinking water system of the City of Blue Springs,
Missouri.
B.
Water Purveyor Responsibilities.
1.
This Section will be reasonably interpreted by the water purveyor.
It is the purveyor's intent to ban the use of lead based material
in the construction or modification of the City's drinking water system
or private plumbing connected to the City system. The cooperation
of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban.
2.
If, in the judgment of the water purveyor or their authorized representative,
lead based materials not meeting the new "lead free" definitions have
been used in new construction or modifications after January 4, 2014,
due notice shall be given to the consumer. The consumer shall immediately
comply by having the lead base materials removed from the plumbing
system and replaced with lead free materials. If the lead base materials
are not removed from the plumbing system, the water purveyor shall
have the right to discontinue water service to the premises.
C.
Lead is banned from drinking water plumbing
to which this Section is applicable. No water service connection shall
be installed or maintained to any premises where lead base materials
not meeting the new "lead free" definitions have been used in new
construction or modifications after January 4, 2014.
D.
If a premises is found to be in violation
of this Section, water service shall be discontinued until such time
that the drinking water plumbing is lead free.
E.
CONSUMER
LEAD BASE MATERIALS
LEAD FREE
1.
2.
PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
WATER PURVEYOR
EXEMPTIONS
1.
2.
The following definitions shall apply
in the interpretation and enforcement of this Section.
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by
or in any manner connected to a public water system.
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities
specified in this Section.
Calculation. The weighted average lead content of a pipe, pipe fitting, plumbing fitting, or fixture shall be calculated by using the following formula: For each wetted component, the percentage of lead in the component shall be multiplied by the ratio of the wetted surface area of that component to the total wetted surface area of the entire product to arrive at the weighted percentage of lead of the component. The weighted percentage of lead of each wetted component shall be added together, and the sum of these weighted percentages shall constitute the weighted average lead content of the product. The lead content of the material used to produce wetted components shall be used to determine compliance with Subsection (1) of this definition. For lead content of materials that are provided as a range, the maximum content of the range shall be used.
Any publicly or privately owned water system supplying water
to the general public which is satisfactory for drinking, culinary
and domestic purposes and meets the requirements of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
The owner, operator, or individual in responsible charge
of a public water system.
Pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings,
or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are used exclusively
for non-potable services such as manufacturing, industrial processing,
irrigation, outdoor watering, or any other uses where the water is
not anticipated to be used for human consumption; or
Toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves,
flush-o-meter valves, tub fillers, shower valves, service saddles,
or water distribution main gate valves that are two (2) inches in
diameter or larger.
