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It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, family, servants or agents to utilize the culinary water system without paying therefor, as herein provided, or without authority, to open any pipe, line, connection, stopcock, valve or other fixtures attached to the system of culinary water supply unless it is done pursuant to proper application, agreement or resolution. It shall be unlawful to injure, deface or impair any part or appurtenance of the water system or to cast anything into any reservoir or facilities appurtenant or contributing to the culinary water system. It shall be a criminal offense in any way to pollute any water source, watershed, drainage area, or any part of or contributing to the culinary water system. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
A. Turning On Water After Being Turned Off Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person, after the water has been turned off from the premises for nonpayment of culinary water charges or other violations of the ordinances, rules, regulations or resolutions pertaining to the water supply, to turn on or to allow the water to be turned on or used without authority from the superintendent or town clerk.
B. Separate Connections: It shall be unlawful for two (2) or more families or service users to be supplied from the same service pipe, connection, water outlet or discharge unless special permission for such combination usage has been granted by the town council and the premises served are owned by the same owner. In all such cases, a failure on the part of any one of the users to comply with this section shall warrant a withholding of the supply of water through the service connections until compliance or payment has been made, and in any event, the property owner shall be primarily liable to the town for all water services utilized on all such premises. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the power of the town to require separate pipes or connections at a subsequent time.
C. Unauthorized Users: It shall be unlawful for any water service user to permit any person from other premises or any unauthorized person to use or obtain water service regularly from his premises or water facilities, either outside or inside his premises.
D. Unauthorized Connection: No consumer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes across lots or buildings to adjoining premises without permission from the water superintendent and subject to such requirements relating to controls as may be imposed by him. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
A. Good Repair: All users of water service shall keep their service pipes, connections and other apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense. No person, except under the direction of the superintendent, shall be allowed to dig into the street for the purpose of laying, removing or repairing any service pipe.
B. Quality Of Service Pipe: All service and other pipe used in conjunction with the water services of the town shall be of such material, quality and specifications as the town council may, from time to time by resolution, provide and shall be installed at such distances below ground as may be specified by regulations relating to the water department. All work, alterations or extensions affecting water pipes shall be subject to the acceptance of the water superintendent and no connections with any water mains shall be made without first obtaining a permit therefor from the town clerk. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
A. Petition To Town Council: Any person or persons, including any subdivider who desires to have the water mains extended within the town which extension shall be further than one hundred feet (100') from the existing line, and is willing to advance the whole expense of such extension, may make application to the town council by petition. The petition shall contain a description of such proposed extension accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed extension, together with an offer to advance the whole expense thereof, which cost shall be verified by the water superintendent. The town council may grant or deny the petition as in its discretion deems best for the welfare of existing water users in the town. Such extension, when completed, shall become a part of the town's water system.
B. Cost Determined: Upon the receipt of such petition and map and before the petition is granted, the town council shall obtain from the water superintendent a certified statement showing the whole cost and expense of making extensions.
C. Amount Deposited: If the town council grants the petition, the amount of the cost of making the extension, as certified by the superintendent, shall be deposited with the town clerk before any work shall be done on such extensions. The deposit shall be made within thirty (30) days, or such other time as the town council shall require, after the granting thereof.
D. Return Of Deposit: At the time the town council decides whether or not to grant a petition for an extension, it shall also decide whether or not any portion of the cost is to be refunded and the manner and the circumstances under which such refund shall be made or credited to the applicant, his successors or representatives. Such determination shall be duly recorded in writing and a copy thereof furnished to the applicant.
E. Forfeiture: In the event any deposit remains unclaimed for a period of five (5) years after the depositor has discontinued water service, the deposit may be forfeited and then transferred to the water utility fund.
F. Ownership Of Extension: Any such extension shall be deemed the property of the town. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
No interconnection, cross-connection or other joining of the culinary and irrigation systems by any existing or future water user of the town shall be permitted, and any such interconnection shall be punishable as a class B misdemeanor as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code, and the owner of record of such property found to have such interconnection upon it shall bear all costs associated with the destruction and removal of such interconnecting device or apparatus. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992; amd. 2001 Code)
There shall be no open discharge of water from the culinary water system which may or could intermingle culinary water with irrigation water. Any discharge from the culinary water system not out of a sprinkler or nozzle shall be a violation of this system and shall be punishable as a class B misdemeanor as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code, and the owner of record of such property found to have any open discharge shall bear all costs required to repair or rectify the violation. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992; amd. 2001 Code)
No water shall be supplied from the pipes of the town water system for the purpose of driving motor, syphon, turbine or other wheels, or any hydraulic engines or elevators, or for driving or propelling machinery of any kind whatsoever, nor shall any license be granted or issued for any such purpose, except by special permission of the town council. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
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