All local water distribution mains and appurtenances
will be constructed by the City. Water for fire protection will be
provided by the City with fire hydrants installed at intervals as
determined by the City Manager.
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State law reference — General authority
to sell water, K.S.A. § 12-808.
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The City Manager is hereby authorized to make
such rules and regulations as may be deemed proper and necessary for
the safe and efficient management, operation and protection of the
water system.
Water service will be furnished only to premises
complying with the applicable plumbing and sanitary codes and regulations
of the City.
No person, except employees of the Department
or a licensed plumber, may dig up or molest any water main, service
line or meter, or turn water on or off, or have in his possession
any tool designed for that purpose.
A.
Each premises shall have a separate and distinct water
service connection, and in no case, except as hereinafter provided,
shall more than one premises be furnished with water from one connection;
provided, however, that where conditions make it impossible or inadvisable
in the judgment of the City Manager to provide separate connections,
special permission may be granted for the use of one connection for
more than one service. When such permission is granted, each branch
service must have its own service valve and meter installed so that
each service can be metered and controlled separately.
B.
All connections to the mains shall be made through
one or more brass corporation stops inserted into the main or through
a cast-iron tapping sleeve and valve in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the Department.
A.
The owner of any real estate desiring to connect the
premises owned by him to the water system must obtain a permit from
the Department for the connection.
B.
Any such owner desiring to make a water service connection
shall apply in writing to the Department for a permit to do so on
an application form furnished by the Department, which form shall
contain the following information:
(1)
The legal description and address of the premises.
(2)
The names and addresses of the owner(s) of the property.
(3)
The name of the licensed plumber who will perform
the work.
(4)
The nature and kind of facility to be served.
(5)
The size of the service.
(6)
The exact point of proposed connection to the water
main.
C.
If the application is in due and proper form, the
permit shall be issued upon payment of the required connection fees.
D.
Conditions.
(1)
Any permit issued under the authority of this section
is issued subject to the following conditions, and the acceptance
of the permit by the applicant shall be acceptance of the following
conditions:
(a)
The permit holder shall make the connection
at his own expense and with such material as is approved by the City
Manager.
(b)
The owner of said premises shall properly maintain
at his own expense the portion of the service line beyond where City
maintenance ends, such maintenance being subject to the inspection
of the City Manager.
(c)
The connection shall be made in the manner and
in the place as directed by the City Manager.
(d)
No other property than that for which the permit
was issued shall be served by an extension of or connection to the
connection.
(e)
All water rates, fees, and charges as may be
fixed from time to time by the City shall be paid.
(2)
The above conditions shall be considered as covenants
running with the land, and compliance with them shall be binding on
all future owners of the premises.
E.
The permit to be issued hereunder shall contain the
following information:
F.
The permit shall be dated and signed by the City Manager.
No person shall reconnect water service where
it has been disconnected for nonpayment of a bill for service until
such bill has been paid in full, including the reconnection charge.
The service line from the water main to the
meter, including the meter setting, shall be installed by a licensed
plumber in accordance with the Department's rules and regulations.
The Department shall maintain the water service
line, after proper installation, from the connection at the main to
the meter or to the property line or easement line, whichever is closer
to the main.
The City will not permit the installation of
any water meter other than one furnished by the Department unless
the City Manager gives written approval of the installation of another
meter. The City will retain ownership of the meter, maintain the meter,
and replace defective meters with a meter of the same size.
A.
The Department shall not be responsible for any waste
of water, either through carelessness or leaky services, and no claim
for discounts for the above reasons shall be considered. If the property
owner or consumer fails to make any necessary repairs after being
duly notified, the Department is authorized to discontinue the service
to the property until such time as the repairs are made.
B.
In case of an emergency the waste or excessive use
of water may be ordered stopped by the Department, and in case of
failure to comply with the order service may be discontinued at such
place.
No claims shall rest against the City or the
Department by reason of any damage sustained from the freezing or
bursting of any main, service line, or meter or from the accidental
failure to supply water. The City hereby reserves the right to shut
off the water in the mains without notice for the purpose of making
repairs, connections, or extensions and no claim for damage therefrom
shall be allowed.
No person shall use any unapproved wrench on
any fire hydrant. No person, except employees of the Department or
employees of the Fire Department, shall operate any fire hydrant for
any reason.
The Department will provide water service at
pressures normally satisfactory for residential purposes. Any customer
requiring pressures higher than normally maintained in the system
or abnormal quantities of water for fire protection or other special
purposes shall provide additional pumping and storage facilities within
his property and shall also pay for the additional expense to the
Department in providing additional transmission mains or other facilities
required to provide such special service, either through rates or
through contributions to the construction of such additional facilities,
whichever the Department may require. Service of a special nature
will be rendered only at the option of the Department and under conditions
which will not interfere with normal service to the other customers.
A.
Generally. The City will, where deemed necessary and
advisable, provide water service, and extend water mains, pursuant
to the conditions in this section.
B.
Compliance with City's rules, etc. All customers obtaining
water from the water system shall conform to all rules, regulations,
ordinances, rates, and conditions of service now in effect or which
may be adopted by the City in the future.
C.
Requests for extensions. Requests for water system
extensions shall be presented to the City Manager in writing and shall
contain all information required by the City Manager.
D.
Right to refuse or limit service. The City reserves
the right to refuse service, or to limit service, where the extension
of service conflicts with the general policy of the City or jeopardizes
service to then existing customers.
E.
Platting required.
(1)
No water main extensions shall be constructed by the
City for the purpose of providing water service into any unplatted
areas either inside or outside the City limits until said areas have
been platted in conformity with the ordinances of the City and approved
by the City.
(2)
In small unplatted areas which are adjacent to the
water mains of the City, which areas in the opinion of the City cannot
properly be platted until other adjacent areas are also platted, in
order to conform to the City's Master Plan, the City may provide water
service to the owners of small areas executing an "agreement to plat"
upon such terms and conditions as required by the City.
F.
Wastewater system required. Water service will not
be extended to any user until provisions have been made for the financing
of necessary wastewater system facilities to serve that user, and
the construction of these wastewater facilities is assured, with the
following exceptions:
(1)
Where water is to be used for industrial, agricultural,
or other purposes that do not result in the production of other objectionable
wastes.
(2)
Where the construction of wastewater facilities cannot
be consummated due to reasons beyond the control of the proposed user
and where said user can provide independent wastewater facilities
in a manner approved by the City.
G.
Construction of water mains and appurtenances by City.
All water mains, valves, fire hydrants and appurtenances will be constructed
by the City in accordance with its designs, plans, and specifications
and provisions for financing established by the City.
