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Application for such service shall be made to the commissioner on a form prescribed by said commissioner. The application shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location and description of the premises to be served, the quantity of water desired, and the period of time during which such service is desired, and the applicant shall in said application covenant and agree (1) to bear the entire cost of installing, operating, maintaining and repairing all connections and private supply pipes, shutoff rod or valve boxes and valve basins, roundway stopcock or valves, meter or meters and meter basins or vaults or other appliances deemed necessary by the commissioner in connection with supplying such water service; (2) to allow the city and its representatives to make at all reasonable times tests for tightness of piping in the applicant's mains and connections; (3) to comply with all sanitary regulations of the city to safeguard the water supply; (4) to prevent excess use and waste of water; (5) to use city water exclusively; (6) not to resell or furnish water to any other person, and not to permit any connection to be made to applicant's main; (7) to abide by and conform to all of the provisions of Chapter 11-8 of this Code as though the same had been incorporated into and made a part of said application and made applicable to the supplying of city water to private persons or corporations for premises located beyond the corporate limits of the city, and to obey all rules and regulations regarding water service to the applicant's premises as are promulgated by the commissioner from time to time; (8) to install on the applicant's premises water mains and connections of the same size, type and durability as in the judgment of the commissioner are required and are provided for by provisions of this Code applicable to users of city water within the city limits; (9) that all water mains and connections laid by applicant shall become the property of the city, without cost or expense to the city, in the event the territory within which applicant's premises are located should be annexed to the City of Chicago, so as to permit the use of such mains and connections by the city as part of its municipal water system; (10) to construct, maintain and operate such water storage facilities as may from time to time be required by the commissioner. Such application shall be signed by the applicant and acknowledged before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths, and if the applicant is a corporation it shall be duly signed and acknowledged by the corporate officers authorized to execute the same. In addition to the requirements stated above, and apart from and separate from any insurance requirement under this section, the applicant shall indemnify, defend and hold the City of Chicago and its assignees and employees harmless from all losses, damages, injuries, claims, demands and expenses arising from or caused by the making of the connection and the furnishing of such water supply.
(Prior code § 185-56.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 43)
Upon the approval of such application by the commissioner, said commissioner may authorize the issuance of a permit to tap the city's water mains at a location to be designated by him for the purpose of securing water supply for the premises of applicant, said permit to be issued to and the work therein authorized to be done by a bonded and licensed plumber in accordance with the ordinances of the city. The fee for issuing such permit shall be $10.00 for each connection of three inches or less in diameter and $25.00 for each connection over three inches in diameter.
Such permit shall not be transferred or assigned to another person.
(Prior code § 185-56.3; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)
Water meters shall be required on service pipes supplying all premises located outside the corporate limits of the city and the commissioner shall not permit the supplying of water to any such premises the supply of which is not controlled by meter. Such water meters and all control valves on supply lines shall be located within the city. The city shall have the right to regulate valves in order to limit the rate of flow.
If at any time the meter or meters shall fail to register correctly the quantity of water supplied, or shall fail to register the flow of water through said meter or meters, the unregistered, under-registered or over- registered amount of water shall be determined by taking an average of 12 preceding readings of such meter or meters, exclusive of deficient or excessive readings. Where the meter or meters have been installed for a period of less than one year or where less than 12 competent readings exist, such average or estimate may be based upon a lesser number than 12 readings taken preceding or subsequent to such incorrect or stopped registrations. In both instances, the commissioner shall determine which are excessive and which are deficient readings, and shall also determine the number of months upon which the estimate is to be based.
(Prior code § 185-56.4; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)
The applicant shall make a deposit to the comptroller in such amount of money as the commissioner may request when filing the application to insure the prompt payment of the city's water bills and any other expense to the city by reason of the furnishing of such service.
(Prior code § 185-56.7; 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)
All right and privilege of the applicant to receive such water supply and service may be terminated by the mayor in his discretion, and may be terminated by the commissioner at any time upon the failure of such applicant to promptly pay the city's water bills when rendered, or to pay any other expense or charge rendered against applicant by the city incidental to the supply of such water service, and upon the neglect or refusal to comply with any provision of this ordinance applicable to such service.
(Prior code § 185-56.8; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)