[Ord. No. 1756 Art. I, 4-25-2001]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
A public water system which serves at least fifteen (15)
service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25)
residents on a year-round basis.
Any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement
between a public water system and any other source or system through
which it is possible to introduce into any part of the public water
system any used water, industrial fluid, gas or substance other than
the intended potable water with which the system is supplied. By-pass
arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover
devices and any other temporary or permanent devices through which
or because of which, backflow can or may occur are considered cross-connections.
The Director of Public Works, who is in responsible charge
of the operation and maintenance of the public water supply serving
the City.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
The negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions
in an aqueous solution.
A system for provision to the public of piped water for human
consumption, if the system has at least fifteen (15) service connections
or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) individuals daily at
least sixty days out of the year. The system includes any collection,
treatment, storage or distribution facilities used in connection with
the system. A public water system is either a community water system
or a non-community water system.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
Is mandatory. MAY — Is permissive.
Each individual connection of a user to a water main or pipe
for the purpose of conveying water to a point of use.
Any water line or pipe connected to a public water supply's
distribution main or pipe that conveys water to a point of use. Each
service line is owned and maintained by the customer at that service
connection and such lines being at the customer's side of the meter.
All piping, conduits, valves, hydrants, storage facilities,
pumps and other appurtenances, excluding service connections, which
serve to deliver water from a water treatment plant or source to the
public.
Any water main line or pipe which conveys water to a point
of use from a water treatment plant, source, or water storage facility.
Water mains are owned and maintained by the City.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City or furnished and/or installed by a user
and approved by the City. Each individual service connection shall
have a water meter.
A facility which uses specific processes much as sedimentation,
coagulation, filtration, disinfection, aeration, oxidation, ion exchange,
fluoridation, or other processes which serve to add components or
to alter or remove contaminants from a water supply source.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. II, 4-25-2001]
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
employment, recreation, residence or other purposes situated within
the City and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which
there is now located or may in the future be located access to a public
water system within one hundred (100) feet of the property line, is
hereby required to connect to such facilities in accordance with the
provisions of this Article, within sixty (60) days after date of official
notice to do so.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. III, 4-25-2001]
A.
Before
commencement of construction of a privately owned public water system
in the City's jurisdiction, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit signed by the Director. The application for such permit shall
be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall
supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as
are deemed necessary by the Director. A permit and inspection fee
of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the
application is filed. This fee is to be taken from the total amount
assessed for a building permit and deposited into the water fund.
B.
No
statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Public
Works Director or his/her designee.
C.
When
a public water system becomes available, customers that connect must
physically disconnect from the existing private system (well), in
accordance with the City's cross-connection prevention policy. The
well shall then be properly plugged in accordance with guidelines
established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division
of Geology and Land Survey (DGLS) and outlined in State regulation
10 CSR 23 - 3.110 as amended, unless the owner wants to keep it functional
for uses other than providing drinking water. A well may only be kept
if it remains physically disconnected from the public water supply's
distribution system, has a functional pump, is connected to an electrical
service, and is pumped at least once in a twelve (12) month period.
Upon connecting to the public water system, the appropriate DNR Regional
Office shall be notified, in writing, that the connection(s) have
been completed.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. IV, 4-25-2001]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening
into, use, alter, or disturb any public water system or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of water system connection permits:
[Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022]
1.
For residential and commercial service, and
2.
Industrial service.
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In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director. A permit and
inspection fee as detailed in the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule,
held on file in the City offices, for a residential, commercial, or
an industrial permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application
is filed.
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C.
All
costs and expenses incident to the installation of the service line
and connection to the public water system shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the water
service.
D.
A separate
and independent service connection shall be provided for every building.
E.
The
size, alignment, material used in the construction of new or the replacement
of the existing public water system, and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling
the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the most recent
edition of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), Public
Drinking Water Program, Design Guide for Community Water Supplies.
A permit to construct, lined by MDNR, will be received prior to construction,
alteration or extension of the water system.
F.
The
applicant for a public water system connection permit shall notify
the Director when service line is ready for inspection and connection
to the water system. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Director or his/her representative.
G.
All
excavations for public water system improvements, replacements or
repairs shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so
as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways,
and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall
be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. V, 4-25-2001]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the public water system.
Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. VI, 4-25-2001]
A.
The
Director and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper
credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties
for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (B) of this Section, the Director or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions.
C.
The
Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the
public water system lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent
work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with
the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
[Ord. No. 1756 Art. VII, 4-25-2001]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section 700.350 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any
person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided
for in Subsection (1) of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation and/or up to one
hundred eighty (180) days in jail. Each twenty-four (24) hour period
in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate
offense.
C.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
