[R.O. 2012 §710.010; Ord. No. 6438, 10-7-1974]
The City will not permit a street service connection until the
customer's service pipe is installed in accordance with existing plumbing
codes and City specifications. All service lines installed by the
owner or his/her agent, from the property line to the point of use,
shall be inspected by the City before such lines are covered. The
main must be exposed at the tapping point and copper service pipe
must be installed to the center line of the main before tap will be
made by the City. The service trench shall not be backfilled until
after the tap is made. The tap excavation at the main must be of sufficient
size to allow the tapper to attach and operate the tapping machine,
and must be free from mud and water. At the time the tap is made,
the tapper will turn on the water and inspect the service line from
the tapping point to the meter yoke. If the tapper finds the tap not
ready when he/she calls, the City must be notified again of readiness
for the tap to be installed. The customer must make all changes in
the service pipe from the meter outlet, required on account of changes
of grade, relocation of mains, or other causes. Any change in the
location of any existing service at the request of the customer shall
be made at the expense of the customer.
[R.O. 2012 §710.020; Ord. No. 6438, 10-7-1974; Ord. No.
16-07-02 §2, 7-5-2016]
All service pipe in the City between the main and property line
shall be a minimum of three-quarter (¾) inch, type "K" copper,
and shall be laid to provide a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches cover.
All service pipes shall be installed in a trench at least four (4)
feet in a horizontal direction from any other trench wherein are laid
gas pipes, and ten (10) feet from any sewer pipes or other facilities,
public or private, unless otherwise specifically authorized and approved
by the City.
Copper service runs between the main and meter yoke will be
of one piece and no splices nor connections of any kind will be allowed
in the service line. The service line must be laid out to the main
at right angles to the face of the building at the point where the
service line enters the face of the building. The service line between
the meter box and the front of the building may be offset to pass
the building in a line and as close to the building as practicable.
In case such a procedure does not allow the service line to approach
the main at right angels, special instructions must be obtained from
the Utilities Department by the plumber.
Customers will not be permitted to extend service lines along
public or private streets, or roadways, or through property of others
in order to obtain connection to a water main.
If the City is required to replace any existing street service
connections with larger pipe, the customer shall pay the entire cost
of such replacement.
The customer shall be responsible for the repairing of all damages
resulting to City property through which service lanes are being installed.
Ditch lines will be tamped to grade so that future settling will not
occur, and shall be seeded or resodded in accordance with instructions
of the Utilities Department.
If new lateral water service lines are installed and connected
to an underground facility within the public right-of-way or if such
infrastructure is fully replaced by excavation within the public right-of-way,
the customer shall be required to place tracer wire or other utility
location technology and an access point within a protective enclosure
over water lines to provide approximate location of the underground
facilities in these areas that are located within a public right-of-way.
All protective enclosures shall be extended to grade and installed
so that it is easily accessible.
[R.O. 2012 §710.030; Ord. No. 6142 §6, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-58]
There shall be a corporation stop in every service line attached
to the City water mains.
[R.O. 2012 §710.040; Ord. No. 6142 §7, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-59]
The Utilities Department shall, at its own expense, maintain
and keep in repair, all water service lines from the property line
to the water main, to and including, corporation stop valve, meters
and enclosures, if located in parking. Property owners shall, at their
own expense, repair, replace or remove, all such water lines on their
own premises as may be required by the Department to prevent loss
to the City or damage to the public. When the owner shall fail promptly
to repair water lines on his/her own premises after notice by the
City, the Department may disconnect the service until repaired or
until the condition causing loss or damage shall be corrected.
[R.O. 2012 §710.050; Ord. No. 6142 §8, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-60]
It shall be the duty of the property owner to keep the meter
box cover or curb box cover in view, above the ground, and to keep
said covers in place on said boxes.
[R.O. 2012 §710.060; Ord. No. 6142 §11, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-61]
The City expressly retains the title to, and the ownership of,
the water service installation, the water meter and all service equipment
used in connection with the supply of water to any premises or building
within the City. In the event of subdivision of any lots or parcels
of ground or the transfer of the title to other persons, any water
service installed previous to the subdivision of the lot shall be,
and remain, with the building or premises immediately adjacent thereto.
All transfers of the ownership of any property in the City now, or
hereafter served by water by any existing installation, shall be deemed
not to affect this rule, and the City will only supply water to the
building or premises immediately adjacent to the service connection
through the service previously installed.
[R.O. 2012 §710.070; Ord. No. 6142 §12, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-62]
The employees of the Utilities Department shall have access
at all reasonable times, to all meters operating on the water system
of said City.
[R.O. 2012 §710.080; Ord. No. 6142 §16, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-63]
No person shall take water away from any City fire plug, draw
cock or hose pipe for private use, without first securing authorization
from the Utilities Department and having paid said Utilities Department
for such water; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed
as limiting the Fire Department or other authorized departments of
said City from using water for all authorized public purposes.
[R.O. 2012 §710.090; Ord. No. 6142 §17, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-64]
Any person who shall, in any way, tamper with, or break any
seal on any water meter, or who shall connect any service so that
water may be used without the same being properly measured and registered
in a meter, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation; provided,
that nothing in this Section shall be construed as applying to any
employee of the City in the lawful discharge of his/her duty in connecting,
repairing or testing any such meter.
[R.O. 2012 §710.100; Ord. No. 6142 §18, 4-6-1970; Ord. No. 6372, 12-17-1973]
It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on any water service,
after same has been turned off by the Utilities Department for nonpayment
of a water bill, or because of unnecessary waste of water on the service
line. Non-compliance with this Section shall be deemed an ordinance
violation.
[R.O. 2012 §710.110; Ord. No. 6142 §32, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-66]
Whenever the City Council shall deem that an emergency exists,
by reason of a shortage of water supply, and that in order to properly
protect and to fully utilize the supply of water for essential uses
such as household consumption, maintenance of health and sanitation
facilities and the operation of essential businesses, the City Council
shall have the power to declare an emergency to exist and to prohibit,
during the period of the emergency, the use of water for nonessential
uses, and to promulgate and enforce conservation measures limiting
the permissible use of water from the City water supply for essential
cases only; such emergency shall be deemed to continue until it is
declared by the City Council to be ended.
[R.O. 2012 §710.120; Ord. No. 6142 §33, 4-6-1970; CC 1973 §36-67]
A.
For the purposes mentioned in Section 710.110, the City Council may limit as it deems necessary, or may prohibit any of the following uses of water from the City water supply:
1.
The sprinkling or watering of shrubbery, trees or grass through the
use of a hose or otherwise; provided, that nurseries shall be allowed
to use a minimum amount of water to keep their present stock of shrubbery
and trees alive;
2.
The washing of automobiles, trucks or any other type of mobile equipment;
3.
The washing of sidewalks, porches, filling station aprons or floors,
and interiors of buildings or trucks; provided, that the City may
permit the reasonable use of water to maintain sanitation. Likewise,
the Fire Chief may permit the reasonable use of water for the washing
of filling station aprons and floors essential to public safety and
the prevention of fire hazards;
4.
The wasting of any water through defective plumbing, which shall
mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of
repair, such as leaking water closets, surface leaks or underground
leaks, defective faucets and taps;
5.
Air-conditioning or evaporative cooling systems designed and used
to reduce room temperature for the comfort of persons using said room;
6.
The use of water in fountains, ornamental or otherwise, wading pools,
fish ponds, miniature golf courses, golf courses or any recreational
grounds.
B.
The
City Council may make such other limitations, restrictions or prohibitions
upon the use of such water as it deems necessary to meet the needs
of the emergency. The City Council may in such case, prescribe and
impose penalties for violations of such emergency use.
[R.O. 2012 §710.140; Ord. No. 6477, 2-18-1975]
A.
It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person in whose name the meter stands is the person to be charged with violations of Sections 710.090 and 710.100 hereof and the use of an agent or other party under direction from the meter holder shall be deemed the actions of the meter holder and deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
