[R.O. 1993 § 700.070; Ord. No.
2280 § 1(D), 12-13-1994; Ord. No. 2773 § 1, 3-13-2012]
A.
At
the expense of the owner, an approved water meter shall be purchased
and installed by the owner for water furnished by the City with the
following exceptions:
[R.O. 1993 § 700.080; Ord. No.
2280 § 1(E), 12-13-1994; Ord. No. 2401 § 1, 1-12-1999; Ord. No. 2467 § 1, 12-12-2000]
A.
Water
Connection Fee. Any person who desires a water connection to the City's
water mains shall file a written application with the City Collector
in the form to be prescribed and furnished by the City and shall pay
at the time of filing said application a water connection fee as follows:
One-inch line or smaller: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Line larger than one (1) inch: The City's cost of labor and
materials.
A water connection fee shall be required when, at the time of
the application for municipal water service, there is in place an
existing City approved water service line and curb valve capable of
allowing satisfactory service from the water main to the applicant's
property boundary line and, it is not necessary for the City to perform
a water tap as described in Paragraph (B) below.
B.
Water
Tap Fee. Any person who desires a water tap to the City's water mains
shall file a written application with the City Collector in the form
to be prescribed and furnished by the City and shall pay at the time
of filing said application a water tap fee as follows:
Three-fourths-inch to one-inch line tap: three hundred dollars
($300.00).
Line larger than one-inch tap: The City's cost of labor and
materials.
A water tap fee shall be required when, at the time of the application
for municipal water service, City employees or agents must excavate
to an existing water main, install appropriate devices or equipment
to incorporate a valve into the water main, extend a one (1) inch
or smaller service line from the incorporating valve to approximately
the boundary line of the applicant's property to be served, install
a curb valve and curb valve box, and/or backfill and repair any excavation
work.
C.
Street
Cut Fee. An additional fee equal to the City's cost of labor and material
shall be required and paid by the applicant if any street, road or
alley must be cut, excavated or disturbed to provide the requested
water connection or water tap.
D.
Fees
Due In Advance. All fees shall be paid in full before work is begun
and before any connection or tap is made.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.090; Ord. No.
1864 §§ 1-2, 8-12-1975]
A.
The
City Manager of the City of Charleston, Missouri, is hereby authorized
and directed to take such action as he/she may deem to be necessary
and essential to restrict the usage of water in said City at such
times as the daily usage of water shall exceed one million five hundred
thousand (1,500,000) gallons of water per day or when otherwise deemed
necessary by the City Manager.
B.
To
accomplish this purpose the City Manager may establish and promulgate
rules and regulations for the usage of water in said City, and shall
publish and inform users of said water by public proclamation and
direct advice to such user. The intentional violation of such rules
and regulations by any water user shall be an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.100]
A.
The
installation of a water meter is hereby required for any water user,
whether person, firm or corporation or otherwise, for water furnished
by the City outside the City limits of the City of Charleston, Missouri.
B.
Before
any person, firm or corporation or other water user shall be furnished
water services outside the City limits of the City of Charleston by
the City Water Department, such water user shall, besides making proper
application for the use of said water and complying with the other
rules and regulations heretofore adopted as provided for by ordinances
of said City, buy and install an approved water meter. The City Council
retains the right to deny any service at it's discretion.
C.
In
addition to the meter as above provided for, such water user shall
also pay to the City the full cost of making such installation, including
tap, extensions, fittings, and all material and labor, with a minimum
fee of not less than the tapping fee charged to residents of said
City.
D.
The
monthly water rate or fee charged water users outside the City limits
of the City of Charleston, Missouri shall be one and one-half (1 1/2)
times the rate charged meter water users in said City for the same
services, as provided in other ordinances.
E.
All
water users outside the City limits, except as hereinabove modified,
shall be subject to all other rules and regulations adopted by or
in force in said City relative to consumption of water and use thereof
in said City.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.110]
All hydrants installed or accepted by the City of Charleston
for the purpose of extinguishing fires in said City, are hereby declared
to be public hydrants, and no person or persons, other than members
of the Public Safety Department or proper officers of said City, and
those especially authorized by the Public Works Director, shall open
any of said hydrants, or attempt to draw water from same, or in any
manner interfere with or damage any of said hydrants. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an
ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.120]
No person shall turn on the supply of water to any premises
from which the water, for any purpose or reason, has been cut off
by the City, without first having obtained a permit so to do from
the Public Works Director.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.130]
Any person in the City who wishes to install in their premises
one (1) or more hydrants for fire purposes, may obtain permission
from the Public Works Director to do so, and connect same to City
mains. Such hydrants, however, may be used solely and exclusively
for fire purposes, and no charge will be made for supplying water
for same. Any person or corporation found guilty of using or permitting
others to use any of said hydrants for other than strictly fire purposes,
shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and all such hydrants
shall be subject to the approval of the Public Works Director before
they are connected to the mains.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.140]
Any person who shall without authority from the Director of
Public Works, climb on or upon the water standpipe or ladder leading
upward towards the water tank, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.150]
A.
To
assure that no contamination of the City's water supply will occur,
all customers are required to maintain their water service lines on
their property in good condition. It is the responsibility of the
consumer that no cross-connections occur which may allow private or
contaminated water or any other substance to enter the City's distribution
system.
1.
A "cross-connection" is defined as any physical connection between
a potable water supply and any, waste pipe, soil pipe, sewer drain,
chemical tanks, or lines or any other unapproved water source. Also
any water outlet which may become submerged in waste water, or any
device either permanent or temporary, through which backflow can occur
is considered a cross-connection and is strictly prohibited.
2.
Representatives of the Director of Public Works shall have the right
to inspect any property at any time if they suspect that a cross-connection
has been allowed to occur. All consumers shall allow access to their
property by the Director of Public Works or his/her agent at reasonable
times and intervals for the purpose of inspecting the property for
possible cross-connections.
3.
If a cross-connection is found to exist, the Director of Public Works
shall notify the consumer and allow fifteen (15) days for the customer
to either remove the cross-connection or install an approved backflow
device to eliminate the hazard. If action has not been taken to correct
the problem within the allowable time of fifteen (15) days, the City
shall have the right to discontinue service.
4.
If in the opinion of the Director of Public Works a serious hazard
to the health of the citizens of the community is posed by a cross-connection,
the City will discontinue the service immediately without the fifteen
(15) day notice. All attempts will be made by the City to notify a
customer as soon as possible so immediate corrective action can be
taken.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.160]
A.
Because
of the nature of their operation and chance that a backflow could
accidentally occur, the following types of facilities shall be required
to install an approved backflow device in their water service line.
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Type of Facility
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Type Backflow Device Required*
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Beverage bottling plants
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AG, or RPD, or DCA
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Packing houses
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AG, or RPD
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Cold storage plants
|
AG, or RPD
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Dairies
|
AG, or RPD, or DCA
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Film laboratories
|
AG, or RPD
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Hospital medical buildings, sanitariums, morgues autopsy facilities
|
AG, or RPD
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Nursing or convalescent homes and clinics
|
DCA
|
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Irrigation system separate from domestic system
|
AG, RPD
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Lawn sprinkling system adjunct to domestic system
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DCA
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Sewage treatment plant
|
AG, or RPD
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Laundries
|
RPD
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Car washes
|
RPD
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Water loading stations
|
AG, or DCA
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Industries using toxic substances
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RPD
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Stockyards
|
RPD
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Any other facility which, in the judgement of the Director of
Public Works, has the potential for danger to public health from backflow.
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(*AG refers to air gap; RPD refers to reduced pressure backflow
device; DCA refers to double-check valve assembly.)
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B.
Backflow
prevention devices shall be approved by the Director before installation
by the customer and shall have been acceptable to the Director of
Public Works. Installation shall be inspected and approved by the
Water Department.
C.
The
customer shall be responsible to maintain all backflow prevention
devices in good working order and to make no piping or other arrangements
for bypassing the devices.
D.
Periodic
testing and inspection schedules shall be established by the Director
of Public Works for all backflow prevention devices. Defined information
concerning installation, inspection, and testing, of said devices,
in accordance with current Missouri Department of Natural Resources
regulations, shall be on file at the office of the Director of Public
Works.
E.
It
is further suggested that for the safety of any occupants or employees
within any building that additional backflow devices may be installed.
[R.O. 1993 § 700.170]
A.
The
City shall not in any way or under any circumstances be held liable
or responsible to any person or persons, for any loss or damage from
any excess or deficiency in the pressure, volume, or supply of water
due to any cause whatsoever. The City will undertake to use reasonable
care and diligence in order to prevent and avoid interruptions and
fluctuations in the service, but it can not and does not guarantee
that such will not occur.
B.
The
City shall not be held responsible for any claim made against it by
reason of the breaking of any mains or service pipes, or by reason
of any interruption of supply of water caused by the breaking of machinery
or stoppage for necessary repairs, and no person shall be entitled
to damage nor have any portion of a payment refunded for any interruption
of service.
