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Before any person makes a connection with the public water system, a written permit must be obtained from the City. The application for the permit shall include a legal description of the property, the name of the property owner, the name and address of the person who will do the work, and the general uses of the water. If the proposed work meets all the requirements of this chapter and if all fees required under this chapter have been paid, the permit shall be issued. Work under any permit must be completed within sixty (60) days after the permit is issued, except that when such time period is inequitable or unfair due to conditions beyond the control of person making the application, an extension of time within which to complete the work may be granted. The permit may be revoked at any time for any violation of these chapters.
The following charges shall be paid to the City prior to the installation of a new water meter or the issuance of any water connection permit from the premises to which the charges apply. Each premise applying for a new water service or water meter, as distinguished from a change in location or reconnection of equivalent size, shall pay the connection charge, based on meter size, per household equivalent, as follows:
METER SIZE | FEE | METER SIZE | FEE |
5/8" | $500.00 | 2" | $4,000.00 |
3/4" | $750.00 | 3" | $8,000.00 |
1" | $1,250.00 | 4" | $12,500.00 |
1 ½" | $2,500.00 |
In addition to the connection charge, any "out of pocket" expenses incurred by the City in making water service available to the property served, including but not limited to costs for meters larger than the rated size of 5/8" (See Section 91.07, Meter Costs)", shall be reimbursed to the City. Any labor expenses incurred by the City involved with the connection process will be charged back to the applicant at the applicable labor rates and be reimbursed back to the City.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)
The installation of any water service pipe and any connection with the water system shall comply with all pertinent and applicable provisions, whether regulatory, procedural or enforcement provisions, of Division 4, Plumbing Rules and Regulations, of the State Building Code.
All installations of water service pipes and connections to the water system shall be made by a plumber approved by the City. The City Administrator shall have the power to suspend the approval of any plumber for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. A suspension, unless revoked, shall continue until the next regular meeting of the City Council. The City Administrator shall notify the plumber immediately by personal written notice of the suspension, the reasons for the suspension and the time and place of the Council meeting at which the plumber will be granted a hearing. At this Council meeting the City Administrator shall make a written report to the Council stating the reasons for the suspension, and the Council, after fair hearing, shall affirm or revoke the suspension or take any further action that is necessary and proper. The plumber shall provide a surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) secured by a responsible surety bonding company authorized to operate within the State, conditioned to indemnify and save the City harmless against all losses or damages that may arise from or be occasioned by the making of connections to the water system or excavations therefor or by carelessness, negligence or unskillfulness in making the same. Such bond shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year except that on such expiration it shall remain in force as to all penalties, claims and demands that may have accrued thereunder prior to such expiration. In lieu of a surety bond, a cash deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) may be filed with the City.
The installation and connection of the water service pipe from the property line to the main may be made by the City in accordance with the following:
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Application and Deposit. A written request for installation by the City, together with a sum equal to the total estimated cost of the installation and connection shall be submitted to the City Administrator.
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Construction. Upon receipt of the request and deposit, the City shall install and connect the service pipe from the property line to the main as soon as such construction can reasonably be accomplished.
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Additional Costs. In the event the actual cost of the installation and connection is in excess of the estimated cost, the property owner shall reimburse the City for such additional costs within thirty days after presentation of a bill therefor.
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