No connections with the waterworks system shall be made without
a permit issued by Superintendent of Public Works, hereinafter "Superintendent."
All such connections shall be made by Village of Granville, hereinafter
"Village," forces under the supervision of Superintendent, and no
connections shall be covered until the work has been inspected to
the satisfaction of the Superintendent. Whenever any premises shall
hereafter be connected with the waterworks system, a charge shall
be made.
The owner, occupant or party or parties in possession of any
house, structure, factory, industrial or commercial establishment
or any other building or structure of any other character which uses
water and is located on property within the corporate limits shall
cause such house, structure, factory, industrial or commercial establishment
or any other building or structure of any other character to be connected
with the waterworks system within 90 days from the date that water
facilities become available to such property.
A.
Application. No water from the waterworks system shall be turned
on for service into any premises by any person but the Superintendent.
Application to have water turned on shall be made in writing to the
Superintendent and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to
abide by and accept all of the provisions of this Part 4 as conditions
governing the use and service of the waterworks system by the applicant.
B.
Turn-on fees. The following fees shall be paid for turning on the
water. The only exception to this will be when the customer temporarily
relocates to another home out of state, in which case a fee shall
be added to the bill at the time of turn-on.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord.
No. 526]
|
Size of Meter
(inches)
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5/8
|
$500
| |
|
3/4
|
$500
| |
|
1
|
$575
| |
|
1 1/4
|
$575
| |
|
1 1/2
|
$575
| |
|
2
|
$925
| |
|
Over 2
|
$2,700
|
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord.
No. 526]
All service pipes and laterals from the waterworks system (water
mains), to the building shall be installed by the property owner with
all tap-ons to the Village water main being made by a licensed plumber
and at the expense of the property owner. If such water service must
cross a city or state road or alley that requires boring and casing,
the cost of such boring and/or casing shall be borne by the property
owner for the service or the owner of the property being served. All
expenses shall be the cost of the property and installed by the property
owner to be served or the applicant for the service. All such water
services shall have a curb cock on the terrace with a stop box flush
with the ground which shall be supplied by the Village of Granville,
which shall be an additional charge and shall be added to the tapping
fee.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord.
No. 526]
All repairs for service pipes and laterals from the waterworks
system (water mains) to the building shall be made by and at the expense
of the property owner.
A.
If, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgment
of the Superintendent, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary
for the safety of the public water supply system, the Superintendent
will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved
device immediately. The water customer shall, at his own expense,
install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance
with the Illinois Plumbing Code and all applicable local regulations
and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices
as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code and local regulations.
B.
No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain
or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary
or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply
of the Village enters the supply or distribution system of the municipality,
unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method
of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the
Superintendent and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
C.
It shall be the duty of Superintendent to cause surveys and investigations
to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public
water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the
public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall
be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every
two years, or as often as the Superintendent shall deem necessary.
Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review
for a period of at least five years.
D.
The approved cross-connection control device inspector shall have
the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a
connection to the public water supply or distribution system for the
purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections,
and for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections,
and the Superintendent or his authorized agent shall have the right
to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection
to the public water supply or distribution system for the purpose
of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the required
cross-connection control inspection. On demand, the owner, lessees
or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent
any information which he may request regarding the piping system or
systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information,
when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent,
be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided
in this section.
E.
The Superintendent of the Village is hereby authorized and directed
to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the
water service to any property wherein any connection in violation
of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such
other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate
any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution
mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until
such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with
the provisions of this section, and until a reconnection fee is paid
to the Village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be
effected when the Superintendent is assured that imminent danger of
harmful contamination of the public water supply system exists. Such
action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of disconnection.
F.
The consumer responsible for backsiphoned material or contamination
through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system
occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed,
maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed,
must bear the cost of cleanup of the potable water supply system.
All water services used or laid on Village property shall be
of K copper construction. At no time will plastic or galvanized pipe
be used regardless of who is laying said pipe.
No water shall be turned on for service in any premises in which
the plumbing does not comply with the ordinances of the Village, provided
that water may be turned on for construction work in unfinished buildings,
subject to the provisions of this Part 4.
Excavations for installing service pipe and laterals or repairing
the same shall be made in compliance with the ordinance provisions
relating to making excavations in streets, provided that it shall
be unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with,
or directly over, any drain pipe or sewer lateral.
Shut-off boxes or service boxes shall be placed on every service
pipe, and shall be located between the curbline and the sidewalk line
where this is practicable. Such boxes shall be so located that they
are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost.
No owner or plumber shall be permitted to connect water pipes
into any two distinct premises or tenements unless separate and distinct
stop-cocks shall be placed on the outside of each such premises along
the sidewalk opposite the same, nor shall any pipe be allowed to cross
lots or buildings to adjoining premises. Duplex flats, double houses
and apartment houses shall be considered as one "premises." A "premises"
shall be construed to cover all buildings and divisions under one
common roof, owned by one party, who will be charged for all services
to such premises.
