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Hermosa, SD Code of Ordinances
TOWN OF HERMOSA, SOUTH DAKOTA CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 50: WATER PROVISIONS
Section
General Provisions
   50.01   Application for water connection permit
   50.02   Meters
   50.03   Plumbers
   50.04   Permission required
   50.05   Installation of curb stops, valves and boxes, and dual check backflow prevention valves
   50.06   Standard service pipe installation
   50.07   Inspection and testing
   50.08   Right-of-way repair
   50.09   Application for water service/security deposit
   50.10   Rental properties
   50.11   Commercial and residential water rates
   50.12   Billing and payment
   50.13   Disconnection for non-payment
   50.14   Notice of discontinuance required
   50.15   Meters failing to register
   50.16   Interfering with fire hydrants
   50.17   Extension of water pipes
   50.18   Water limitations
   50.19   Authority of Water Department
   50.20   Duty and responsibility of occupant or owner
   50.21   Malicious or willful damage to water system
   50.22   Water users outside of town limits
   50.23   Responsibility for breakage of lines
   50.24   Rates and charges for services
   50.25   Fees; Water Fund
   50.26   Construction standards
   50.27   Repairs of city water mains and service lines
Water Piping Systems
   50.40   Description
   50.41   Materials
   50.42   Construction requirements
   50.43   Final inspection
   50.44   Project acceptance and warranty period
   50.45   Acceptance by town
   50.46   Initial charging and flushing of water mains
   50.47   Inspection fees
 
   50.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 50.01 APPLICATION FOR WATER CONNECTION PERMIT.
   (A)   As per SDCL § 9-47-28, the owner of every residence, business, structure, or building wherein water is used, abutting upon any street or alley in which municipal water mains are maintained shall, at his or her own expense, connect the residence, business, structure, or building to the municipal water system within 30 days after notice to do so, provided the municipal water main is within 200 feet of his or her property line. Application must be made to the Board of Trustees for permits to connect/tap any water pipe or pipes to the town water supply main. Application must be made by the owner or agent of the property served. Application shall designate the legal description of property, what kind and size of tap to be made, the nature and number of the water users, and be accompanied by the appropriate fee as described below. This fee is to be retained by the town.
   (B)   The cost of such tap shall be based on the size of the meter:
 
Residential
Commercial
1"
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
1 ½"
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
2"
$1,250.00
$2,500.00
 
   (C)   If larger taps are required than depicted in the above table, the rates will increase $250 per one-inch increments for residential and will increase $500 per one-inch increments for commercial.
   (D)   If the permit is granted, applicant assumes all expenses covering material, labor, etc. for installation and connection of such pipes. This shall include, but is not limited to, curb stops, valves and boxes, and dual check back flow prevention valves and water meters. Applicant shall assume all responsibility, cost, and expense of maintenance and repairs of such components including, but not limited to, such pipes, curb stops, valves and boxes, and dual check back flow prevention valves and water meters, from the property owner’s property line to the structure.
(Ord. 10, passed 6-20-2006; Ord. 10R-2015, passed 2-2-2015; Ord. passed 1-8-2019; Ord. passed 5-18-2021; Ord. passed 4-18-2023)
§ 50.02 METERS.
   All connections shall be metered. The town will provide the meter. Only persons designated by the town shall read the meter on or about the twentieth of each month for all service meters. A person, designated by the town, shall read and verify meter and remote once each year to verify accuracy.
(Ord. 10, passed 6-20-2006; Ord. 10R-2015, passed 2-2-2015; Ord. 52.02A, passed 11-21-2017)
§ 50.03 PLUMBERS.
   Only a duly licensed plumber/contractor, per the Town's Standard Construction Specification and Standard Details, approved by the Town Board, or an employee of the Water Department shall be permitted to do any work on any pipes or connections in any way connected with the town water supply. All such plumbers/contractors shall be governed by state and town regulations that are in force or that may be hereafter adopted.
(Ord. 10, passed 6-20-2006; Ord. 10R-2015, passed 2-2-2015)
§ 50.04 PERMISSION REQUIRED.
   Written permission shall be obtained from the supervisor or other officer in charge of the Water Department before plumbing work of any kind shall be done by any plumber in or upon any water pipes, fixtures, or apparatus connected with the town water system.
(Ord. 10, passed 6-20-2006; Ord. 10R-2015, passed 2-2-2015)
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