[Adopted as §§ 13.01 to 13.07 of the 2011
Code]
A.
There is hereby created a committee on public water and sewer to
be known as the Water and Sewer Committee of the Village, which shall
have charge of the Water Utility owned and operated by the Village.
Such Committee shall have the powers and duties as other committees
of the Village Board.
A.
Control of Water Utility. The Village hereby creates and establishes
a Water Utility for the Village. The management, operation and control
of such water system is vested in the Village Board, provided the
management and operation of such water system shall be performed by
the Water and Sewer Committee, subject to the ultimate control by
the Village Board. All records, minutes, written proceedings and financial
records shall be kept and maintained by the Village.
B.
Facilities and ownership. The Water Utility shall consist of deep
wells; storage tanks; distribution facilities, including fire hydrants,
fountains, softening facilities, filtration facilities; and other
facilities required in connection therewith. The Village, acting through
the Village Board and Water and Sewer Committee, shall have the power
to lay mains through alleys and streets, acquire and install required
facilities and to do all such work as necessary or convenient in the
management of the water system. The President, Trustees or their officers,
agents and employees shall have the right to enter upon any land to
examine or supervise in the performance of their duties under this
article without liability therefor. The Village Board shall have the
power to purchase for the Village all real and personal property necessary
for construction of the water system or for any repair, remodeling
or additions thereto.
C.
Condemnation of real estate. Whenever any real estate or easements
therein or use thereof shall in the judgment of the Village Board
be necessary to the operation of the water system and whenever an
agreement for purchase cannot be made with the owner thereof, the
Village Board shall proceed with all necessary steps to take such
real estate or easement by condemnation in accordance with state statutes.
D.
Title to real estate and personalty. All property, real, personal
and mixed, acquired for construction of the water system, all plans,
specifications, diagrams, papers, books and records connected therewith
and all buildings, machinery and fixtures pertaining thereto shall
be Village property.
A.
The rules, regulations and water rates of the water system of the
Village set forth herein shall be considered a part of the contract
with each person who is supplied with water through the water system.
Such person by taking water or connecting with such system shall be
considered as expressing his assent and be bound thereby.
B.
Whenever any such rules and regulations or such conditions as the
Village Board or Water and Sewer Committee may hereafter adopt are
violated, the water shall be shut off from the building or place of
such violation even though two or more parties are receiving water
through the same pipe and shall not be turned on again except by order
of the Water and Sewer Committee after payment of all arrears, expenses
and established charges of shutting off, turning on and such other
terms as the Committee may determine. These rules shall conform to
the established rules and regulations of the State Public Service
Commission or state statutes applicable thereto. In case of such violation,
the appropriate authority may declare any payment made for the water
by the party committing such violation to be forfeited. The Village
Board or Water and Sewer Committee has the right to change such rules,
regulations and water rates from time to time as it may deem advisable
and to make special rates and contracts in all property cases, subject
to the authority of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
A.
Establishment of service.
(1)
Public Service Commission rules adopted. All persons now receiving
a water supply from the Water Utility or who may hereafter make application
therefor, providing that such application is for the provision of
water supply to a structure located within the corporate boundaries
of the Village, and any person, firm or corporation by attachment
to the water system, or otherwise by contract or agreement coming
within the Village water service area, shall be considered as having
to be bound by all the rules and regulations as filed with the State
Public Service Commission.
(2)
Application. Application for water service shall be made in writing
on a form furnished by the Water and Sewer Committee. The application
shall contain a legal description of the property to be served, including
tax key number, name of applicant, use to be made of service and such
other information as the Utility may require.
(3)
Conditions for service. Service shall be furnished only if the following
conditions are met:
(4)
Multiunit metering.
(a)
The owner of a multiunit dwelling has the option of being served
by individual metered water service to each unit. The owner, by selecting
this option, shall provide interior plumbing and meter settings to
enable individual metered service to each unit and individual disconnection
without affecting service to other units.
(5)
Division of water service prohibited. No division of water service
of any lot or parcel of land shall be made for extension and independent
meterage of the supply to an adjoining lot or parcel of land. No division
of a water supply service shall be made at the curb for separate supplies
therefrom for two or more separate premises having frontage on any
street or public service strip, whether owned by the same or different
parties.
(6)
Approval may be withheld. The Committee is hereby empowered to withhold
approval of any application wherein full information of the purpose
of such supply is not clearly set forth by the applicant property
owner.
(7)
Extraterritorial water service area delineated. The Water Utility
is hereby authorized to provide water service to the following delineated
areas only, located outside the corporate boundaries of the Village:
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A part of the SW 1/4 of Section 30, T2N, R17E, Walworth County,
Wisconsin, described as follows: Parcel more particularly described
as commencing at the SW corner of Section 30, T2N, R17E; thence S
89° 57' 32" E, 60.00 feet to the place of beginning; thence N
0° 06' 28" E parallel to the West line of Section 30, 796.66 feet;
thence S. 89° 53' 32" E, 155.76 feet to the center line of State
Highway 50; thence S 37° 01' 32" E, along the center line of said
Highway 50, 391.17 feet; thence S 0° 28' 32" E, 484.34 feet to
the South line of said Section 30, thence N 89° 57' 32" W along
the South line of said Section 30.396.72 feet to the place of beginning.
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Excepting therefrom that part conveyed to the State of Wisconsin,
Department of Transportation, by deed recorded February 13, 2003,
as Document No. 543841.
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Tax Key No. JG 3000010
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2.
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Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 1386, recorded September
7, 1984 in Volume 6 of Certified Surveys on page 243 as Document No.
107713, being located in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, T2N, R17E,
Town of Geneva, County of Walworth and State of Wisconsin.
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Tax Key No. JA 138600001 and JA 138600002
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3.
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A parcel of land located in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast
1/4 of Section Town 1 North, Range 16 East, Town of Walworth, County
of Walworth, State of Wisconsin, described as follows, to wit:
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Commencing at the East 1/4 Section corner of said Section 2;
thence North 389.18 feet along the East line of Section 2; thence
West 280.00 feet; thence South 389.18 feet; thence East 280.00 feet
to the point of beginning.
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Tax Key No. EW2000009
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The Water Utility shall not provide water service to areas located
outside the corporate boundaries of the Village other than the areas
delineated above.
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B.
Service contract.
(1)
The minimum service contract period shall be one year, unless otherwise
specified by special contract or in the applicable rate schedule.
Where a customer requests that he be disconnected prior to expiration
of his minimum contract period, where his account is not delinquent
and where thereafter he requests the reconnection of service, a reconnection
charge, as provided in the Village Fee Schedule, payable in advance
shall be collected. The minimum contract period is renewed with each
reconnection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
There shall be a reconnection charge as provided in the Village Fee
Schedule for consumers whose services are disconnected because of
nonpayment of bills when due, including disconnection for failure
to comply with deposit or guarantee rules.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(3)
A person shall be considered as the same consumer provided the connection
is required for the same premises by any member of the same family
or, if a place of business, by any partner or employee of the same
business.
C.
Turning on water. Water cannot be turned on for a consumer, except
by an authorized employee of the Utility during normal business hours.
When a plumber has completed his work, he shall leave the water turned
off. Such plumber may test his work, but when such testing is completed,
he shall leave water shut off. A water service that is turned on without
authorization shall subject the property owner to a forfeiture for
such violation.
D.
Stop boxes. The consumer shall protect the stop box on his property
and shall keep the same free from dirt and other obstructions. The
Utility shall not be liable for failure to locate stop box and shut
off water in case of a leak on the consumer's premises. The consumer
shall allow access to the stop box by and not interfere with Utility
personnel.
E.
Thawing frozen services.
(1)
Frozen services shall be thawed out by and at the expense of the
Utility, unless freezing was caused by contributory fault or negligence
by the consumer, such as reduction of grade, improperly installed
consumer service pipe, etc.
(2)
Following freezing of a service, the Utility shall take such steps and issue such instructions as may be necessary to allow the water to flow to prevent refreezing. The consumer shall make provisions for proper disposal of the wastewater. The charge for water shall be adjusted to allow a credit for water permitted to run as a result of Utility instructions. Credit will not be allowed if ordered to run due to negligence or fault as stated in Subsection E(1) above.
F.
Installation or removal of meters.
(1)
Meters shall be furnished and placed or removed by the Utility upon
a minimum 24 hours' advance notice during normal business hours. The
property owner or agent must be present when water is turned on by
the Utility. Meters are not to be disconnected or tampered with by
the consumer. All meters shall be located in the basement or other
suitable place within the building so that they are protected from
obstructions and permit ready access thereto for reading, inspection
and servicing, such location to be designated or approved by the Director
of Public Works. Outdoor meter pits shall not be acceptable. All piping
within the building shall be supplied by the consumer. The consumer
shall allow access to the meter by the Utility on a regular and reasonable
basis in order to read the meter and perform maintenance.
(2)
There shall be only one meter permitted per residential Water Utility
customer. A residential Water Utility customer shall not have the
option of being served by more than one water meter.
G.
Service piping for meter settings.
(1)
Where a new customer whose service is to be metered installs the
original service piping, where an existing metered customer changes
his service piping for his own convenience or where an existing flat
rate customer requests to be metered, the customer shall at his expense
provide a suitable location and proper meter connections.
(2)
The Director of Public Works shall be consulted as to the type and
size of meter setting. For one-inch diameter meters, a preassembled
meter yoke shall be installed. For meters larger than one-inch diameter,
the setting shall be designed by a master plumber and approved by
the Director of Public Works. The setting shall include a valved bypass,
meter isolation valves, an in-line tee to permit water diversion to
a comparison meter and couplings that allow easy removal of the service
meter.
H.
Repairs to meters.
(1)
Meters shall be repaired by the Utility. The cost of such repairs
caused by ordinary wear and tear shall be borne by the Utility.
(2)
Repair of any damage caused by carelessness of the owner of the premises,
his agents or tenants or from the negligence of any of them to properly
secure and protect same, including any damage that may result from
allowing a water meter to become frozen or to be injured from presence
of hot water or steam in the meter, shall be paid for by the consumer
or the owner of the premises should the consumer fail to pay.
I.
Charges for water wasted due to leaks. When the meter registers losses
due to pipe leaks, the Utility shall determine whether the defect
in the piping or equipment was known to the customer or, being known,
he had used his best efforts to correct the conditions. If the Utility
determines that the loss occurred without the consumer's knowledge
or, having known about it, he had tried to correct the condition,
the Utility may determine as nearly as possible what is the amount
of loss by comparison with the use of the water during a like period
and the excess may be billed at the lowest step in the rates. However,
if the consumer knew of the leak and failed to give proper attention
to it, the Utility shall bill for the total consumption shown by the
meter at regular rates.
J.
Failure to read meters.
(1)
Where the Utility is unable to read a meter after two successive
tries, that fact shall be indicated on the bill, the minimum charge
applied and the difference adjusted when the meter is read again.
The bill for the succeeding quarter shall be computed with the gallons
in each block of the rate schedule doubled and credit shall be given
on that bill for the amount of the minimum bill paid the preceding
month.
(2)
Only in unusual cases or when approval is obtained from the consumer
shall more than two consecutive estimated bills be rendered where
the billing period is two months or more. A period of estimated billing
shall not exceed one year.
(3)
If the meter fails to operate, the bill shall be based on average
use during the corresponding quarter of the past year, unless there
is some reason why the use was not normal. If the average use cannot
be properly employed, the bill shall be estimated by some equitable
method.
K.
Repairs to mains. The Utility reserves the right to shut off water
in the mains temporarily to make repairs, alterations or additions
to the plant or system. When the circumstances permit sufficient delay,
the Utility shall give notification by newspaper publication or otherwise
of the discontinuance of the supply. No rebate or damages shall be
allowed to consumers for such temporary suspension of supply.
L.
Handling water mains and service pipes in trenches.
(1)
Where excavating machines are used in digging, all water mains shall
be maintained at the expense of the contractor.
(2)
Contractors shall ascertain for themselves the existence and location
of all service pipes. Where they are removed, cut or damaged in the
construction, the contractor shall, at his own expense, cause them
to be replaced or repaired at once. Such repair shall not cause water
service to any consumer to be shut off more than six hours.
M.
Settling main or service trenches. Trenches in streets shall be refilled
with approved granular backfill in accordance with state highway specifications
or Village specifications where more restrictive. The contractor shall
be responsible for repair of all settled trenches for one year from
date of completion.
N.
Relief valves. On all closed systems (i.e., systems having a check
valve, pressure regulator or reducing valve, water filter or softener)
an effective pressure relief valve shall be installed, either in the
top tapping or the upper side tapping of the hot water tank, or on
the hot water distributing pipe connection at the tank. A one-half-inch
drain pipe shall be connected to the relief valve for discharge on
the floor or into a sink or open drain through an air gap. No stop
valve shall be placed between the hot water tank and the relief valve
or on the drain pipe.
O.
No claims for damages.
(1)
No person shall enter a claim for damages against the Village, the
Water and Sewer Committee as a Utility or any officer thereof for
damage to any pipe, fixture or appurtenances by reason of interrupted
service, variation of pressure or for damage caused by turning off
or turning on, whether wholly or partially, the water supply or for
the discontinuance of the premises' water supply for violation of
any rule or regulation of the Water Utility.
(2)
No claims shall be allowed against the Village on account of the
interruption of the water supply caused by the breaking of pipes or
machinery or by stoppage for repairs from fire or other emergency.
No claims shall be allowed for any damage caused by the breakage of
any pipe or machinery.
P.
Purity of supply not to be impaired by cross-connections. Every person owning or occupying a premises receiving Village water supply shall maintain such water supply free from any connection, either of a direct or indirect nature, with a water supply from a foreign source or of any connection with any fixture or appliance, whereby water from a foreign supply or the waste from any fixture, appliance, waste or soil pipe may flow, be siphoned or pumped into the piping of the Village water system. Installation shall be subject Article II, Cross-Connections, of this chapter, and must adhere to all the requirements of § NR 811.09, Wis. Adm. Code.
Q.
Operation of valves and hydrants. Any person who shall without authority
of the Committee operate any valve connected with the street or supply
mains, open any fire hydrant connected with the distribution system
except to extinguish fire or who shall damage or impair the same shall
be subject to a forfeiture as provided herein.
R.
Inspection of premises. Any officer or authorized employee of the
Utility shall have the right of access during reasonable hours to
any premises supplied with service for inspection or enforcement of
the Utility's rules and regulations.
S.
Vacation of premises. Before premises are to be vacated, the Utility
shall be notified so it may remove the meter and turn off the water
at the curb valve. The owner of the premises shall be liable to prosecution
for any damage to Utility property by failing to notify the Utility
of vacancy.
T.
Tap permits.
(1)
After water connections have been made to any building or upon any
premises, no person shall have any tap or connection with the pipe
upon such premises for alterations, extensions or attachments, unless
the person requesting such work shall have obtained and shall exhibit
the proper permits therefor from the Village. All plumbing work shall
be subject to the state and local regulations regarding plumbing.
(2)
If any internal plumbing changes are required at the time of connection
to the Utility, the cost of such changes and related permits are the
responsibility of the property owner.
U.
Consumers to conserve water. Consumers shall keep the hydrants, taps,
water closets, urinals, baths or other fixtures allotted to their
use closed, except when obtaining water for use, and shall be responsible
for any damage or injury that may result to others from the improper
use of such water.
V.
Surreptitious use of water.
(1)
When the Utility has reasonable evidence that a consumer is obtaining
his water supply, in whole or in part, by means of devices or methods
used to stop or interfere with proper metering of the Utility service
being delivered to his equipment, the Utility reserves the right to
estimate and present immediately a bill for service unmetered as a
result of such interference. Such bill shall be payable subject to
a twenty-four-hour disconnection of service. When the Utility has
disconnected the consumer's service for such reason, the Utility shall
reconnect the consumer's service upon the following conditions:
(a)
The consumer shall deposit with the Utility an amount sufficient
to guarantee payment of his bills for Utility service.
(b)
The consumer shall pay the Utility for any damages to its equipment
on the consumer's premises due to such stoppage or interference with
its metering.
(c)
The consumer shall agree to comply with reasonable requirements
to protect the Utility against further losses including, but not limited
to, inspections of the premises by the Utility.
(2)
Sections 98.26 and 943.20, Wis. Stats., relating to water service
are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of these rules.
W.
Consumer to keep in repair.
(1)
Consumers shall keep their own service pipes, stop cocks and apparatus
in good repair and protected from frost at their expense and shall
prevent any unnecessary waste of water and overburdening of the system.
All expenses related to bringing water into buildings or private premises
and connections with the system shall be paid by the applicant.
(2)
No charge shall be made for the services of the Utility employee
to direct where and how the mains shall be tapped and excavations
made in the street for laying pipe.
X.
Consumer use only. No consumer shall supply water to others nor allow
others to take it off his premises or to connect to the system.
Y.
Consumer to permit inspection. Each consumer shall permit the Utility
or its authorized agent at any reasonable hour to enter their premises
or building to examine the water meter, pipes, fixtures and the manner
in which water is used and drains operate. Such consumers shall answer
all questions put to them relative to water consumption.
Z.
Turning on services. Water shall not be turned on into any building
or private service pipe without a written order of the authorized
agent or employee of the Utility. Plumbers are hereby prohibited from
turning water on into any service pipe, except with permission of
the Utility or its agent. This rule shall not be construed to prevent
any plumber from admitting water to the pipes. When the water has
been turned off by order of the Utility or its agent, no consumer
shall turn it on nor permit it to be turned on without written permission
of such Utility or agent thereof.
A.
Permit required. No person shall install water laterals unless he
is a master or journeyman plumber licensed by the State Department
of Safety and Professional Services and shall have obtained a permit
from the Village Clerk.
B.
Bond required. No plumber shall be issued a permit hereunder unless
he shall have filed with the Village Clerk a bond in the amount of
$1,000 approved by the Village Attorney, conditioned that he will
indemnify the Village for all damages arising from his work and that
he will restore the streets, sidewalks and pavements to as good a
condition as when he found them, which includes proper backfilling
and settling.
C.
Tapping mains.
(1)
No person, except a master plumber with the Water and Sewer Committee's
special permission or persons in the Committee's service and approved
by it, shall tap into mains or distribution pipes or insert stop cocks
or ferrules therein. The kind and size of connection with the mains
shall be those specified in the permit or order from such Committee.
The expense thereof shall be paid by the permittee. This function
shall include the tapping of the main, the placing of the corporation
cock and the inspection of the line before the ditch is backfilled.
(2)
Mains shall be tapped on the side and not within 24 inches of any
joint nor within 12 inches of another tap. Taps less than three feet
apart shall be staggered from each other at a minimum angle of 30°.
The minimum diameter standard tap service shall be one inch.
D.
Notice of tapping. The Utility shall be given at least 24 hours'
notice by the permittee before the time when the tap is desired to
be made.
E.
Quality of materials and work. All materials used by the permittee
must be as specified by the Utility.
F.
Excavations.
(1)
In making excavations in streets or highways to lay service pipes
or make repairs, paving and earth removed shall be deposited to cause
the least inconvenience to the public and provide for passage of water
along gutters.
(2)
No person shall leave any open excavation without barricades in any
street or highway. At night, warning lights shall be maintained at
such excavations.
(3)
In backfilling the opening after the service pipes are laid, the
earth shall be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth
with each layer thoroughly rammed or puddled to prevent settling.
Backfill shall be as specified by the Utility.
(4)
This work, together with replacing sidewalks, ballast and paving, shall be done to make the street as good as before it was disturbed and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. No excavations shall be made in the right-of-way without first obtaining a street opening permit in compliance with Chapter 314, Streets and Sidewalks, of this Municipal Code. All sidewalks and pavements shall be saw cut to provide a neat edge.
G.
Depth of pipe.
(1)
All pipes shall be laid in the ground at a depth which will provide
not less than six feet of cover. Water services shall be insulated
where a six-foot depth of cover is impossible and actual depth of
cover is less than five feet or where a service passes within two
feet of an underground structure which may experience freezing temperatures.
(2)
Insulation shall be closed-cell expanded polystyrene boards with
a minimum two-inch thickness and one-foot width. Insulating boards
shall be placed over a six-inch-deep layer of leveled and compacted
bedding material placed over the top of the pipe. Insulating boards
shall be placed with the long side parallel to the center line of
the water pipe at a minimum width of outside diameter plus 24 inches.
Total insulating board thickness shall be two inches for every foot
less than five feet of cover. Boards shall be positioned to minimize
continuous joints.
(3)
The first lift of backfill material over the boards shall consist
of a six-inch depth of bedding material which shall be dumped and
spread in a manner that avoids displacement and damage to the insulating
boards. It shall be compacted with equipment that exerts a contact
stress of 75 psi. The remaining layers of backfill shall be placed
using conventional procedures.
H.
Laying of pipe. The pipe shall be laid in such a manner and be of
such surplus length as to prevent breakage or rupture by settlement.
This shall be accomplished by leaving not less than 18 inches of surplus
length. A horizontal gooseneck shall be formed at the corporation
cock at the main. Such gooseneck shall be in addition to the surplus
length of pipe above mentioned. Pipe shall be installed without any
coupling or joint from the corporation cock to the curb stop.
I.
Stopcock. Each service must have a "T" handle roundway stopcock inserted
into the service pipe one foot from the property line and off the
main traveled way or easement. Such stopcock must be protected with
a cast iron adjustable "Buffalo" stop with box at least five feet
long and 2 1/2 inches in internal diameter with the word "water"
cast on the cover and include a thirty-nine-inch extension rod.
J.
Pipe material and size. No pipe of a different material or size than
herein specified shall be used and all service pipe less than two-inch
internal diameter must be of ASTM B-88, type "K" soft annealed seamless
copper tubing. The minimum diameter standard water service shall be
one inch.
K.
"Mueller" brand to be standard. No nipple, ferrule or union shall
be used, unless they be of the best quality brass, free from defects
and equal to the brand known to the trade as "Mueller. All corporation
cocks and roundway curb cocks shall be of the best quality brass,
free from defects and equal to the brand known to the trade as "Mueller."
Water rates and regulations will be as established by the State
Public Service Commission and the rates and regulations so ordered
are adopted as the rates and regulations of the Village and incorporated
in this article as part hereof. Any further changes in rates and regulations
ordered from time to time to time by the Public Service Commission
are adopted by the Village and incorporated in this article as a part
hereof.
A.
Charges to be lien on real estate. All water services, charges and
special assessments shall be a lien on the lot, part of a lot or real
estate on which service is supplied or available for service. All
charges accrued during the preceding year not paid by October 15 of
the following year shall be certified to the Village Clerk and placed
upon the real estate tax roll for collection as provided by state
statutes.
B.
Special assessments. There may be levied from time to time special
assessments against certain properties benefited by public work or
improvements to the Water Utility.
C.
Mandatory hookup.
(1)
The owner of each parcel of land presently occupied and serviced
or capable of being serviced by such water system shall be hooked
up to the water system within 30 days after notification by the Committee.
If unoccupied, hookup shall be before occupancy. Such mandatory hookup
shall apply to all buildings located within the Village capable of
being served if such property is not served by a private well which
tests safe according to standards of the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources.
(2)
The owner of each parcel of land required to hookup under Subsection C(1) which is not hooked up to such water system shall be subject to a forfeiture for such violation. In addition to such forfeiture, he shall pay the Village Treasurer upon billing therefor an amount equal to 100% of the minimum quarterly charge for water service of the required size to be collected in the event of nonpayment as a special assessment on the real estate tax bill.
D.
Maintenance of services. All water services within the Village from
the street main to the curb stop, including all controls between the
same, shall be maintained by the Utility without expense to the property
owner, except when damaged as a result of negligence or carelessness
of the property owner, tenant or owner's agent, where they shall be
repaired at the property owner's expense. All water services from
the point of maintenance by the system to and throughout the premises
shall be maintained free of defective conditions by and at the expense
of the property owner or occupant. If the property owner does not
repair a leak between the curb stop and building within 24 hours,
the water shall be shut off until the repair is made.
E.
Use of private wells upon connection to municipal water service.
(1)
Restricted. Since it is recognized that the entire private water supply in the Village has the potential for pollution, the building distribution system upon connection to the municipal water system shall be completely severed from the private well. Well owners shall comply with Article III, Private Wells, of this chapter. Thereafter, such private well shall be restructured to be used only for sprinkling lawns, washing cars and other outside uses not involving human consumption. If such private well does not test safe according to standards of the State Department of Natural Resources, such well shall be permanently sealed and abandoned in accordance with § NR 811.13, Wis. Adm. Code.
(3)
Permit procedure for new wells. New wells will be permitted to be
constructed only under the following conditions:
F.
Billing and payment.
(1)
Billing. Billing for water service shall be on a quarterly basis
with quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31. The property owner is held responsible for all water bills on
the real estate he owns. All water bills and notices relative to water
service shall be addressed to the owner and mailed to the address
of the premises referred to on such bill or notice.
(2)
Failure to receive bill no excuse. Reasonable care shall be exercised
in proper delivery of water bills. Failure to receive a water bill
shall not relieve any owner of responsibility for payment of a water
bill within the prescribed period and not exempt any person from any
penalty imposed for delinquency in the payment thereof.
G.
Penalty for polluting water or injuring waterworks. No person shall
willfully pollute or otherwise injure any water supplied by the system
in any tunnel, aqueduct, reservoir, pipe, etc.; willfully injure or
cause damage to the system, building, machinery or fixture pertaining
thereto; willfully and without authority of the Water and Sewer Committee
impede or divert the flow of water in any tunnel, aqueduct, pipe,
etc., belonging to such system; or willfully and without authority
of such Committee bore or otherwise cause to leak any tunnel, aqueduct,
reservoir, pipe, etc., used in the system to hold, convey or distribute
water.
H.
Damage recovery.
(1)
The Utility shall have the right to recover from any person any expense
incurred by such Utility for repair or replacement of any water pipe,
curb cock, gate valve, hydrant or valve box damaged in any manner
by any person by reason of operation of any electrical system, performance
of any work under their control or by negligence.
(2)
Owners or operators of motor vehicles shall be liable for the cost
of repair of any hydrant damaged by such vehicle. The Utility or the
Village shall not be responsible for the damage caused to the motor
vehicle by reason of such accident.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or rules or regulations established by the Village or Water and Sewer Committee relating to the Village water system, any person who shall turn on the water into any premises from which the water has been shut off or has not yet been turned on, any person who shall connect any water main or service pipe without a permit therefor or any person who shall violate any provision of state statutes applicable hereto, Wisconsin Administrative Code or any other provisions which are incorporated by reference shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
