(a) No person, corporation, partnership, or association shall make connection into the Municipality owned or operated water system without first obtaining a permit which is to be issued by the Water and Sewer Superintendent.
(b) This section does not apply to an applicant or owner of lots in a properly developed subdivision whose water service lines have been constructed by a developer and dedicated for public use.
(c) Definitions.
(1) “Connection permit” means a form issued to an applicant by the Water and Sewer Superintendent which shall serve as an authorization to proceed with the installation of the water service line or to connect the applicant’s own water line to the Municipal curb stop. This receipt also serves as a receipt of inspection when properly dated and signed by the inspector.
(2) “Service line” means the connection to the water main and that water line that extends from the corporation stop to and including the curb stop and box.
(3) “Applicant” means one who applies to obtain the water service of the Municipality.
(4) “Water main tap” means a threaded opening made into the Municipal water main for the acceptance of a corporation stop.
(5) “Corporation stop” means a threaded male fitting designed to screw into the tapped water main. This is a one-piece fitting that incorporates a shut- off valve.
(6) “Curb stop and box” mean a box and shut-off valve located within one foot of the street right-of-way line or property line.
(Ord. 38-80. Passed 7-24-80.)
(d) The contractor designated by the applicant to install his or her water service line must be approved to the Water and Sewer Superintendent, must adhere to the specifications and standards set forth by the Municipal Engineer, which are on file in the office of the Clerk. The water service line shall include the following:
(1) Water main tap;
(2) Corporation stop;
(3) Water line from the corporation stop to curb stop;
(4) Curb stop;
(5) Curb box.
The inspector, as designated by Council, shall inspect all work and material before any backfill has been initiated. The connection permit must be signed and dated by the inspector at that time.
The applicant shall pay a water connection inspection fee in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45.00), which amount shall be due and payable at the time the application is submitted to the Village. A fee in the amount of sixty dollars ($60.00) shall be charged for any reinspection that is deemed necessary by the Water and Sewer Superintendent.
(Ord. 13-00. Passed 3-20-00.)
(e) The cost for the material and installation of the service line shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant.
(f) (1) The Municipality may from time to time install the water service lines as set forth in subsection (d) hereof when requested by the applicant provided qualified personnel and equipment are available and the installation is feasible, both economically and from an engineering point of view.
(2) Upon request by the applicant, the Department of Water and Sewer shall make an estimate of the total cost involved, and the applicant must make a deposit to the Clerk by certified or cashier’s check that is sufficient to cover the estimated cost of the service line. If the actual cost of the installation is higher or lower than the deposit, the applicant will be refunded the amount of any excess deposit or shall pay to the Clerk any deficit that may exist in the deposit, as the case may be.
(g) All revenues received from the installation set forth above in subsection (f) hereof shall be placed in the Water Fund.
(h) The charge for the installation of the service line shall be in addition to any other fee or charge for water connections.
(i) Any person, corporation, partnership, or association whatsoever connecting or attempting to connect either directly or indirectly to a water main, owned by the Municipality, without securing the permit required by this section is hereby determined to be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(j) Each twenty-four hour period in which a connection in violation of this section is made, either directly or indirectly, to a water main, owned by the Municipality, shall be deemed a separate violation of this section and shall be punished as provided in subsection (i) hereof.
(Ord. 38-80. Passed 7-24-80.)