A. Installation And Maintenance:
1. Furnishing Of Meters; Village Or User Expense: The village shall furnish, install, and seal all necessary water meters of a size five-eighths inch (5/8") or less at village's expense. Any necessary water meters in size in excess of five-eighths inch (5/8") shall be furnished by the user, at user's expense, but shall be installed and sealed by the village.
2. Meters Property Of Village: All water meters shall become and remain the property of the village thereafter.
3. Village Determine Size And Location: The committee shall have the authority to establish the location of all meters on the user's property and the size of meter required to service the property.
4. Maintenance By Property Owner: The property owner and users shall exercise care so that water meters will not be damaged by freezing or other causes and in the event that such meters are damaged by freezing or otherwise, the property owner and users shall reimburse the village for the cost of repair or cost of installing a new meter, if necessary. (Ord. 536, 11-11-1981)
5. Water Service Connection: The water committee shall determine as to whether a single or multiple service water connection will be required to be installed in each facility being constructed or remodeled within the village. Each water service connection shall be tapped into the water main and extended into the facility it serves. Each facility service connection shall have its own separate meter setting. The proposed service size, type of construction, location and connection charge shall be approved by the director of the water department. Any such work done without the approval of the director of the water department shall be illegal and a stop work order may be issued.
In the event it is determined that the domestic water usage exceeds the maximum flow of a service size, the director of the water department may require a larger service size to be installed at the owner's sole expense. (Ord. 1337, 1-12-2005)
6. Damage Or Destroy Water Seal: It shall be prohibited for the property owners or users to damage, alter, modify or destroy the water seal located on the property in any manner without the permission of the water department supervisor. Violators shall be subject to a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per incident. (Ord. 1367, 8-10-2005)
B. Inspection And Reading:
1. Time For Reading: It shall be the duty of the village to have all water meters read and inspected by authorized village employees bimonthly and at such other times as may be necessary for the proper submitting of bills for water service. All readings of water meters are to be submitted to an appropriate individual for billing as directed by the board of trustees, said billing to be as provided hereinafter. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977; amd. Ord. 525, 11-12-1980; 1999 Code)
2. Right To Turn Off Water: The committee on water or the board of trustees of the village shall have the right, through their authorized employees, to turn on or off all water service whenever necessary for repair of the systems or safety of the village residents or property and also in the event of nonpayment of water bills or other violation of this chapter as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
3. Right Of Access To Property: The following provisions shall apply to the reading of meters:
a. Duty Of Occupant To Allow Access: The occupants of any premises where water services are provided by the village, and where the water meter is located within the residence or building being serviced, shall allow the duly authorized village meter reader access into the residence or building for the purpose of reading the meter at all reasonable times. The said meter reader shall furnish identification if requested. In the event the meter reader is unable to read the meter at the regularly scheduled bimonthly periods, the village may estimate the water usage for the particular meter in question, based upon the prior usage. In the alternative, the village may leave a notice at the residential building requesting the occupants to notify the village of a convenient time for the reading of the meter. (Ord. 601, 5-14-1986; amd. 1999 Code)
b. Failure To Respond To Village Notices; Fee: In the event the meter reader has left notices to the occupants of any premises for which water is furnished by the village on two (2) separate consecutive occasions, and the occupant has failed to arrange with the village for the reading of the meter in question, the village may continue to estimate the water usage for the subject premises and assess a service charge of five dollars ($5.00) for each subsequent bimonthly billing during which the meter reader is unable to read the said meter. Said service charge shall be added to the estimated billing during the subsequent bimonthly readings until the meter can be read. The village shall send a written request together with the bimonthly billing on which a service charge is assessed, requesting the occupant or individual responsible for payment of the bill, to contact the village to arrange the reading of said meter. Failure to comply with said request will result in sanctions and penalties as provided in subsection B3c of this section. In the event it is determined that any water service is discontinued, the water user, or customer, shall have no claim, cause of action, lawsuit or demand against the Village and its officers that may arise as a result of said disconnection. (Ord. 1242, 8-27-2003)
c. Authority To Discontinue Water Service; Notice; Hearing: In the event the Village has caused the notices as provided in subsection B3b of this section to be left or served upon the occupants of the premises and the Village is unable to read the said meter for two (2) successive bimonthly readings, the Committee on Water shall have the authority to direct a discontinuance of water services to the subject premises. Prior to directing a discontinuance of such water services, the Committee on Water shall send notice to the owner, occupant or user and hold a hearing on a date certain regarding the discontinuance of the water services, as provided in the case of nonpayment for water services under subsection
C. Permit Fees For Deduct Meters: The water deduct meter permit fees shall be assessed as follows:
Meter (
3/4" or 1") | $170.00 |
Meter couplings | 30.00 |
Dual port MXU | 152.00 |
Permit fee (inspection) | 50.00 |
Total | 402.00 |
(Ord. 1750, 6-8-2016)