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A copy of this chapter, properly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds, and shall be deemed notice to all owners of real estate of their liability for service supplied to any user of the service of the waterworks system of the city on their properties.
(Ord. 2953, passed 1-10-95)
All persons are strictly prohibited from turning on the water into any service pipe from the curb valve or when a meter is not in place, except by permission of the Water Superintendent. No person shall in any way obstruct the access to any hydrant or water valve connected with any water pipe in the city by means of lumber, brick building material or other articles, thing or hindrance whatsoever. No person, except the Water Superintendent or Fire Chief, shall take water from any fire hydrant or other public water connection, except for fire purposes or for the use of the Fire Department in case of fire, or in any way take or use water for private use which is furnished by the waterworks, except from a public fountain, unless such person shall receive permission from the Water Superintendent. Private fire hydrants shall not be used for any other purpose than the extinguishing of fires. No person shall deface, mark or in any way injure or meddle with fire hydrants, valves or other appurtenances of the city water system or attempt to operate them without authority. No person, without authority, shall hitch or attach any hose, animal or any other object to a fire hydrant.
(Ord. 2953, passed 1-10-95)
No claim shall be made against the city by reason of the breaking of any main, service pipe, valve, or other fixture, or for any other interruption of the supply by reason of the breaking of machinery or stoppage for necessary repairs.
(Ord. 2953, passed 1-10-95)
All sprinkling of lawns or streets is prohibited when there is an alarm of fire and during the continuance of a fire, further restrictions on the use of water may have to be placed in the event of low water system pressure.
(Ord. 2953, passed 1-10-95)
(A) Existing water lines outside of the city.
(1) If there is an existing agreement that allows property owners outside of the city to connect to the water lines connected to the city's water system the agreement shall be followed.
(2) If there is no agreement or an existing agreement that does not specifically allow property owners outside of the city to connect to the water lines connected to the city's water system and such water lines run adjacent to the property in question and such water lines are at least four inches in diameter, then a connection to the water line will be permitted, provided however, that the property owner signs an agreement with the city that binds his heirs or future owners of the property to annex into the city should at any time in the future the property become contiguous to the city. A water service line can only service one property and cannot run across one property to another property. The City Manager is authorized to sign such an agreement on behalf of the city. This division shall not apply to the following two properties which are considered to have applied for a water connection prior to the effective date of this section and are allowed to have a single service line to each property:
(a) Legal Description: Lot 16 Waunee Estates part SE NE Section 31 and NW NW Section 32 T15N R5E. Parcel #: 20-32-101-009-0030. Owner: William W. and LaJean Breedlove.
(b) Legal Description: East SW NW and part SE Section 29 T15N R5E. Parcel #: 20-29-100- 003-0021. Owner: Royal and Laura Peed.
(3) Within one year of the passage of this section all water lines that exist outside of the city and that are not owned and maintained by the city will have installed a backflow prevention device per the cross-connection control section of this chapter. As determined by the Superintendent of Water the backflow prevention device shall be located as near as possible to the city border. The city, at its discretion, may, at any time it desires, install a stop valve on the city side of the backflow prevention device, such stop valve being within the city limits. Should the owner of a water line outside of the city limits fail to comply with this division, the city will install such a backflow prevention device and charge the owner or owners for all material, labor, and equipment used to install the device.
(B) Any future extensions of the city water main system outside of the city limits is prohibited unless it is part of an annexation agreement.
(Ord. 2974, passed 6-5-94; Am. Ord. 2974, passed 6-5-95)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Regarding word usage, "shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissible.
(A) Charges, types of
:
(1) BASIC USER CHARGE. The basic assessment levied on all users of the public water system.
(2) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE. A charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.
(3) DEBT SERVICE CHARGE. The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage of loan, bond and the like outstanding.
(4) LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE. Charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, such as debt service and capital improvement costs.
(5) REPLACEMENT. Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes REPLACEMENT.
(6) USEFUL LIFE. The estimated period during which the water works will be operated.
(7) USER CHARGE. A charge levied on users of water works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
(8) WATER FUND. The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.
(9) WATER SERVICE CHARGE. The charge per § 52.20 of this chapter.
(B) Federal Government.
(1) FEDERAL ACT. The Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Acts Amendments.
(2) ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(C) Local Government.
(1) APPROVING AUTHORITY. The Mayor and council of the city.
(2) CITY. The City of Kewanee.
(3) PERSON. Any and all persons, natural or artificial including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(D) State Government.
(1) STATE ACT. The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.
(2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) STATE LOAN. The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of water works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
(E) Water characteristics and equipment:
(1) CURB COCK. A shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water supply lines of a building. Also called a CURB STOP.
(2) EASEMENT. An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
(3) MILLIGRAMS PER LITER. A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
(4) pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
(5) PPM. Parts per million by weight.
(6) SERVICE BOX. A valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
(Ord. 3376, passed 1-13-03)
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