[R.O. 2006 § 700.010; CC 1985 § 27-12; Ord. No. 151 § 1, 5-7-1974; Ord. No. 514 §§ 1 — 2, 7-12-2010]
A. 
It is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary for the public health, safety, welfare and benefit of the City of Dixon, Missouri, and its inhabitants, that the existing waterworks system and the existing sewerage system of said City, and all future improvements and extensions thereto, be combined and that they shall henceforth be operated and maintained as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
B. 
The existing waterworks system and the existing sewerage system of the City of Dixon, Missouri, and all future improvements and extensions thereto, whether to the waterworks system or to the sewerage system or to both, shall be and the same are combined and it is hereby declared that said waterworks system and said sewerage system, and all future improvements and extensions thereto as aforesaid, henceforth be operated and maintained as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.015; Ord. No. 619, 5-1-2023]
A. 
Each residential, commercial, or industrial applicant for a water meter who owns the real estate where they are applying for services at will be required to deposit with the City one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each residential, commercial, or industrial applicant for a water meter who does not own the real estate for which they are applying for services will be required to deposit with the City the amount of two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00). Upon request for termination of service, the amount so deposited will be returned to the depositor, provided, all water, sewerage, and trash charges due the City are currently paid in full. If there are water, sewerage, or trash fees due the City, the amount of such fees will be first deducted from the deposit and the balance thereof, if any, returned to the depositor upon termination of service.
B. 
No current water and sewer customers shall be required to make any additional deposits. Any current deposits shall continue to be held until termination of service and those funds shall be utilized as set out in Subsection (A) of this Section.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.020; CC 1985 § 27-13; Ord. No. 151 § 3, 5-7-1974]
The Superintendent of Utilities or such other officers or representatives of the City as may be designated from time to time shall cause all water meters to be read and bills for water and for sanitary sewerage services to be rendered monthly as services accrue. All bills shall be due and payable from and after the date such bills are rendered at the City Collector's office during the regular hours of business. The Superintendent or other persons designated may calculate the amount of each bill for sanitary sewerage services and may add the same to the amount of the bill of the customer for water and water services and render such customer a combined bill for such water and sewerage services.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.030; CC 1985 § 27-14; Ord. No. 151 § 4, 5-7-1974]
Bills for water and sanitary sewerage services will be mailed on or about the first of each month. If any bill for water and sanitary sewerage service is not paid by the 20th of the same month, the water service will be disconnected.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.040; CC 1985 § 27-15; Ord. No. 151 § 5, 5-7-1974]
When water service is discontinued because of non-payment or for any other causes, service will only be reconnected after satisfactory agreement with the Superintendent of Utilities of the City, plus the payment of a reconnection charge, not less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00), to cover the cost of disconnecting and reconnecting the service.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.050; CC 1985 § 27-16; Ord. No. 151 § 6, 5-7-1974]
A. 
Sewerage services, water services, or water and sewerage services combined shall be deemed to be furnished to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service and, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, the city, town, village, or sewer district or water supply district organized and incorporated under Chapter 247, RSMo., rendering such services shall have power to sue the occupant or owner, or both, of such real estate in a civil action to recover any sums due for such services less any deposit that is held by the city, town, village, or sewer district or water supply district organized and incorporated under Chapter 247, RSMo., for such services, plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
B. 
When the occupant is delinquent in payment for thirty (30) days, the city, town, village, sewer district, or water supply district shall make a good faith effort to notify the owner of the premises receiving such service of the delinquency and the amount thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, when an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days, the owner shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90 days of service; provided, however, that in any city not within a county and any home rule city with more than four hundred thousand (400,000) inhabitants and located in more than one county, until January 1, 2007, when an occupant is delinquent more than one hundred twenty (120) days, the owner shall not be liable for sums due for more than one hundred twenty (120) days of service, and after January 1, 2007, when an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days, the owner shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90) days. Any notice of termination of service shall be sent to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service.
C. 
The provisions of this Section shall apply only to residences that have their own private water and sewer lines. In instances where several residences share a common water or sewer line, the owner of the real property upon which the residences sit shall be liable for water and sewer expenses.
D. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any water provider who terminates service due to delinquency of payment by a consumer shall not be liable for any civil or criminal damages.
E. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to unapplied-for utility services. As used in this Subsection, "unapplied-for utility services" means services requiring application by the property owner and acceptance of such application by the utility prior to the establishment of an account. The property owner is billed directly for the services provided, and as a result, any delinquent payment of a bill becomes the responsibility of the property owner rather than the occupant.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.060; CC 1985 § 27-17; Ord. No. 151 § 7, 5-7-1974]
Whenever in the judgment of the Mayor the public exigency shall require it, he/she shall have the right and authority, by proclamation, to be published in one (1) or more newspapers printed within the City, to limit in respect to time or wholly suspend and prohibit for such length of time, as such exigency shall in his/her judgment require, the drawing or use of water for public or private fountains and for street or yard sprinkling or for either of such purposes.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.070; CC 1985 § 27-18; Ord. No. 151 § 8, 5-7-1974]
Whenever any of the rules and regulations set out in this Chapter or such other rules and regulations as the City may adopt are violated, the water shall be shut off from the building or place of such violation, although two (2) or more persons may receive the water through the same pipe the water shall not be again turned on except by the order of the Superintendent of Utilities.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.080; CC 1985 § 27-19; Ord. No. 151 § 9, 5-7-1974]
No person shall be permitted to tap or make any connection with the distributing pipe of the water works of the City except upon written permit from the City.
[Ord. No. 652, 12-2-2024]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drill a private water well or use a private well within the City limits, except existing private wells and any wells on real property annexed into the City limits.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.090; CC 1985 § 27-20; Ord. No. 151 § 10, 5-7-1974]
All applications for permits to tap the water mains, to open the streets for the purpose of laying water pipes or to extend the same upon any streets, lane, alley, sidewalk or on public grounds or upon private premises or to make connections with the water system for any purpose shall be made in writing at the office of the Superintendent of the water system on the form prescribed and furnished by the City for that purpose and by the person engaged to do such plumbing. Such person shall be an authorized plumber, and the application shall state the name of the person desiring to have the plumbing done, the location of the premises, what the premises are used for, the purposes for which it is desired to use the water and such accessible information as may be required to enable the City to keep a proper record of each case. When more than one (1) building or tenant is supplied through one (1) service pipe, the application for the supply of such buildings or tenants with water shall be made by one (1) person who shall be held responsible for all supplies through such pipes. Upon compliance with these conditions, the Superintendent of the water system shall issue a written permit granting the applicant the privilege of a service attachment and the use of water.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.100; CC 1985 § 27-21; Ord. No. 151 § 11, 5-7-1974]
The rules, regulations and water rates named and fixed shall be considered and are a part of the contract with every person supplied with water through the water system of the City. Every person by taking water shall be considered and accepted as expressing his/her consent to be bound thereby.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.120; CC 1985 § 27-23; Ord. No. 151 § 13, 5-7-1974; Ord. No. 511 § 1, 5-3-2010]
A. 
No person, except as authorized by the Public Works Director, shall turn on or off any water supply at the meter.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, except a City Official, employee, member of the Fire Department or other person acting under the direction of such official or employee of the City, to:
1. 
Climb upon or attempt to climb upon any water tank, tower, or pumping station.
2. 
Take or draw water from any hydrant.
3. 
Open, close or tamper with any fire hydrant or meter.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to take or draw water from the connection of another person without permission of such other person.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with any official or employee while such official or employee is engaged in the lawful performance of any duty in connection with the operation of the waterworks or to prevent such official or employee from entering upon property for the reading of a water meter or for making an inspection of a water connection and plumbing.
E. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section will be issued a citation and punished in accordance with Section 100.220 of this Code.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.130; CC 1985 § 27-24; Ord. No. 151 § 14, 5-7-1974]
All private work done in which the City water shall be used, will be inspected as to strength and quality by the Superintendent immediately before the water is turned on.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.140; CC 1985 § 27-25; Ord. No. 151 § 15, 5-7-1974]
It is expressly stipulated by the City that no claim shall be made against it by reason of the breaking or freezing of any service pipe or fixtures or if from any other cause the supply of water should fail; nor from damage arising from the shutting off of water to repair mains, making connections or extensions; nor any other purpose that may be deemed necessary. The right is reserved to cut off the supply of water at any time for the purpose of repairing or otherwise, any permit or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Except in case of emergency, notice shall be given.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.150; CC 1985 § 27-26; Ord. No. 151 § 16, 5-7-1974]
No sewerage services shall be furnished or rendered free of charge to any person and any person owning property which is connected to or served by the City sewer system shall pay to the City the regular established service fee or charge, and if such property is not served with City water, the amount which such property owner shall pay for the use of the sewer shall be determined by the person in charge of the combined waterworks and sewerage system on an estimated basis, taking into consideration the number of persons using the sewer facilities or the nature of the use of the property.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.160; CC 1985 § 27-27; Ord. No. 151 § 17, 5-7-1974]
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with any sewer line or to make any connection to the sewerage system of the City without written permission from the City or to reconnect water services when such water services have been discontinued for non-payment of a bill for sewerage services, unless bill for sewerage services has been paid in full.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.170; CC 1985 § 27-28; Ord. No. 151 § 18, 5-7-1974]
No person shall be permitted to connect any sewer line or to any part of the sewer system of the City, unless he/she has first obtained a permit from the City.
[R.O. 2006 § 700.180; CC 1985 § 27-29; Ord. No. 151 § 20, 5-7-1974]
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be punished as set forth in Chapter 100, Article III, of this Code.