8-1-3 MANDATORY CONNECTIONS.

   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. Following installation and availability of a new water main, property owners shall have one calendar year in which to make the connection to the new water main.

8-1-4 COMPLIANCE WITH PLUMBING CODE.

   The installation of any water service pipe and any connection with the water system shall comply with all pertinent and applicable provisions, whether regulatory, procedural or enforcement provisions, of Division 4, Plumbing rules and regulations, of the State Building Code.

8-1-5 PLUMBER REQUIRED.

   All installations of water service pipes and connections to the water system shall be made by a licensed plumber approved by the City.

8-1-6 EXCAVATIONS.

   All trench work, excavation, and backfilling required in making a connection shall be performed in accordance with applicable excavation provisions as provided for installation of building sewers or the provisions of Title 7 Chapter 1 and Title 10 Chapter 11 of this Code.

8-1-7 WATER SERVICE PIPES.

   1.   Responsibility for Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection, and maintenance of the water service pipe from the main to the building served shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation or maintenance of said water service pipe.

   2.   Failure to Maintain. When any portion of the water service pipe which is the responsibility of the property owner becomes defective or creates a nuisance and the owner fails to correct such nuisance, the City may do so and assess the costs thereof to the property.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[3 and h])