(A) Second meter. A second meter (garden meter) is required to monitor water usage for outside use (watering sod, garden, washing vehicle). No sewer usage will be charged on this water use.
(B) Meters. Except for the extinguishment of fires, no person other than an authorized city employee shall use water from the city water supply system or permit water to be drawn there from unless the water passes through a meter supplied or approved by the city. No person not authorized by the Water and Sewer Department shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any manner change or interfere with any such meter or its use.
(C) Metered water sprinkling service line. A water user may apply to have a water line metered for exterior use only (hereinafter referred to as a water sprinkling service line) in addition to water service metered within a building. Such application shall be on a form prepared by the City Clerk-Finance Deptartment from time to time and shall include:
(1) Plan for plumbing and approved permit from plumbing inspector.
(2) Name and address of applicant.
(3) Address of location for which permit is sought.
(D) Inspection of water sprinkling service line. Approval of the application shall be granted where an inspection demonstrates:
(1) The water service line is split immediately upon entry to the building.
(2) Two water meters have been installed behind the split, 1 on each line from the split.
(3) The line used for water sprinkling must serve only lines which lead outside a building.
(4) No connection between water lines outside the building and inside the building may exist.
(5) Both water meters must be equipped with a remote reading device.
(6) No tapping, tying in, or connection may be made to the water sprinkling service line which is inside a building or serving the inside of a building.
(7) The building must have no footing drained, peripheral lines and/or roof leaders that discharge directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewer.
(8) If the building has a sump pump, such sump pump must discharge directly into a storm sewer and if no storm sewer is available it must be piped directly out of the building in a manner to insure the discharge will not be entering the sanitary sewer system.
(E) Cost of plumbing and meter installation. All costs of plumbing and meter installation shall be borne by the owner.
(F) Unlawful to use water sprinkling line within building. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or permit the use of water sprinkling service line to place water within a building.
(G) Sewer charges exempt metered by water sprinkling service line. No charge for sewer usage will be made based upon water flowing through a meter monitoring a water sprinkling service line, except that if a water sprinkling service line is found to have been used to place or supply water within a building, 3 times the normal sewerage charge for all water supplied through the water sprinkling service line for the 12 months preceding discovery of the illegal use of the water sprinkling service line shall be made. Additionally, use of the water sprinkling service line to place or supply water within a building shall result in revocation of the permit to be exempt from sewerage charges for water sprinkling service line for a period not less than, 5 years.
(Ord. 238, passed 5-5-1-2006)