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Every person, company, or corporation (hereafter referred to as the applicant) who desires a supply of water must make application to the City Clerk/Treasurer. All accounts shall be carried in the name of the owner unless the owner signs a form stating that the owner prefers having the utilities billed directly to the renters of the property. All owners shall be responsible for full payment of the utilities at the rental unit, whether occupying the property or not and any charges unpaid are subject to being made a lien upon the property. Unless the applicant has had a record of prompt payment of previous city utility billings within the last 12 months, the application must be accompanied by a deposit which is established by the City Council by resolution. The deposit shall be refunded with the next billing after 4 quarterly consecutive timely payments or 12 monthly consecutive timely payments or upon termination of service with all prior bills paid in full.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995)
Statements for water and sewer usage for the preceding quarterly period shall be mailed by the City Clerk/Treasurer to each customer on or before the first day of each quarter (January, April, July, October). The bill shall designate the number of gallons of water that was consumed (previous reading subtracted from the present reading) times the current rate. Other charges may be included on the bill. These charges may include, but are not limited to, fees for sewage treatment, recycling, garbage service, appropriate taxes, state water connection fees, landfill clean-up surcharges, NSF fees, and other charges in regard to services received from the city. The amount listed on the statement shall be due on or before the fifteenth day of that same month (January, April, July, October). If payment is not made on or before the fifteenth day, the customer shall be charged a fee of $15 as a penalty for late payment. Half of this $15 late fee shall be deposited in the Sewer Fund as required by Chapter 51, as amended.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995; Am. Ord. passed 3-3-1997; Am. Ord. passed 3-6-2006)
(A) The city shall endeavor to collect delinquent accounts promptly. In any case, where satisfactory arrangements for payment have not been made, the Public Maintenance Supervisor may, after the procedural requirements of division (B) below have been complied with, discontinue service to the delinquent customer by shutting off the water at the stop box. When water service to any premises has been discontinued, service shall not be restored except upon the payment of all delinquent amounts due plus a fee of $25 to cover city costs for the disconnection and reconnection. The City Administrative Clerk/Treasurer shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties served. The assessment roll shall be delivered to the Council for adoption on or before October 1 of each year for certification to the county for collection along with taxes. The action is optional and may be subsequent to taking legal action to collect delinquent accounts.
(B) Water shall not be shut off pursuant to division (A) above until notice and an opportunity for a hearing have first been given the occupant of the premises involved. The notice shall be sent by mail or personally served to the customer occupying the premises and shall state that if payment is not made before a day stated in the notice but not less than 15 days after the postmark of the notice, or 20 days during that part of the year covered by the state’s Cold Weather Rule regarding shutoffs, the water supply to the premises will be shut off. In the case of rental property, a copy of the notice shall also be mailed to the owner of the property. The notice shall also state that the customer (or in the case of rental property, the owner) may, before the date, demand a hearing on the matter, in which case the supply will not be cut off until after the hearing is held. If the customer or property owner requests a hearing before the date specified, a hearing shall be held on the matter by the City Council at least 1 week after the date on which the request is made. If, as a result of the hearing, the City Council finds that the amount claimed to be owing is actually due and unpaid and there is no legal reason why the water supply of the delinquent customer may not be shut off in accordance with this chapter, an employee of the city may be directed to shut off the water supply.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995; Am. Ord. 126, passed 11-2-2009)
No person except an authorized city employee shall turn on any water supply at the stop box or tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert a stop cock or other appurtenance therein without the express permission of the city.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99
The consumer or owner shall be responsible for maintaining the service pipe from the curb shut-off into the building served. If he or she fails to repair any leak in the service pipe within 24 hours after notice by the city, the city may turn the water off. If this happens, the water shall not then be turned on again until the leak is repaired. When the waste of water is great or damage is likely to result from the leak, the city shall turn the water off immediately upon the giving of notice if repair is not commenced immediately. If the consumer or owner does not immediately commence to repair the leak, the city may repair the leak and assess the cost back to the owner. The city stipulates that no claim shall be made against it for any damage resulting from work on any part of the city’s water distribution system, any defective service pipes, stop cocks, or other service apparatus or from the shutting off or turning on of the water service because of the applicant’s failure to make his or her payments.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995)
No connection shall be made to the city water system without permission of the city. When the applicant requests a new connection, the applicant shall pay to the city a $650 connection fee. In the case of multiple connections, such as duplexes or apartment buildings, the fee shall be $650 per unit if each unit is billed separately. The applicant shall also pay for the cost of making the necessary connection from the curb stop to provide service to the property. Water shall not be turned into the pipes or plumbing to be operated by the applicant until they have paid the city.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995)
(A) Service pipes. Every service pipe shall be laid with sufficient bend to allow not less than 1 foot of extra length and in the manner as to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe shall be placed not less than 6 feet below the surface and be so arranged as to prevent rupture by freezing. A shut-off or other stop cock with waste valve of the size and strength required shall be placed close to the inside wall of the building and be well protected from freezing. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least 3/4 of an inch.
(B) Supply from one service. No more than 1 house or building shall be supplied from 1 service connection except by special permission of the Council. Whenever 2 or more parties are supplied from 1 pipe connecting with a service main, each building or part of building separately supplied shall have a separate stop box and a separate meter.
(C) Water meters. All water meters used in connection with the water works system of the City of Amboy shall be straight reading U.S. gallons and of a standard manufacture and to be put in place or removed under the supervision of the Public Maintenance Supervisor. Repairs of meters shall be performed by employees of the city. All newly installed meters must be of the outdoor read variety to provide ready access to reading. The cost of all meters, the placing in connection with the water works or removing of same and the keeping of the meters in repair and good working condition will be at the expense of the city. If a meter is in disrepair and fails to register property, the applicant will receive an estimated billing. The estimation will, if possible, be equal to the average quarterly consumption for the most recent 12-month period. If this is not possible, the estimation will be for 5,000 gallons for each adult living in the household and 2,500 gallons for each child residing in the residence.
(D) Placing of stop cocks and curb cocks. Curb stops shall be installed generally where desired by the owners of occupied properties, but they shall be placed as near as possible to the curb if on a street or within 1 foot of the alley line if the main is located in the alley. They shall be installed at an approximate depth of 6 feet below the established grade and shall be left in an accurate vertical position when back-filling is completed.
(E) Excavation of streets and filling. The street must be opened and the earth deposited in a manner that will cause the least inconvenience to the public and provide for the passage of water along the gutters. In refilling the trench, sand and gravel must be laid in layers not more than 6 inches in depth. Each layer must be thoroughly tamped to prevent settling. The paving, flagging, and sidewalks are to be restored to at least the same condition as prior to the excavation. All rubbish and excess earth are to be removed immediately, if possible.
(F) Plumber’s report. Within 48 hours after completion of any system, attachment, or connection, the plumber shall make a full report to the city. The report will include a description and plat showing the exact location and measurements from the lot lines, of the stop or curb cock, the meter and service pipes.
(G) Inspection. All plumbing shall be skillfully done and in a manner required by the Minnesota State Plumbing Code. It shall be subject to inspection by the City’s Building Inspector. The quality and pattern of all appurtenances shall also be subject to the Building Inspector’s approval. No work shall be covered over until examined by the City’s Maintenance Supervisor or the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995)
No person other than an authorized city employee shall operate a fire hydrant or interfere in any way with the city water system without first obtaining authority to do so from the Clerk/Treasurer and/or city maintenance supervisor.
(Ord. 107, passed 7-3-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99
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