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Whenever any special assessment shall be collected by or for the city for the purpose of laying or extending any water main within said city, there shall be repaid out of the moneys of the city to the credit of the water fund, to the person to whom the special assessment receipt shall be given, or upon his, order, upon production of the original receipt, 90 percent of the amount for which any such receipt was given, less the rebate previously paid and for which such receipt was given, when from the surplus of the net income from the water rates not otherwise appropriated or pledged, there is in the city treasury sufficient money therefor, and when the city comptroller shall so certify; provided, however, that no money shall be repaid unless the permanent annual water rates derived by reason of the laying of such water main for which any such receipt was given, shall at the time of such proposed repayment equal at least seven percent of the total cost of the main so laid and for which such special assessment was paid.
(Prior code § 185-20)
ARTICLE III. WATER METERS (11-12-210 et seq.)
Water meters shall be required on all service pipes to all new buildings and on any new services to existing buildings in the City of Chicago, and shall be installed at the time the building is connected to the city's water system.
Water meters shall be required on service pipes supplying city water to all existing buildings, structures or premises other than private residences within the City of Chicago in which only one family resides, or in two- flat buildings in which only two families reside. Water meters shall be required on service pipes supplying city water to existing private residences in the City of Chicago in which only one family resides, and existing two-flat buildings in which only two families reside, if devices which require large quantities of water are installed therein or if a new water service of larger size is installed.
Water meters may be installed on any existing service pipe supplying city water to any existing building not otherwise required to have a meter where written request is made by the owner or agent of the premises supplied.
Water meters previously installed on service pipes to comply with the requirements of Section 11-12-210 of this chapter or water meters previously installed by the owner or agent of the premises supplied may not be removed because the requirement for the meter has been removed or because the owner or agent wishes it removed.
Except as provided in Section 11-12-540 of this chapter, the city shall furnish and maintain at its own expense all water meters authorized and required hereunder, but where a meter is required to control additional service pipes for auxiliary or emergency water supply, or where such meter is installed on service pipes to which private supply pipes are connected, or where it is so provided in this chapter, said meter shall be furnished by the owner or consumer, but it shall be maintained by the city at the cost and expense of said owner or consumer.
Whenever leaks, waste, unauthorized or excessive use of water are found and in the judgment of the commissioner metering will effectively reduce the waste of water, the commissioner shall require installation of meters on service pipes to consumers of water not already metered as required in this Code.
All meters should be installed by the owner's plumbing contractor.
(Prior code § 185-21; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1)
The commissioner shall not permit any building, structure or premises which is or are controlled by meter to have in any portion thereof a pipe connected with the city waterworks system which is not also controlled by meter.
If it shall be found that any portion of such building, structure or premises is not controlled by meter, the owner, agent or person in possession, charge or control thereof shall be notified to bring such portion under meter control within ten days from date of such notice, and upon failure to do so, the supply of water shall be shut off. The commissioner shall assess the amount due for the water service used in violation of the provisions of this section and the cost and expense of cutting off or stopping such water supply and advise the comptroller of the total amount assessed. No water service shall be turned on until the total amount assessed, and any late charges or other charges authorized by this code are paid, as determined by the comptroller.
(Prior code § 185-22; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 5, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 9)
Each water meter, proportional, indicating or recording device, including meters for domestic supply, for fire lines, submeters, or any other kind, which is connected or is to be connected with any pipe supplied by the Chicago Waterworks System shall be of a type, design and size recommended by the commissioner, and approved by the city council.
Except as otherwise specified in this Code, all meters or detecting devices, including vaults, whenever required, installed on any pipeline greater than one inch in diameter to be used for domestic water service, or on any pipeline to be used for combination water services, shall be constructed, installed and maintained by and at the expense of the owner or consumer.
(Prior code § 185-23; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1)
The supply of water through any service pipe on which there are installed or maintained for fire protection purposes, and within the premises of the consumer, either standpipes, fire hydrants, pumps, fire protection tanks or any other outlets or devices from which water may be drawn to extinguish fire, shall, except as hereinafter provided in this section, be entirely controlled by a meter or meters which shall accurately measure all of the water used through said service pipe.
The commissioner may, at his discretion and in order to insure more accurate measurement of water supplied through said service pipe, require the installation of separate meters and separate lines leading from said meters to said premises, one or more of said lines to be connected only to fire protection devices and one or more of said lines to be used for supplying water for domestic or industrial purposes.
Or the commissioner may, at his discretion, require the installation of separate pipe line for the domestic or industrial uses of water and for fire protection purposes, installing on the former lines a meter or meters to register accurately all of the water used for said domestic or industrial purposes; and installing on the line or lines which are to be used only for fire protection, devices capable of detecting and recording every instance in which any water may be drawn through said fire protection lines, said devices being so constructed and installed as to permit, in case of necessity, an uninterrupted flow through said fire protection lines.
All meters or detecting devices installed on any pipeline to be used only for fire protection, including vaults, whenever required, shall be constructed, installed and maintained by and at the expense of the owner or consumer. All such meters or detecting devices installed or replaced on or after July 15, 2010, shall be equipped with remote reading technology in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
There shall be no charge for any registration occasioned on any meter as the result of the use of water for fire purposes and the commissioner is authorized to reduce by an amount corresponding to such registration the charge for metered water against the consumer. No water for other than fire purposes shall be used through any fire line.
It shall be the duty of the commissioner to read, or cause to be read, all fire meters or detecting devices and to inspect seals on same, at least annually.
For any violation of any of the provisions of this section, the commissioner may, at his discretion, cause the water supply to be shut off.
(Prior code § 185-24; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95374, § 1)
No person shall be permitted to tamper, test, repair, remove, relocate or in any way interfere with any water meter, proportional, indicating or recording device, installed in any building, structure or premises for the control of the water supply thereto, excepting under authority granted by the commissioner. The owner of the building, structure or premises for which such meter is installed shall be held responsible for any unauthorized tampering or interference in violation of this section. Such owner shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $750.00 for each violation; and the water supply to such owner's building, structure or premises may be cut off, and shall not again be permitted to be turned on until such owner or person shall have paid to the department of finance the cost and expense of cutting off and turning on such water supply; provided, however, where such owner can show that such tampering was done contrary to his efforts to prevent same there shall be no such cutting off of the water supply nor shall such owner be subject to a fine.
(Prior code § 185-25; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 5, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. IV, § 1)
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