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(A) Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or within any premises, such pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cut-off device designed to shut-off the booster pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 20 psi or less.
(B) It shall be the duty of the property owner to maintain the low-pressure cut-off device in proper working order and to certify to the PWD, at least once a year, that the device is operable.
(Ord. 1122, passed 12-20-99)
(A) The PWD shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the PWD, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises, or if a low pressure cut-off required by these regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
(B) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the property owner has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the PWD and the required reconnection fee is paid.
(C) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the property owner has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the PWD.
(D) Neither the city, the PWD or its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of said customer's water supply per the terms of this chapter, whether or not said termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
(E) The property owner responsible for backsiphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of clean-up of the potable water supply system.
(F) Any person found to be violating any provision of this subchapter shall be served with written notice stating the notice of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violation.
(G) Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter in addition to any fines shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation, whether the same was caused before or after notice.
(Ord. 1122, passed 12-20-99)
RATES, CHARGES AND PROCEDURES
Rates or charges for the use of and for the service supplied by the waterworks system of the city shall be based upon the amount of water consumed as shown by the water meter and shall be charged monthly according to rates established by a separate ordinance. Rates will be reviewed annually.
(A) Within the corporate limits.
(1) For each user of the water services, the monthly charge shall be a per 1000 gallon rate plus a debt service charge equal to 100% of revenue bond and/or loan principal and interest plus 25% for debt service reserves.
(2) (a) The schedule of rates for water service for all connections inside the corporate limits of the city shall be as follows:
Debt service charge per customer plus $12.52
Number of Gallons | Variable Cost |
1,000 or less | $4.75 per 1,000 gallons or less |
Next 5,000 | $6.69 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof |
Next 5,000 | $7.04 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof |
Next 5,000 | $7.42 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof |
All over 16,000 | $7.88 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof |
(b) The debt service charge per customer shall be charged for each dwelling, apartment, trailer, unit or structure served by a single water meter. The city shall have the right to inspect the premises at any time to insure compliance with this provision. This provision shall apply to any trailer coach park or multiple dwelling.
(B) Outside the corporate limits. The rates for water service for all connection outside the corporate limits of the city shall be twice the amount stated in division (A) of this section for water service connections inside the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord. 1122, passed 12-20-99; Am. Ord. 1119, passed 1-20-99; Am. Ord. 1139, passed 8-7-00; Am. Ord. 1209, passed 4-15-03; Am. Ord. 1279, passed 5-2-05; Am. Ord. 1387, passed 4-6-09; Am. Ord. 1405, passed 4-5-10; Am. Ord. 1449, passed 4-16-12; Am. Ord. 1522, passed 3-16-15; Am. Ord. 1565, passed 6-1-17; Am. Ord. 1595, passed 5-14-18; Am. Ord. 1628, passed 5-13-19; Am. Ord. 1651, passed 5-18-20; Am. Ord. 1680, passed 5-24-21; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-28-22; Am. Ord. 1732, passed 2-26-24)
(A) Applications for water or sewer connections must be made in writing to the city upon forms provided by the city. A separate application will be made for each service connection, each building and each residence or business place to be supplied. All applications shall contain the common address and parcel number of the property to which service is requested to be made and shall be signed by the property owner, or by the owner's authorized agent, with satisfactory proof of such agency required and the tenant, if the tenant will be billed for such service. In such application, the owner of the real property, or his or her authorized agent, and the tenant, if the tenant is to be billed for water service, must agree to the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable provisions of the city code, as amended. The submission of such written application shall be prima facie proof of the owner's and tenant's agreement to be so governed and shall be conclusive proof of such agreement in a court of law. If after the initial application the tenant, who is being billed for water service, is replaced by another tenant, a new application must be submitted to the city by the new tenant and owner. In all cases the owner is responsible for any unpaid fees and charges of the owner.
(B) Each application for any city utility service shall be accompanied by a deposit of $75 as security for such service(s) to be furnished. Deposits for utility service(s) shall be maintained and accounted for separately and shall be returned to the applicant without interest upon the written request for the discontinuance of all service by the applicant. Should any utility service remain connected, the deposit will be maintained by the city until such time as all services are discontinued. There shall be deducted from said deposit any moneys due and owing to the city for any city utility service.
(Ord. 1122, passed 12-20-99)
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