(A) Procedure. In making excavations in streets, alleys, or sidewalks for the purpose of installing pipe, or making repairs, the paving, stones, and earth must be removed and deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for adequate drainage. No person shall leave an excavation made in the street, alley, or sidewalk open at any time without a barricade, and during the night, warning lights. After service pipes are laid, the streets, alleys, and sidewalks shall be restored to good condition. If the excavation in any street, alley, or sidewalk is left open or unfinished for a period of 24 hours or more, the Utilities Superintendent shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the consumer. All installations or repairs of pipes require an inspection by the Utilities Superintendent. The inspection shall be made when connections or repairs are completed and before the pipes are covered. It is the customer’s responsibility to notify the Superintendent at the time the work is ready for inspection. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations, and specifications prescribed for such installation by the Utilities Superintendent; provided that the rules, regulations, and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(B) Expense. An applicant for water service shall accompany his or her application with a water permit and inspection fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council and on file in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. Upon the filing of the application and payment of the water permit and inspection fee, a permit will be issued to bring water service from the stop box, to be located at or near the property line, to and upon the applicant’s premises. No person, except the Utilities Superintendent or his or her designated agent, shall tap the commercial mains of the municipality or insert ferrules therein. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the water line from the existing commercial mains shall be borne by the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 52.18) (Ord. 1998-4.2, passed 4-13-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. 17-537 and 17-542