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See §§ 48-1 and 48-2 for the definition of words, terms and phrases used in this article.
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(a)
The City water system shall be and remain under the management, supervision
and control of the City Manager, who may employ or designate such
person in such capacity as he or she deems advisable to carry out
the efficient management and operation of the system. The City Manager
may make such rules, orders or regulations as he or she deems advisable
and necessary to ensure the efficient management and operation of
the system, subject, however, to the rights, powers and duties in
respect thereto which are reserved by law to the City Council.
(b)
The City Manager may make and issue rules and regulations concerning
the City water distribution system, connections thereto, meter installations
and maintenance, connection and meter installation fees, hydrants
and water mains and the appurtenances thereto, not inconsistent with
this article. Such rules and regulations shall be effective upon approval
by the City Council. The rules and regulations in effect shall continue
until changed in accordance with this section.
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The City Manager may restrict the use of water for lawn sprinkling
or other uses as he or she deems necessary to cover emergency or special
conditions.
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(a)
Application for service connections shall be made to the Department
on forms prescribed and furnished by it. The Department may refuse
to authorize a larger service connection than is reasonably required
by the premises served.
(b)
All premises using water shall be metered, except that the Director,
with the approval of the City Manager, may authorize service on estimated
rate charges, where it is not practical to install a meter.
(c)
Water connections and meters shall be installed in accordance with
rules and regulations of the Department and upon payment of the required
connection fee. All meters and water connections shall be the property
of the City. Connection fees shall not be less than the cost of materials,
installation and overhead attributable to such connection.
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The following shall apply in the installation of water connections:
(1)
The City shall install the water connection and that part of the
service connection from the water main to and including the curb stop
and curb stop box if the service connection is one inch or three-fourths
of an inch in size. Larger sizes shall be installed by a licensed
contractor, under the City's supervision, using parts approved by
the City and in accordance with the adopted plumbing code.
(2)
The service connection from the water connection at the water main
to the point of use shall be the responsibility of the property owner,
including that portion of the service connection which may be in the
public right-of-way and under a roadway. The property owner shall
keep the curb stop box visible and in good repair, free from dirt,
stones and other substances, and shall do nothing to interfere with
the ability of City employees to operate the curb stop.
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No person, other than an authorized employee of the Department,
shall turn on or off any service connection; except that a licensed
plumber may turn on the service connection for testing his or her
work, in which case the service connection shall be immediately turned
off upon completion. The property owner of a premises where an unauthorized
turn on occurs shall be charged a fee. The fee for such turn on shall
be set by resolution of the City Council from time to time.
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Meters shall be set in an accessible location and in a manner
satisfactory to the Director. Where the premises contains no basement
or cellar, the meter shall be installed outside in a meter pit, the
location of which shall be approved by the Director. Where it is necessary
to set the meter in a pit, such pit shall be built at the expense
of the owner, as directed by the Director.
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The Department shall have the right to shut off the service
connection to any premises where the Department is not able to obtain
access to the meter. Any authorized employee of the Department shall,
at all reasonable hours, have the right to enter the premises where
such meters are installed for the purpose of reading, testing, removing
or inspecting the meters, and no person shall hinder, obstruct or
interfere with such employee in the lawful discharge of his or her
duties in relation to the care and maintenance of such meters.
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No person shall willfully or carelessly break, damage, destroy,
uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment
which is a part of the City water and water distribution systems.
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No person shall damage, disturb, tamper with, disconnect, or
break or injure the seal of, cause to be bypassed or partially bypassed,
or change the location of any water meter without the approval of
the Director.
Any damage to a meter resulting from carelessness of the owner,
agent or tenant from neglect to properly secure and protect the meter,
as well as any damage which may be caused because of freezing, shall
be paid by the property owner to the City. The fee for such damage
shall be set by resolution of the City Council from time to time.
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No person shall open or use any fire hydrant connected with
the City water distribution system, unless duly authorized by the
City.
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A connection with the City water system shall comply with existing
laws, ordinances and rules, including:
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(a)
A user of the City water system shall obtain written approval by
the Director of any proposed corrective action or backflow prevention
device before using or installing it.
(b)
The total time allowed for completion of the necessary corrections
shall be contingent upon the degree of hazard involved and shall include
the time required to obtain and install equipment. If a cross-connection
has not been removed, after a reasonable period of time, the Department
shall physically separate the City water system from the on-site piping
system in such a manner that the two systems cannot again be connected
by any unauthorized person.
(c)
All testable backflow prevention devices shall be tested for proper
working condition initially upon installation and at an interval specified
in the City cross-connection control program, as approved by the state
regulating authority, thereafter.
(d)
Testing of backflow prevention devices must be performed by a licensed
and registered master or journeyman plumber also certified by the
state regulating authority to test and repair such devices.
(e)
An approved test report form must be completed by a certified plumber
and submitted to the Director.
(f)
Should testing indicate that a backflow prevention device is not
in proper working condition, repairs must be made immediately by a
certified master or journeyman plumber.
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(a)
When a secondary water supply is used in addition to the City water
system, exposed public water and secondary water piping shall be identified
by distinguishing colors or tags and so maintained that each pipe
may be traced readily in its entirety. Secondary water supplies, nonflowing
fire protection systems, or sections of a water supply system subject
to potential contamination shall be isolated with the use of an approved
backflow prevention device, as approved by the Director.
(b)
A private water storage tank supplied from a public water supply
system shall be deemed a secondary water supply unless it is designed
and approved for potable water usage.
