(a) Piping on the consumer's premises must be so arranged that the connections are conveniently located with respect to the village system.
(b) If the consumer's water or sewer piping on the consumer's premises is so arranged that the village is called upon to provide additional taps, each tap will be considered as a separate and individual account.
(c) Where water service and/or sewer tap is to be placed on the premises of a consumer, a suitable place shall be provided by the consumer and agreed upon by the village. This site must be unobstructed and accessible at all times.
(d) The consumer's piping and apparatus shall be installed and maintained by the consumer at the consumer's expense in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with the village rules and regulations and those of other regulatory agencies.
(e) The consumer shall guarantee proper protection for the village's property that is placed on the consumer's premises and shall permit access to it only by authorized representatives of the village.
(f) If any loss or damage to the property of the village or any accident or injury to persons or property is caused by or results from the negligence or wrongful act of the consumer, his agents or employees, then the cost of the necessary repairs or replacements shall be paid by the consumer to the village, and any such costs or liability otherwise resulting shall be assumed by the consumer, and the village indemnified therefrom.
(g) The amount of such loss or damage or the cost of repairs shall be added to the consumer's bills, and if not paid, the village may discontinue service or take other enforcement or lawful actions.
(h) The consumer shall pay a service fee for after-hours call-out of utility personnel if the problem is determined to arise from consumer's fault or responsibility or to exist on consumer's side of the service. The after-hours service fee will be added to the monthly utility bill. Failure by the consumer to pay timely may result in disconnection of service or other village action.
(i) The consumer's side of the service shall be from the connection to the meter yoke for water service and to the point of the pump tank invert connection or the cleanout/connection at the roadside, for gravity sewer service.
(j) The water and sewer service fee shall be added to the utility bill, and failure by the consumer to pay shall result in disconnection of service or other village action.
(k) All potential sewer customers must stop sewer discharge piping installation approximately three feet short of pump systems. The final three foot connection to the village owned sewer system will be the responsibility of village utilities staff.
(l) Water service consumers are not permitted to connect to any plumbing that may have the potential to produce wastewater, unless the plumbing is attached to an approved and operational sewer system.
(m) Any costs, fees or expenses incurred by village from breach by consumer of its responsibilities or other fault of consumer shall be billed to and be the responsibility of the consumer.
(Ord. of 10-26-2007; Ord. No. 2009-0602, 6-19-2009)