Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the terms used in this Part 3 shall be as follows. "Shall" is mandatory;
"may" is permissible.
ADMINISTRATOR
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Westville or, where
such authority is specifically delegated, the Superintendent of the
Utilities Department.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
BASIC USER CHARGE
The basic assessment levied on all users of the public water
system.
CURB COCK
A shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water
main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated
by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water-supply lines of
a building. Also called a "curb stop."
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE
The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of
interest, principal and coverage of loan, bond, etc. outstanding.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
FEDERAL ACT
The federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act and amendments.
LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE
Charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and
replacement costs, i.e., debt service and capital improvement costs.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER
A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001
g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit
formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately
equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
PERSON
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any
individual, firm or company, municipal or private corporation, association,
society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion
concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA
Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
PPM
Parts per million by weight.
REPLACEMENT
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works
were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance"
includes replacement.
SERVICE BOX
A valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
STATE ACT
The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970 (30 ILCS 405/1
et seq.).
STATE LOAN
The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the
construction of water works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution
Bond Act (30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.) and for making such loans as filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
USEFUL LIFE
The estimated period during which the water works will be
operated.
USER CHARGE
A charge levied on users of water works for the cost of operation,
maintenance and replacement.
WATER AND SEWER FUND
The principal accounting designation for all revenues received
in the operation of the water system.
WATER SERVICE CHARGE
The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the
water facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined
in this article, and shall consist of the total of the basic user
charge and the local capital cost, if applicable.
An applicant desiring a water tap or service connection with
the waterworks system of the Village shall file a written application
at the Village Hall, signed by the owner of the property for which
the tap or service connection is desired, or by the duly authorized
agent of such owner. The application shall be accompanied by payment
of the fee hereinafter prescribed to cover the cost of such service
connection. In the event the application is made by an agent for the
owner, then the application shall also be accompanied by the written
authority of the owner to the agent for the making of the application.
(See Appendix #1.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All water service, whether for domestic, commercial or industrial
use, shall be metered. All meters shall be so placed and installed
as to render the same accessible at all times for the purpose of reading
or repairing and so as to be free from danger of freezing. Meters
outside of a building shall be set in a suitable meter box approved
by the Utilities Committee. Water shall not be turned on for new connections
until the meter has been installed and all other requirements of this
Part 3 on the part of the property owner have been fully complied
with.
All meters shall remain the property of the Department and may
be removed from the customer's premises at any time without notice
for the purpose of testing and repairing the same or upon discontinuance
of service. Upon discovery of any unlawful act by any customer, his
agent, or employee herein prohibited or upon failure to comply with
any other rules and regulations of the Department, such service shall
be disconnected.
Whenever a meter is found to have been damaged by hot water
being forced back into it from the consumer's hot water or heating
apparatus or for any other cause within control of the consumer, the
consumer shall pay the Village for the actual cost of the removal,
repair, and replacement of the damaged meter and all previous water
bills shall be corrected on an estimated basis to cover such period
as it appears that the meter was out of order for such damage.
All connections for the water services applied for hereunder
and all connections now attached to the present Village waterworks
system and all use or service of the system shall be upon the express
condition that the Village shall not be liable for nor shall any claim
be made against it for damages or injury caused by reason of the breaking
of any main, service, pipe, apparatus or appurtenance connected with
the waterworks system or for any interruption of the supply of water
by reason of the breaking of machinery or by reason of stoppages,
alterations, extensions or renewals.
No water supplied by the waterworks system shall be resold by
any user. No water user may supply water to other families or allow
them to take it, except for use on the premises and for the purpose
specified in such user's approved application; nor after water is
introduced into any building or upon any premises shall any person
make or employ any other person to make any tap or connection with
work upon the premises for alterations, repairs, extension or attachments
without written permit therefor. Resale or unauthorized use of water
shall be grounds for discontinuance of water service to the user,
or the premises, or both.
The Village shall have the right to refuse water service or
to discontinue water service, without notice, at any time to any consumer
if the Village finds any apparatus or appliances, the operation of
which will be detrimental to the water system of the Village or to
any or all of its consumers. Standpipes, hydrants, gate valves and
any other apparatus that causes water hammer or any danger to the
water system or other customer's plumbing shall be immediately repaired
or removed upon notice from the Village or, at its option, the Village
may immediately discontinue service without notice and without any
liability for direct or resulting damages therefrom.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Village shall not be held responsible for or in any manner
liable to any person, company, consumer or public body for any claim
or damage, either direct or indirect, resulting from any shortage
of water supply, any shutoff of water for any reason, any bursting
or leakage of either the consumer's or Village's mains, pipes and
fixtures, any pollution or impurity in water supply or any fire or
water damage.
If any consumer fails to comply with any of the rules and regulations
in force, the Village shall notify the consumer of such failure. If
the consumer does not remedy the same as the rules provide and within
a reasonable time, the Village shall have the right to discontinue
service. Except in case of nonpayment, emergency, necessity, or as
otherwise provided, the Village will not discontinue service for violation
of any rule until five days after notice has been given and the violation
has not been remedied.
The consumer shall give to the Village such easements and rights-of-way
as necessary and allow access for the purpose of construction, repair,
maintenance, meter reading, relocation or expansion of the water system.
The necessity shall be determined by the Superintendent.
The Village shall reserve the right to use the water from the
consumer's facilities at any time deemed necessary. No charge shall
be made by the consumer for the use of the facilities and no charge
shall be made by the Village for the water used by the Village.
The Village shall maintain and repair all water service pipes
between the water mains and the curblines. Any repairs to service
lines or taps between the water mains and the sidewalk or property
line shall be at the Village's expense. Any repairs or renewals of
water service pipes between the property line or curbline and extending
to the owner's premises shall be made at the sole expense of the consumer
or owner of the premises.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. The Village shall have the right to shut off the supply of water
whenever it is necessary to make repairs, improvements, enforce rules
or for any purpose or emergency. Notice as circumstances allow, will
be given to consumers but in emergencies, the water may be shut off
without notice. All hot water faucets shall be left open during any
shut-off to prevent damage to plumbing. Such necessary work will be
done as rapidly as may be practical and whenever feasible at such
times as will cause the least inconvenience. The Village shall not
be held responsible or liable for any direct or resultant damages
to any person, company or consumer or to any pipe, fixtures, or plumbing
because of any shut-off of supply.
B. Water for steam boilers, gas engines, ice plants, or other industrial
use shall not be furnished by direct pressure from the mains, but
only to tanks holding ample reserve supply. Should any equipment be
supplied directly from mains, then in case of any shutoff of water,
the Village will not be held responsible or liable for any direct
or resulting damage because of interrupted supply, insufficient pressure,
or otherwise.
C. Whenever water mains, pipes and service connections are taken up,
shut off or interfered with by reason of any Village street improvements,
the Village will endeavor to maintain service so far as reasonably
possible, but will not be directly or indirectly liable for any interruption,
poor pressure, or damage of any kind, either to consumers, adjacent
property owners or to other consumers affected thereby.
D. The Village expressly stipulates with all its consumers and other
persons that it will not insure or be responsible or liable in any
manner for any losses, or damages, direct or indirect, resulting from
any fire, and all water service furnished shall always be conditional
upon acts of God, inevitable accidents, fire, strikes, riots, war,
or any other cause not within the reasonable control of the Village.
It shall be unlawful to drill a water well in the Village without the proper permits from the State of Illinois and the Village Board. All wells shall comply with the Article
III, Cross-Connection Control, in this chapter. No wells shall be drilled when the property is within 200 feet of the municipal water main.
Whenever any connection to the waterworks system is abandoned,
because the building to which the water connection is made has been
abandoned, destroyed or removed, the Superintendent may remove the
meter and any pipe or connections in the public right-of-way or easement,
and cap, plug or otherwise seal the pipe or main. Before taking any
such steps, the Superintendent shall notify the owner of the real
estate if the owner's name and address are known, and shall notify
the person shown on the real estate tax records as having paid taxes
on the property the last time taxes were paid. Such notice shall be
made by mail, at least 30 days before any action is taken under this
section. If water is leaking, the Superintendent shall take immediate
action, and send the notices within three working days of the time
action was taken.
All of the rules and regulations concerning the use of the facilities
of the water system and the consumption of water shall be adopted
and the same shall become part of the contract with every water consumer
and every water consumer shall be considered to take water from the
Village subject thereto and bound thereby.