Requirements for contractors to install their own water meter shall be as follows:
A. General contractors must provide a copy of current license and insurance for each installation before installation can begin.
B. Plumbing contractors must provide a copy of their current license and insurance for each installation before installation can begin.
C. Excavators must provide a copy of their current license and insurance for each installation before excavation can begin.
D. Contractor or Home Owner must request the option to install their own water meter service at the time of the application. The Village of Angel Fire Water Department will provide a meter can and installation instruction upon request. A deposit of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be required. The Utility Billing Division will hold deposit until all inspections are completed and approved. In the event that the meter can is backfilled prior to inspection by the Village of Angel Fire Water Department, deposit will be held for a period of one year after the date of permanent certificate of occupancy.
E. Warranty; Contract shall warranty all work associated with meter installation for one year, from the date of final inspection of installation and back fill/compaction,
F. Contractor is responsible for utility locate call.
1. General contractor is responsible for any utilities hit or broken.
2. If a water line is broken, the general contractor will be assessed the cost of repair and cost of water loss.
G. The use of wet taps is prohibited.
H. Galvanized pipe and fittings are prohibited.
I. Installation must be inspected by the Angel Fire Water Department prior to backfill and compaction. The Village of Angel Fire Water Department has two (2) working days from the time of the request is called in to inspect. Inspections will be performed Monday through Friday between the hours of seven thirty o’clock (7:30) A.M. and three o’clock (3:00) P.M. There will be no charge for the initial installation inspection or Back fill inspection. There will be an additional fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each reinspection. These fees are nonrefundable. Water meter will be installed on the meter can by Water Department personnel once all the inspections are completed and approved. (Ord. 2004-06, 7-15-2004, eff. 7-21-2004; amd. Ord. 2022-06, 4-26-2022)