(A) Performance of work. All connections to the municipal water system shall be performed by a plumber licensed to do plumbing in the municipality or by a pipelayer licensed to perform utility site installation in the municipality; except that, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to prohibit an individual owner from obtaining a permit and installing the connection from the property line to the building by their own labor; provided, however, that, said construction is conducted under the regulations of this chapter and requirements of the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation and authority having jurisdiction.
(B) Excavations.
(1) No excavation shall be undertaken, except by permission of the municipality and in accordance herewith.
(2) All service line installation work or repair or connections to the municipal water system, including grades, bends and backfilling, shall be performed to the requirements and satisfaction of the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee. No work shall be covered or backfilled until approved by the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee.
(3) All work and excavating activities shall be protected by barricades, warning markers and lights and other traffic-control devices reasonable and suitable to the purpose of protecting public safety.
(4) The municipality and its employees shall be held harmless for any claim or loss as might otherwise arise for damage, loss or injury caused by or arising by reason of the work being performed.
(C) Construction of connections. Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration or repair of any water line connecting the municipal water system to any house or building, the owner or an agent shall fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Obtain from the municipality a water connection permit, the fee for which shall be per the city’s approved fee schedule. The Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee, shall examine all applications for water connections before construction; and
(2) Whenever a new water connection is constructed, the owner shall pay to the municipality a trunk, source and storage contribution as established, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council. The contributions shall be reserved solely for the purpose of funding construction, replacement, modification or major maintenance of water trunk lines, wells, towers or reservoirs and the debt service thereon as specifically authorized by the City Council.
(D) Requirements. There shall be installed in every connection to the municipal water system one stop and waste valve which shall be installed on both sides of the water meter so that the water may be turned off and the meter and house plumbing entirely drained. All service pipes connected to the municipal system shall meet material and installation standards set forth by the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation and authority having jurisdiction.
(E) Final inspection. After the construction, enlargement or alteration is complete, the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation, or his or her designee, shall be notified for the final inspection. It shall be unlawful to cover any connecting line until an inspection has been made and the connection and the work incident thereto has been approved by the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 906.03) (Ord. 955, passed 03-11-2019)