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§ 51.15 WATER LATERALS AND TAP-ON.
   Water laterals will be installed only at the request of the owner or his agent. When the lateral terminates at the property line, the meter shall not be set and the lateral shall not be used until the owner of the property or his agent applies for service.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.16 CONNECTION TO BE MADE BY HRW ONLY UPON APPLICATION.
   The construction of water laterals within the street right-of-way and the setting of meters shall be the responsibility of HRW. The construction of such lateral or the setting of such meter shall be done only after the written application therefor has been approved. The only exception to this provision will be when laterals and meter yokes are installed by developer's contractors in new subdivisions in compliance with rules, regulations, and specifications as shall be established by HRW from time to time.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.17 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION.
   Every application for water service shall list, on forms provided by HRW, the property owner, the applicant's name, social security number, driver's license number, phone number, and all other relative forms of identification required by HRW, the street on which the lot is located, the number of the house or a description of the lot location, the number of all types of fixtures planned in the building now and proposed for the future, the distance from the property line where service comes from the street to the furthermost point of the building as planned, and the name of the plumber who will do the work. This application shall be filed not less than ten days before the proposed connection is desired. Unusual conditions may be just cause for additional time in providing the services required. When the size of the service and the cost of the connection have been determined, the applicant shall deposit the previously determined cost and shall be issued a permit for the desired connection.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.18 DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
   If, in the opinion of HRW through its duly constituted authority, the water connection applied for will be of such size or character as to put too great a demand on any part of the system and disrupt the HRW's ordinary water service (500 GPM at 20 PSI residual plus normal service requirements), it shall disapprove the application until such time as adequate means are provided by the applicant to eliminate the unsatisfactory condition. If, at any time, changes are made by a consumer in his service requirements so as to create an unsatisfactory condition in the HRW's water service, HRW shall require the consumer to adopt remedial measures to eliminate the unsatisfactory condition. HRW shall not in any way be responsible for any cost or inconvenience caused by a change in service requirements after an application has been approved, or by an installation before the application has been approved.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.19 SEPARATE WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS AND METERS REQUIRED.
   (A)   Each building shall have a separate meter, and where practicable shall have a separate water lateral.
   (B)   In the event that one lateral is used for two dwellings, commercial, or industrial buildings, or used to serve two or more meters for the same dwelling, commercial, or industrial buildings, a separate cut-off shall be provided for each meter. However, there shall be an exception to the requirement for separate water meters in the case of groups of mobile homes or apartment developments under single ownership. In the case of said groups of mobile homes or apartment developments of more than ten units, one meter shall be used for the entire project unless additional meters are deemed necessary by the proper HRW authority, and the following conditions shall be met:
      (1)   Bills will be rendered to the owner of the property;
      (2)   The bill will be calculated by a minimum charge for the master meter and for each of the total number of units included thereafter, and calculating the remaining bill based on the total consumption passing through the master meter above the minimum; provided, however, owners of ten or fewer multiple units may elect to have water metered directly to each unit and the charge therefore billed directly to the user in each unit; and
      (3)   Should any portion of the development be sold, the owners shall be responsible for paying whatever additional costs would be involved in bringing the divided development into compliance with this chapter.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.20 CONNECTIONS AND METERS TO REMAIN PROPERTY OF HRW.
   All meters, boxes, pipes, and other equipment furnished and installed by HRW in a water or sewer connection shall remain the property of the HRW. If, after an installation is completed, the property owner requests that a meter or lateral be changed in size and this request is approved by HRW, the property owner shall pay for the change of lateral as though it were a new connection and shall pay or be credited the difference of the cost of meters in the original and new installations according to the then current price of the two meters.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.21 MAINTENANCE OF METERS AND CONNECTIONS.
   All meter and water laterals shall be maintained by HRW at HRW's expense.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
§ 51.22 CONNECTION TO OTHER SUPPLY AND CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL.
   (A)   No part of the HRW's water system shall be connected to any source of water supply other than those authorized by official action of the County Board of Commissioners. If, on any premises, both HRW water and water from any other source is used, the piping shall be completely separate. Pipes carrying water from a source other than HRW's supply shall be painted yellow. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a cross-connection, auxiliary intake, or interconnection to be made with the public water supply; or allow one to exist for any purpose whatsoever.
   (B)   HRW has the responsibility to inspect properties served by the public water supply where cross-connections with the public water supply are deemed possible. The frequency of these inspections shall be set by the department. HRW shall have the right to enter, at reasonable time, any nonresidential property served by a connection to the public water supply for the purpose of conducting these inspections. In those cases in which the property owner chooses not to provide such access, HRW may designate the location as a high hazard in accordance with the divisions below.
   (C)   The following uses shall be classified as hazardous uses:
      (1)   Hazardous uses include, but are not limited to: pumps or tanks handling sewage, radioactive, lethal, or toxic substances, boiler and steam connections, sewer waste lines, low inlets to receptacles containing toxic substances, coils or jackets used as heat exchangers, flush valve toilets without vacuum breaks, bacterial and viral materials, private wells or other private water supply, irrigation systems, water systems or hose connections, booster pumps, carbonation equipment, or similar hazard potential as determined by the department.
      (2)   Any location at which the nature or mode of operation within a premise are such that frequent alterations are made to the plumbing or at which there is a likelihood in the determination of the department that protective measures may be subverted, altered, or disconnected.
      (3)   Any facility which contains, but is not limited to, a bottling plant, cannery, a building having five or more stories, battery manufacturer, exterminator, greenhouse, chemical processing plant, dairy, dye works, film laboratory, car wash, hospital, commercial laboratory, laundry, metal fabrication operation, mortuary, swimming pool, morgue, x-ray equipment, medical office with laboratory, aspirator, medical washing equipment, packing house, plating plant, poultry house, power plant, nuclear reactor, pumped fire sprinkler or riser system or those equipped with facilities for the introduction of freeze preventive chemicals or other substances other than water.
   (D)   All installations described in the above divisions (C)(1) through (C)(3) shall be deemed hazardous uses, and must have a containment device in the form of a reduced pressure zone backflow prevention device provided that, if the consumer demonstrates to the satisfaction of HRW that sufficient internal confinement devices have been installed and tested. The department may require that the consumer provide engineering drawings sealed by a professional engineer of installations within the premises, which provide complete internal protection against cross-connection as approved by the department. Any such connection shall be considered another connection for the purpose of determining the type of containment device required. Each internal confinement device shall be one of the following, as approved by HRW or their authorized representative: reduced pressure zone principle backflow prevention device, double check valve backflow prevention device, air gap, vacuum break-pressure type, or dual check valve. Each reduced pressure zone principle backflow prevention device serving as an internal confinement device shall have a mesh strainer immediately upstream of the inlet gate valve.
   (E)   Services to single-family residential units, not otherwise required by this chapter to have other containment devices, may have a containment device in the form of a dual check valve. HRW supplies this dual check valve when residential connections are installed. On all other services which other containment devices are required the owner’s representative shall be required to install these devices prior to the installation of a meter by HRW. On all such services for which meters have been applied prior to the adoption of this chapter, said dual check valve shall be installed by HRW, provided that the department reserves the right to charge the owner or occupant of any residence for the cost of said device and its installation. Maintenance of dual check valve containment devices installed in accordance with this section shall be conducted by the department.
   (F)   All other connections to the public water supply of HRW shall have containment devices in the form of double check valve backflow prevention devices as set forth in the following division. This shall include water mains installed by HRW, including, but not limited to, mobile home parks, apartments, group housing projects, and other private distribution systems, or similar hazard potential as determined by HRW or their authorized representative.
   (G)   All containment devices shall be installed according to the following procedure:
      (1)   The containment devices shall be located off street right-of-way on the water main side of any plumbing connection. When installed in a building, the device shall be located on the service line immediately after its entrance into the building. Each containment and confinement device shall be installed in a location which is physically accessible for inspection and testing as determined by HRW. Containment devices which have been buried in the ground do not satisfy the provisions of this chapter. Each reduced pressure principle zone device shall be installed such that flooding of the device is unlikely as determined by the department.
      (2)   HRW shall maintain a list of approved manufacturers and models of hazard containment devices and drawings of standard installations, copies to be made available through the administration office of the department. All installations and materials shall conform to HRW standards.
      (3)   In those cases in which containment and/or confinement devices have been previously installed by any party, the responsibility for maintenance, testing, and replacement as applicable shall be with the consumer.
      (4)   The cost of said means of containment, and any other plumbing modifications necessary and convenient thereto, and the testing and maintenance thereof, is to be paid for by the consumer.
   (H)   Upon identification of a hazard, or hazard potential, as defined in this section, HCDPU shall notify the consumer of record, via certified mail with return receipt requested, of the property on which the hazard exists of the following:
      (1)   Location of the hazard;
      (2)   Nature of the hazard observed;
      (3)   Date of the hazard observed;
      (4)   Applicable section of the chapter; and
      (5)   Requirements of the chapter.
      Such notification will be made by certified mail, with return receipt requested.
   (I)   HRW shall be notified by the consumer when the nature of use of the property changes so as to change the hazard classification of that property, as set forth in this chapter.
   (J)   The consumer at each property at which containment and/or confinement device(s) have been installed shall have each containment or confinement device(s) tested on an annual basis, and perform any routine maintenance to such device as recommended by the manufacturer, and provide the department with a report of that inspection and work. The consumer shall cause such maintenance or repairs to be made, rendering the device fully operational. Failure of the consumer to perform that testing and maintenance shall cause for the premises to be deemed an immediate public health hazard. HRW may immediately thereafter discontinue public water supply service to that premises and service shall not be restored until such devices have been rendered fully operational. Where the use of water is critical to the continuance of normal operations or protection of life, property, and equipment, duplicate containment or confinement devices shall be provided by the property owner to avoid the necessity of discontinuing water service to test or repair the device(s).
   (K)   Consumer responsibilities under this section include the following:
      (1)   The consumer shall, as required in this chapter and upon notification, install the hazard containment device(s) as required within 90 days of the date of notification.
      (2)   If, after expiration of 90 days, the containment device(s) has not been installed in conformance with the standards set forth in this chapter and by the department, in proper working condition, the department may discontinue the public water supply at that premises, and service shall not be restored until such devices have been installed. The department may permit an extension of up to 90 additional days if compliance efforts are underway and the existence of hardship can be determined.
      (3)   HRW shall bear no liability for direct or consequential damages caused by the discontinuance of service pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.23 WHEN WATER METERS READ.
   All water meters on water systems controlled by HRW shall be read monthly unless unforeseen circumstances dictate otherwise.
(Ord. passed 6-30-2015; Ord. passed 7-16-2018; Ord. passed 6-15-2020; Ord. passed 11-16-2020)
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