Applications for connections shall be made to Plainfield on forms prescribed and furnished by it. Plumbing and water meters shall be installed in accordance with the specifications, rules and regulations of Plainfield. No new water connections shall be made and no water meter shall be increased in size as to an existing water connection until payment of all applicable charges and fees established, from time to time by resolution of the Plainfield Township Board. All meters and water connections shall be the property of Plainfield. Construction of a water service line shall be done by, and at the expense of, the user, as expeditiously as possible after written notice to proceed, but the time for construction of the water connection line shall be at the convenience of Plainfield. All new service lines and water connection lines and repairs to any service line or water connection line shall be inspected and approved by Plainfield or its designee prior to backfilling.
Written notice given not less than 48 hours in advance shall be made to Plainfield by the property owner and/or occupant of the premises when water service is desired. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect to or use water supplied by the System without first giving notice as provided herein. Plainfield shall have the right to require that an amount of money equal to an anticipated bill for three months of water service be placed on deposit with Plainfield for the purpose of establishing or maintaining any user's credit. No person, other than an authorized employee of the Township or Plainfield, shall turn on or off any water service, except that a licensed plumber may, with the prior express approval of Plainfield, turn on water service for testing his work (when it must be turned off immediately following such testing) or upon receiving a written order from Plainfield, water may be turned on for construction proposes upon payment to Plainfield of the charges applicable thereto.
All premises using water supplied by the System shall be metered, except as otherwise provided herein. Plainfield reserves the right to determine the size and type of meter used. Meters shall be installed in an accessible location approved by Plainfield. Plainfield shall have the right to install remote meter reading equipment.
Plainfield shall have the right to shut off the supply of water to any premises where Plainfield is not able to obtain access to the meter. Any qualified employee of Plainfield shall, at all reasonable hours, have the right to enter the premises where such meters are installed for the purpose of reading, testing, removing or inspecting the same, and no person shall hinder, obstruct, or interfere with such employee in the lawful discharge of his duties in relation to the care and maintenance of such water meter.
No person, except an employee of Plainfield in the performance of his duties, shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the Water Distribution System. The owner shall report any theft or damage to the meter or any other structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the Water Distribution System at once.
Any damage which a meter may sustain, including that resulting from carelessness of the owner, agent, tenant or other, or from neglect of either of them to properly secure and protect the meter, as well as any damage which may be wrought by frost, hot water, or steam backing from a boiler, shall be paid by the owner of the property to Plainfield on presentation of a bill therefor; and in cases where the bill is not paid, the water may be shut off and shall not be turned on until all such charges have been paid as currently established or as hereafter adopted by resolution of the Plainfield Township Board from time to time, to cover the costs of shutoff and turn-on.
The Township and Plainfield shall not be responsible for any damages because of failures of the System or actions by the Township or Plainfield to correct such failures.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a premises to repair any leaks in the service line within 72 hours of notice by Plainfield, or an additional fee shall be charged for estimated water loss. If a leak is not repaired, the water may be shut off until the leak is repaired.
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No person, except an employee of, or a person approved by Plainfield in the performance of his duties, shall open or use any fire hydrant, except in case of emergency, without first securing a written permit from Plainfield and paying such charges as may be prescribed by Plainfield.
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Plainfield must approve the type, size of openings, and types of nozzle thread on all hydrants installed on private property serviced by the System.
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No person shall, in any manner, obstruct or prevent free access to or place or store temporarily or otherwise any object, material, snow, debris, automobile or structure of any kind within a distance of 15 feet of any fire hydrant. Upon the failure of said person to remove said obstruction, which shall be set forth in a notice which shall be mailed to said person by Plainfield, Plainfield is hereby authorized and empowered to remove said obstruction and charge the cost of said removal to said person.
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All fire hydrants installed on private property shall be dedicated to the System together with an access easement with a minimum width of 15 feet centered on the hydrant service lead.
Unless by written approval of Plainfield, no person shall make a connection on a service line between the water meter and the local distribution lines or install a bypass around the meter.
It shall be unlawful for any user to sell water or to make any connection through which water may pass from one property or premises to another, even if the ownership of the property or premises is the same, except as approved by Plainfield.
It shall be unlawful for any user to install, and shall eliminate and prevent, all cross-connections, except as authorized by Plainfield and approved by the state environmental agency, pursuant to the requirements of R 325.11401 through 325.11407 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, as the same may be amended from time to time. The Township hereby adopts by reference any and all rules and regulations adopted by Plainfield and Plainfield may enforce such rules and regulations in the Service District in accordance with this chapter, the Water Service Agreement and the Plainfield Water Ordinance.
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Inspections. It shall be the duty of Plainfield to cause inspections to be made of all premises served by the system where cross-connection is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by Plainfield.
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Right of entry. The representative of Plainfield shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the system for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross-connections. On either oral or written request of any Plainfield official, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to Plainfield any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on the premises. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when reasonably requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross-connections.
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Testing. All testable backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested within 30 days of installation to be sure that the assembly is working properly. Subsequent testing of assemblies shall be tested on an annual basis or as required by Plainfield and in accordance with the state environmental agency requirements. Only individuals that are approved and state certified shall be qualified to perform such testing. That individual shall certify to the Water Department the results of his/her testing.
The potable water supply made available on the premises served by the System shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this Part 2 and by the State of Michigan's and any other applicable plumbing codes. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the Water Distribution System must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as "water unsafe for drinking."
In the event a user of the System desires water service to be discontinued, said user shall so request in writing to Plainfield not less than one work week prior to the time such discontinuance of service is desired. Plainfield will not recognize the discontinuance of water service unless the provisions of the foregoing sentence have been fully met. Under any other circumstances, discontinuance of service will be charged to the customer at the actual cost of labor, materials and equipment. Plainfield may refuse or discontinue water service for any violation of this Part 2, the Plainfield Water Ordinance, any rule, regulation, or condition of service and may take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the System. Where a cross-connection exists on the premises, water service to the premises shall not be restored until the cross-connection has been eliminated.
Plainfield reserves the right at all times (and will endeavor to give due notice) to shut off the water at the water mains or local distribution lines or to require reduced use or no use of the System for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes. All persons having equipment on the premises and depending on water from the System are hereby cautioned against danger which might arise from an emergency necessitating the shutting off of water by the Plainfield. In the event of such emergency, Plainfield may designate in any notice the extent of any regulation, limitation or prohibition and the date and time on which it shall take effect.
The Township and Plainfield may make and issue additional rules and regulations concerning the System, connections thereto, meter installations and maintenance, connection and meter installation fees, hydrants and water mains and the appurtenances thereto, not inconsistent herewith. All connections to the System in the Township are subject to the Plainfield Water Ordinance, and any and all rules promulgated by Plainfield with respect to the System.
If any statutes of the State of Michigan shall impose greater restrictions than those set forth in this Part 2, then such statutes shall control.