CHAPTER 51: WATER
Section
General Provisions
   51.001   Water use regulations
   51.002   Citation; appearance
   51.003   Failure to appear unlawful
Accounts; Billing; Fees and Rates
   51.015   Connection fees
   51.016   Water rates
   51.017   Monthly water user fee
   51.018   Water service discontinuance fee
   51.019   Water System Improvement Fund
Meters and Waterline Service
   51.030   Independent water service line and meter required
   51.031   Water service lines installation and maintenance
   51.032   Injury to or tampering with water systems unlawful
   51.033   Duties of the Water Superintendent
Planning; Materials; Installation
   51.045   Water system construction, plans, specification, and inspection
   51.046   Right to enter premises for inspection
   51.047   Extension of water mains within the city
   51.048   Water system materials and installations
   51.049   Water system design
   51.050   “As built” drawings and engineer’s certification
Cross-Connections
   51.065   Purpose and scope
   51.066   Definitions
   51.067   Cross-connections
   51.068   Use of backflow prevention devices and/or assemblies
   51.069   Cross-connection inspection
   51.070   Cross-connection installation permits
   51.071   Additional remedies
Permits
   51.085   Permits required
   51.086   Excavation permit required
   51.087   Service line extension or repair permit required
   51.088   Right to revoke permissions
 
   51.999   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 51.001 WATER USE REGULATIONS.
   (A)   City residents using city domestic water shall be allowed to sprinkle or otherwise irrigate outside their home, only after 7:00 p.m. and before 10:00 a.m.
   (B)   Water users with even-numbered addresses shall be allowed to use water outside during the above hours only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week.
   (C)   Water users with odd-numbered addresses shall be allowed to use water outside during the above hours only on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of each week.
   (D)   These regulations shall be in effect between June 1 and August 31 of each year, beginning June 1, 2007.
   (E)   No outside watering shall be allowed on Sundays.
(Res. 2007-02, passed 7-9-2007) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.002 CITATION; APPEARANCE.
   Whenever it is determined by any police officer or other duly authorized officer that any person or persons have violated any provisions of this chapter, the said officer shall provide in quadruplicate and serve upon such person or persons a written citation containing a notice to appear in a designated court of competent jurisdiction within the city. This citation shall contain the name and address of the person charged, the offense charged, the time and place when and where the offense charged occurred, and the time when the person charged shall appear in said court, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary; and such person or persons shall appear in said court within five days after such citation is issued and served. The issuance of a citation shall not be the exclusive method of summoning offenders hereunder.
(Ord. 4-3, passed 9-8-1992) Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.003 FAILURE TO APPEAR UNLAWFUL.
   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to fail to neglect to appear in response to and as required by the citation regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which such citation was originally issued. Appearance in court shall be deemed complied with upon appearance by the person cited or his or her attorneys.
(Ord. 4-3, passed 9-8-1992) Penalty, see § 51.999
ACCOUNTS; BILLING; FEES AND RATES
§ 51.015 CONNECTION FEES.
   A $1,500 hook up fee plus the cost of all parts and labor to extend the waterline from the mainline to the property line, including the vault and meter, will be charged to the property owner. All work done to get the waterline to the vault at the property line will be completed by the city or its designee and charged to the property owner. The owner is responsible for any labor and material for extending the waterline from the vault to the desired location on his or her property.
(Res. 2010-03, passed 3-1-2010)
§ 51.016 WATER RATES.
   (A)   Residential. Increase from $42.55 to $43.83.
   (B)   Commercial. Increase from $45.63 to $47.
(Ord. 2019-02, passed 5-6-2019)
§ 51.017 MONTHLY WATER USER FEE.
   (A)   General. Each water user shall be levied a monthly water user fee for the privilege of utilizing water from the city water system. This water user fee shall be levied on all users of the water to cover the actual or estimated cost of operation, maintenance, replacement, and financing of the city’s water system facilities. Billings will be levied regularly after November 1, 1992 at intervals set by the City Council, but no more often than monthly. In the event an owner who has signed a water user agreement fails to connect to the system, he or she will be assessed a monthly user fee representing actual usage which shall be estimated using the actual usage for property of like or similar nature. The actual monthly water user fee to be billed to each property owner or customer shall be determined by the addition of the calculated monthly base rate fee and the calculated monthly water usage fee. A description of the base rate fee and water usage fees to be assessed by this subchapter shall be described in this subchapter below.
   (B)   Base rate fees. The water base rate fee for each user (or user class) shall be based on the user’s potential water consumption in comparison to a standard equivalent connection defined below. Each user (or user class) shall be assigned a number of equivalent connections to be multiplied by a constant monthly water base rate factor to determine the base monthly fee. Special users who consume a flow of water for which the tabulated equivalent connections below do not apply shall be individually calculated as provided below. The constant monthly water base rate factor per equivalent connection shall be set by a separate ordinance defining water user connection and usage fees. The monthly user base rate fee is, therefore, calculated by multiplying the number of equivalent connections assessed to each property times the constant monthly water base rate factor (set by a separate water user connection and usage fee ordinance).
      (1)   Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
         EQUIVALENT CONNECTION. A single-family dwelling unit or a user who will experience equivalent benefits and monthly water usage. It is estimated that an equivalent user or connection in the city will use approximately 12,000 gallons of water per month for household use and 13,500 gallons for commercial use. The basic equivalent connection (a single family-dwelling unit) shall be subject to revision if population, water usage, and/or other information indicates flow rates significantly different from that defined herein. Revisions to the basic EQUIVALENT CONNECTION criteria shall normally only be made upon the recommendation of a registered professional engineer.
         SPECIAL USER. For any user whose classification is not detailed on the Equivalent Connection Schedule, the city shall determine his or her equivalent connection on the basis of the average monthly water usage. The number of equivalent connections shall be determined by dividing the total average monthly flow by a factor of 12,000 gallons per month for household use and 13,500 gallons for commercial use. This calculated equivalent number of connections may be adjusted by the city after the city has recorded the actual water usage over the first year. A copy of the list of SPECIAL USERS and the SPECIAL USERS monthly base rate charge shall be kept on file at all times in the office of the City Clerk.
      (2)   Equivalent connection determination. The number of equivalent connections to be assigned to each user and/or user class, shall be in accordance with the following equivalent connection schedule. Assignment of equivalent connections shall apply for one year until the next annual user charge review. Users so indicated or not included in this schedule shall be considered special users and shall be evaluated separately as provided below. Any of the users in the following schedule may be classified as special users if information on their water usage indicates a need to do so. The number of equivalent connections for a single user having more than one classification of equivalent use shall be calculated by adding the sum of all user classifications to a total number of equivalent connections. The minimum monthly water user charge shall be based on one equivalent connection.
EQUIVALENT CONNECT SCHEDULE (1.0 - Minimum)
Classification
Units
Equivalent Connection
EQUIVALENT CONNECT SCHEDULE (1.0 - Minimum)
Classification
Units
Equivalent Connection
Convention facilities
 
 
   Meeting room
Each room
1.00
Dwelling units
   Apartment
Per unit
1.00
   Condominium
Per unit
1.00
   Cottage with bathroom (shower)
Each
0.46
   Cottage without bathroom (shower)
Each
0.33
   House
Each
1.00
   Mobile home
Each
1.00
Education and religion
   Churches with kitchen
Each
3.50
   Churches without kitchen
Each
2.50
   Masonic orders, assembly halls
Each
1.00
   Schools
Per student
0.05
   Travel trailer
Each
0.33
Food and beverage facility
   Bar
Per seat
0.06
   Drive-in
Each
2.00
   Restaurant
Up to 50 seats
2.00
Each additional seat
0.06
Lodging
   Campground
Per site
0.20
   Hotel
Per unit
0.46
   Motel
Per unit
0.46
   Overnight trailer park (RV park)
Per site
0.33
   Rooming house
Per unit
0.46
   Sanitary dump station
Each
1.00
Manufacturing facilities
   Miscellaneous
Per 8,500 gallons per month
1.00
Open class
   Large irrigated areas
Per 8,500 gallons per month
1.00
   Larger than 1/2 acre
Per acre
2.00
Professional and medical
   Additional for beds
Per bed
0.50
   Beauty-barber shop
Per chair
0.20
   Doctor’s office
Each
2.00
   Medical clinic without beds
Each
3.00
   Professional office
Each
1.00
Recreation
   Game Rooms
Each
1.00
   Health center with showers
Each
2.00
   Museums
Each
2.00
   Theater
Each
2.00
Retail trade facilities
   Laundries
Per machine
0.30
   Public shower
Per shower
0.20
   Service station
Each
2.00
   Walk-in
Each
2.00
Stores, retail
   Bank
Each
2.00
   Car wash
Per stall
2.00
   Garage or maintenance shop
Each
2.00
   Large: 1,000 sq. ft. or more
Each
2.00
   Small: 1,000 sq. ft. or less
Each
1.00
   Store, grocery
Each
2.00
 
   (C)   Water usage fees. In addition to the monthly base rate fee as defined above in division (B), each water user shall be charged a monthly water usage rate that will be calculated by multiplying the number of gallons of water used each month from the meter reading times a gallonage charge. The gallonage charge shall be that rate per 1,000 gallons of water used that shall be set, hereafter, by a separate ordinance defining water user connection and usage fees.
   (D)   Review and revision of rates. The water user connection and usage fees shall, as a minimum, be reviewed annually and when required, updated by resolutions by the city to reflect actual costs of operation, maintenance, replacement, and financing of the water system. Any revisions of the user connection and usage fees shall be based on actual operation, maintenance, replacement, and financing expenses, and/or on significant changes in the total number of equivalent users and/or the total daily flow. Revisions due only to changes in expenses and user class shall be made by the city. Revisions involving user’s base rate or equivalent connection determination shall normally only be made upon the recommendation of a registered professional engineer. All changes in user charges applicable to this subchapter shall be computed by the methods outlined herein.
   (E)   User request for rate change. Any water user, who feels his or her user charge is unjust and inequitable as applied to his or her premises within the spirit and intent of the foregoing provisions, may make written application to the city requesting a review of his or her user charge. Said written request shall, where necessary, show the actual or estimated average flow water in comparison with the values upon which the charge is based, including how the measurements or estimates were made. Any flow measurements shall be approved in detail by the city and/or its engineer. Review of the request by the city shall determine if it is substantiated or not, including recommended further study of the matter for the city and/or user by a registered professional engineer.
(Ord. 4-3, passed 9-8-1992) Penalty, see § 51.999
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