(a) Permit Required; Specific Requirements. Any person desiring to construct a water line beyond the then existing City lines, and connect it to the City water system, shall first make application to the water system for its approval of such construction and connection, and he shall not proceed with any such construction or make any such connection to the City water system until such approval has been obtained. This application shall be made in the form of a letter outlining the proposed project and accompanied by detailed plans and specifications which shall contain all information pertinent to the design and construction of the proposed water system. Two copies of the plans and specifications must be submitted. Both copies thereof, if approved by the water system, shall be signed by the Mayor and one copy thereof shall be returned to the applicant and the other copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk. In general, the design and construction of all water lines shall comply with sound recognized engineering practices and water line construction standards. The water system reserves the right to invoke any requirements which are deemed necessary for the protection of the property owners served and the satisfactory operation, and future maintenance, of the City water system.
(b) Diameter, Composition and Quality of Pipe.
(1) All water lines shall have an inside diameter of at least four inches. Larger sizes may be required where possible future development indicates they are needed. The water line pipe shall be asbestos cement pipe or such other material as the City Council may accept and approve.
(2) No old or used water line pipe shall be used for water lines unless passed upon and accepted by an authorized representative of the City Council.
(c) Inspections. The water system reserves the right to inspect all materials and work at any time during the progress of any project. No water line or fire hydrant excavations shall be back filled without the prior inspection and approval of the water system or its authorized representative.
(d) Rights of Way and Easements.
(1) All water line extensions shall be made in recognized street or alley rights of way or under rights of way or easements especially dedicated for water line construction. Where water lines are constructed in rights of way other than streets or alleys, the builder thereof shall furnish the water system with legal rights of way agreements conveying these rights of way, to the City of Lewisburg, as hereinafter provided. The width of such rights of way shall be at least five feet on either side of the centerline of the water main.
(2) After satisfactory completion of the construction of each water line extension, if then within the City corporate limits, or upon the subdivision or development in which such water line extension has been constructed being taken into the City, the builder or owner, either or both as may be required by the City, of such water extension shall, by appropriate instrument, convey the ownership of the water line and the necessary rights of way therefore, to the City of Lewisburg, for future maintenance and operation. All such water lines shall be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to the Lewisburg water system, including the obligation to pay the prevailing rates for water used, from the time the water line extensions are placed in service. (Ord. 279. Passed 4-6-19.)