[Ord. No. 742 §1, 3-16-2015]
A. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
BUILDING PLUMBING
The piping which distributes potable water throughout the
structure.
BUILDING SERVICE
The piping from the water meter to the customer's building
plumbing.
CITY
The City of Strafford, Missouri.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
That person officially designated by the Board of Aldermen
as the Administrator of the City of Strafford.
CITY ENGINEER
That person officially designated by the Board of Aldermen
as engineer for the City of Strafford.
CONTRACTOR
Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation hired to
install water mains.
CUSTOMER
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, political
corporation or subdivision of either the State or Federal Government
to whom water services are made available from the owner's facilities.
ENGINEER
An individual registered as a professional engineer in the
State of Missouri.
POTABLE WATER
Water which has been determined to meet all Missouri Department
of Natural Resources regulations for human consumption.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
A system for the provision of the public of piped water for
human consumption owned and operated by the City.
PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR
That person designated by the City Administrator as the supervisor
of the Public Works Department who is responsible for the supervision
of the operations and maintenance of the water and sewer system.
WATER SERVICE MAINS
That portion of the public water system which transmits potable
water from the water source to the customers for building service
and fire protection.
B. "Shall" is mandatory; "should" or "may" is permissive.
[Ord. No. 742 §1, 3-16-2015]
A. The minimum specifications for the construction and maintenance of
water mains of the water system of the City shall be as set forth
in the Minimum Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City design standards
on file in the City offices, which are incorporated herein fully by
reference thereto as if set forth herein verbatim.
B. Water mains of the City will be so constructed as to fully comply
with the Minimum Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City design standards
on file in the City offices.
C. Water mains shall be designed by an engineer and submitted for approval
to the City and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The
design engineer shall certify the water service mains were constructed,
disinfected and tested in accordance with the approved plans, the
Minimum Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems of the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City design standards
on file in the City offices.
D. Following approval by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources,
Public Works Supervisor and certification by the engineer, the City
will accept the water mains for operation and maintenance.
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A. The customer/developer within the corporate City limits who requests
water service which requires extension of the water service mains
of the City shall request and may be granted the right to make such
extension by the City. A building service line shall not cross another
property other than a public right-of-way for connection to the water
main of the City. A building service line shall not in the future
be converted to a water service main of the City.
B. The customer/developer shall obtain the services of an engineer who
shall prepare design plans for the required extensions. The plans
shall be submitted to the City and Missouri Department of Natural
Resources for approval prior to beginning any work.
C. The customer/developer shall obtain the services of a contractor
who shall install the lines, etc., in accordance with the approved
plans, the Minimum Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City design standards
on file in the City offices. The contractor shall give the City at
least forty-eight (48) hours' notice of intent to commence before
work is begun.
D. The engineer shall prepare the plans in accordance with the following
minimum conditions:
1.
The Minimum Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City design standards
on file in the City offices.
2.
Minimum main size shall be as follows and shall extend to the
last building lot or the customer's property line:
a.
Main size shall be a minimum of twelve (12) inches along Highway
OO, Evergreen Street, Highway 125 and Highway DD without special consent
of the City Administrator.
b.
Main size shall be a minimum of eight (8) inches on all water mains installed or replaced within the City of Strafford without special consent of the City Administrator with the exception of mains regulated in Subsection
(D)(2)(a) above.
3.
Isolation valves shall be spaced along water mains at five-hundred-foot
intervals in commercial districts and one-block or eight-hundred-foot
intervals in other districts. Isolation valves shall be installed
at all tees and junctions.
4.
Hydrants should be spaced at a maximum of three-hundred-foot
intervals in commercial districts and six-hundred-foot intervals in
other districts.
5.
Mains shall be looped where feasible as determined by the City.
6.
Dead-end mains shall have a hydrant placed at the end.
7.
The water main design should include delivery of two thousand
five hundred (2,500) gpm for commercial districts and one thousand
(1,000) gpm for all other districts for fire protection with minimum
pressure at any location within the distribution system.
8.
The design shall include building service connections, including
saddle and corporation stop at the main, and sufficient service line
(PEX and compression grip connectors) to the meter location at the
customer's property line.
9.
Any building plumbing serving a business or a multifamily residence
shall be installed so that water serving each separate office, business
or living space may be metered and billed separately, or, with approval
of the City Administrator, a single master meter may be installed.
10.
The design shall include a review of the City's ability to provide
the projected peak flows during the peak day usage from the past three
(3) years of City experience.
11.
Backfill shall be clean dirt, free of rocks, debris and a suitable
elevation above grade to provide for settlement. Bedding, embedment
and backfill shall be at a minimum, in accordance with the Minimum
Design Standards for Missouri Community Water Systems of the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources.
12.
All water mains must have gasketed mechanical connection at
joints, valves, tees, elbows, fire hydrants and crosses.
13.
Where disruption of service will create problems, main connections
will be made by using a tapping sleeve and valve.
14.
Residential water meters one (1) inch or less must be placed
in a meter box eighteen (18) inches in diameter not less than twenty-four
(24) inches deep, but not more than thirty (30) inches deep, with
a one-piece steel cover.
15.
Fire hydrants shall be Muller Centurion or of equal quality.
16.
All points of change of direction, ells, tees, fire hydrants,
etc., must have required thrust block or restraining clamp at all
points of thrust.
17.
Developers and/or contractors are responsible for all cost of
installation of water mains, fire hydrants, street connections, valves,
fittings and any other appurtenances.
E. The customer/developer shall be responsible for all cost of engineering,
construction and any associated cost resulting from the extension
of the water service mains.
F. The City will provide written approval for the extension. The City reserves the right to not approve any extension. The City reserves the right to require a main larger than the size specified in Subsection
(D)(2), above, be installed. If the City exercises this option, the City will pay the difference in the cost between the size of pipe, valves, fittings and additional aggregate backfill, with the customer paying for all cost of installation of the larger pipe, valves and fittings.
G. The City will review its ability to provide the water demanded by
the extension. The City may require the customer to help defray any
cost the City incurs to its water sources or storage to approve the
customer's extension request.
[Ord. No. 742 §1, 3-16-2015]
Any person violating the terms of this Article shall be punished in accordance with Section
100.220 of this Code. In addition, the connection to the City distribution system may be terminated until all provisions of this Article have been completed.