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§ 51.02 WATER CONTRACT.
   The city, through its Water Department, shall furnish water to persons within its corporate limits whose premises abut a street or alley in which a commercial main now is or may hereafter be laid. The city may furnish water to persons within its corporate limits whose premises do not abut a street or alley in which a city commercial main is now or may hereafter be laid and may also furnish water to persons whose premises are situated outside the corporate limits of the city, as and when, according to law, the City Council may see fit to do so. The rules, regulations, and water rates hereinafter named in this chapter, shall be considered a part of every application hereafter made for water service and shall be considered a part of the contract between every consumer now or hereafter served. Without further formality, the making of application on the part of any applicant or the use or consumption of water service by present consumers thereof and the furnishing of water service to the consumer shall constitute a contract between the consumer and the city, to which the contract both parties are bound. If the consumer shall violate any of the provisions of the contract or any reasonable rules and regulations that the Water Department may hereafter adopt, the Director of Public Works or his or her agent, may cut off or disconnect the water service from the building or premise or place of the violation. No further connection for water service to the building, premise, or place shall again be made save or except by order of the Director of Public Works or his or her agent.
(1973 Code, § 3-102)
§ 51.03 INSTALLATION EXPENSE; FEES FOR WATER TAPS.
   The city shall tap the main and provide the fixtures and labor up to and including the meter pit at the property lot line of the customer. No person other than the Director of Public Works or his or her duly authorized agent shall tap the water main. The customer shall pay a water tap fee, at the time of filing the application for a water tap, and for any additional costs corresponding with the work, according to the following.
   (A)   Single-family residential customers within the city limits.
      (1)   Upon an initial payment of $700 to the City Clerk, the city will furnish and install a one inch tap, a line from the water main to the property, and a standard pit and meter.
      (2)   For any work deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works to install the tap that is located under any type of permanent surfacing, such as concrete or asphalt, the customer will pay for the actual costs of any necessary material and labor at the rate calculated by the city.
      (3)   For any work requiring boring of any type and the property owner shall pay the actual costs to complete the boring as calculated by the city.
      (4)   Any connection larger than the minimum one-inch water line shall pay an additional fee of $100 per inch larger than the minimum, or any fraction thereof.
      (5)   Any connection larger than one inch shall also pay the difference in expense of any materials, as long as such expenses are greater than normally incurred by the city for a one-inch tap.
   (B)   Multi-family residential customers within the city limits.
      (1)   The same charges as set forth in division (A) apply to multi-family residential customers.
      (2)   If the multi-family residential building uses one meter to feed one building with multiple units, there will be an additional charge for each multi-family separate unit of $100 per unit.
      (3)   The per unit fee of a multi-family water tap will also apply if a multi-family dwelling adds units to be served upon its pre-existing water tap at a later date.
   (C)   Commercial customers within the city limits.
      (1)   The same charges as set forth in division (A) apply to commercial customers.
   (D)   Residential and commercial customers outside the city limits.
      (1)   The property in question must be adjacent to streets or roads containing water mains of the city.
      (2)   Pay twice the amount as set forth in the appropriate subdivisions of divisions (A) and (B).
      (3)   If the property owner disconnects from the city water system, and remains disconnected for more than 12 consecutive months, it will be as the property was never connected to the city water system, and if owner desires to reconnect after those 12 consecutive months, they must connect at the same fee as if they were never connected previously. This division does not waive any fee in relation to disconnect and reconnect activity due to non-payment of utility bills, or at the desires of the property owner.
      (4)   If the property is not adjacent to a street or road containing water mains of the city, then the fee will be decided on a case by case basis by the City Council. In no instance shall it be less than double the rates of divisions (A), (B), or (C), and all costs incurred by the city above the normal tap fees shall be reimbursed to the city in order to reach the property.
   (E)   The extension of commercial mains into unsupplied territory within the corporate limits may be made by means of a water extension district.
(1973 Code, § 3-103) (Ord. 536, passed 9-8-1983; Ord. 714, passed 9-13-2001; Ord. 734, passed 8-5-2004; Ord. 828, passed 8-11-2011; 854, passed 7-12-2012; Ord. 965, passed 5-14-2020)
§ 51.04 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
   (A)   The city shall repair or replace, as the case may be, all supply pipe between the commercial main and the stop box.
   (B)   The customer at his or her own expense shall replace and keep in repair all service pipe from the stop box to the place of dispersement.
   (C)   When leaks occur in service pipes, the Director of Public Works shall shut off water service until the leak is repaired at the expense of the customer to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
(1973 Code, § 3-104) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.05 MINIMUM RATES.
   All water consumers shall be liable for the minimum rate provided by resolution unless and until the consumer shall, by written order, direct the Director of Public Works to shut off the water at the stop box, in which case he or she shall not be liable thereafter for water rental until the water is turned on again.
(Neb. RS 17-542) (1973 Code, § 3-105)
§ 51.06 LIEN.
   In addition to all other remedies, if a customer shall for any reason remain indebted to the city for water service furnished, the amount due, together with any rents and charges in arrears, shall be considered a delinquent water rent which is hereby declared to be a lien upon the real estate for which the same was used. The City Clerk/Treasurer shall notify in writing or cause to be notified in writing, all owners of premises or their agents whenever their tenants or lessees are 60 days or more delinquent in the payment of water rent. Upon request of the Mayor or City Council, a report shall be presented by the City Clerk/Treasurer of all unpaid accounts due foe water. If said report is approved by the City Council, the City Council may direct that the unpaid water accounts shall be certified by the City Clerk/Treasurer to the County Clerk to be collected as a special tax in the manner provided by law.
(Neb. RS 17-538) (1973 Code, § 3-107) (Ord. 965, passed 5-14-2020)
§ 51.07 SINGLE PREMISE.
   No consumer shall supply water to other families, or allow them to take water from his or her premise, nor after water is supplied into a building shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premise for alteration, extension, or attachment without the written permission of the Director of Public Works. It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through the meter to cause the meter to register inaccurately.
(Neb. RS 17-537) (1973 Code, § 3-108) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.08 RESTRICTED USE.
   The City Council or the Director of Public Works may order a reduction in the use of water or shut off the water on any premise in the event of a water shortage due to fire or other good and sufficient cause. The city shall not be liable for any damages caused by shutting off the supply of water of any consumer while the system or any part thereof is undergoing repairs or when there is a shortage of water due to circumstances over which the city has no control.
(Neb. RS 17-537) (1973 Code, § 3-109)
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