A. 
No person shall in any manner obstruct the access to any stopcock, hydrant or valve, or any public way, public ground or place connected with or part of the water or sewer system, nor pile or place any lumber, brick or building material or other article, thing or hindrance whatsoever within 12 feet of the same, so as to in any manner hinder, delay or obstruct the members of Fire Department in reaching the same. It shall be unlawful for any person in any manner to interfere with or obstruct the flow, retention, storage or authorized use of water in said water or sewer system, reservoir or plant, or any part thereof, or to injure, deface, remove or displace any water main, hydrant, service pipe, water meter, shutoff box, public fountain, valve, engine or building connected with said water or sewer system or plant, or to cause suffer, or permit any of said things to be done.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-14 shall result in a maximum fine of $750 and the cost to repair or replace any damage caused.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
No connection shall be made with the combined water and sewer system without the written permission of the Village Board. Any connection or opening made with the water and sewer system without the permission or in any manner different from the mode prescribed for such opening or connection shall subject the maker to a penalty.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-15 shall result in a maximum fine of $750.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
Employees of the water and sewer system shall have the right at all times of access to any person's premises for the purpose of ascertaining the number and type of water and sewer connections to the combined system.
B. 
Penalty. Any person refusing the right to permit any said employees of the water and sewer system the above described right of access to his or her or her premises shall be subject to a maximum fine of $750 per occurrence. Each day of refusal shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
No water shall be turned on for service in premises in which the plumbing does not comply with the ordinances of the Village; provided, the water may be turned on for construction work in unfinished building, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
All plumbing fixtures and methods of installation shall comply with the requirements of provisions of the Illinois State Plumbing Code and any subsequent amendments as adopted by the department and/or the Village of Forrest as presented in Chapter 510, Article IV, of the Village of Forrest Code.
C. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-17 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
No connections with a water main shall be made without a twenty-four-hour notice having been given to the Superintendent of Public Works. All such connections shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant who shall also furnish approved materials necessary for such work; all such connections shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent and no connections shall be covered until the work has been inspected by him or her.
B. 
No connection with the sanitary sewer shall be made without a 24 hours' notice having been given to the Superintendent of Public Works. All such connection shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant who shall also furnish approved materials necessary for such work; all such connections shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected by him or her. No footing tile or sump pump can be hooked to sanitary sewer.
C. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-18 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence plus the cost of correcting the violation. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
No water shall be resold or distributed by the recipient thereof from the Village supply to any premises other than that for which application has been made and the meter installed.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-19 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
All service pipes from the mains to the premises served shall be installed by, and at the cost of, the owner of the property to be served or the applicant for the service. Such installation shall be under the inspection of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-20 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
A. 
No service shall be install unless it conforms to specification drawn up by the Board of Trustees and approved thereby, a copy of which specifications shall be kept on file by the Village Clerk and shall be open to inspection by any person interested.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-20 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All repairs for service pipes and plumbing systems of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owners of the premises served. The Village may, in case of an emergency, repair any service pipes, and if this is done, the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the Village by the owner of the premises served.
A. 
Excavations for installing service pipes or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with the ordinance provisions relating to making excavations in streets. Provided, that it shall be unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over, any drain pipe or sewer pipe.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-23 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence plus the cost of correcting the violation. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
Shutoff boxes or service boxes shall be placed on every service pipe, and shall be located between the curbline and the sidewalk line where this is practicable. Such boxes shall be so located that they are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost.
B. 
Penalty. Violation of § 385-23 will result in a maximum fine of $750 for each occurrence. Each day a violation has occurred shall constitute a separate occurrence.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All water consumers supplied by the Village shall be supplied through meters only. The initial cost of said meters will be the responsibility of the property owner.
A. 
Meter failure. Whenever any meter, by reason of its being out of repair, or for any cause, fails promptly to register the water passing through the same, the consumer shall be charged at the rate shown for the corresponding time of the previous year under like conditions. If no record of the previous year exists, then it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works to estimate or determine so far as he or she can, the amount of water consumed during the time such meter fails to operate and the consumer shall pay the amount so estimated.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
Meter replacement. Any meter needing replaced that is 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch in size will be replaced at the Village expense, provided the failure was not due to neglect or improper installation of the meter or freeze plate. Meters larger than the above listed size will be replaced at the property owner's expense.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Persons desiring to use Village water for building or construction purposes shall make application, in writing and file the same in the office of the Village Clerk. Upon a permit being granted (permits shall be issued in writing and signed by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works), 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 and meter shall be removed and the water shut off, unless permanent connection is made. Charge for the use and connecting of meters shall be as prescribed by the Board of Trustees.
The following rules and regulations for the consumers of water and for plumbers are hereby adopted and established:
A. 
No water shall be furnished or supplied to any consumer for any purpose whatsoever until such consumer shall make application. Such application shall state the location of the premises to be served and the use to which the water will be put.
B. 
No water consumer may supply water to other families or allow them to take it, except for use on the premises and for the purpose specified in the application, nor after water is introduced into any building or upon any premises shall any person make or employ any other person to make any tap or connection with the work upon the premises for alterations, repairs, extensions or attachments without a written permit to be issued by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
The Village reserves the right to shut off water at any time in the mains for the purpose of repairing, cleaning, making connections with or extensions to same, or for the concentrating of water in any part of the Village in case of fire, and for restricting the use of the water in case of deficiency in supply. No claim shall be made against said Village by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or service or service cock, or damage arising from shutting off of water for repairing, laying or relaying mains, hydrants or other connections or repairing any part of the water and sewer system, or from failure of the water and sewer supply, or by increasing the water pressure at any time, or from concentration or restricted use of water as above.
[Added 6-3-2004 by Ord. No. 427]
A. 
If, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the Board of Trustees, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Board of Trustees will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his or her own expense, install an approved device at the location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code and all applicable local regulations and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code and local regulations.
B. 
No person shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the Village of Forrest enters the supply or distribution system of the municipality, unless such private auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the Board of Trustees and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two years, or as often as the Board of Trustees shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and made available for review for a period of at least five years.
D. 
The approved cross-connection control device inspector shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections, and the Board of Trustees or their authorized agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the required cross-connection control inspection. On demand, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Board of Trustees or their authorized agent any information which he or she may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Board of Trustees, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided by this section.
E. 
The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant, the water service to the property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures as they may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply and distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section, and until a reconnection fee, as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, is paid to the Village of Forrest. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the Board of Trustees is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply and/or distribution system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of disconnection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
F. 
The consumer responsible for back-siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of the cleanup of the potable water supply system.
A. 
No person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or any other entity shall drill any well for any purpose within the Village limits of the Village of Forrest or within the immediate water source providing the public water supply for the Village of Forrest, Livingston County, Illinois, as legally described in the ordinance establishing this section, on file in the Village offices, without first receiving the permission of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Forrest. Any person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association, or any other entity desiring to seek permission to drill a well within such immediate water source shall file with the Village Clerk a request to be heard at the Village Board meeting at least 10 days prior to a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Such request shall indicate the name of the person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or any other entity desiring to drill said well, and the name of the person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or any other entity who will use said well, the location of said well and the name of the owner of the real estate on which said well will be located, the purpose for which said well will be drilled, and the estimated date upon which the well drilling will be begun. Immediately upon the filing of such request, the Village Clerk shall send copies thereof to the Mayor, each Trustee, the Village Engineer, and the Superintendent of Public Works. The Village Board shall not grant a permit for the drilling until the person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or other entity requesting permission to drill the well shall present evidence satisfactory to the Village Board that the drilling or the use of the said well will not cause pollution to or injury to the water source of the Village of Forrest. If the Village Board grants such request, it may impose such restrictions on the drilling or use of said well as are reasonable to protect the water source of the Village of Forrest from pollution or injury and may require the party seeking to drill the well or to use the well to put up such security as the Village Board deems appropriate to protect the water source of the Village of Forrest from pollution or injury.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
Penalty. Any person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or any other entity which drills a well in violation of this § 385-29 shall be fined a maximum of $750 for each offense and each day that such drilling continues or that such well is used shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of seeking such fines, the Village may enforce this section by injunction to prevent any person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, association or any other entity from drilling wells in violation of this section or from using wells drilled in violation of this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 100, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
Exceptions. A permit from the Board of Trustees to drill a well shall not be required for: (1) individuals desiring to drill a well for new construction of a single-family residence outside the Village limits of the Village of Forrest; or (2) individuals who are faced with an emergency need for water, outside the Village limits of the Village of Forrest, for human and livestock consumption because an existing well no longer produces water or because the water from such existing well has become contaminated and is no longer suitable for human or livestock consumption. These exceptions to § 385-29 shall apply only to areas outside the Village limits of the Village of Forrest and only where the individual already has all state and county permits necessary. These exceptions apply only to individuals and do not apply to partnerships, corporations, governmental bodies, associations, or any other entities.