Water shall be furnished to an unmetered fire protection service connection only for fire protection, testing and maintenance purposes. A charge shall be made for each unmetered fire supply connection within the limits of the City and direct service suburbs. The charge shall be determined by the size of the fire supply connection through which water passes for use on the premises so supplied at the rate for unmetered fire line service under Section 535.06(p) of the Codified Ordinances. Unauthorized water use through unmetered fire protection service connections shall be billed and charged at the additional MCF rate in the applicable service district. Additional penalties and charges based on consumption may be charged for unauthorized uses of an unmetered fire protection service connection.
Charges shall be collected monthly or quarterly for each fire supply connection to cover inspection, testing, sealing and resealing of such service connections, stand-by pumpage capacity, and replacement or cleaning of distribution or trunk water mains to improve the water supply for fire protection purposes.
(Ord. No. 462-11. Passed 5-23-11, eff. 6-22-11)