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It is necessary in the orderly operations of a water system that the schedule of rates and charges be reviewed periodically to see that the charges made are adequate and equitable and, for this reason, the schedule of rates and charges of the Department of Water of the Utilities Department of the city are carried as an addendum or attachment hereto designated as No. 1 and 1A and references in the rules and regulations shall always refer to the latest or current schedule of rates and charges.
(1994 Code, § 18-226) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
(A) Service connections will be laid by the Department from the water main to the property line in keeping with the provisions of Attachment No. 3 hereto, which shall be the latest revision of Extension Policies of the Department of Water of the Public Utilities Board, City of Etowah, Tennessee. Such service connections, including the meter installation, will befitted with all necessary hardware and so installed as to be readily accessible at all times to the agents of the Department. The location for such service connections will be in accordance with § 52.28 of this chapter.
(B) When such service connections are completed, the Department shall have ownership of and shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of such service connections from the main to and including the meter and meter installation. The remaining portion, designated as the “service line” or “customer’s service line”, beyond the meter and meter installation (even though such remaining portion is not located within the customer’s property line) shall belong to and be the responsibility of the customer.
(C) In all cases, the service line shall be installed by the customer at the customer’s expense and shall be and remain the exclusive property of the customer. The service line shall be of material approved by the Department and shall be provided with a stop and waste cock. Water service to any customer may be discontinued and water service to any applicant may be refused or declined by the Department if the service line is not supplied with a stop and waste cock. Notwithstanding anything else herein provided, the Department shall not be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of any customer’s service line located within the property line of the customer, even though the Department’s meter and meter installation are located within said property line.
(1994 Code, § 18-227) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
(A) Except as may be otherwise provided by written agreement between the Department and the customer, the point of delivery shall be at the property line on the customer side of the meter. All piping and equipment between this point and the use of water shall be the property of and be maintained by the customer.
(B) The Department shall not be liable for injury to person or property on account of any defect or negligence in the installation, maintenance or use of any piping or equipment beyond the point of delivery.
(1994 Code, § 18-228) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
(A) The schedule of rates is based on the supply of water to the entire premises for a single service line and meter location, separate supply for the same customer at other points of consumption shall be separately metered and billed.
(B) In case of separate metering points and metering installations, use of water through each of the separate meters shall be billed in accordance with rates applicable thereto.
(1994 Code, § 18-229) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
Extensions of the Department’s water distribution system shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Attachment No. 3 hereto, which shall be the latest revision of Extension Policies of the Department of Water of the Utilities Department, City of Etowah, Tennessee.
(1994 Code, § 18-230) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
(A) All water piping beyond the meter shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the customer. In the case of new installation, if within the corporate limits of the city, all such piping fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the applicable requirements and specifications of the latest edition of the Standard Building Code as approved by the ordinances of the city.
(B) By furnishing service to a customer, the Department assumes no responsibility for seeing that the customer’s piping and/or plumbing fixtures comply with the requirements set forth herein.
(1994 Code, § 18-231) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
The Department’s properly identified employees and agents shall have access to customer’s premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading meters, testing, repairing, removing or changing any or all equipment belonging to the Department.
(1994 Code, § 18-232) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
(A) The Department shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to inspect any installation before water is introduced at a later time. The Department reserves the right to refuse service or discontinue service to any piping or plumbing installations not in accordance with the ordinances of the city, or which are not in accordance with special contracts, or these rules and regulations, or other requirements of the Department; but any failure to exercise this right shall not render the Department liable or responsible for any of the piping or plumbing fixtures or from violations of the latest edition of the Standard Building Code, city ordinances, or the provisions of any special contract or from accidents which may occur on the customer’s premises.
(B) The Department shall not be obligated to connect to, or render water service to new buildings or to buildings or premises not now approved for water service until such time as a certificate of approval has been tendered by the city inspector charged with the duty of issuing such a certificate if the premises are located within the corporate limits.
(1994 Code, § 18-233) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
The customer shall notify the Department immediately should the water service be unsatisfactory for any reason, or should there be any defects, trouble or accidents affecting the supply of water. Such notices, if verbal, should be confirmed in writing.
(1994 Code, § 18-234) (Ord. 421, passed 12-18-1986; Ord. 423, passed 3-5-1987)
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