90.01 Definitions | 90.13 Interior Stop |
90.02 Water Department | 90.14 Inspection and Approval |
90.03 Mandatory Connections | 90.15 Completion by the City |
90.04 Abandoned Connections | 90.16 Shutting off Water Supply |
90.05 Permit | 90.17 Property Owner’s Responsibility |
90.06 Permit Amended | 90.18 Failure to Maintain |
90.07 Compliance with Plumbing Code | 90.19 Operation of Curb Stop |
90.08 Plumber Required | 90.20 Opening and Closing of Gate Valves |
90.09 Excavations | 90.21 Protection of Water System |
90.10 Tapping Water Mains | 90.22 Reservation of Rights by City |
90.11 Installation of Water Service Pipe | 90.23 Water Supply Interconnections |
90.12 Curb Stop | |
The following terms are defined for use in the chapters in this Code of Ordinances pertaining to the Water System:
1. “Customer” means, in addition to any person receiving water service from the City, the owner of the property served, and as between such parties, the duties, responsibilities, liabilities, and obligations hereinafter imposed shall be joint and several.
2. “Water Department” means any authorized person, assistant, agent, or representative employed by the City.
3. “Building Official” means the authorized assistant, agent, or representative appointed under Section 155.05 of this Code of Ordinances.
4. “Water main” means a water supply pipe provided for public or community use.
5. “Water service pipe” means the pipe and all appurtenances from the water main to the building served.
6. “Water system” means all public facilities for securing, collecting, storing, pumping, treating, and distributing water.
This chapter applies to all replacements of existing water service pipes as well as to new ones. The Water Department shall make such rules, not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, as may be needed for the detailed operation of the water system, subject to the approval of the Council. In the event of an emergency the Water Department may make temporary rules for the protection of the system until due consideration by the Council may be had. The City Manager shall appoint a Building Official, who shall supervise the installation of water service pipes and their connection to the water main and enforce all regulations pertaining to water services in the City in accordance with this chapter.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13[4])
All residences and business establishments within the City limits intended or used for human habitation, occupancy, or use shall be connected to the public water system, if it is reasonably available and if the building is not furnished with pure and wholesome water from some other source.
Before any person makes a connection to the water system, a written permit must be obtained from the Building Official. The application for the permit shall be filed with the Building Official on blanks furnished by the Building Official. The application shall include a legal description of the property, the name of the property owner, the name and address of the person who will do the work, and the general uses of the water. No different or additional uses will be allowed except by written permission of the Building Official. The Building Official shall sign and issue the permit and state the time of issuance, if the proposed work meets all the requirements of this chapter and if all fees required under this chapter have been paid. Work under any permit must be begun within six (6) months after it is issued. The Building Official may at any time revoke the permit for any violation of this chapter and require that the work be stopped.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13[4])
If, in the course of the work, it is found necessary to make any change from the plans and specifications on which a permit was issued, amended plans and specifications shall be submitted. A supplementary permit, subject to the same conditions applicable to the original application for a permit, shall be issued to cover the change.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84 [2a]
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