[Ord. No. 315 §1, 2-12-1977]
All extensions of water or sewer lines in the City of Kearney,
Missouri, shall be approved by the Superintendent of Water and Sewers.
Plans for such extension shall be first submitted to the City prior
to being sent to the Department of Natural Resources. A construction
permit shall be issued after all required approvals are obtained.
Upon completion of the construction, the "as built" plans must be
submitted to the Department of Natural Resources before such lines
may be operated.
[Ord. No. 315 §2, 2-12-1977]
Any contractor or installer of water lines shall give the Superintendent
seven (7) working days' notice before the beginning of such installation.
All material and labor costs will be the responsibility of the installer.
Such installer shall be responsible for workmanship and material for
a period of one (1) year after acceptance of such line by the City.
[Ord. No. 315 §3, 2-12-1977; Ord. No. 921-2002 §1, 10-14-2002]
A. All
water mains shall be Class 200 psi or greater with a pipe diameter
of eight (8) inches, provided that the City engineer may require the
use of larger than eight (8) inch lines as may be required for fire
fighting capacity or otherwise is in the best interest of the City.
B. All
water mains and service lines shall be laid with a minimum cover of
forty-two (42) inches from the top of the pipe to finished ground
surface grade.
C. All
fire hydrants shall conform to the American Water Works Association
Standard C502. Fire hydrants shall have two (2) two and one-half (2½)
inch nozzles and one (1) four and one-half (4½) 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.
D. 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 five hundred (500)
feet apart.
E. 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.
F. The
water distribution system and any extension shall have adequate capacity
to:
1. Supply the peak hour demands of all water consumers' needs while
maintaining pressure of not less than thirty (30) pounds per square
inch at all points of delivery, without reducing the service to any
customer below these requirements.
2. Supply residential fire protection by delivering not less than one
thousand (1,000) gallons per minute for fire protection on the day
of maximum daily water demand with a residual pressure of not less
than twenty (20) pounds per square inch.
3. Supply non-residential fire protection by delivering water in such
quantity as to adequately protect life and adjoining properties, as
determined by the Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District and
the City Engineer and requirements of the Ordinances of the City of
Kearney, Missouri.
G. Criteria For Estimating Water Demand.
1. The latest calibrated version of the water model adopted by the City
of Kearney or that of the water utility providing the water service
shall be used for evaluating the effect and determining minimum pipe
size of new development on the existing water distribution system.
2. The following criteria shall be used to estimate the average day
demand, maximum day demand and peak hour demand incident to the determination
of future water main sizes:
a. Residential population equals number of dwelling units times 3.25
people per dwelling unit.
b. Average daily water demand of residential population in gallons per
day equals residential populations times one hundred (100) gallons
per person.
c. Average daily domestic water demand of non-residential users in gallons
per day equals number of employees times one hundred (100) gallons
per day. Additional water demand allowance may be required for commercial
and industrial establishments that have known water demands that exceed
one hundred (100) gallons per day per employee.
d. Average daily school water demand in gallons per day equals number
of staff and students times twenty (20) gallons per person.
e. Average daily water demand in gallons per day equals average daily
water demand of residential population plus average daily domestic
water demand of non-residential users plus average daily school water
demand.
f. Maximum daily water demand in gallons per day equals average daily
water demand times 2.1.
g. Peak hour demand in gallons per day equals maximum daily water demand
times 2.0.
H. It
shall be unlawful, within the City of Kearney, 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 ordinance violation.
I. The violation of any such provision contained herein shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or such imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore, the violation of any such provision contained herein shall be deemed a nuisance, and as such, shall be actionable under Chapter
215, Article
I "Nuisances — Generally", and all of the provisions under said Article are applicable to the nuisance and its abatement.
[Ord. No. 315 §4, 2-12-1977]
No water service shall be allowed in any water line extension
until said lines have been disinfected in accordance with "Standard
Procedure for Disinfecting Water Mains — Bulletin C601-54 of
the American Waterworks Association" and "Material Required for Disinfecting
Water Mains — Bulletin 356-2M of the American Waterworks Association",
copies of which are available on request at City Hall.
[Ord. No. 315 §5, 2-12-1977]
All extensions of sewage lines shall be with no less than eight
(8) inch pipe unless the Planning Commission of the City shall require
larger lines in the best interest of the City. The entire cost of
constructing any extension of the sewage lines of the City shall be
that of the developer and shall upon acceptance by the City and connection
to the City sewage system become property of the City. The developer
shall be responsible for defective workmanship and materials on said
lines for a period of one (1) year after acceptance by the City.