(A) The Utility shall determine the placement of each service connection so that the curb stop will, if possible, be located between the present or proposed sidewalk and curb, in the Utility easement, or at such other location that will, in the judgment of the Utility, provide a safer, more convenient, or more satisfactory location for the curb stop and service box.
(B) All customers shall obtain written approval from the Superintendent prior to installation of any approved backflow prevention protection device. Plans shall include full details of the proposed installation.
(C) The customer shall be responsible for the installation of the service connection, including the connection to the curb stop and / or the service box. The customer is responsible for the costs of installation, maintenance and repair of the service pipe between their premises and the curb stop. The customer shall pay the Utility for the service connection, per the tap fee established by the Utility and approved by the Board and Council.
(1) All service piping shall be disinfected, at the customer’s expense, before the water supply shall be turned on for service. The customer shall perform or cause to be performed, disinfection of the piping and appurtenances in compliance with the Indiana Department of Health Standards. There shall be at least three samples obtained from the service piping on consecutive days and those samples must be satisfactory for consumption. A written report shall be submitted to the Utility by the customer with certification from a laboratory qualified to make the analysis, which is acceptable to the Utility.
(2) All required testing, which includes the following: hydrostatic test, chlorination, and three consecutive samples taken with two consecutive satisfactory bacterial tests - shall be completed before the main is accepted for service and the water is turned on by the Utility.
(3) No building permits, occupancy permits, or water service can be provided until all testing is completed and accepted by the city. If all testing is not completed in ten days, the City Water Department may complete the testing and bill the owner of the water lines the Utility’s actual costs for testing. No water service shall be provided until all charges incurred by the Utility are paid in full.
(4) Water will be furnished through a single service pipe, and metered, to one property. Where a single property consists of several units or buildings, and is served by a single service pipe, the property owner has the option of valving and metering each unit or building separately. A separate valve must be provided outside each building, and must be accessible to the Utility.
(5) Each building or unit metered shall be considered as a separate customer and each customer will be responsible for the charges incurred and identified on each utility bill and subject to the rules and regulations of the Utility and the ordinances of the City of Butler.
(6) In a case where a service has been installed prior to the adoption of and not in accordance with this chapter, where water is being taken from a single curb stop for supply for two or more units, buildings, or premises, the customer benefiting from these arrangements shall be responsible for the payment of the usage charges and all other legitimate charges.
(D) All service piping, fittings, valves and other materials shall be in accordance with any “Water Construction Standards”, adopted by the Board.
(1) The Superintendent shall, upon request and / or receipt of the customer’s application of service, provide a copy of the “Water Construction Standards”.
(2) Service pipes shall be grey cast or ductile cast iron, brass, or type “K” copper or approved plastic materials from the curb stop to the meter.
(3) No service pipe shall be less than 3/4-inch nominal diameter, and all service pipes shall be installed with a minimum of four feet of ground cover.
(4) New service piping between the water main and a building shall be run in a straight or direct line when practicable, without bends and at a depth of not less than four feet. Pipe with joints shall be dug and properly backfilled, not driven. Service pipes shall not be placed in the same trench with sewers or other piping and shall be in accordance with state, local, and applicable standards, codes, regulations, and ordinances.
(E) There shall be no physical connection from a secondary water supply to any service provided by the Utility. This type of connection shall be cause for immediate termination of water service without notice, as provided in § 50.043 of this chapter.
(F) The water service line between the customer’s residence, business, institution, industry or other structure and the service connection shall be maintained and repaired by the customer.
(G) The water line between the Utility’s water main and the water service connection point shall be maintained by the Utility.
(Ord. 1627, passed 7-5-16)