[Adopted 8-19-1996 by Ord. No. 222 (Ch. 74, Art. III, of the 1995 Village
Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Water Use, Rate and Connection
Ordinance."
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
for terms used in this article shall be as follows:
APPROVED
Approved by the Village and the State Department of Public
Health.
BACKFLOW
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the water system from any source other than its intended source,
due to either back pressure or backsiphonage.
CONNECTION CHARGE
The amount charged for the installation and inspection of
a service connection and meter to each premises in the Village which
connects to the water system in an amount as designated by a resolution
of the Village Council.
CONTAMINATION
The presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic,
radiological or biological) in water that tends to pollute or degrade
the quality of the water so as to constitute a health hazard or to
render the water nonpotable.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any physical connection between the water system and any
waste pipe, soil pipe, sewer, drain, or any unapproved source or system.
Furthermore, it is any potable water supply outlet which is submerged
or can be submerged in wastewater and/or any other source of contamination.
See "backflow."
CUSTOMER
The person who owns any home or dwelling, retail or wholesale
business, multifamily dwelling, manufacturing establishment, educational,
religious or social establishment, or any federal, state or local
government office or service facility that is served by the water
system.
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE
The charge levied to all customers for related administrative
costs associated with the water system.
HEALTH HAZARD
Any condition, device or practice in the water system and
its operation which creates or, in the judgment of the Village, may
create contamination or otherwise a danger to the health and well-being
of the customer. An example of a health hazard is a structural defect
in the water system, whether of location, design or construction,
that regularly or occasionally may prevent satisfactory purification
of the water supply or cause it to be contaminated.
METER
Any instrument for measuring the rate of flow of public water.
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS
All costs, direct and indirect, necessary to provide adequate
water supply on a continuing basis to conform with all federal, state
and local water management requirements and to assure optimum long-term
management of the water system and shall include a reasonable allowance
for the replacement of the equipment and appurtenances necessary to
maintain the intended performance of the water system.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
PLUMBING SYSTEM
Includes the water supply and distribution pipes, plumbing
fixtures, and traps; soil, waste and vent pipes; building drains and
building sewers, including their respective connections, devices and
appurtenances and water-treating or water-using equipment; all as
located within the property lines of the premises.
PREMISES
A parcel or lot and includes appurtenant land and improvements.
REDUCED PRESSURE PRINCIPAL BACKFLOW PREVENTER
An assembly of differential valves and check valves, including
an automatically opened spillage port to the atmosphere designed to
prevent backflow under conditions of pressure reversal.
RESIDENTIAL EQUIVALENT UNIT
Shall be related to the quantity of public water used and
the benefits derived from such public water use ordinarily arising
from the occupancy of a residential building (but shall not be related
to actual use arising from such building).
SAFE AIR GAP or AIR GAP
The minimum distance of a water inlet or opening above the
maximum high water level or overflow rim in a future device or container
to which public water is furnished, which must be at least two times
the inside diameter of the water inlet pipe but must not be less than
one inch and need not be more than 12 inches.
SECONDARY WATER SUPPLY
A water supply system maintained in addition to the water
system, including water systems from ground or surface sources or
water from a public water supply system which, in any way, has been
treated, processed or exposed to any possible contaminant or stored
in other than an approved storage facility.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The corporation cock, service lateral, and curb stop that
convey public water from the Village water mains to the property line.
SERVICE LINE
A pipe extending from the property line into the premises
supplied with public water.
SUBMERGED INLET
A service line or extension thereto from the water system
terminating in a tank, vessel, fixture or appliance which may contain
water of questionable quality, waste or other contaminant and which
is unprotected against backflow.
VILLAGE
The Village of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, as
represented by the Village Council, Village Manager, and Director
of the Department of Public Works.
WATER SYSTEM or SYSTEM
All facilities of the Village and all subsequent additions,
including wells, pumps, mains, hydrants, storage tanks, service connections,
meters, and all other facilities used or useful in the pumping, treating
and distribution of public water.
WATER, NONPOTABLE
Water that is not safe for human consumption or that is of
questionable potability.
WATER, POTABLE
Water free from impurities in amounts sufficient to cause
disease or harmful physiological effects. Its bacteriological and
chemical quality shall conform to the requirements of the federal
drinking water standards or to the regulations of the State Department
of Public Health.
The Village may issue a water conservation order during times
of high usage or drought where the continued use of water at the customer's
discretion may endanger the water available to all users. The conservation
order shall be concurred to by the Director of the Department of Public
Works and shall include specific steps ordered to reduce usage, time
limit for the order, and a statement of fines or penalties for disregarding
the order. The Village may issue several water conservation orders,
provided that such orders clearly indicate that the latest order supersedes
all previous orders. Such water conservation orders shall be deemed
necessary to protect the public water supply as required for the health
and safety of the citizens in the Village and shall be published not
less than three days before the effective date of the order.