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GENERAL REGULATIONS
The following rules and regulations are adopted and prescribed for the government and control of the use of water from the city water works system:
(A) All officers and employees of the city shall have access, at all reasonable hours, to premises where water is used.
(B) The hydrants, plugs, slop-boxes, service pipes, hose, and all other attachments shall be kept in complete repair by the owner, or occupant, of the premises where the water is used.
(C) No water shall be used by any consumer, or permitted by him to be used from his connection, for other than the purpose specified for such connection.
(D) No leak shall be permitted, or water allowed to flow, and waste unnecessarily.
(E) No person, without a written permit from the Water Superintendent, or the Board of Public Works and Safety, shall turn a stopcock of the water works system, for the purpose of turning the water either on, or off.
(F) Any person having a connection for sprinkling purposes, shall confine such sprinkling to the premises where such connection is located.
(G) In all cases where more than one consumer is supplied from a pipe, or pipes, governed by one stopcock, then one person must be responsible for the payment of all charges, and the keeping in good repair of all pipes, hydrants, and other connection or attachments.
(H) Cisterns located on premises where there is no hydrant shall not be filled from a hydrant, except by permit from the Water Superintendent, or the Board of Public Works and Safety.
('66 Code, § 52.01) (Ord., passed 5-2-05; Am. Ord. passed 8-25-10)
Penalty, see § 10.99
No person, firm, or corporation shall interfere in any manner with any officer or employee of the city while such officer or employee is working on or with any watercourse, sewer, drain, street, alley, or other way or part of the sewage or drainage system of the city, regardless of whether the land upon which such watercourse, sewer, drain, street, alley, or other way or part of the system where such officers or employees are at the time inspecting or working, is privately or publicly owned.
('66 Code, § 50.01) (Ord. passed 10-4-30) Penalty, see § 10.99
No person shall cut any drain, culvert or ditch within the city, or to obstruct the natural course of any drain or the natural flow of water, within the city.
('66 Code, § 52.03) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The City Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to refuse approval of any plans for a subdivision, either within or without the city which is to be served by the municipal water service unless the plans show on their face the location of a six-inch water main within the subdivision. The plans shall show the type of water main and method of construction, and the installation of T's in the main for the installation of fire plugs. The Board is further authorized to refuse the approval of any subdivision or the extension of water service to any subdivision if the plans and construction specifications do not fully meet good engineering practices.
(B) The Board shall inspect the installation of any water main to insure that it is properly installed in accordance with the best engineering practice and in conformity with the approval given by the Board, and if the construction does not comply fully, the Board is authorized to withhold water service until the construction meets the full requirements.
(C) The Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to determine the type of construction to be approved and the regulations governing preparation of plans and construction and installation of water mains.
('66 Code, § 52.04) (Ord., passed 6-15-56)
All new or replacement water mains, valves, and other appurtenances, and all new or replacement sewers, manholes, and other appurtenances constructed or reconstructed in a flood hazard area as defined by city ordinance shall be designed and constructed so as to minimize or eliminate the infiltration of floodwaters into these systems and discharges from these systems into floodwaters.
(Ord. 1977-53, passed 9-13-77) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The Madison Water Utility shall be removed from the jurisdiction of the Indiana Regulatory Commission upon the passage of Ordinance 2005-18 and as otherwise provided by law.
(B) Any future water utility rate adjustments shall be implemented by the Common Council only upon the recommendation of a recognized and qualified rate consultant after a thorough rate study has been done.
(C) Pursuant to IC 8-1.5-3-9(c), Ordinance 2005-18 shall become effective 60 days after its adoption by the City Council, signature by the Mayor, and enrollment on the book of ordinances, and notification to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission as provided by law.
(D) Any ordinance in contradiction with this section is hereby repealed.
(Ord. 2005-18, passed 12-6-05)
RATES AND CHARGES
(A) The city shall establish, maintain and collect just and equitable rates or charges for the facilities and service afforded by its waterworks system which shall be sufficient at all times to pay reasonable and proper costs of maintenance and operation of the system, to provide a proper and reasonable depreciation account, and to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as the same becomes due.
(B) All persons receiving city water service shall pay such rates, fees and charges as are established by the city in the manner prescribed by it. All persons desiring water service shall pay such applicable fees, deposits and other fees as are required by the city.
(C) Each customer shall pay a minimum monthly charge in accordance with the size of the water meter installed, and for which said customer shall be entitled to a minimum quantity of water per month. Usage of water in excess of the minimum monthly gallons allowed will result in the customer being billed for the excess usage utilizing the rates and charges as established by ordinance.
(D) Billing adjustments. Adjustments for water leaks are only given for the wastewater portion of the bill, according to the following rules:
(1) Adjustments are only available if the excess water did not enter the wastewater collection system to be treated.
(2) Adjustments will not be given below the average usage.
(3) The application for adjustment must be received within six months of the occurrence and include all required information and attachments.
(4) If the adjustment totals over $1,000, then the customer will be required to attend a Board of Public Works meeting to receive the adjustment.
(5) No adjustments are available for watering your lawn, watering your garden, watering your flowers or filling your pool. We do, however, offer the choice of a second water meter, installed at the customer’s expense, for irrigation and water uses that do not include wastewater charges.
(6) Exceptional circumstances. It is impossible to foresee all circumstances in which an adjustment to a customer’s bill may or may not be adjusted. In circumstances which are not specifically addressed by this subchapter, the Utility Manager shall determine, in conformity with the Board of Public Work’s general policy objectives and business practices, whether or not to make a billing adjustment.
(E) No water service will be furnished to any customer without charge.
(Ord. 1986-2, passed 3-18-86; Am. Ord. 1986-20, passed 12-2-86; Am. Ord. 1999-20, passed 12-21-99; Am. Ord. 2006-22, passed 2-6-07; Am. Ord. 2008-20, passed 12-16-08; Am. Ord. 2022-6, passed 5-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-10, passed 7-5-22)
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