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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)
A. All damages or injury to the lines, meters or other materials of the town on or near the consumer's premises caused by any act or neglect of the consumer shall, in the discretion of the town, be repaired by and at the expense of the consumer, and the consumer shall pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, which may arise or accrue to the town through its efforts to repair the damage to the lines, meters or to other equipment of the department, or collect such costs from the consumer.
B. The town shall not be liable for any damage to a water service user by reason or stoppage or interruption of his or her water supply service caused by fires, scarcity of water, accidents to the water system or its mains, or which occurs as the result of maintenance and extension operations, or from any other unavoidable cause. This section shall not be construed to extend the liability of the town beyond that provided in the governmental immunity act. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
In times of scarcity of water, whenever it shall in the judgment of the mayor and town council be necessary, the mayor shall, by proclamation, limit the use of water to such extent as may be necessary. It shall be unlawful for any person, his family, servants or agents to violate any proclamation made by the mayor in pursuance of this section. (Ord. 1992-1, 11-7-1992)
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