§ 52.030 DRAWING WATER FROM WATER UTILITY SYSTEM.

   Any person, other than members of the Fire Department, drawing water from the waterworks system of the city or any fire hydrant shall draw the water only from a location which is provided with a backflow preventer or vacuum breaker, which backflow preventer or vacuum breaker shall be approved by the Chief Building and Code Inspector. Any person drawing water from a location not provided with a backflow preventer or vacuum breaker shall be in violation of this section and shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 52.999.

(Prior Code, § 52.025) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.031 MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE LINES.

   Owners of premises and customers shall be required to install and maintain, at their cost, all service lines from the public water main to the customer’s meter. Any cost that the city may incur in repairing the service lines, including, but not limited to replacement of street surfacing, replacement of sod, cost of labor and materials and all other costs reasonably incurred in the repairing of the service lines shall be promptly remitted to the city by the property owner customer, or both the property owner and customer. Upon a water service line leaking, the city shall send to the property owner, by next day priority mail, a certified letter providing that the property owner shall have 24 hours to repair the line, and if not repaired within the 24-hour period, the city shall cause the line to be repaired with the costs of time, material and water loss billed to the property owner.

(Prior Code, § 52.026) (Ord. 95-05, passed 1-16-1995; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.032 ABANDONMENT OF SERVICE LINES.

   All abandoned service lines must be terminated and capped at the tap on the main water line.

(Prior Code, § 52.027) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.033 FIRE CONNECTIONS.

   Proprietors of business establishments will be permitted to connect the establishments by large pipes with hydrants and hose couplings with the water mains at their own expense upon application to the City Engineer and Chief Building and Code Inspector and under supervision of the Director of Public Works and will be allowed to use the water from such taps for fire protection only.

(Prior Code, § 52.028) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.034 PIPES; SERVING MORE THAN ONE PREMISES.

   When one service pipe supplies two or more distinct premises or tenements, there shall be provided, subject to the supervision of the Director of Public Works, a separate stop for each of the premises or tenements so that the water may be shut off from the one without interfering with the supply of the others.

(Prior Code, § 52.029) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999

METERS

§ 52.045 METERS REQUIRED.

   All water sold by the city to any customer shall be measured by a water meter. This water meter is the property of the city and will be maintained by the city. All charges for water sold shall be based upon meter measure.

(Prior Code, § 52.040)

§ 52.046 LOCATION.

   Every water meter shall be placed so that it may be easily examined and read by an authorized agent of the city, and the owner or tenant shall provide such person ready and convenient access to said meter. Every meter shall be placed no more than 36 inches above the floor level and a minimum of 24 inches of unobstructed space from the outer side of the meter for maintenance and repair. No meter pits shall be allowed without the approval of the Director of Public Works.

(Prior Code, § 52.041) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999