[Code 1961 §20.03; CC 1983 §26-109]
The City shall provide meters for the consumers of all City
water, and the City shall have the power and authority to install
such meters for any or all the consumers of City water. The installation
of all meters shall be at the expense of the City.
[Code 1961 §20.08; CC 1983 §26-110]
A.
Every
consumer of water from the City Waterworks shall be governed by the
following rules and regulations, which shall be enforced by the Superintendent
of the Water and Sewer Department.
1.
No person shall be permitted to tap or make any connection with the
water mains or any service pipes attached to same without first procuring
a permit therefor from the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department,
nor until the required deposit for a meter has been made. The work
shall be done only by competent plumbers, licensed and under bond
to the City.
2.
The plumber shall do the work in strict accordance with the rules
and regulations of the waterworks and ordinances controlling tapping
and introduction of water into premises.
3.
All expenses of tapping and plumbing shall be paid to the plumber
by the person for whom the connection is made.
4.
After the plumber does the work and makes his/her return of the same
to the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department, no addition
or alterations shall be made to any pipe or fixture except by a duly
licensed plumber by permit from the Superintendent of the Water and
Sewer Department.
5.
Consumers shall keep all pipes and fixtures in proper repair, and
in no case shall they permit a leak to exist to their knowledge, more
than twelve (12) hours without having the same attended to. The Superintendent
of the Water and Sewer Department, City Marshal, Street Commissioner,
or any other officer of the City, shall have the authority, and it
shall be their duty to cut off the water at the service box whenever
they discover a leak in any pipe or fixture attached to same, and
report the same to the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department.
[Code 1961 §20.09; CC 1983 §26-111]
A.
The
following regulations apply to the water service installations.
1.
Application for a permit to connect with any water service pipe shall
be made by a licensed plumber.
2.
In every case a stop and waste cock shall be placed before the inlet
where a pipe enters a building or where a meter is used.
3.
No main shall be tapped or connection made therewith or with any
branch line except by the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department,
or under his/her direction, for which a fee of one dollar fifty cents
($1.50) shall be paid by the applicant, which fee does not include
making the tap. Cost of necessary pipe to bring the water to the curb,
and also cost of stop box, and cost of setting the same, and all pipes
to the curb shall be paid by the consumer, and stop boxes shall be
the property of and be under the control of the City.
4.
No ferrule or nipple shall be inserted in any of the street mains
less than twelve (12) inches apart.
5.
Every supply pipe shall be laid sufficiently wavering with at least
one (1) foot extra length to prevent rupture by settling of the street.
The supply pipe shall be placed at least one and one-half (1½)
feet below the grade of the street, and so protected as to prevent
injury by freezing.
6.
In excavating for a supply connection and laying of supply pipe,
the street shall be opened in such a manner as to cause the least
possible inconvenience to the public and allow the uninterrupted passage
of water along the gutter. No excavation in any public place shall
be left open overnight and every precaution shall be taken for public
safety. In refilling the trenches, the earth shall be put back in
nine (9) inch layers and thoroughly rammed and settled with water.
The street and pavement shall be restored to as good condition as
previous to making the excavation, and all dirt, stone and rubbish
shall be removed immediately after the completion of the work. Should
an excavation in any street, alley or highway be left open or unfinished
for the space of twenty-four (24) hours, or should the work be improperly
done or the rubbish not removed, the City shall have the right to
finish and correct the work at the expense of the plumber whose work
is thus finished or corrected, the cost of which shall be paid for
by such plumber before he/she shall receive another permit.
7.
Plumbers connecting service pipe with supply pipe at the curb or
making any additions or repairs or connections with the City's water
supply fixtures for service pipes, shall shut off the water at the
curb before doing any work in connection with the City pipes or any
other fixture connecting with the same and leave the water shut off
until completed.
8.
All stop cocks shall have a round waterway.
9.
All stop cocks for streets and lot sprinkling hydrant, water closets
and surface boxes shall be subject to the inspection and approval
of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department.
10.
All connections from the water main to the meter shall be made with
one (1) continuous uncuppled type K copper tubing. Joints at the main
and the meter shall be made with lead free solder.
11.
No ferrules shall be inserted into any of the distributing mains
unless by consent of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department,
and in all cases where ferrules of larger size are asked, permits
shall only be granted to enter such ferrule of extreme size on condition
that the person procuring such permit shall be at the expense of paying
for the cost of such connection.
12.
No service pipe connected with the main by one (1) ferrule shall
be extended into two (2) distinct premises, dwellings or tenements,
but each premise, dwelling or tenement, or business building, shall
be connected separately at the water main.
[Code 1961 §20.10; CC 1983 §26-112]
All hydrants installed on the streets for the purpose of extinguishing
fires in the City are hereby declared to be public hydrants, and no
person other than members of the Fire Department or proper officers
of the City and those authorized by the Superintendent of the Water
and Sewer Department shall open any of such hydrants, or attempt to
draw water from same or in any manner interfere with or damage any
of such hydrants.
[Code 1961 §20.11; CC 1983 §26-113]
No person shall obstruct the entrance of any hydrant, stop cock
or valve connected to the City Waterworks within any street or alley
of the City.
[Code 1961 §20.12; CC 1983 §26-114]
Any person who may wish to install in his/her premises one (1)
or more hydrants for fire purposes may obtain a special permit from
the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department to do so and
connect same to City mains. Such hydrants, however, shall be used
solely and exclusively for fire purposes and no charge shall be made
for supplying water for same.
[Code 1961 §20.13; CC 1983 §26-115]
Any person using steam boilers taking a supply of steam direct
from the service pipe, depending upon the hydraulic or hydraftic pressure
in the pipe system of the City for supplying such boilers under working
pressure, shall have tanks erected that will contain an ample supply
of water for such boilers for at least ten (10) hours in case the
water is shut off for necessary repairs or extensions, and the City
shall not be responsible for any accident to which such devices are
frequently subjected.
[Code 1961 §20.14; CC 1983 §26-116]
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 to do so from the
Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department.
[Code 1961 §20.15; CC 1983 §26-117]
The City shall not be liable for any claim against it that may
have arisen from any leak in the pipe or service cock or fixtures,
nor for any interruption of the supply by reason of breaking of machinery
or stoppage for necessary repairs.
[Code 1961 §20.16; CC 1983 §26-118]
No unauthorized person shall willfully molest, disturb, break,
damage, or in any manner interfere with or injure the engines, boilers,
pumps, towers, reservoirs, tanks, water gates or valves, mains, pipes,
fire plugs, hydrants, drinking fountains, or any other appliances
or machinery belonging to the waterworks of the City, or shall in
any manner impede the flow of water through any of the water mains
or pipes within the City.
[Code 1961 §20.17; CC 1983 §26-119]
For the violation of any of the regulations of this Chapter
the City shall have the right to stop the water supply without any
previous notice and when water is shut off for such violation no rebate
on what has been paid shall be allowed, nor shall the water be again
turned on except upon payment of the expense of shutting it off and
on. Any person who violates any regulation of this Chapter shall also
be subject to the penalties provided for violation of this Code.
[Ord. No. 818 §§1 —
3, 10-6-1997]
A.
Lead Ban — General Policy.
1.
The purpose of this Section is to ban the use of lead materials in
the public drinking water system and private plumbing connected to
the public drinking water system; and to protect City residents from
lead contamination in the City's public drinking water system and
their own private plumbing systems. This Section shall apply to all
premises served by the public drinking water system of the City of
Caruthersville. This Section will be reasonably interpreted by the
water purveyor. It is the purveyor's intent to ban the use of lead
based material in the construction or modification of the City's drinking
water system or private plumbing connected to the City system. The
cooperation of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban.
2.
If, in the judgment of the water purveyor or his authorized representative,
lead base materials have been used in new construction or modification
after January 1, 1989, due notice shall be given to the consumer.
The consumer shall immediately comply by having the lead based materials
removed from the plumbing system and replaced with lead free materials.
If the lead base materials are not removed from the plumbing system,
the water purveyor shall have the right to discontinue water service
to the premises.
B.
CONSUMER
LEAD BASE MATERIALS
LEAD FREE
PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
WATER PURVEYOR
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this Section:
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by
or in any manner connected to a public water system.
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities
specified in the definition of "lead free" as defined
herein.
Any publicly or privately owned water system supplying water
to the general public which is satisfactory for drinking, culinary
and domestic purposes and meets the requirements of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
The owner, operator or individual in responsible charge of
a public water system.
