SECTION:
6-5-1: Rules And Regulations
6-5-2: Definitions
6-5-3: Service Area And Connection Requirement
6-5-4: Description Of Service
6-5-5: Application For Service
6-5-6: Main Extensions
6-5-7: Services
6-5-8: Meters
6-5-9: Water Charges; Review And Revision Of Rates
6-5-10: Notices
6-5-11: Billing And Payments
6-5-12: Meter Error
6-5-13: Discontinuance Of Service
6-5-14: Restoration Of Service
6-5-15: Unusual Demands
6-5-16: Access To Property
6-5-17: Responsibility For Equipment
6-5-18: Fire Hydrants
6-5-19: Violations And Penalties
6-5-20: Suspension Of Rules
6-5-21: Easement
6-5-22: Construction And Design Standards
6-5-23: Donation Of Water Systems To The City
6-5-24: Contribution Of Proportionate Off Site Construction Costs
6-5-25: Cooperative Agreements
6-5-26: Authority To Issue Rules And Regulations
A. Short Title: This chapter shall be known as RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF EAGLE, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, and may be so cited and pleaded.
B. Scope: The water department and all customers receiving services from the water department, whether inside or outside the city limits, are bound by this chapter and the rules and regulations of the water department. (Ord. 202, 5-26-1992)
APPLICANT: The person or persons, firm or corporation, making application for water service from the water department under the terms of this chapter and any regulations issued by the water department.
AUTO COURT, MOTOR COURT, TRAVEL TRAILER COURT, MOTEL, HOTEL, ETC.: The combination or group of two (2) or more dwelling units occupying a building site or area under one ownership, used for the purpose of furnishing transient living accommodations.
BACKFLOW: The flow, other than the intended direction of flow, of any foreign liquids, gases or substances into the distribution system of a public water supply.
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE: A device to counteract back pressure or prevent back siphonage.
CITY: The legally constituted municipal government of the city of Eagle, Ada County, Idaho.
CITY COUNCIL OR COUNCIL: The legally elected group of members composing the city council, including the mayor, of the city of Eagle, Idaho.
CONTAMINATION: The entry into or presence in a public water supply of any substances which may be deleterious to health and/or quality of the water.
CROSS CONNECTION: Any physical arrangement whereby a public water supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply system, sewer, drain, conduit, pool, storage reservoir, plumbing fixture or other device which contains or may contain contaminated water, sewage or other waste or liquids of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply as a result of backflow.
CUSTOMER OR USER: The owner or tenant of a residence, building, or structure who has made application and who has been accepted under the terms of this chapter and regulations issued by the water department and who receives water service from the water department. The term "customer" or "user" generally will not include tenants as it will generally be the owner's responsibility to apply for service and to pay for service.
DIRECTOR: The director of the Idaho department of environmental quality, or his/her authorized agent.
DUPLEX: A building designed, built, rented, or leased for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other.
ENGINEER: The engineer for the city of Eagle who shall be a registered professional engineer in the state of Idaho.
HEALTH OFFICER: The director of the Idaho department of environmental quality, or other authorized agent.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING OR APARTMENT HOUSE: Any building or portion thereof which is designed, built, rented, leased, lent, or hired out to be occupied or which is occupied as the home or residence of three (3) or more families or persons living independently of each other and doing their own cooking within the premises, which shall include townhouses or condominiums.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY: A system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or, after August 5, 1998, other constructed conveyances if such system has at least fifteen (15) service connections, regardless of the number of water sources or configuration of the distribution system, or regularly serves an average of at least twenty five (25) individuals daily at least sixty (60) days out of the year. Such term includes: any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under the control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system; and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system.
PURVEYOR: The city of Eagle or its authorized agent.
REGULATIONS: The Idaho rules for public drinking water systems version 2009 (IDAPA 58.01.08), the Idaho department of environmental quality, and all as may be subsequently amended or modified.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING: A building designed for or occupied by one family for living or sleeping purposes, and having kitchen or cooking facilities.
SUPERINTENDENT: The director of public works for the city of Eagle, or his/her authorized agent.
TRAILER HOUSE OR MOBILE HOME: A detached single-family dwelling unit used or so constructed as to permit its being transported upon the public streets or highways and constructed in such a manner as will permit occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons.
WATER DEPARTMENT: An agent or other representative, appointed or under contract, to conduct installation, repair and maintenance of the water system for the city. (Ord. 202, 5-26-1992; amd. Ord. 636, 11-24-2009)
A. Service Area: The area serviced by the city shall be only that area within the corporate limits of the city, which is so designated by the city council, and such other contiguous and neighboring territory as the city council shall, from time to time, deem necessary to serve and identified on the water service development plan map contained in the city of Eagle water service master plan. (Ord. 517, 5-10-2005)
B. Connection To Water System Required: Every parcel of land or premises within the boundaries of the city, improved by new construction for occupancy and occupied or used by any person or persons, or as a commercial business, shall be connected to the city water department public water system so long as the area is within the service area of the city water system. The owner or person in charge of such land shall make or cause to be made, such connection within sixty (60) days after receiving official notice from the city to so connect. All charges associated with the laying of pipe from the home or facilities to be served by the city's mains shall be the responsibility of the user and shall be properly designed and constructed in conformity with requirements specified by the city. If a parcel of land is not within three hundred feet (300') of a water main, connection may not be required unless the city elects to extend the water main to within three hundred feet (300') of the applicant's property. (Ord. 202, 5-26-1992)
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