90.01 Definitions | 90.11 Installation of Water Service Pipe |
90.02 Superintendent’s Duties | 90.12 Responsibility for Water Service Pipe |
90.03 Mandatory Connections/Private Wells | 90.13 Failure to Maintain |
90.04 Abandoned Connections | 90.14 Curb Valve |
90.05 Permit | 90.15 Interior Valve |
90.06 Connection Fee | 90.16 Inspection and Approval |
90.07 Compliance with Plumbing Code | 90.17 Completion by the City |
90.08 Plumber Required | 90.18 Shutting Off Water Supply |
90.09 Excavations | 90.19 Operation of Curb Valve and Hydrants |
90.10 Tapping Mains | |
The following terms are defined for use in the chapters in this Code of Ordinances pertaining to the Water Service System:
1. “Combined service account” means a customer service account for the provision of two or more utility services.
2. “Customer” means, in addition to any person receiving water service from the City, the owner of the property served, and as between such parties the duties, responsibilities, liabilities, and obligations hereinafter imposed shall be joint and several.
3. “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Works or any duly authorized assistant, agent, or representative.
4. “Water main” means a water supply pipe provided for public or community use.
5. “Water service pipe” means the pipe from the water main to the building served.
6. “Water system” or “water works” means all public facilities for securing, collecting, storing, pumping, treating, and distributing water.
The Superintendent shall supervise the installation of water service pipes and their connection to the water main and enforce all regulations pertaining to water services in the City in accordance with this chapter. This chapter shall apply to all replacements of existing water service pipes as well as to new ones. The Superintendent shall make such rules, not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, as may be needed for the detailed operation of the water system, subject to the approval of the Council. In the event of an emergency the Superintendent may make temporary rules for the protection of the system until due consideration by the Council may be had.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13[4])
1. Connection to Public Water System. Except as otherwise provided herein, all residences and business establishments within the City limits intended or used for human habitation, occupancy, or use shall be connected to the public water system.
2. Exceptions. A residence or business establishment within the City limits intended or used for human habitation, occupancy, or use may obtain its water from a private well only in accordance with the following exceptions:
A. Existing Wells. Private wells in use on the effective date of Ordinance No. 2006-283 may continue to be used but may not be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or substituted.
B. New Wells. A new well may be drilled only upon property that does not have access to the public water system within 300 feet of the property lines.
C. Remediation Wells. Remediation wells (wells used for ground water monitoring) may be drilled upon obtaining special permission from the Council. Permission for a remediation well shall be considered upon receipt of documentation to the City of the need for such a well.
D. Geothermal Wells. Geothermal wells (wells used for heating and cooling purposes) may be drilled upon obtaining special permission from the Council.
3. Wells Prohibited. It is unlawful to drill any potable or non-potable water well within 1,000 feet of 302 First Street. Such area is contained in the rectangular area bounded on the east by Third Street extended, on the west by the City limits, on the north by a line 350 feet north of the highway line, and on the south by a line 200 feet south of “A” Avenue.
Before any person makes a connection with the public water system, a written permit must be obtained from the City. The application for the permit shall include a legal description of the property, the name of the property owner, the name and address of the person who will do the work, and the general uses of the water. If the proposed work meets all the requirements of this chapter and if all fees required under this chapter have been paid, the permit shall be issued. Work under any permit must be completed within 60 days after the permit is issued, except that when such time period is inequitable or unfair due to conditions beyond the control of the person making the application, an extension of time within which to complete the work may be granted. The permit may be revoked at any time for any violation of these chapters.
Before any permit is issued, the person who makes the application shall pay to the Clerk a connection fee in accordance with the following:
1. Single User Connection. For each single-family residential or other single- user connection, a fee of $100.00.
2. Multi-User Connection. For each connection where one service pipe supplies more than one customer within the building, a fee of $100.00 plus $20.00 for each additional unit contained within the building.
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