(a) In accordance with Ohio R. C. 735.01 and 735.02, the following Rules and Regulations and fixed charges are hereby established for the control of water service supplied by the Municipal Waterworks System.
(b) The Municipal Waterworks System shall include all water mains, valves, meters, hydrants, corporation stops, curb stops, curb boxes, wells, raw water reservoirs, intakes, pumping facilities and treatment and storage facilities, and shall be under the exclusive control of the Municipality.
(c) The Municipality undertakes to use reasonable care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable pressure, but reserves the right, at any time without notice to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes; and it is expressly provided that the Municipality will not be liable for a deficiency or failure regardless of the cause in the supply of water or in the pressure, nor for any damage caused thereby, or by the bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe, or any attachment to the Municipal property. All consumers having boilers upon their premises and depending upon the pressure in the Municipal pipes to keep them supplied, are cautioned against danger of collapse, all such damage must be borne exclusively by the consumer or patron.
(d) Whenever in this chapter it is stated that notice will be given the customer, it signifies that notice sent to or left at the premises where the service is billed, shall be deemed as sufficient notification.
(e) (1) No owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any lot or land located within the Municipality shall establish, construct, maintain or permit to remain in the Municipality a well for human consumption if such lot or land is within 100 feet of a water main constructed and used for the purpose of conveying water. Well may be used providing no cross connections are made between such well and public water supply.
(2) When such public water main is available or is hereafter made available, a connection to such public water main shall be established and used within sixty days after such public water main is so available to such owner, agent, lessee, tenant, or occupant, who shall for such purpose, obtain a connection permit for the Water Department.
(f) The Municipality, where available and determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality, will provide water for the use of the applicant. Water service shall be supplied at the expense of the applicant.
(g) Water mains may be shut off without notice. In case of breaks in mains, services, pumping machinery, reservoirs or other water works equipment, and for the purpose of tapping, extending, repairing, replacing or cleaning mains, the water may be shut off without giving notice, and no claims will be considered for damage of any nature whatsoever arising from such action.
(h) Tanks for reserve supply should be provided. Consumers whose operations require constant and steady supply of water should provide against interruptions in the service by installation of tanks, reservoirs or other auxiliary supplies sufficient to carry them over the period of interruption of service.
(i) Whenever it shall appear reasonably necessary that water lines shall be extended along the public way where none had been previously provided, the parties interested therein should obtain from the Finance Director a form of petition therefor, which when properly signed and all conditions therefor fulfilled, shall be filed with the Finance Director and it shall be brought before Council for final action thereon.
(j) Definitions.
(1) Whenever the term "The Municipality" is used herein, it shall be construed to designate Council, unless otherwise designated.
(2) Whenever the term "Clerk" is used herein it shall be construed to designate the Clerk of the Water Department of the Municipality, unless otherwise designated.
(3) Whenever the term "Superintendent" is used herein, it shall be construed to designate the Superintendent of Water Works of the Municipality, unless otherwise designated.
(4) Whenever the term "tap" is used herein, such term shall be construed as the drilling and threading of a circular opening in a water main for the purpose of installing a corporation cock to a private water service line. Persons requesting taps shall do so by notifying the Clerk at least forty-eight hours in advance of the tapping.
(5) Whenever the term "main" is used herein, such term shall be construed as a water line one inch in diameter or larger, from which service line(s) are tapped to service individual customers.
(6) Whenever the term "service line" or "service main" is used herein, it shall be construed as the water line from and after the point of connection to the corporation cock which carries water to an individual structure or building through a single meter.
(7) Licensed Plumber shall be those plumbers licensed and registered by the Municipality. Records of those registered plumbers shall be filed with Clerk. The registration fee to be set by Administrative Policy.
(Ord. 36-86. Passed 1-27-87.)