Section
General Provisions
50.01 Water and sewer connections, hook-ups and meter fees
50.02 Cross connections with the public water supply
50.03 Disconnection of utility services for late payments
50.04 Operation and maintenance of the water supply system
Sewer Use Regulations
50.15 Operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewage disposal system
50.16 Definitions
50.17 Use of public sewers required
50.18 Private sewage disposal
50.19 Building sewers and connections
50.20 Prohibited discharges
50.21 Grease, oil and sand interceptors
50.22 Approval for certain discharges; preliminary treatment facilities
50.23 Observation, sampling, tests and measurements
50.24 Special agreements
50.25 Powers and authority of inspectors
Water System Safeguards
50.35 Title
50.36 Definitions
50.37 Installation of new wells
50.38 Water connection
50.39 Availability of village water supply
50.40 Inspections
50.41 Potential hazards pertaining to an abandoned well on property
50.42 Abandonment of wells
50.43 Demolition
50.44 Non-supersedence
50.45 Emergency disconnect
50.46 Savings clause
50.99 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Bonds, see T.S.O. I
Nuisances generally, see Chapter 92
Special assessments, see §§ 30.01 et seq.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or open into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or water main or any appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Superintendent.
(B) Permit fee.
(1) All connections with the sanitary sewer or water system of the village shall be made only on written authorization and permits issued by the village and upon payment of such fees as shall be established from time to time by the Village Council. On the effective date of this section, the following fees are established:
Sanitary Sewer Connection, $350
Water Lead Connection, $200 plus cost of the meter
(2) The Village Council may, by resolution, from time to time, change and alter the initial fees for hook-ups and connections set forth herein.
(C) Installation costs. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of a building sewer or water line shall be borne by the owner of the property. The owner shall indemnify the village from all loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by any installation of building sewer or water leads.
(D) Inspection. The applicant for a building sewer permit or water lead shall notify the Village Superintendent when the building sewer or water line is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer or public water mains. The Village Superintendent shall then inspect the building and plumbing construction and if the construction meets the requirements of all existing building codes and the connection fees have been paid, the connection shall be allowed.
(E) Repairs. The cost of all repairs, maintenance and replacement of existing building sewers or water lines and their respective connections to public sewers or mains shall be borne by the property owner. Such owner shall make application to perform much work to the Village Superintendent.
(Ord. 36, passed 7-21-97) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) The village adopts by reference the Water Supply Cross Connection Rules of the Michigan Department of Public Health, being R 325.11401 through R 325.11407 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Water Superintendent to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water supply where cross connections with the public water supply is deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based on potential health hazards involved shall be as established by the Water Department and as approved by the Michigan Department of Public Health.
(C) The representative of the Water Department shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply system of the village for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof for cross connections. On request, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on such property. The refusal of such information or refusal of access, when requested, shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross connections.
(D) The Water Department is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply system. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross connection has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(E) The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public water supply shall be protected from possible contamination as specified by this section and by the State and Village Plumbing Code. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system must be labeled in a conspicuous manner as “WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING.”
(F) This section does not supersede the State Plumbing Code but is supplementary to it.
(G) Any person or customer found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section, or any written order of the Water Department, in pursuance thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 10.99. Each day upon which a violation of the provisions of this section shall occur shall be deemed a separate and additional violation for the purpose of this section.
(Ord. 22, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) It is the policy of the village to discontinue utility service to customers by reason of nonpayment of bills only after notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard on disputed bills. The village's form for application for utility service and all bills shall contain, in addition to the title, address, room number, and telephone number of the official in charge of billing, clearly visible and easily readable provisions to the effect:
(1) That all bills are due and payable on or before the date set forth on the bill; and
(2) That if any bill is not paid by or before that date, a second bill will be mailed containing a cutoff notice that if the bill is not paid within three months of the original due date, service will be discontinued for nonpayment; and
(3) That any customer disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to a hearing at which time he or she may be represented in person and by counsel or any other person of his or her choosing and may present orally or in writing his or her complaint and contentions to the village official in charge of utility billing. This official shall be authorized to order that the customer's service not be discontinued and shall have the authority to make a final determination of the customer's complaint.
(B) Requests for delays or waiver of payment will not be entertained; only questions of proper and correct billing will be considered. In the absence of payment of the bill rendered or resort to the hearing procedure provided herein, service will be discontinued at the time specified, but in no event until the charges have been due and unpaid for at least three months.
(C) When it becomes necessary for the village to discontinue utility service to a customer for nonpayment of bills, service will be reinstated only after all bills for service then due plus penalties have been paid, along with a turn-on charge to be established by the Village Council.
Statutory reference:
Termination of utility services for nonpayment of a bill authorized, see M.C.L.A. § 141.121
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