(A) BUILDING CONNECTION shall mean and include the water pipe line from (but not including) the curb box and stop to the meter location in the building, or such other point on the premises where the meter is to be placed.
(B) The city shall determine the size of all building connections.
(C) (1) The city shall install and charge for such installation, or may permit the owner or his or her agent to install at his or her expense, the building connection for single-family houses on a street where a water main exists. For two-family housing, multi-family housing, commercial or industrial users, trailer courts and/or developments, the city may require that the owner or customer, or his or her agent, install the building connection or connections, or the city may install said connection. All such installations shall be made in accordance with city specifications and shall not be less than four feet below final grade.
(2) All connections between the curb stop and the meter for ordinary single-family domestic installations shall be of three-fourths inch Type K tubing one-half inch diameter, if approved) and approved fittings for such tubing. Larger services shall be of such material and of such size as the city may direct. The building connection shall include an approved shut-off valve at the meter location. These connections shall be installed in a workmanlike manner and shall be inspected by the city prior to backfilling of the trench, and if such installation is not in accordance with good workmanship, the city may refuse to provide water service. A request for such inspection shall be made to the city at reasonable hours and with as much advance notice as practical.
(D) The building connection shall be and remains the property of the city, and accessible to and under its control, and shall be maintained by the owner.
(E) The city shall not be liable for defective condition of pipes or connections. The city shall in no case be liable on account of any defective condition in any water pipe, or in any trench or ditch dug for the purpose of laying water pipe by any person or persons desiring to make connections with any of the city’s mains. It shall always be expressly understood that the person or persons using such water shall, at all times, keep the pipes and other connections in a good condition or repair, and shall be liable for all damages occasioned to any person or property by reason of any defective condition arising through the want of repair or otherwise, to the water pipe or the ditches in which the same are laid. The city shall make any repairs in any building connection when the city deems such repair necessary to conserve water or because of contamination hazards. Said repair may be made without prior notice and the cost shall be borne by the owner of the premises.
(F) Alterations between the street and the meter due to installation of an additional meter, relocation of meter, changes of grade, or changes in building walls will be made at the expense of owner or tenant.
(G) No water service line may be laid in the same trench or within three feet of gas or sewer lines or electrical wires, so that repairs or alterations can be made without damage to either.
(H) All meter pits shall be furnished and maintained by the owner or tenant where such pits are required by the city, such as for service to unheated buildings or trailers.
(I) The owner shall give prompt notice in the case of leakage, and afford access to the line at any reasonable time. The applicant’s connections and fixtures shall be maintained in good order, avoiding waste.
(J) All plumbers or workers, working on any piping connected to, or to be connected to, any part of the city water system, shall observe the following regulations and requirements.
(1) No plumber or workman shall do any work that would result in a violation of any of the provisions of these regulations.
(2) Every plumber or worker shall, within 24 hours after the completion thereof, report to the city of all work done by him or her that might in any way effect a change in the water rate on the premises on which such work is done. He or she shall also report any plumbing installation or use of water that is contrary to any of the provisions of these regulations which might come to his or her notice.
(K) All pipes, meters and fixtures shall at all reasonable hours be subject to inspection by employees of the city with proper identification.