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.
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 Water and Sewer Committee. Water shall not be turned on for
new connections until the meter has been installed and all other requirements
of this chapter on the part of the property owner have been fully
complied with.
(A)
Access to Premises. The Village shall have access to all portions
of the premises of the consumer at any reasonable time for inspection
of the use of water and the consumer's pipe, fixtures, plumbing, and
any other apparatus in any manner connected to the waterworks system
of the Village. The Village shall have the right and option to demand
change or stopping of use or to require any repair, change, removal
or improvement of any pipe, fixture, plumbing or other apparatus that
would in any manner affect the water supply or system of the Village
or the supply or fixtures of other consumers.
(B)
Meters to be Open to Inspection. All water meters and water fixtures,
connections and appurtenances on private property connected with the
waterworks system of the Village shall be open to the inspection of
the proper officers and employees of the Village at all reasonable
hours.
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 will 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 or renewals.
No water shall be resold or distributed by the recipient or
consumer thereof from the Village supply to any premises other than
that for which application has been made and the meter installed,
except in cases of emergency.
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 cause 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.
All persons are strictly forbidden to attach any electric ground
wire to any plumbing or water piping which is or may be connected
to any water service pipe, water meter, or water main belonging to
the Village. The Village shall hold the owner of the premises responsible
and liable for any damage to the property or injury to the employees
of the Village caused by such ground wire. Any and all owners and
consumers shall remove any existing ground wires immediately upon
written notice from the Village. If not so disconnected five days
after notice, the Village, through its officials, may enter the property
and remove such ground wires and the consumer shall pay all costs.
Applicants desiring to use water from the Village waterworks
system for building or construction purposes shall make application
therefor to the Superintendent on a form provided by the Water and
Sewer Department for that purpose. Upon a permit being granted, the
service pipe shall be carried at the expense of the applicant to the
inside of the curbline where a service cock and meter shall be placed
with pipe leading to the surface and a faucet placed at the end thereof
above the surface. When the building or construction is completed,
the faucet and meter shall be removed and the water shut off unless
permanent connection is made in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter. Charge for the use and connection of the meter shall
be prescribed by the Superintendent.
(A)
All public fire hydrants with gate valves, tees, and connections
from the main, inside the Village limits, shall be owned, maintained
and used only by the Village and shall be solely responsible for same.
Use of water from fire hydrants by contractors and others shall be
only upon permission by the Village and after approved application
to the Village.
(B)
The Village shall not be held liable and will not assume any responsibility
for the condition of any fire hydrant inside or outside of the Village
limits or the pressure or amount of water obtainable therefrom or
any damage either direct or resultant because of the condition, pressure
or amount of water available at any fire hydrant.
(C)
All public fire hydrants located outside the Village limits owned
by the Village shall be maintained in as good order as reasonably
possible, but the Village will not undertake or assume any responsibility
or liability for their condition or use or abuse. Such public fire
hydrants shall be used only for the purpose of extinguishing fires
except when the Village may issue a special permit for their use to
contractors who shall then be responsible for the hydrants and the
use of water from them.
(A)
The Mayor is hereby authorized to proclaim the existence of an emergency
whenever it appears that the Village water supply is inadequate for
all general uses and purposes, which proclamation shall be published
in a newspaper of general circulation in the community and the Mayor
is further authorized to declare in similar manner the end of an emergency
period.
(B)
From and after the publication of a proclamation as provided for
in Subsection (A) of this section, the following uses of water shall
be prohibited and it shall be unlawful for any person to so use water
from the Village supply during such an emergency.
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 resultant because of 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 such easements and rights-of-way as
necessary to the Village 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 Village Board.
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.
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.
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.
[Amended by Ord. No. 62095B]
The user shall be responsible for installation and maintenance
of service lines between the meter and the residence or business.
Such service lines must be at least 3/4 inch in diameter, and must
be installed at a minimum depth of three feet. Service lines must
have a minimum working pressure rating of 160 psi at 73.4° F.
and must be constructed of one of the following types of materials:
copper (Type K), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene or polybutylene.
Service lines shall not be covered until they are inspected and approved
by the Superintendent. The user shall not connect any service line
or any plumbing connected with the service line to any other water
source. The service line shall meet all requirements of the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency's rules and regulations, the Illinois
Plumbing Code, and the regulations in this chapter.
The Village shall maintain and repair all water service pipes
between the water mains and the meter box. Any repairs to service
lines or taps between the water mains and the meter box shall be the
Village's expense. Any repairs to service lines, taps or renewals
of water service between the customer side of the meter yoke and extending
to the owner's premises shall be made at the sole expense of the consumer
or owner of the premises.
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 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 shutoff 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
for or liable because of any shutoff of supply for any direct or resultant
damages to any person, company or consumer or to any pipe, fixtures,
or plumbing. 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 direct 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. 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 or to other consumers affected thereby.
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 resultant by reason of
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.
