[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 35, Secs.
35-2 through 35-17, of the 1972 Code]
All application for water service must be made
in writing on blanks furnished by the Water Department before service
will be given. Such application must state fully and correctly the
uses to which the water is to be applied, the correct address and
description of the premises to which the service is to be supplied,
and the application must be signed by the applicant or his representative.
Every building and every portion of a block
or row of buildings that is capable of independent ownership, and
every vacant lot or plot of ground, shall be deemed a "premises" within
the meaning of this article and shall have its own separate water
service except as hereinafter provided. Permission will not be granted
to supply two or more buildings fronting on the same street from a
single water tap unless the service shall be divided at the curb and
a separate service extended therefrom for each building, the same
to be controlled by a separate curb stop for each service extension.
Apartment houses, flats, office buildings, and the like under a single
roof may be served by a single service line and meter, or the different
portions of such buildings separately metered, provided that a separate
service stop valve is provided for each separate portion of the building.
No customer or person supplied with water by
the Water Department will be permitted to supply water in any way
to any other premises without the written consent of the Water Department,
nor shall the pipes from one premises be extended to another premises
for the purpose of furnishing water to another premises.
The size of a water tap and service shall be
subject to the approval of the Water Department. Excessively large
or inadequately small taps and services are discouraged.
[Amended 3-1-1978 by Ord. No. 2310; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 9214]
A.
Water service lines, from the street mains of the Water Department
to the meter, including the curb stop valve and the corporation main
valve, shall be installed at the expense of the customer or owner
of the premises. Only under the approval of the El Reno Public Works
Department shall repairs or replacements to customers' service lines
between the street mains and the meter be made. When installing water
service mains from the street mains to the meter in newly approved
subdivisions of the City of El Reno, the service line from the main
to the meter, including the curb stop valve and the corporation main
valve, shall be installed by and at the expense of the subdivider
or contractor of said subdivision. This will include the taps for
the short and long side from the main to the property. The materials
to be used for the tapping of the main shall be in accordance with
the material specifications of the City standards and approved by
the Inspection Department and the utility lines superintendent of
the City of El Reno. It is further required that no service line shall
be less in size than one inch and there shall be no double connections
or Ys.
B.
New service lines shall be installed by the developer for any premises,
the actual cost of such services to be paid by the owner of the premises
or the customer desiring water service at the premises. Such new service
shall be installed in accordance with the specifications of the Water
Department covering the conditions pertaining to the individual service
and inspected by the same. All service lines installed under streets
shall be of approved materials.
C.
The Water Department, through its Superintendent, is empowered from
time to time to establish specifications for the installation and
repair of water service lines, such specifications, before becoming
effective, to be submitted to and approved by the City Council.
D.
Where water lines connecting with the City water system are run outside
of the City limits or a considerable distance from the existing water
system mains, to serve one or more customers, each such customer shall
be required to maintain the line between the water system mains and
his meter in good order to prevent leakage and waste of water.
Every water customer's service installed or
changed, remodeled or renewed after the adoption of Ordinance No.
1329, from which this section is derived, shall have installed, between
the meter and the service hydrants for the premises, and at a suitable
and convenient location, a stop and waste valve for the customer's
use in making repairs to piping on his property.
[Amended 8-1-1979 by Ord. No. 2346; 4-9-2019 by Ord. No.
9194; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 9214]
A.
Every water service, including fire suppression lines, shall be metered.
All meters within the City limits shall be furnished and maintained
by the City Water Department. The installation, removal and repair
shall be conducted only by employees of the Department, except that
the Superintendent of the Water Department may authorize other individuals
to perform such work on a case-by-case basis where there is a compelling
need and the Superintendent is satisfied that the individuals are
qualified. Any damage caused to City equipment, including, but not
limited to, meters and meter boxes, by private individuals shall be
repaired at their expense. Such meters shall be located as nearly
as practical immediately within the curblines of the street in which
water mains are installed. Only upon special permission from the Water
Department, and for special and unusual reasons therefor, may meters
be located at points other than as above specified.
B.
Where water is furnished to customers outside the City limits, the
meter shall be located at a point approved by the Water Department,
the location to be such that it will be readily and easily accessible
at all times for meter reading, inspection, repair, and the like.
C.
For water service furnished to customers outside the City limits,
customers shall furnish and maintain the meter for such service, and
in case of failure or neglect to so maintain such meter in proper
operative condition, the City Water Department may repair such meter
and add the cost of such repair to the next monthly water service
bill. All meters furnished by customers outside the City shall be
of a type and make approved by the Water Department.
D.
All meters three inches or larger shall be installed in a vault.
A typical specification for meter vaults shall be available, and alternative
engineered vault designs may be reviewed by the City Engineer.
The Water Department, through its authorized
employees, shall have the right at any reasonable time to read, inspect,
remove or test any water meter and temporarily disconnect water service
for such purpose. Should any customer doubt the correctness of the
meter measuring his service, he may, upon application, have the meter
tested. Should the meter prove to be accurate within 2%, the customer
shall bear the expense of the test, namely $1. Should the meter prove
to be registering outside the limits above specified, the account
shall be adjusted and the charge of $1 for testing the meter shall
not be made.
All customers must install and maintain their
water service lines in such condition to protect the meter from damage
by frost, heat or other agencies injurious to meters, ordinary wear
and tear from normal use excepted. The cost of any repair to meters
occasioned by neglect or carelessness on the part of the customer
will be charged to the water customer.
Only the authorized employees of the Water Department
shall turn off or turn on the water to any premises at the curb stop
valve. For the purpose of testing or repairing pipes, valves and fittings,
or customer's piping or plumbing, licensed plumbers may secure permits
from the City authorizing them to turn off and turn on water for testing
and repair only. In each such instance, the curb valve must be left
in the same position as it was found, and failure on the part of licensed
plumbers to comply with this provision will result in the refusal
of permits.
All fixtures and plumbing in or about the premises
of any person using water furnished by the City shall be open and
subject to inspection and approval by the Plumbing Inspector at the
time of installation and at reasonable periods thereafter, and shall
be subject to rejection if unsuitable for the purpose installed, or
if such use is against the best interest of other customers in the
same vicinity.
For the protection of all water users in case
of fire or other emergency, the Water Department shall have the right
to restrict abnormal or intermittent use of water.
[Amended 4-9-1974 by Ord. No. 2246; 2-18-1985 by Ord. No. 2497]
A.
The Water Department shall have the right to discontinue
the supply and shut off water service and remove its meters for any
of the following reasons:
(1)
Repairs.
(2)
Nonpayment of bills as required by ordinance.
(3)
Fraudulent misrepresentations in relation to the consumption
of water.
(4)
Violation of any of the conditions or provisions of
this chapter or any regulation established by the Water Department.
(5)
Violation of any other ordinance provision relating
to the water system, or violation of any ordinance provision or any
provision of any code adopted by reference relating to water and sanitary
plumbing.
(6)
For any act or omission in regard to the water system
or sanitary sewer system, the use of water or the disposal of liquid
wastes, which jeopardizes the public health or safety, creates a public
nuisance, or interferes with the rights of others.
B.
If the water was turned off because of any act or
omission on the part of the customer, the water may be turned on again
when the conditions change so as to justify it, but charges shall
be made for turning the water on during normal business hours of the
Utility Billing Office and charges shall be made for turning the water
on at all other hours. Fees shall be set by Council in the form of
a resolution.
[Amended 12-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2925; 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030]
[Amended 10-17-1978 by Ord. No. 2327]
A.
No extension of the City waterworks shall be made
for the purpose of serving users located within or without the corporate
limits of the City, except upon the approval of such extension by
the City Council. Any person desiring such an extension shall make
application to the Council for the approval thereof. Such application
for approval shall be accompanied by plans and specifications which
meet the standards of the City and engineering design calculations
as required.
B.
The approval of an extension of the City waterworks
shall be conditioned as follows:
(1)
The City waterworks shall be installed in accordance
with plans and specifications approved by the Council, and in accordance
with the officially adopted "General Plan for Water Distribution"
of the City.
(2)
The applicant has secured such easements of fee simple title, free of defects, as are necessary, prior to construction, and upon completion will convey, by appropriate instrument, and completed system, easements and fee simple title to the City free of costs. All easements shall meet the requirements of Chapter 312, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the City of El Reno.
C.
In consideration of the approval of an extension of
the City waterworks, the applicant agrees:
(1)
To accept and abide by the provisions of this chapter
and all other pertinent ordinances or regulations.
(2)
To install all facilities in strict accordance with
the approved plans and specifications.
(3)
To post a bond or cash deposit, if at any time required
by the City, with the City in a sum deemed to be sufficient by the
City to guarantee the satisfactory installation of the facilities
and satisfactory compliance with the provisions of this section.
(4)
To extend the water line and appurtenances at his
expense.
(5)
To size the water line to serve the developer's land
and any other land beyond the developer's land that the City considers
necessary.
(6)
To maintain such waterworks extended by him in a clean
and normal operating condition until such time as the facilities are
accepted by the City.
(7)
To make all new and existing valve boxes, curb stops,
corporation valves, and other appurtenances accessible and properly
adjust them to final street surface elevations upon completion of
roadway surfacing operations.
(8)
To assume liability for any and all claims arising
out of or in connection with damages to the property to be served
by the facilities, to other properties and to the facilities of the
City incurred by reason of the installation, operation and use of
the facilities, until such time as the facilities are accepted by
the City.
(9)
To furnish the City detailed plans, prepared by a
certified professional engineer, showing all facilities as actually
built and easements as recorded, prior to acceptance of such facilities
by the City.
(10)
To convey, by appropriate instrument at the
time of completion, the completed waterworks, land, all permanent
easements and fee simple title to the City.
(11)
To make application for water service, as required by § 334-1 of this chapter of the Code of Ordinances, City of El Reno, Oklahoma.
(12)
To pay for any and all charges for the use of
the public waterworks for the City when and as due until such time
as he arranges for the transfer of the water service accounts entered
in his name.
[Amended 8-4-1980 by Ord. No. 2366]
A.
Whenever an emergency exists by reason of a shortage
of water due to inadequate supply, limited treatment or distribution
capacity or failure of equipment or material, the City Manager is
hereby authorized to restrict or prohibit the use of water from the
City's water system.
B.
An emergency exists whenever the City Manager reasonably
determines that the City's water system is unable or will within 60
days become unable to supply the full commercial and domestic needs
of the users thereof, including adequate fire protection.
C.
Upon the determination that such an emergency exists,
the City Manager shall issue a proclamation declaring the emergency
and setting out with particularity an order restricting use of water
from the City system. Such order may restrict water usage during certain
periods of the day or week or according to any orderly and nondiscriminatory
scheme, and prohibit usages not essential to public health and safety.
The order may be revised from time to time as the City Manager deems
necessary.
D.
The proclamation required by the preceding section
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
within 24 hours after the emergency arises. The emergency shall be
in full force and effect upon publication or posting. Substantial
compliance with this section is sufficient to effect the emergency.
E.
Whenever a sudden or unexpected event so reduces the availability of water or water pressure as to create an immediate threat to public health or safety, the notice of the proclamation may be given by any reasonable means, including electronic means. The emergency shall be in full force and effect upon such notice; provided that, if any such means is other than that required in Subsection D of this section, the proclamation shall be republished in accordance with Subsection D within 24 hours of the first notice.
F.
A duly proclaimed emergency shall continue and the
terms of the proclamation shall be in force for 30 days or until such
time as the City Manager or the Council shall cause to be published
a proclamation that the emergency has ended, whichever is shorter,
unless the Council by resolution approved by a majority of all its
members extends the proclamation.
G.
Any person feeling aggrieved by a proclamation of
the City Manager shall have the right to present the matter to the
next regular or special meeting of the Council or to any emergency
session called to discuss the water emergency. The Council may exempt
such aggrieved person, wholly or in part, from compliance where compliance
would create an immediate threat to the person's health or safety.
The ruling of the Council by a majority vote of all its members shall
be final and binding as to the continuance of any terms of the proclamation.
Until and unless the action of the City Manager is modified or revoked
by action of the Council, all water users shall be bound by the proclamation.
H.
Any person who in any manner directly or indirectly
violates or permits others under his supervision, custody or control
to violate any term of a duly published proclamation shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. Each separate day of water use in violation of such
proclamation shall constitute a separate offense, and each separate
prohibited use on the same day shall constitute a separate offense.
Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $200 for
each offense.
[Amended 8-4-1998 by Ord. No. 2874]
[Added 3-3-1986 by Ord. No. 2521]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to prevent
the introduction of chemicals or pollutants into the municipal water
system as a result of vacuums created in water transmission lines.
B.
COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PERSON
PESTICIDE
PESTICIDE OPERATOR
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates
otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this section,
shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
An individual, whether or not he is a private applicator
with respect to some uses, who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide
which is classified for restrictive use for any purpose on any property
regardless of whether said land belongs to another or is owned or
rented by him. It is the intent of this definition to exclude private
homeowners who use pesticides in pressurized containers intended for
home use.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, company
or any organized group of people, whether incorporated or not, and
includes any trustee, receiver or assignee.
Any substance or mixture of substances intended to kill,
repel, prevent breeding or reduce the numbers of any pests and any
substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator,
defoliant, or desiccant. As used herein, it shall mean in addition
to pesticide, herbicide, insecticide, rodenticide or any toxic pollutant
listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Means:
Any person who owns or manages a pesticide application
business in which pesticides are applied upon the lands of another
for hire or compensation;
The owner or manager of any commercial firm,
business corporation, or private institution, who directly or through
his employees uses pesticides on property owned, managed, or leased
by such commercial firm, business, corporation, or private institution;
or
Any department of the City or any other governmental
agency whose officials or employees apply pesticides as a part of
their normal duties.
No pesticide operator or commercial applicator
shall store, handle or dispense any pesticides or chemical compounds
without complying with the terms of this section. Such chemicals and
compounds shall not be stored, handled or dispensed in any manner
that creates a substantial danger of leakage or danger of causing
any damage to the water system of the City of El Reno, or any person
or property.
C.
Filling of containers. The filling of any vessel,
tank, barrel, or other device commonly used for holding or storing
pesticides for the purpose of mixing pesticides with water obtained
from the water transmission lines or any part thereof of the City
of El Reno shall be from the top side of said tank only.
D.
Distance of water lines from containers. A minimum
distance of 24 inches from the top of the tank or vessel and the hose,
pipe or other device used to transport the water from transmission
lines connected to the El Reno water system shall be maintained. It
is the specific intent and purpose of this section to prohibit the
placement of the hose or other device inside of said tank or vessel.
E.
Backflow prevention. Whenever any hose or pipe is
directly connected to any water line or artery thereof which is fed
by the El Reno water system, said hose or pipe shall contain a vacuum
breaker, backflow preventor or backwater breaker device as established
in the Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of El Reno.[1]
F.
Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1)
Apply any known ineffective or dangerous pesticide
in contravention to the Code of Ordinances of the City of El Reno;
(2)
Operate faulty or unsafe equipment;
(3)
Use or supervise the use of a pesticide in a faulty,
careless, or negligent manner;
(4)
Aid, abet or conspire with any other person to evade
the provisions of this section; or
(5)
Violate any other provision of this section.
G.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100 for
each offense in addition to any costs incurred in the prosecution
of said action.
H.
Nuisance; injunction. Any violation of this section
is hereby declared to be a nuisance. In addition to any other relief
provided by this section, the City Attorney, on direction of the City
Council, may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction
to prohibit the continuation of any violation of this section. Such
application for relief may include seeking a temporary restraining
order, temporary injunction and permanent injunction.
[Amended 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030]
Violations of this article shall be punishable
by fees set by Council in the form of a resolution.
[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 35, Art.
IV, of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 4-9-1974 by Ord. No. 2244; 9-2-1975 by Ord. No. 2262; 6-8-1976 by Ord. No. 2273; 7-1-1985 by Ord. No. 2501; 2-18-1986 by Ord. No. 2520; 3-3-1986 by Ord. No. 2522; 6-2-1986 by Ord. No. 2527; 6-21-1988 by Ord. No. 2590; 4-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2647; 10-5-1993 by Ord. No. 2738; 6-6-1995 by Ord. No. 2788; 6-3-1997 by Ord. No. 2835; 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2910; 6-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2963; 7-3-2007 by Ord. No. 5016; 6-11-2008 by Ord. No.
6015; 8-4-2009 by Ord. No. 7014]
A.
The rates
for water furnished by the City and consumed within the City limits
shall be as set by Council in the form of a resolution.
B.
The rates
for water furnished by the City and consumed outside of the corporate
City limits shall be as set by Council in the form of a resolution.
C.
All consumers of water direct from the water wells or lines of the City before such water enters the pumping or treating plant, and whether or not consumed within the limits of the City of El Reno, shall be served at the same rates as prescribed in Subsection A hereof, unless established otherwise by contractual agreement.
D.
Twenty
thousand dollars of all water revenues shall be annually reserved
for capital needs. These funds shall be used for specific capital
needs as approved by Council. Such needs shall include, but not be
limited to, fire hydrants, water meters, water lines and wells.
E.
The rates
for water will be reviewed at least annually as part of the budget
process with the purpose of adjusting rates automatically by the Consumer
Price Index (CPI), based from April 1 to April 1 of the following
year, unless specifically stopped by the City Council/El Reno Municipal
Authority.
F.
The rate
changes listed herein shall become effective as set by Council in
the form of a resolution.
If any meter fails to register during any period,
the amount of water used during a similar or corresponding period
may be used for an estimated bill, or the bill may be prorated from
registrations after repairs are made.
[Amended 12-15-1980 by Ord. No. 2375; 2-18-1985 by Ord. No. 2496; 11-1-1994 by Ord. No. 2773]
A.
The City shall require, as security of the payment
of bills for water, sewer, or other sanitation service, a deposit
equal to the estimated maximum monthly bill for all services used
by the customer.
B.
From and after the effective date of this section, the City of El
Reno shall require deposits and fees which shall be set by Council
in the form of a resolution:
[Amended 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030]
(1)
Residential water/sewer and garbage.
(2)
Residential water and garbage (only).
(3)
Residential garbage (only).
(4)
Commercial.
(5)
Five-eighths-inch and three-fourths-inch meter (water).
(6)
One-inch meter (water).
(7)
One-and-one-half-inch meter (water).
(8)
Two-inch meter (water).
(9)
Meter larger than two inches (water).
(10)
Bulk water with hydrant meter.
(11)
Bulk water without hydrant meter.
C.
The City shall require a separate deposit for each
meter service used by the customer.
[Added 7-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2938; amended 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030; 2-9-2018 by Ord. No. 9136]
The charge for connection of water service to a property shall
be calculated into the utility service connection fee, the same being
established by Council in the form of a resolution.
Monthly bills, on printed forms, for water service
will be mailed to the address shown on the customer's application
for service or the customers' ledger in the Water Department. These
bills so mailed to the customer shall be returned with the remittance
to the office of the City Clerk, where the paid bill will be properly
stamped and tendered as a receipt to the customer.
[Amended 9-18-1979 by Ord. No. 2348; 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030; 8-12-2014 by Ord. No. 9061]
All bills rendered under this article shall
be due and payable on the first day of the month following their issuance.
If such bill is not paid on or before the 15th day of the month due,
it shall be deemed delinquent and a penalty fee shall be set by Council
in the form of a resolution.
If a bill for water service is not paid within 20 days from the due date, the service may be discontinued and not reestablished until all bills are paid and the fee prescribed by § 334-13 is paid for reconnecting the service.
[Amended 2-18-1986 by Ord. No. 2523; 6-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2963; 7-3-2007 by Ord. No. 5016; 6-11-2008 by Ord. No.
6015; 8-4-2009 by Ord. No. 7014]
The City Council of the City of El Reno, Oklahoma,
shall annually review in detail during the budget process the rate
schedules for water, sewer and sanitation services in the City of
El Reno with the purpose of adjusting rates automatically by the Consumer
Price Index (CPI), based from April 1 to April 1 of the following
year, in order to provide adequate funds for municipal services, unless
specifically stopped by the City Council/El Reno Municipal Authority.
Any rate schedule changes resulting from this annual review/automatic
increase shall become effective with the billing dated on or about
September 27 of each year.
Any customer desiring to discontinue the use
of water shall give written notice at the office of the Water Department
and pay the amount of all charges to the date of discontinuance of
service. Any unpaid account for water service shall be a charge and
a lien against the premises at which such unpaid account accrued,
and service at such premises may be refused by the Water Department
until all such delinquent accounts and charges are paid in full.
[Amended 10-5-1993 by Ord. No. 2739; 10-2-2001 by Ord. No. 2923; 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 9030]
Any customer desiring to transfer his or her
utility service to another location within the City shall give notice
to the office of the Water Department. The fee for the transfer of
utility service shall be set by Council in the form of a resolution.
