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A. Connection, User Fees: Water system connection fees and water user fees shall be established by resolution. (Ord. 1996-O-04, 9-12-1996)
B. Previous Charges Paid Prior To Service: Before water will be turned on to any premises, all charges against the premises that are due and payable to the town for water, or any service, material or supplies pertaining thereto furnished thereon, must have been paid. (1980 Code § 14-107)
C. Billing Period: Bills for water used through meters shall be rendered monthly or quarterly. The superintendent of waterworks shall determine from time to time when monthly or quarterly meter readings shall be made and bills rendered. (1980 Code § 14-144)
D. Required Turn Off For Nonpayment: If the bills rendered are not paid within thirty (30) days after their rendition, the superintendent of waterworks shall cause the water to be turned off. (1980 Code § 14-145; amd. 2010 Code)
E. Payments Required Before Turn On: Before the water is turned on, all unpaid rates must be paid in full, together with a turn on fee as established by resolution of the town council. (1980 Code § 14-146; amd. 2010 Code)
F. Average Rate Charged Upon Failure Of Meters: When for any reason the water meter shall fail to register, or the meter cannot be read, a bill shall be rendered at the average rate of consumption for like periods of time. (1980 Code § 14-147)
G. Meter Deposits Required From Nonowners: Water takers who are not the owners of the premises on which water service is being supplied, shall pay to the water department for deposit with the town treasurer, an amount sufficient to cover the cost of water rates which may accumulate. The amount deposited shall be not less than twice any monthly or quarterly bill for water consumed over the preceding year on such premises, but in no case shall it be less than ten dollars ($10.00). Water users who are buying under contract or bond for deed premises to which water service is being or is to be supplied shall be deemed owners under this section and need not furnish the deposit herein required. Contractors applying for new water service, claiming to be owners of the property involved, shall be required to make deposits as hereinabove specified. The provisions of this subsection shall apply alike to all water consumers receiving water service, whether within or without the corporate limits of the town. (1980 Code § 14-152)
H. Power Of Town Council To Change Rates: Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the town council from amending, altering or adding to the provisions of this chapter in relation to the water supply or the rules or regulations which may be adopted in conformity therewith; provided, that no alteration in water rates shall apply to any permission given or contact made for the use of water, until after the expiration of such permission or contact. (1980 Code § 14-155)
A. Information; Connection Charges:
1. Within Town Limits: The installation and connection of a service line and meter shall be under the water department's jurisdiction. The cost will include the engineer's cost, plus line installation, including the meter from the main to the meter which, where possible, will be located inside the building. All charges shall be payable in advance.
2. Outside Town Limits: The installation and connection of a service line and meter shall be under the town council's jurisdiction. The cost will include the engineer's cost, plus line installation, including meter. An additional charge as established by resolution of the town council will also be included per unit connected to the main. The meter will also be located inside the building where at all possible. All charges shall be payable in advance. In the case of a large corporation coming in, the cost of a connection shall be negotiable by the mayor and town council. In all cases, the pipe and type of meter shall be specified by the superintendent of the public works office and shall be under his exclusive control. (1980 Code § 14-109; amd. 2010 Code)
3. Connections Requiring Annexation: It shall be solely up to the discretion of the town council to allow connections which require annexation. (1980 Code § 14-109)
B. Meter Maintenance Charges:
1. The town is to maintain all water connections of three- fourths inch (3/4") to four inch (4") sizes from the point of connection with the water main up to and including the meter.
2. All maintenance and replacement, where necessary, on all service lines above four inches (4") in size, are to be kept at the entire expense of the consumer. (1980 Code § 14-110)
C. Meter Box Cover Required Under Traffic Stress:
1. Wherever water services have been installed or are to be installed on any premises in such a location that the meter box is or may be subject to vehicular traffic, then, in that case, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of the premises to install or have installed entirely at his expense a standard heavy concrete meter box with standard cast iron ring and cover of sufficient strength to withstand the load of said vehicular traffic without breaking.
2. If the owner or occupant of any such premises shall fail to make such installation as provided in subsection C1 of this section, the town public works office may, in addition to any and all other remedies afforded it by law, remove the meter if one is already installed and terminate all water services to such premises until proper installation is made or provided, or the department may make such installation and bill the owner or occupant for the cost to it for making such installation. (1980 Code § 14-111)
D. Meter Testing Upon Request; Payment: Should any water taker using a water meter desire to have the meter on his premises tested, the charge shall be as established by resolution of the town council, where the meter is found to be correct, or to register in favor of the consumer, but where found to be over registering, the cost of such test shall be borne by the town. (1980 Code § 14-148; amd. 2010 Code)
E. Interference With Meter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, family, servants or agents to open, interfere with, injure, deface or in any way impair the workings of any water meter. (1980 Code § 14-153)
F. Removal Of Meter Prohibited; Exception: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized employee of the department of public works, to remove any water meter from any premises. (1980 Code § 14-154)
A. Without Meter: Pipes to be used only in case of fire will be allowed within buildings on the following conditions:
1. The fire pipes must be entirely disconnected from those used for other purposes.
2. Hose pipes or branches must be arranged by means of seals, or otherwise, so that they can be used only in case of fire. (1980 Code § 14-133)
B. With Meter: Should water be used through such fire pipe for other than fire purposes, the superintendent of the public works department shall require that a meter be installed upon the fire pipes, and no water shall be delivered to said fire pipes until such meter is installed. (1980 Code § 14-134)
A. Requirements For Service Pipes: All service and other pipes used underground shall be of ductile iron, cast iron or PVC pipe, laid not less than five feet (5') below the surface of the ground and of sufficient strength to stand the water pressure. All work upon the alterations or extensions of water pipes shall be approved by the superintendent. (1980 Code § 14-112)
B. Permit Required For Service Pipes: No connection of service pipes shall be made without first obtaining a permit therefor from the department of public works, and no other extensions shall be made to another water taker from such pipe, either within the town limits or where water service is extended by agreement. (1980 Code § 14-113)
C. Right Angle Direct Connection Required: No consumer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes across lots or buildings to adjoining premises, and each structure abutting on a town main must be supplied through its own separate pipe running at right angles to the main. (1980 Code § 14-114)
D. Expense Of Extending Service Pipe Responsibility Of Applicant: Where the town mains do not extend to the premises to be served, a permit may be issued by the superintendent of the public works department when, in his opinion, it is impractical to extend a standard water main, provided the applicant at his own expense extends a service pipe to the point where the town main is to be tapped. (1980 Code § 14-115)
A. Requirement: Where a building is to be erected, application shall be made for service pipe in the regular manner, and all water consumed in the construction of such building shall be paid for at regular rates. (1980 Code § 14-149)
B. Unlawful To Use Water Except Through Meter: It shall be unlawful for any contractor or other person engaged in construction work to use water from the town mains, except through a meter, as provided in subsection A of this section. Abuse of this section shall result in a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine. (1980 Code § 14-150)
A. Compliance Required Of Plumbers: The requirements set forth in this section shall apply to all persons performing any plumbing work in or upon any of the mains and connections to appliances appertaining to the town public works, and any violation of such sections or failure to comply therewith shall be deemed a violation of this section. (1980 Code § 14-126)
B. License, Registration And Bond Required: No person shall make any connections to, or in any manner perform any work upon, any of the mains, connections or appliances pertaining to the town public works until he shall have secured a license, been registered and filed a bond in an amount adequate to cover the cost of work being performed for said public works department. (1980 Code § 14-127)
C. Work On Water Pipes Without Permit Prohibited: No alteration, addition or disconnection in or about any water pipes to apparatus connected with the public works shall be made by any plumber or any consumer of water without a written permit to do such work granted by the superintendent of the public works department. A penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) will be levied on any person abusing this subsection. (1980 Code § 14-128)
D. Turn Off Allowed Upon Discovery Of Leak: In case of leaks or other accidents to service pipes, or other apparatus connected with the public works, plumbers may shut off the water at the connection box to make necessary repairs. (1980 Code § 14-129)
E. Water Valve Replaced In Original Position: In all cases when plumbers shall make repairs to pipes or fixtures on any premises, they shall leave the water turned on or turned off as they found it when they entered the premises to make such repairs. (1980 Code § 14-130)
F. Stop And Waste Cock In Accessible Position: When a water pipe enters a building, plumbers must supply such pipe with a stop and waste cock with a handle or wrench fixed thereto for the purpose of turning the same. Such stop and waste cock shall be placed on the pipe in an accessible position within nine inches (9") of the wall where such pipe enters the building. All such pipes shall enter buildings at the excavated portions thereof. Stop boxes, cutoff and connections for meters and all meters installed shall be located in accessible places, placed inside the building where at all possible. (1980 Code § 14-131)
G. Key Required To Open Stop Boxes: The opening of stop boxes by plumbers by any means other than a proper wrench is unlawful. All plumbers must have a stop box wrench attached to their keys for opening and closing stops. Any plumber breaking a stop box cover or bolt will be required to pay for same in addition to the penalty prescribed by the public works office. (1980 Code § 14-132)
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