No owner or occupant of any building or premises in which water is introduced from the city water system shall supply any other person or persons, family, or families with water unless such owner or occupant shall have first obtained permission in writing from the superintendent of the water department.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-1; 2004 Code, sec. 13.201(a))
The following charges (which include the cost of the meter) shall apply for a single tap into the water system of the city:
(1) 
A three-quarter-inch tap: $950.00.
(2) 
A one-inch tap: $1,375.00.
(3) 
A one-and-one-half-inch tap: Actual cost to the city.
(4) 
A two-inch tap and larger: Actual cost to the city.
(Ordinance 538, sec. 5, adopted 2/18/02; 2004 Code, sec. 13.202(b); Ordinance 644 adopted 5/23/11; Ordinance 775 adopted 6/16/2025)
The city will furnish the water meter at no extra cost to the property owner unless the property owner requests a larger meter. In this case, the property owner shall pay for the cost of the meter.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-6; 2004 Code, sec. 13.204)
Any person or persons from whose premises the water shall have been shut off for any of the reasons herein provided, who shall turn the water on without written authority from the superintendent of the water department, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code, and each day that the water shall be so turned on shall constitute a separate offense.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-7; 2004 Code, sec. 13.205)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or carry away from any private hydrant or public hydrant or from any other part of the waterworks system in the city any water for private use unless he shall have first obtained from the superintendent of the water department a permit. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code for each and every offense.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-8; 2004 Code, sec. 13.206)
A meter shall be placed on a property of each consumer of water. If meters are placed under the floor or in the basement of any building, they must at all times be accessible. If placed under the floor, the dial of the meter shall not be more than nine (9) inches below the level of the floor, and a suitable opening shall be provided so that the meter can be examined at any time. If any meter is placed in the yard of the consumer, it shall be placed in a cast iron box, such box to be approved by the city council.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-9; 2004 Code, sec. 13.207)
The size and number of corporation cocks for certain size service mains shall be as follows:
3/4 inch service line
One 5/8 inch corporation cock
1 inch service line
Two 5/8 inch corporation cocks
1-1/4 inch service line
Three 5/8 inch corporation cocks
1-1/2 inch service line
Three 3/4 inch corporation cocks
2 inch service line
Six 3/4 inch corporation cocks
(1977 Code, sec. 13-10; 2004 Code, sec. 13.208)
Each premises shall have an inverted key curb stop cock for service lines of one inch and under in diameter. For service lines of a diameter greater than one inch, a T-headed gate valve of standard make shall take the place of the inverted key curb stop cock.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-11; 2004 Code, sec. 13.209)
No tap shall be inserted in the main nearer than twenty-four (24) inches center to center, nor nearer than sixteen (16) inches to a joint in the main.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-12; 2004 Code, sec. 13.210)
(a) 
Permission required.
No more than one building or premises shall be supplied through one service line without written permission from the superintendent of the water department.
(b) 
Disconnection of service.
Whenever two or more parties shall be supplied with water from one service line connected with the street main, the failure on the part of any one of the parties to comply with the rules and regulations prescribed by the city in regard to the waterworks shall authorize the water superintendent to withhold all water from such pipes without any liability whatsoever on the city.
(1977 Code, secs. 13-13, 13-14; 2004 Code, secs. 13.211, 13.212)
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Editor's note–Former section 13.13.011 pertaining to the application for service, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 765 adopted 7/15/2024. Prior to the deletion, this section derived from the following: 1977 Code, sec. 13-15; 2004 Code, sec. 13.213; Ordinance 686 adopted 1/16/17; Ordinance 696 adopted 5/21/18; Ordinance 704 adopted 1/21/19.
Corporation cocks, curb stop cocks and curb boxes shall be of standard make, and before any of the same shall be used, the same shall be approved by the city.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-17; 2004 Code, sec. 13.214)
In making excavations in streets and alleys for the purpose of installing water pipes, the earth and paving material thus removed shall be kept separate and deposited so as to occasion the least inconvenience to the public. Provision shall be made for the passage of water along the gutter and for safe passage for travel. Red lights shall be placed in sufficient numbers and shall be kept in good trim at night and shall be kept burning while any excavation is left open. All excavated material shall be replaced, puddled, and tamped firmly as fast as practicable and in a manner to prevent settling.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-18; 2004 Code, sec. 13.215)
All consumers shall keep their own service pipes and stop cocks and apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and shall prevent any unnecessary waste of water.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-19; 2004 Code, sec. 13.216)
No hydrant shall be permitted to be kept running when not in actual use, and all sprinkling and use of water by consumers must be stopped when the fire alarm is given. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code for each and every offense.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-20; 2004 Code, sec. 13.217)
No person shall remove or disturb or in any way injure a fire hydrant, valve, valve box or cover, stop cock or box, or in any way injure any building or machinery or carry off or injure any pipe, apparatus, tool, or fixture, or other property of the city waterworks. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in section 1.01.009 of this code for each and every offense.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-21; 2004 Code, sec. 13.218)
The city shall have the right at any time to shut off the water in mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for any other purpose. All persons having boilers on their premises not supplied with tanks or cisterns, but depending on the pressure in the mains to keep them supplied, are hereby cautioned against the danger of shutdowns, and the city shall not be liable for any damages occasioned by the exercise of this reserved right.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-22; 2004 Code, sec. 13.219)
Each customer in whose name a water meter is being carried by the city shall be entitled to have their water meter tested by the city upon the following terms and conditions:
(1) 
A service charge shall be added to the water bill of the customer in an amount equal to the city’s cost of removing and testing the meter. Said service charge shall be refunded by the city to the customer in the event the meter is found to register at a rate greater than two percent (2%) of its properly calibrated rate.
(2) 
A customer shall be entitled to have the city’s test of his meter conducted in his presence or in the presence of his authorized representative.
(3) 
A written report showing the results of the test of the meter shall be sent by the city to the customer within ten (10) days after completion of the test.
(4) 
In the event the meter is found to register at a rate greater than two percent (2%) of its properly calibrated rate, the customer shall receive a refund on the overcharge for the period the meter was in use, not to exceed six (6) months. In the event a meter used for domestic or residential services is found to register at a rate less than twenty-five percent (25%) less than its properly calibrated rate, the city may bill the customer for the undercharge for the period the meter was in service, not to exceed six (6) months. When a meter is used for other than domestic or residential services and is found to register at a rate less than five percent (5%) less than its properly calibrated rate, the customer may be billed for the undercharge for the period the meter was in service, not to exceed six (6) months.
(5) 
If a meter is found not to register, the city may bill the customer at the minimum monthly meter rate for the preceding six (6) months, or upon an estimate of consumption for the preceding six (6) months, based on the customer’s prior use during the same season of the year, if conditions remain unchanged.
(1977 Code, sec. 13-23; 2004 Code, sec. 13.220)