(A) Property owner’s responsibility.
(1) The service line from the curb stop including the curb stop and box to the building being served is the property owner's responsibility.
(2) Any maintenance, such as breaks, valves, curb box repairs, etc., is the responsibility of the property owner.
(3) If, for any reason, the City of Madison Lake would need to work on a water service line, the expenses incurred while doing the necessary work will be billed to the property owner.
(B) Discontinuance of service. The city may discontinue service to any water consumer without notice for necessary repairs or upon notice as provided in M.S. § 125.35, Subdivision 4, for nonpayment of charges, or for violations of rules and regulations affecting utility service.
(C) Supply from 1 service. No more than 1 house or building shall be supplied from 1 service connection except by special service connection expect by special permission of the Council. Whenever 2 or more parties are supplied from 1 pipe connecting with a service main, each building or part of building separately supplied shall have a separate stop box and separate meter.
(D) Turning on water, tapping mains. No person except an authorized city employee shall turn on any water supply at the stop box or tap any distributing main or pipe of the water system or insert a stop cock or other appurtenance therein without a city permit. A charge of 3 times the current water rate plus any applicable penalty will be applied to any unauthorized water usage.
(Am. Ord. passed - -)
(E) Repair of leaks. The service line from the curb stop including the curb stop and box to the building being served is the property owner's responsibility. Any maintenance, such as breaks, valves, curb box repairs, etc, is the responsibility of the property owner. If, for any reason, the City of Madison Lake would need to work on a water service line, the expenses incurred while doing the necessary work will be billed to the property owner. If he or she fails to repair any leak in such service pipe within 24 hours after notice by the city, the city may turn the water off. The water shall not then be turned on again until the cost of repairs has been paid to the city. When the waste of water in great or damage is likely to result form the leak, the city shall turn the water off immediately upon the giving of notice if repair is not commenced immediately.
(F) Use of fire hydrants. No person other than an authorized city employee shall operate a fire hydrant or interfere in any way with the city water system without first obtaining authority to do so from the water and sewer superintendent.
(G) Private water supply. No water pipe of the city water supply system shall be connected with any pump, well, or tank that is connected with any other source of water supply. When any such connection is found, the Water and Sewer Department shall notify the owner to sever the connection and if this is not done immediately, the city shall turn off the water supply forthwith. Before any new connection to the city system is permitted, the department shall ascertain that no cross connection will exist when the new connection is made.
(H) Restricted hours. Whenever the Council determines that a shortage of water supply threatens the city, it may, by resolution, limit the times and hours during which city water may be used for sprinkling irrigation, car washing, air condition, or other specified uses. After publication of the resolution or 2 days after the mailing of the resolution to each customer, no person shall use or permit water to be used in violation of the resolution and any customer who does so shall be charged for each day of violation and the charge shall be added to his or her next water bill. If the emergency requires immediate compliance with terms of the resolution, the Council may provide for the delivery of a copy of the resolution to the premises of each customer, and any customer who has received such notice and thereafter uses or permits water to be used in violation of the resolution shall be subject to the charge provided above. Continued violation shall cause for discontinuance of water service.
(I) Fire emergency. It is hereby declared unlawful for any person in the city or any person owning or occupying premises connected with the water system to use any water from the system during a fire, except for the purpose of fighting the fire or to permit any faucet, tap or outlet to remain open; and upon the sounding of a fire alarm, it shall be the duty of every person to see that all such outlets are tightly closed so that no water is used except for necessary household purposes.
(J) Permitting use by others. No person shall permit city water to be used for any purpose except upon his or her own premises except in an emergency ant then only if written permission is first obtained from the City Clerk. Anyone wishing to obtain water from a hydrant for construction purpose shall make application to the City Clerk for such services.
(Ord. 238, passed 5-5-1-2006)