All properties within the corporate limits of the city are required to comply with the city’s water, sewer, and solid waste disposal system requirements.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 2, adopted 6/5/12)
No free water or sanitary sewer service shall be rendered by the city in the operation of its water and sanitary sewer systems. All persons, firms, corporations, or associations (collectively, “customers”) shall be charged for such services according to the rates previously set by the city.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 3, adopted 6/5/12)
(a) 
Application for service.
Any person desiring a connection to the city water and/or sewer system shall complete all applicable sections of attachment 1, “Application for City Utility Service Connection,” which is attached to Ordinance 7-3-90 and is hereby made an integral part hereof, prior to any water and/or sewer service being made available to such person.
(b) 
Theft of service.
Any person who has connected to and is utilizing the city water and/or sewer system without having completed the application for city utility service connection shall be guilty of theft of city services and shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for each instance of violation. Each and every day of violation may be considered a separate instance of violation.
(Ordinance 7-3-90 adopted 7/3/90; Ordinance adopting Code)
Any customer desiring water service shall make application therefor to the city, together with the required deposit, which deposit must be made at the time the application is submitted. Except as may herein otherwise be provided, the deposit for normal residential connection shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. The deposit shall be paid to the city secretary or his/her designee. The city shall hold the deposit so long as the customer is using the service and the city shall not pay any interest thereon. Upon termination of the service, any unpaid balance shall be charged against the deposit and the remaining, if any, shall be refunded to the customer, at the city’s discretion, by either making the refund available for pickup at the city hall during normal business hours or forwarding the refund to the customer by U.S. Postal Service to the last known billing address. All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose status has been verified shall be exempt from the deposit requirement.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 4, adopted 6/5/12; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
The city shall read all water meters once each month and render a monthly bill for water and sewer services to each customer.
(b) 
Due dates for each bill shall be the tenth (10th) day of each month. Any unpaid bill after the 15th day of each month shall be assessed a penalty charge as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(c) 
The city shall discontinue and cut off a customer’s service for failure to pay his/her bill by the 21st day of the month in which billing is made. The customer will be required to pay a fee as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code to have said service resumed, if such service is resumed, which will constitute a delinquency charge. Prior to resuming service which has been discontinued for failure to pay the monthly charges, the city shall require full payment of the account in addition to payment of the deposit required in section 12.02.004 hereof.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 5, adopted 6/5/12; Ordinance adopting Code)
Whenever any customer of the city terminates water service, either upon request of the customer, upon delinquency, or upon abandoning the premises being provided water service, the city shall lock the water meter serving the premises.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 6, adopted 6/5/12)
Any employee with the city is subject to the same rules and regulations for all customers. However, an employee who fails to keep a utility account current shall have their account reviewed for disconnection by the mayor, at the request of the city secretary or his/her designee.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 7, adopted 6/5/12)
The city reserves the right at any time to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of cleaning, repairing, or making any connections or extensions, or for any purpose of repairing machinery, the reservoir or any part of the system.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 8, adopted 6/5/12)
It is expressly understood as a prerequisite to furnishing services to customers that the city is not liable for any damages on account of leakage or breakage of pipes on any premises. Further, water customers are not guaranteed a specified quantity of water for any purpose whatever, and are not guaranteed any specified water pressure.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 9, adopted 6/5/12)
Any person, firm, corporation, or association who restores water service to premises in violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs.
(Ordinance 9-6-94-02, sec. 10, adopted 6/5/12; Ordinance adopting Code)
There shall be a monthly surcharge as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code per water meter placed on property outside the city limits where city water is being provided or will be provided. The surcharge may be changed at any future time upon proper consultation and agreement between the affected parties and upon supporting evidence showing need for such change.
(Ordinance 2000-0509-01 adopted 5/2/00; Ordinance 2000-0509-01 adopted 10/6/15; Ordinance adopting Code)