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CHAPTER 50: GENERAL WATER AND SEWER PROVISIONS
Section
General Provisions
   50.001   Definitions
   50.002   Annexation of connected property required
   50.003   Application for service
   50.004   Deposit
   50.005   Rates
   50.006   Minimum service charge
   50.007   Access to premises
   50.008   Meter reading and determination of charges
   50.009   Bills
   50.010   Meter testing
   50.011   Calculation of bill where equipment fails
   50.012   Prohibited activities
   50.013   Town property; maintenance
   50.014   Adjustments
   50.015   Method for computing leak adjustment
   50.016   Town’s responsibility and liability
   50.017   Customer responsibilities
   50.018   EDA assisted extensions on SR 1006
Service Termination and Reinstatement
   50.030   Termination or interruption of service by town
   50.031   Lessee may take responsibility for payments
   50.032   Procedure for service termination and reinstatement
   50.033   Termination at customer’s request
Connections to Water and Sewer System Where Service is Available
   50.050   Connection required
   50.051   Permit for connection required
   50.052   Application for connection permit
   50.053   Rejection of permit application
   50.054   Construction of connections
   50.055   Separate connections required for each lot
   50.056   Requirements for connection of service where multiple buildings are located on one lot
   50.057   Town inspection
   50.058   Laterals to remain town property
   50.059   Maintenance of private distribution and collection systems
Water and Sewer Extensions
   50.070   In-town property; extensions of service; general policy
   50.071   Extensions to developed property within the town
   50.072   In-town extensions within new subdivisions and other new developments
   50.073   Outside of town
   50.074   Extensions made by other than town forces
   50.075   Inspection by town of work done by others
   50.076   Dedication of water and sewer line extensions
   50.077   Reimbursement
Fire Protection Service
   50.090   Fire hydrants
   50.091   Fire protection service lines
   50.092   Metering of fire protection service lines
Sanitary Sewer Use
   50.105   Industrial wastes
   50.106   Storm water prohibited
   50.107   Prohibited uses
   50.108   Waiver of discharge restrictions
   50.109   Special agreements
   50.110   Permit required for discharge of industrial wastes
   50.111   Preliminary treatment facilities
   50.112   Inspection manhole
   50.113   Determination of character and concentration of wastes
   50.114   Authority for temporary exclusion
   50.115   Charges for industrial wastes
 
   50.999   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 50.001 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ADMINISTRATOR. The Public Works Director or any other person designated by the Manager to perform the functions and exercise the responsibilities assigned by this chapter to the Administrator.
   B.O.D. (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen (expressed in milligrams per liter) required to satisfy the 5-day oxygen demand of a million pounds of domestic sewage or industrial wastes (or a combination of both) when tested in accordance with the procedures given in the latest edition of Standard Methods of the Examination of Water and Sewage, published by The American Public Health Association. B.O.D. is a measure of the pollutional strength of wastes of any nature.
   COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
   DOMESTIC SEWAGE. Liquid wastes from bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens and home laundries.
   GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, handling and dispensing of food.
   INDUSTRIAL WASTES. Liquid wastes from institutional, commercial and industrial processes and operations as distinct from domestic sewage.
   LIQUID WASTES. Waste products that are either dissolved in or suspended in a liquid.
   NATURAL OUTLET. That body of water, stream or watercourse receiving the discharge waters from the sewage treatment plant or formed by the discharge of the sewage treatment plant.
   pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the weight of the hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. It indicates the acidity and alkalinity of a substance. A pH value of 7.0 is considered neutral. A stabilized pH is one that does not change beyond the specified limits when the waste is subjected to aeration. A pH value below 7.0 is acid and above 7.0 is alkaline.
   PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
   SANITARY SEWER. A pipe or conduit that carries sewage or polluted industrial wastes and to which storm, surface and ground waters or unpolluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
   SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. The sanitary sewer system owned and operated by the town, including all sanitary sewer lines and pipes, the sewage treatment plant and all other facilities used in connection with the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage. The term SEWER SYSTEM is sometimes used interchangeably.
   SEWAGE. Liquid wastes.
   SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. The facility owned by the town where sewage is collected and treated.
   SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM. Sanitary sewer system.
   SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
   WATER SYSTEM. The water utility system owned and operated by the town, including all devices and facilities for the treatment, storage and distribution of water.
(1981 Code, § 14-1)
§ 50.002 ANNEXATION OF CONNECTED PROPERTY REQUIRED.
   (A)   In order to broaden the Town of Liberty's development and tax base, owner(s) of property outside the town limits proposing commercial or industrial use, or major residential subdivision development must petition the Town of Liberty for annexation before connections to the Town of Liberty's water and/or sewer facilities will be allowed.
   (B)   These properties may be connected to water and/or sewer lines and remain outside the town limits, but the owner(s) must petition the Town of Liberty for annexation before connections to water and/or sewer lines will be allowed.
(Ord. passed 2-28-2000)
§ 50.003 APPLICATION FOR SERVICE.
   (A)   Application for water or sewer service shall be made at the Town Hall during normal business hours.
   (B)   Application shall be made on the forms prescribed, shall be made in the name of the customer who will be responsible for payment of bills and shall be signed by the customer or by his or her authorized agent.
(1981 Code, § 14-6)
§ 50.004 DEPOSIT.
   (A)   (1)   Every applicant for service shall make a cash deposit with the town in the amount set forth in § 50.005 below.
      (2)   The purpose of this deposit is to provide security for the payment of all charges by the customer.
      (3)   The town retains the right to require the customer to increase the deposit a maximum of twice the amount of the highest monthly bill theretofore rendered at the service location.
   (B)   Initial deposits shall be made with the service applications. Additional deposits, if required pursuant to division (A) above, shall be made within 30 days after receipt by the customer of a written request for the same.
   (C)   A separate deposit shall be paid on each installed water meter.
   (D)   No interest shall be paid on the deposit.
   (E)   Upon termination of service, the deposit shall either be applied to any outstanding bill or refunded to the customer, as provided in §§ 50.035 and 50.036.
(1981 Code, § 14-7)
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