(A) Review of plans for water mains. A developer or any other person that desires to become a qualified non-city user or to provide water service for persons who desire to become qualified non-city users shall submit plans for a water main to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such plans must provide sufficient detail to demonstrate that the proposed water main will:
(1) Meet all applicable standards for its construction and operation, including, without limitation, those standards specified by the building codes, plumbing codes and other applicable construction codes adopted by the city and governing subdivisions and construction within the city limits;
(2) Comply with all federal and state laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the construction and distribution of potable water;
(3) Be adequate to provide for the needs of persons who will be eligible to tap onto the main both at the time it is constructed and at the time the area in which the main is located is fully developed;
(4) Operate properly with the city's existing water distribution system, will not place any undue strain of the city's existing water distribution system and will be tied into the city's existing water distribution system in a manner which will insure the safe and proper operation of the new main and the city's existing water distribution system;
(5) Be located within the bounds of a perpetual easement or real estate owned in fee by the developer or person constructing the water main; which easement or real estate must be wide enough to encompass the water main and provide access for maintenance and repair of the main and otherwise acceptable to the city and which will be conveyed to the city in accordance with these regulations;
(6) Include a copy of a title policy, lawyer's title opinion or other information acceptable to the city indicating ownership of the property on which the water main will be located and a copy of the proposed easement or conveyance of such property and the water main to the city; and
(7) Specify the estimated cost of the construction of the proposed water main for purposes of determining the capital recovery fee described below.
(B) The City Manager or his/her designee shall have discretion to approve or disapprove of any aspect of the plans required by these regulations and to determine the sufficiency of information submitted by a developer.
(C) Dedication of qualified water main to city. The city shall not be responsible for any of the cost of constructing a qualified water main. The developer or person proposing to construct a qualified water main must agree to dedicate or convey the qualified water main and the easement or real property described above to the city.
(D) Final inspection of water mains. Upon completion of the construction of a proposed water main the City Manager or his/her designee shall inspect the water main to determine its compliance with the plans previously approved by the city. A water main, which complies with the approved plans, shall be designated as a "qualified water main." Prior to the final approval a conveyance or easement of the water main to the city shall be executed in recordable form and delivered to the City Manager or his/her designee.
(E) Qualified water lines. A person who desires to become a qualified non-city user and tap onto a qualified water main shall make application with the City Manager or his/her designee for a tap. The person shall submit such information as may be necessary to demonstrate that the tap and the water line serving such person's property will:
(1) Meet all applicable standards for its construction and operation, including, without limitation, those standards specified by the building codes, plumbing codes and other applicable construction codes adopted by the city and governing subdivisions and construction within the city limits;
(2) Comply with all federal and state laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the construction and distribution of water;
(3) Operate properly with the city's existing water distribution system, will not place any undue strain on the city's existing water distribution system and will be tied into the city's existing water distribution system in a manner which will ensure the safe and proper operation of the new main and the city's existing water distribution system; and
(4) Not be used for any purpose prohibited by these regulations.
(F) A person desiring to become a qualified non-city user and tap onto a qualified water main shall submit such information as the City Manager or his/her designee deems reasonably necessary to determine compliance of the proposed water line with these regulations and, if the water line is to serve any structure other than a residence, to determine the volume of usage.
(Ord. 652, passed 1-20-03)