(A) Procedure.
(1) In making excavations in streets, alleys or sidewalks for the purpose of installing pipe, or making repairs, the paving, stones and earth must be removed and deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for adequate drainage. No person shall leave an excavation made in the street, alley or sidewalk open at any time without a barricade, and during the night, warning lights.
(2) After service pipes are laid, the streets, alleys and sidewalks shall be restored to good condition. If the excavation in any street, alley or sidewalk is left open or unfinished for a period of 24 hours or more, the governing body or its designated representative shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the consumer. All installations or repairs of pipes require an inspection by the governing body or its designated representative. The inspection shall be made when connections or repairs are completed and before the pipes are covered. It is the customer’s responsibility to notify the governing body or its designated representative at the time the work is ready for inspection.
(3) All installations shall be done strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations and specifications prescribed for such installation by the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 3-106)
(B) Expense.
(1) The expense of bringing water service from the main to the place of disbursement shall be paid by the consumer. The consumer shall pay the municipality a tap fee in the amount established by ordinance and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer.
(2) The consumer shall be required to pay the expense of procuring the services of a plumber and shall pay the expense of furnishing and installing pipe, trenching and the necessary labor to bring water service from the main to the place of disbursement.
(Prior Code, § 3-107)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-537 and 17-542