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Any person requiring a water supply for purposes other than domestic use must make application to the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. The Director of Public Works or his or her designee may capitalize costs of special facilities or increased capacities to be paid on a per unit basis, may require immediate payment of costs attributable to such requirements or may decline to supply water for non-domestic use.
(Prior Code, § H-2-2)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-1 and 9-47-1
(A) Except as provided in § 53.02 of this chapter, and notwithstanding the subdivision requirements set forth in Ch. 158 of this code, the owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the city requesting municipal water service shall connect such service to the municipal water system in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.
(B) Any proposed installation of water services beyond an existing public water main shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Plans and specifications for the water main and connecting service lines shall be approved by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee, if in conformance with this chapter, and placed on file. Such plans and specifications shall conform with all federal, state, county and municipal laws and regulations. The water main and service lines shall be installed in such a manner that freezing or uncontrolled release of water cannot occur under foreseeable circumstances and no foreign material can be siphoned into the municipal water system.
(D) The person requesting the installation of the water main (hereinafter referred to as “requesting party”) shall be responsible for all labor and material costs associated with the installation of the water main, including, but not limited to, the water main pipe, sleeves, tees, valves, valve boxes, saddles, corporation stops, hydrants and other pertinent apparatuses necessary to extend or connect to the existing municipal water system. The requesting party shall be responsible for the materials and labor associated with the installation and maintenance of all water service lines.
(E) Prior to commencement of the water main installation, any necessary easements and an agreement for installation shall be executed between the city and the requesting party. The agreement shall incorporate the approved plans and specifications, allow for other parties to tap into or extend the water main, provide for the collection of fees, establish the amount of the fee to be charged by the requesting party on a per-linear-foot or per-square-foot basis and provide for the transfer of ownership of the main as required by § 53.03(I).
(F) The requesting party may collect a fee for all costs from all parties, except the city, who wish to tap the water main by assessing the lot or parcel fronting or abutting the water main at a rate not to exceed 80% of the original cost on a per-linear-foot or per-square-foot basis. The requesting party shall not collect any fee from parties not subject to the fee for costs who only wish to extend the water main.
(G) Except for the city and the requesting party, all other parties connecting to the water main for the purpose of extending the water main or for tapping the water main for a service line shall pay to the city any current municipal tapping fee in addition to the fee for materials required by § 53.03(F), if any.
(H) All installation and tapping fees payable to the city or requesting party, must be paid in full at the time of application pursuant to § 53.05 of this chapter.
(I) On the fifth anniversary of the water line contract, or earlier if the owner has recouped his or her costs or if the owner has selected a lesser period of time, whichever is sooner, for water improvements less than 2,000 lineal feet or less than $50,000 in total construction costs, the owner shall deliver a properly executed bill of sale to the city for the sum of $1.
(J) On the tenth anniversary of the water line contract, or earlier if the owner has recouped his or her costs or if the owner has selected a lesser period of time, whichever is sooner, for water improvements greater than 2,000 lineal feet or greater than $50,000 in total construction costs, the owner shall deliver a properly executed bill of sale to the city for the sum of $1.
(Prior Code, § H-2-3) (Ord. 814, passed - -)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-47-1
(A) The city may furnish water service, domestic or non-domestic, to persons outside the city boundaries (hereinafter referred as “contracting party”).
(B) All labor and material costs for the installation of any such service shall be borne by the contracting party.
(C) All contracting parties seeking to tap the municipal water main, either at or near the city boundaries or a water main installed under contract under the provisions of this chapter, shall pay to the city the current municipal tapping fee in addition to the costs imposed in § 53.04(B).
(D) The metering of the water for the purpose of charging for such service shall be at a location and of a type approved by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. All meters outside the city limits shall be maintained by the city. All costs associated with the purchase and any subsequent repairs shall be paid by the contracting party. All meters shall be placed in a pit or other facility at the expense of the contracting party. The construction of such pit or other facility shall be approved by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee prior to its installation.
(E) Multiple meters can be allowed by contract with the city, provided the city is granted free and convenient access to any property where such meters are located; and provided further that the contracting party agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the city from any loss or liability arising from the provision of such water service and access to property, including reasonable attorney fees.
(F) All meters outside the city boundaries shall be accessible to the Director of Public Works or his or her designee for the purpose of reading or maintaining such meters.
(G) All curb stops for water lines located outside the city boundaries shall be installed on the upstream side of the meter pit. All backflow preventers shall be installed on the downstream side of the meter.
(H) Prior to the connection of any water line outside municipal boundaries to the city water system, the plans and specifications for the water main and connecting service lines shall be designed by a registered engineer, submitted to the Director of Public Works or his or her designee for approval of conformance with this chapter and placed on file. Any service line shall be installed in such a manner that freezing or uncontrolled release of water cannot occur under foreseeable circumstances and no foreign material can be siphoned into the municipal water system. Maintenance of any such water service line shall be the responsibility of the contracting party from the point of connection to the city water system regardless of the location of the meter.
(I) Any uncontrolled release in a line outside the limits shall be repaired within 48 hours of notice. If not repaired, the service will be terminated without further notice.
(Prior Code, § H-2-3) (Ord. 814, passed - -)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-47-1
(A) A person wishing to obtain a new water supply from a city water main must apply to the Director of Public Works or his or her designee for a permit to tap a city main and must pay to the Finance Officer or his or her designee the required deposit and the cost of the labor and materials required for the tap to the extent that the cost exceeds the deposit.
(B) The tap shall be made by the city. The applicant is responsible for furnishing and installing all water supply facilities other than the tap itself. The applicant is further responsible for all excavation necessary, including the cutting, patching or repairing of any surfaced street.
(C) No tap or line may be covered until inspected by the City Superintendent or his or her designee. The pipe, curb stop and curb box utilized must be a type approved by the City Superintendent or his or her designee, and the stop must be placed in a standard and accessible location. If an installation is covered before approval, the person covering shall be liable to the city for the cost of re-excavation.
(Prior Code, § H-2-6)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-47-1
All water service lines installed after the effective date of this chapter shall be separate from any other existing water service line and shall be tapped directly into a municipal water main. Exceptions may be allowed only by written permission of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee upon written finding that no adverse effect upon human health or operation of the water system will be experienced and that it is economically unfeasible to create a separate water system. If written permission is granted, it shall be so indicated on the permit application filed in accordance with § 53.05 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § H-2-16)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-1 and 9-47-1
(A) It is unlawful for any person to uncover, tap or alter in any way any water supply main operated by the city or to disrupt, modify or control the flow of water without authorization from the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. It is unlawful for any person to inject or permit to be siphoned into such main any material.
(B) Violation of this section, unless specifically exempted, subjects the violator to the standard penalty for violation of ordinances as provided for in § 10.99 of this code.
(C) Firefighters in the process of fighting a fire or practicing firefighting skills are exempt from this section.
(Prior Code, § H-2-5) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-19-3, 9-29-1, 9-47-1, 22-34-28 and 49-34-15
Where a meter has been placed on a water pipe connection to a boiler or other hot water apparatus, a check valve must be placed and maintained between such meter and the boiler or hot water apparatus when so ordered by the city, which shall protect such meter from back pressure of steam or hot water. In case the meter shall be damaged by hot water or steam, the owner or occupant of the premises shall pay for all such damages.
(Prior Code, § H-2-12)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-47-1
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