The following rules and regulations shall govern all connections with the municipal mains for the purpose of conveying water to any building or premises for all uses of municipal water and the maintenance of all hydrant connections connected with the municipal water works system.
(A) No person, except a legally authorized agent of the municipality, shall take water from any public or private hydrant plug, hose, pipe or fountain except for fire purposes and for the use of the Fire Department in case of fire, nor shall any person use in any way or take any water for private use (drinking at public fountains excepted) except through a meter which shall be furnished him or her by the municipality after he or she has deposited with the Village Clerk an amount equal to the cost of the meter, connection and plug wrench, which money shall be returned to him or her on the return of the meter, connection and plug wrench in good condition. He or she shall then pay the Clerk for water used through the meter at meter rates then in effect.
(B) No person shall willfully break, injure, mar, deface, interfere with or disturb any building, machinery, apparatus, attachments or appurtenances of the municipal water works, or any public or private hydrant, or any stop cock, service plug, water or service pipe, or any part thereof; nor shall any person injure or deposit anything in any service box or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned things, without the permission of the Board of Trustees, Water Committee or some person duly authorized to issue such permits, except in cases herein provided.
(C) No person shall make any excavation in any street, alley or public ground for the purpose of laying water pipe or connecting to any water or service pipe already laid without written permission from the Director of Community Development; and only such persons as are authorized to perform such work shall do the same.
(D) All applications for the introduction of water into any premises, or for the extension of any water pipe, shall be made to the Director of Community Development by the owner or some duly authorized person on printed blanks for that purpose to be had at the office of the Director of Community Development. The application will state fully and truthfully all purposes for which the water is required. Should the additional use of water be required, the person desiring the same must make a new application before such additional use will be allowed. The applicant must subscribe to and agree to be bound to such rules governing the use of water as may be in force at the time or may be passed from time to time by the Board of Trustees. If there is no available objection existing, the Director of Community Development will issue a permit authorizing the Village Engineer to tap the main and insert a corporation cock for such service, and place a stop cock and service box three feet inside of the curb line on the same side of the street where the premises to be supplied are located. No person, unless duly authorized by the Board of Trustees, will be permitted under any circumstances to tap the main or insert a corporation cock therein. Special permits must be secured from the municipality authorizing a licensed plumber to insert the service pipe from the stop cock into the premises.
(E) Whenever any premises becomes vacant and remains vacant for a period of 30 days or more, an affidavit served on the owner or duly authorized agent of the premises, at the written request of the owner of such premises, the water supply of such building or premises may be shut off. If the owner or authorized agent shall make a formal request that the water be turned on, at a cost of $75, and the Director of Community Development shall cause same to be done.
(F) Service pipes will not be permitted to go from one lot to another along streets wherein mains are laid. Water must be obtained directly from the mains in front of the premises adjacent, provided that one service may be used to supply all parties occupying the same building. All service must be laid at least three and one-half feet below the surface of the ground.
(G) No claim shall be made against the municipality by reason of the breakage of any main, pipe, service pipe or cock, or for any interruption of the water supply, or by reason of the breaking of the machinery or stoppage for necessary repairs.
(H) Water will not be turned on into any house or private service pipe except on order of the Director of Community Development, nor until all the water fees or charges against the premises for which the supply is intended shall have been paid. Plumbers are strictly prohibited from turning water on into any service pipe except on order or permission from the Director of Community Development, provided this rule is not to be construed to prevent any plumber from admitting water to test pipes.
(I) No hydrant, except public drinking fountains, shall be placed within the limits of any street which has an opening for which it can be used as a source of domestic supply.
(J) Persons taking water must keep their service pipe, curb boxes and all fixtures connected therewith in good condition and protected from frost at their own expense, and must prevent all unnecessary waste under penalty of having the water shut off.
(K) Hydrants, hose attachments or valves which the consumer may adopt for obtaining water from the service pipe shall not be located as to be accessible to persons living or occupying neighboring premises, or to the public, and the water shall not be turned on in such hydrant, hose attachment or valve until the same has been removed to some unexposed place on the premises. Persons taking water are solely responsible for the water service lines from their premises to the “B” box, a.k.a. buffalo box.
(L) Consumers of water from the water works who shall permit others not members of his or her family to use water from his or her hydrants, faucets or other devices, without first being assured by the Village Clerk that the proper rate has been paid for the use of the same.
(M) There shall be a stop and waste cock attached to every service pipe at the point where it enters the building.
(N) Plumbers shall, within 48 hours after the completion of any work in connection with the water works, make a full and complete return, on the back of the permit authorizing such work, of the number of rooms in the premises and of the contemplated use of the water therein, a complete list of the articles and fixtures used, and whether it is the first introduction of service pipes into the premises, an extension or repairs, or a thorough testing of the same. The plumber must turn off the supply from such premises at the service cock, and the water will not be turned on until after the report of the work is made. The work certificate shall be okayed by the Water Superintendent, and approved as in accordance with the rules and regulations herein prescribed.
(O) No plumber or other person shall make any attachment to any old pipe or water fixture from which water has been shut off and the supply discontinued without the party desiring such work done having made application for and obtained a permit for the same; nor shall any plumber or any person make an attachment or addition to any pipe or water fixture attached to the water works to conduct water into adjoining premises or into stables, baths, water closets, wash basins or for any purpose whatever, without having made application and obtained a written permit from the Village Clerk for each and every separate job of such modification in the water fixtures.
(P) All service pipes extending from the service cock to the inner line of the building shall be copper.
(Q) The interior plumbing of any premises must be capable of withstanding a pressure of 100 pounds to the square inch, materials and installation shall be subject to the approval and inspection of the Plumbing Inspector. The owner of the premises shall be subject to all damages due to the breaking of water pipes within the premises.
(R) No excavation or trench in any public place must be left open overnight unless the same is well guarded with proper barriers, and lights placed thereon not more than 50 feet apart. Before filling the trench or excavation, the earth must be well rammed under the main level with the top thereof. Then the trench or excavation must be filled with layers of not more than 15 inches in depth, and each layer thoroughly rammed or puddled to prevent settling. The street or alley shall be left in as good condition as it was previous to making the excavation, and all rocks, boulders, dirt and rubbish must be removed immediately after the completion of the work. Should any excavation in any street or alley be left open and unfinished for the space of 24 hours, or should the work be improperly done, the Water Superintendent shall have the right to finish or correct the work, and the expense thus incurred shall be charged to the plumber whose work is thus finished or corrected, and shall be paid by him or her or them before securing another permit.
(Ord. 4107, passed 6-20-2011) Penalty, see § 10.99