Developers or property owners desiring to make extensions or additions to the Cookeville Water System shall obtain approval of plans and specifications from the department and from the State of Tennessee. The department shall have the right to specify or approve the size (and type) of pipe to be installed and to inspect the laying of said pipe and to refuse service if the installation does not meet the department's specifications.
Water main extensions inside the city limits not requiring planning commission approval, shall be limited to 100 feet at the expense of the department, with the balance of the extension at the expense of the developer or property owner. If planning commission approval is required, all cost associated with the water main extension shall be the responsibility of the developer or property owner.
Water main extension outside the city limits shall be at the expense of the developer or property owner except for capital improvement projects approved by the city council.
All connections to existing mains shall be made by the department with the developer or customer either furnishing or paying the total cost of all labor, overhead and material used.
(1970 Code, § 13-109, as amended by Ord. #O12-06-14, June 2012)