The Water and Sewer Commissioner shall have overall responsibility
for supervising the construction, maintenance and care of the public
water system and for enforcing the provisions of this Part 2.
The Village shall employ or contract the services of a certified
water supply operator, in accordance with the terms of 415 ILCS 45/1
et seq. If the Village enters into a contract for the services of
a certified water supply operator, such contract shall be approved
by and filed with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
All work requiring a permit under this Part 2 shall be performed
by or under the direct supervision of a person licensed or qualified
by the State of Illinois for the work involved.
A.
No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into,
extend, alter, or commence a new use of the public water system within
the Village nor install any service pipes, water mains, water wells
or water well pumps or any other facility or device which is part
of, related to, or intended for connection to any water system nor
undertake any other work on or in relation to the public water system
or any existing or proposed private water system without first obtaining
a written permit from the Water Commissioner and from any federal,
state or county agency which may have jurisdiction over the work proposed.
B.
Applications for the Village permit herein required shall be made
on forms supplied by the Water Commissioner or Village Clerk. The
permit application shall be accompanied by such plans, specifications
and other information as may be required by the Water Commissioner.
The permit application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application
fee, as established from time to time by Village ordinance, plus such
additional fees and charges as may be applicable to the specific application
filed. In addition, where the nature of the application requires the
Village to employ the services of any consulting engineer, plumber
or other person not regularly on the Village payroll for the purpose
of reviewing the application, plans or specifications, an additional
application fee equal to the actual cost to the Village of such services
shall be charged to, and paid by, the applicant.
C.
Before any work is undertaken by any person pursuant to a permit
issued hereunder, such person shall post with the Water Commissioner
or Village Clerk a corporate surety bond, issued by a corporate surety
licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, in the amount of
100% of the cost of the work to be done, conditioned that said person
shall perform faithfully all work with due care and skill and in accordance
with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and that
all systems and facilities installed or repaired shall perform satisfactorily
for a period of one year following final inspection and approval.
The bond shall provide that the person will indemnify and save harmless
the Village of Bannockburn and the owner of the premises against all
damages, costs, expenses, outlays and claims of every nature and kind
arising out of unskillfulness or negligence on his or her part in
connection with the work to be performed. Such bond shall, by its
term, remain in force for a period of one year, except that upon expiration
it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims and demands made
or incurred prior to the expiration of one year following final inspection
and approval of the work.
A.
All work requiring a permit under this Part 2 shall be inspected
by the Water and Sewer Commissioner before being placed in service.
Inspections shall be requested three days in advance of the time desired.
No excavation shall be backfilled and no work shall be in any other
manner covered before the work has been inspected and approved.
B.
At the time of inspection, the completed service pipe, water meter,
and related fittings shall be subjected to a pressure test at Village
pressure; each such installation shall sustain the existing Village
pressure for a period of not less than 15 minutes without leakage
before being approved.
C.
Upon satisfactory completion of the inspection and testing of such
work, and upon the satisfactory backfilling of all excavations made
in connection with such work, the Water Commissioner shall issue a
written certificate of approval for such installation.
E.
A minimum fee, as established from time to time by Village ordinance,
shall be paid for each inspection or reinspection required pursuant
to this Part 2. In addition, where inspection or testing requires
the Village to employ any person not regularly on the Village payroll
or to incur any other out-of-pocket costs, an additional inspection
fee equal to the actual cost to the Village of such services or materials
shall be charged to, and paid by, the applicant.
