(A) When a customer or a property owner desires to make a connection to the village water system, he or she shall submit an application for a connection permit on a form furnished by the village.
(1) The permit application of nonresidential users shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, detailed drawings or other information that may be deemed necessary by the Village Administrator or village staff. Any permit application submitted by an industrial user shall be accompanied by information which describes the industry’s water supply needs and use demands.
(2) A water service connection will be installed only upon the approval of an application made in writing at the office of the village on a form provided for the purpose by the village. The application must be signed by the owner or customer or his or her duly authorized agent.
(B) The service pipe from main to the property line, curb stop and curb box shall be furnished and placed by the village or its designee, at the property owner’s or customer’s expense.
(C) Within new subdivisions the service pipe from the main to the property line, the curb stop and curb box shall be furnished and placed by the subdivider at the subdivider’s expense as set forth in the subdivision code.
(D) The remainder of the service pipe shall be installed by a licensed plumber. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the private service connection or fire service connection shall be borne by the owner or customer. The owner or customer shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage to the public system that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation.
(E) All service pipe shall be installed in compliance with the village requirements and the Illinois Plumbing Code. The village shall not be responsible for improper installations by customer’s plumber.
(F) Whenever a plumber has completed work on a new installation, he or she shall leave the water turned off at the service connection. The use of “jumpers”, bypasses or other similar devices to allow unmetered water usage of any type shall not be allowed.
(G) (1) The village will provide one water service connection for any one building on a property owner’s premises. The owner shall obtain a separate water service connection for each living unit in a multiple housing unit where each living unit has its own separate entrance and could have individualized ownership. Each separate water service connection shall be separately metered and billed. Each multiple housing building where each living unit does not have its own separate entrance and could not have individualized ownership, shall have one water service connection per building. Each apartment or condominium unit within the building shall be separately metered. A readily accessible location shall be provided for the installation of all the meters that service the apartments within that building.
(2) Each building or business in a commercial premises such as a strip mall or mall shall have one water service connection regardless of the number of establishments within the building. Each commercial premises within the mall shall be independently metered. A readily accessible location shall be provided for this installation of all the meters that service commercial establishments within that building.
(H) Curb stops and line stops in branch service pipes are for exclusive use of the village.
(I) (1) Service pipes will not be installed where any portion of the pipe must pass through lands, buildings or parts of buildings which are not the property of the applicant unless applicant, in writing, assumes the liability and provides to the village written easements for the installation of the service pipes.
(2) Existing service lines may be used for connection of new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Village Administrator or village staff, to meet all the requirements of this chapter and are adequate to serve the purposes of the new building and its use. A water connection permit shall be required for all new buildings reusing old service line connections. Abandoned connections shall be effectively closed or sealed off as directed by the Village Administrator.
(J) (1) Application for service pipe extension will be accepted subject to the condition that a village water main is located adjacent to the premises to be served and extension of service does not obligate the village to extend its mains to service the premises for which water service is desired.
(2) A water connection permit will only be issued and a water connection allowed only if it can be demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Village Administrator and the Village Engineer that the village water supply facilities, including water mains and water treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated water use load.
(K) No application for a service pipe installation will be accepted between December 1 and March 1, unless the applicant agrees to pay excess costs that may be incurred due to weather conditions during that period.
(L) The village will repair all leaks in the service pipes from the main to and including the curb stop. Beyond the curb stop the property owner or customer is responsible for all leaks and the same must be repaired by him or her in a manner acceptable to the village. When defects or leaks are discovered, the consumer will be notified and if the defects or leaks are not repaired within reasonable time, the water may be turned off, with or without further notice.
(M) Water service connections will be sized by the village and all decisions relative to size, material and manner of installation will be made by the village.
(N) (1) The service line and the connection of the service line or fire service line into any public water main within the jurisdiction of the village and the size, alignment, materials of construction of a water service connection or fire service connection and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the material and procedural requirements set forth in the State Plumbing Code and any other applicable rules and regulations of the village. Village requirements may be found in the latest editions of the appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, State Plumbing Code, American Waterworks Association, the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, and the village IDM. All water service connections or fire service connections shall be made watertight. Any deviation from these prescribed procedures and materials must be reviewed and recommended by the Village Engineer and approved by the Village Administrator before installation.
(2) Installation requirements for water service connections supplying nonresidential facilities, fire service connections and connections three inches in diameter and larger will be established by the village on a case-by-case basis following review of appropriate plans submitted by the applicant. Although individual review is required, all applicable provisions of this chapter apply. Pipe materials shall be as set forth by the Village IDM.
(3) All excavations for service line installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights to as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.
(4) When existing pavement, sidewalk, yard area, ditches or other surface treatments on public rights-of-way are removed in the course of making a service connection, the surfaces shall be restored to meet the original condition in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois and in accordance with the requirements of the Village IDM. Street cuts shall be made only at times and in a manner approved by the village following at least 24-hours’ notice to the village.
(O) When required by State Plumbing Code or, in the judgment of the Village Administrator, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary, then an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed by the customer at the customer’s expense in a manner satisfactory to the village.
(P) No water service curb box may be placed in a driveway unless a driveway sleeve has been installed at customer expense. A cast iron sleeve with lid must be utilized when a service curb box is placed in a driveway.
(Q) No private water service connection, fire service connection or temporary water service connection shall be made to any village water main until the plans and specifications for that connection have been approved by the Village Administrator or his or her designated representative, a written permit therefor is issued by the village, and the fees therefor are paid in full by the applicant to the village.
(R) No unauthorized person shall uncover, alter or disturb any public water main or open any public fire hydrant, alter any valve or any appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the village in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(S) No unauthorized person shall make any connection with or opening into, alter or disturb, or use any water main operated by the village or appurtenances thereto without first obtaining a connection permit as required by this chapter.
(T) Failure of the customer or the property owner or his or her agent to secure the applicable permits shall cause the person to be subject to disconnection, in addition to the fines and penalties provided for in this chapter. In addition, the property owner or customer shall be refused any additional permits until such time as the discrepancies have been corrected in a manner satisfactory to the Village Administrator or designated representative.
(U) (1) The service connections shall be inspected and approved by the village as set forth herein. The applicant for the water service connection or fire service connection permit shall notify the Village Administrator when the service line is ready for inspection and when connection to the public water main occurs. No part of a service line shall be covered until the line has been inspected and approved by the Village Administrator or designated village staff. The connection to the public water main shall only be made under the direct supervision of a licensed plumber and in accordance with the standards of this chapter. The permit application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit and inspection fee paid to the village to cover filing of the permit application and one inspection of a connection to the public water main system. If inspection of a connection to any public water main for which a permit has been issued is found to be faulty, the person shall apply for reinspection after the corrections have been made. The request for reinspection shall be made at the Village Office and shall include a nonrefundable reinspection fee.
(2) In addition to permit and inspection fees, the village may also collect connection charges and other fees as may be determined by the village at the time the permit application is made.
(V) (1) If the application and any supporting documentation is in proper form, and if the water service or fire service connection indicated therein, in the judgment of the Village Administrator or village staff, appears to be in conformance with this chapter and all other village requirements, and the applicable permit and inspection fee and other required connection charges have been paid, the Village Administrator or village staff shall issue the permit for connection to the water main. If otherwise, the application shall be denied.
(2) If the application is denied by the Village Administrator or designated village staff, he or she shall state the reason or reasons therefor in writing, mailed or personally delivered to the applicant, within ten days from the date on which the application is denied. The applicant shall have the right to either amend the application to bring it into conformity with the reasons given for denial or to have the application and denial reviewed by the Board of Trustees, provided the applicant shall give written notice of the request for review within ten days after receipt of denial. The Board shall review the permit application, the written denial and any other evidence or matters as the application and Village Administrator or village staff shall present at its next regular meeting following receipt of request for its review, and the decision of the Board rendered publicly at the meeting shall be final.
(W) Insurance required. Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter for work on public property shall carry adequate public liability and property damage insurance to indemnify the village in case of any accident or damage occurring in conjunction with or as a result of the work being done under the permit.
(1) The form of insurance required shall be subject to the approval of the Village Attorney.
(2) Limits of liability shall be at least $100,000 for injury to any one person and $500,000 for injury resulting from any one accident and $50,000 for injury to any property.
(3) The insurance required may not be canceled until completion of the work for which a permit is issued and following final inspection and
approval of the work by the village. Cancellation or lapse of the insurance required shall terminate any permit for which the policy provides coverage.
(X) Change in property use. In the event the use of a property changes, the owner shall apply for a new connection permit in accordance with this section and shall be subject to all requirements including payment of the permit fee.
(Y) Private legal responsibility. Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter for work on private or public property shall bear the responsibility for accidental injury or death, property damage or any other litigation that may arise in connection with this work and shall in any case hold the village harmless from all damages.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018)