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.
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.
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.
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.