[Ord. No. 3055, 5-18-2020]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
A public water system which serves at least fifteen (15)
service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25)
residents on a year-round basis.
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement
between a public water system and any other source or system through
which it is possible to introduce into any part of the public water
system any used water, industrial fluid, gas or substance other than
the intended potable water with which the system is supplied. By-pass
arrangements, jumper connections, removable sections, swivel or changeover
devices and any other temporary or permanent devices through which
or because of which, backflow can or may occur are considered cross-connections.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
pH
The negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions
in an aqueous solution.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
A system for provision to the public of piped water for human
consumption, if the system has at least fifteen (15) service connections
or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) individuals daily at
least sixty (60) days out of the year. The system includes any collection,
treatment, storage or distribution facilities used in connection with
the system. A public water system is either a community water system
or a non-community water system.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SHALL; MAY
"Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
SERVICE CONNECTION
Each individual connection of a user to a water main or pipe
for the purpose of conveying water to a point of use.
SERVICE LINE
Any water line or pipe connected to a public water supply’s
distribution main or pipe that conveys water to a point of use. Each
service line is owned and maintained by the customer at that service
connection and such line beings at the customer’s side of the
meter.
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
All piping, conduits, valves, hydrants, storage facilities,
pumps and other appurtenances, excluding service connections, which
serve to deliver water from a water treatment plant or source to the
public.
WATER MAIN
Any water main line or pipe which conveys water to a point
of use from a water treatment plant, source, or water storage facility.
Water mains are owned and maintained by the City.
WATER METER
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City or furnished and/or installed by a user
and approved by the City. Each individual service connection shall
have a water meter.
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
A facility which uses specific processes such as sedimentation,
coagulation, filtration, disinfection, aeration, oxidation, ion exchange,
fluoridation, or other processes which serve to add components or
to alter or remove contaminants from a water supply source.
[Ord. No. 3055, 5-18-2020]
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
employment, recreation, residence or other purposes, situated within
the City and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which
there is now located or may in the future be located access to a public
water system within one hundred (100) feet of the property line, is
hereby required to connect to such facilities in accordance with the
provisions of this Article, within sixty (60) days after date of official
notice to do so.
[Ord. No. 3055, 5-18-2020]
A. Before
commencement of construction of a privately-owned public water system
in the City’s jurisdiction, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit signed by the City Administrator or Director of Public Works
and Utilities. The application for such permit shall be made on a
form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by
any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary
by the City Administrator or Director of Public Works and Utilities.
A permit and inspection fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall
be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
B. No statement
contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
C. When
a public water system becomes available, customers that connect must
physically disconnect from the existing private system (well), in
accordance with the City’s cross-connection prevention ordinance.
The well shall then be properly plugged in accordance with guidelines
established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division
of Geology and Land Survey (DGLS) and outlined in State regulation
10 CSR § 23-3.110 as amended, unless the owner wants to keep
it functional for uses other than providing drinking water. A well
may only be kept if it remains physically disconnected from the public
water supply’s distribution system, has a functional pump, is
connected to an electrical service, and is pumped at least once in
a 12-month period.
D. Upon
connecting to the public water system, the appropriate DNR Regional
Office shall be notified, in writing, that the connection(s) have
been completed.
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A. No unauthorized
person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use,
alter, or disturb any public water system or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the City Administrator
or Director of Public Works and Utilities.
B. There
shall be two (2) classes of water system connection permits: (a) for
residential and commercial service, and (b) industrial service. In
either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on
a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the City Administrator or
Director of Public Works and Utilities. A permit and inspection fee
of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a residential or commercial
building permit and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for an industrial
permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
C. All costs
and expenses incident to the installation of the service line and
connection to the public water system shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the water
service.
D. A separate
and independent service connection shall be provided for every building.
E. The size,
alignment, material used in the construction of new or the replacement
of the existing public water system, and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling
the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the most recent
Edition of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), Public
Drinking Water Program, Design Guide for Community Public Water Supplies.
A Permit to Construct, issued by MDNR, will be received prior to construction,
alteration or extension of the water system.
F. The applicant
for a public water system connection permit shall notify the City
Administrator or Director of Public Works and Utilities when the service
line is ready for inspection and connection to the water system. The
connection shall be made under the supervision of the City Administrator
or Director of Public Works and Utilities or his/her representative.
G. All excavations
for public water system improvements, replacements or repairs shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the City.
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No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the public water system.
Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under the charge of disorderly conduct.
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A. The Mayor
and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for
the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and
testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
B. While
performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in
Subsection (A) above, the Mayor or duly authorized employees of the
City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established
by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or
death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the company
against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against
liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage
asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling
operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of
the company to maintain safe conditions.
C. The Mayor
and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the City holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes
of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair, and maintenance of any portion of the public water system
lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any,
on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms
of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
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A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section
26-50.5 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. Any person
who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for
in Subsection (A) of this Section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each violation. Each 24-hour
period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed
a separate offense.
C. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become liable
to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the City by
reason of such violation.