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Every service pipe must be provided with a stop and waste cock for each consumer, same to be easily accessible and so situated that the water can be conveniently drained and shut off from the pipes; stop cocks to be of such pattern as shall be approved by the PW/ES Director.
(Prior Code, § 52.105) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
(A) In making excavations in the streets for the laying of service pipe or making repairs, the paving and earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will render the least inconvenience to the public and provide for the passage of storm or drainage water along the gutter.
(B) No person shall leave any excavation made in the street or highway open at any time without barricades and during the night, red lights must be maintained in accordance with the current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices at such excavations. After service pipes are laid, in refilling the opening, the earth must be laid in layers of not more than nine feet in depth and each layer thoroughly tamped or settled with water. The streets and sidewalks must be restored to as good a condition as before making the excavations and all dirt, stones and rubbish must be removed immediately after completing the work. Should an excavation in any street, avenue or alley be left open or unfinished for the space of 24 hours, or should the work be improperly done, or rubbish not removed, the Department of Public Works shall have the right to finish the work or correct it and the expense incurred shall be charged to the plumber and shall be paid by the plumber before the water is turned on. No opening of the streets for the tapping of the mains will be permitted when the ground is frozen, except upon permission of the Chief Building and Code Inspector, City Engineer or Public Works Director.
(Prior Code, § 52.106) (Ord. 3060, passed 10-7-1985; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
No person, except an authorized representative of the city or a licensed plumber under the supervision of the Chief Building and Code Inspector, will be permitted, under any circumstances, to tap the water mains or distributing pipes or install corporation stops or appurtenances thereon. All taps must be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of the day and all pipes must in all cases be tapped between the ten o’clock or two o’clock position and not in any case nearer than 36 inches of either end of the pipe, nor nearer than 48 inches to any other tap.
(Prior Code, § 52.107) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
No person shall dig up or uncover so as to expose to the frost, any water pipe of the city, except under the direction of the Director of Public Works, City Engineer or Chief Building and Code Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 52.108) (Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 52.999
RATES; CHARGES; FEES
(A) The consumers of water furnished by the city shall pay to the city those rates per 1,000 gallons or portion thereof as set by resolution.
(B) The consumers of water furnished by the city shall pay a monthly service charge as set by resolution in addition to the water rates as mentioned in division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 52.120) (Ord. 98-19, passed 6-1-1998; Ord. 00-01, passed 1-3-2000; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
(A) (1) All charges for water furnished by the city shall become due when billed and delinquent on the twenty-first day of each month. Statements for water furnished by the city shall be delivered to the consumer or owner of the premises by leaving at the premises or by mailing to the owners of the premises or the consumers.
(2) Such statement shall designate the reading of the meter, and the previous reading thereof, from which shall be computed the number of gallons consumed and the amount due and shall also contain a statement of the amount due for sewer charges against the premises.
(B) A penalty of 10% of the amount due shall be added to each delinquient account, after the twentieth day month, such penalty is not collected. Failure to receive a statement of the amount due shall not excuse the owner of the premises or the consumer from the liability to pay for all water used or sewer charges or for the penalty for failure to pay before the same becomes delinquent. It shall be the duty of the Public Works Department to be open each business day for the purpose of receiving payment of water and sewer accounts.
(C) It shall also be the duty of the Public Works Department to keep an accurate record of all monies received, entering the same to the credit of the proper department for which it is received. All monies so received shall be deposited with the Finance Director, who shall report to the City Council each month the monies received during the preceding month.
(Prior Code, § 52.121) (Ord. 89-4, passed 3-6-1989; Ord. 03-40, passed 11-17-2003)
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