(a) This section covers the installation of water lines from residences to water supply link at curb side.
(1) Obtain tap permit from Village Clerk and pay tap fee and deposit as follows:
A. Type | Size | Inside Village | Outside Village |
Residential | 1" | $1,600.00 | $2,440.00 |
Commercial | 2"* | $3,000.00 | $4,500.00 |
4"* | T/M | T/M + 50% | |
6"* | T/M | T/M + 50% |
*Commercial Lines of 2", 4" and 6" could require additional expense over and above the regular tap fee. In those cases, the additional cost will be borne by the customer. All services that are on the opposite side of the roadway must be bore/jack at the cost of the customer. If the bore/jack cannot be done the customer will be responsible for an open trench cut across the roadway.
(2) Customer is to trench to curbside and have the hole opened at water main. Water tap is to be done under the direction of the Water Superintendent. Minimum trench depth of forty inches (40") is required. Owner is to contact Elida Water Department prior to excavation for the tap location and line installation. If meter arrangements are made at this time there will be no additional cost added to the property owner. The Village Administrator or his designee has the final word in any or all conflicts with the water service.
24 HOUR NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR WATER HOOK UP.
(3) Elida Water Department will furnish and install all necessary hardware and hook-up at curbside and water main. Hardware includes quick-tap and saddle, curb stop and box, water meter and remote read out box, and miscellaneous clamps, tubing, etc. This is included in the tap fee.
(4) Water main supply lines located on opposite side of the street will require boring under the street. All costs incurred for boring under the street will be the responsibility of the customer.
(5) Customer is to install an additional shut-off valve inside the residence, within six inches (6") of the wall. We recommend a one inch (1") or three-quarter inch (3/4") ball valve be used.
(6) Customers on a private well system must physically separate well water system from Village furnished water. Plumbing will be physically checked by Water Department personnel before curb stop is turned on.
(7) Village water rates are set by Village Council. Please see current rate structure for information. (See Ordinance 1140-2018).
(8) When requested by home owner (landlord) or tenant, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee will be required for each occurrence for turning off and back on water at curbside after initial turn-on during normal working hours between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any service calls for turning off and on after normal working hours will result in a five dollar ($5.00) fee. No services will be turned back on after 9:00 p.m. daily.
(9) Under no circumstances will Village water lines, shut off, hydrants, valves, or any component of the water infrastructure be tampered with, altered in any way without the permission of the Village Administrator or his designee, and if allowed, will be done under the Village Administrator’s or his designee’s supervision to the Village specifications at the contractor’s or property owner’s expense.
In some areas the water mains cross the back, front or side yards. Where this occurs, there will be water main valve boxes and fire hydrants. In this situation, there cannot be any landscaping, shrubs, trees, lawn ornaments within a five (5) foot radius.
(10) No water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any premises where actual or potential cross connections exist which may contaminate any potable water supply or groundwater aquifers unless protected by an approved backflow prevention assembly.
(11) An approved backflow prevention assembly shall be installed and maintained on each service line that is not a residential one, two or three family dwelling. Backflow prevention is required on all fire lines.
(12) It shall be the duty of the property owner of any premises, on which a backflow prevention assembly is required by these regulations, to ensure they are installed, inspected, tested and repaired as needed in accordance with the following schedule or more often where inspections indicate a need.
A. Air separation shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
B. Double Check Valve Assemblies, Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assemblies and Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve months thereafter.
C. Inspections, tests and overhaul of backflow prevention assemblies listed in this regulation shall be performed at the expense of the property owner and be made by a person certified by the State of Ohio for backflow.
D. Backflow prevention assemblies inspections required in subsection (a)(12)B. above shall be forwarded to the Combined Allen County General Health District annually together with an Administrative test fee as established in Section F(1)(h) of the Uniform System of Fees Regulation as adopted by the Board of Health.
(13) Failure to renew backflow prevention assembly inspections on an approved form as required in this regulation may result in notification to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and/or the Public Water System to recommend termination of water service.
(14) Bulk Water Sales - Bulk water shall be sold at the outside water rate per gallon plus a fifty dollar ($50.00) administrative fee. All bulk water sales shall be metered and purchaser assumes responsibility for damage or theft of the meter. Village of Elida personnel will install meter on fire hydrant and chain and lock meter to fire hydrant.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Backflow. Pressure created by any means in the water distribution system, which by being in excess of the pressure in the water supply mains causes a potential backflow condition. All new construction or outside meter pit requires an expansion tank.
(2) Cross Connection. Any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains potable water and the other either water of unknown or questionable safety or steam, gas or chemical, whereby their exists the possibility for flow from one system to the other, with the direction of flow depending on the pressure differential between the two systems.
(Ord. 1146-2019. Passed 4-23-19.)