(a) Contract Areas (Outside the Municipality). All water main extensions in areas having a contract with the Municipality for water service shall be installed and paid for as specified in the contract.
(b) Noncontract Areas (Outside the Municipality).
(1) All water main extensions in areas having no contract with the Municipality for water service shall be installed and paid for the developer, applicant or political subdivision requesting such service at no expense to the Municipality, regardless of the size of the water main installed or the length of extensions.
(2) The specifications and standards of construction for all water main extensions shall be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
(3) The size of all water mains shall be determined by the Municipal Engineer and shall be large enough not only to serve the areas under immediate consideration, but also to serve areas which are likely to be developed and which should be served by the water main under consideration. Unless otherwise approved by the Municipal Engineer, no water main shall be smaller than six inches nominal diameter.
(4) All extensions of water mains shall include the installation of all taps, valves and fire hydrants. The number and location of fire hydrants shall be in accordance with standards established by the Municipal Engineer and shall be installed and paid for by the applicant or developer under the supervision of the Engineer. The number and location of all taps and valves shall be as required by the Municipal Engineer.
(5) All water mains and appurtenances shall be owned, operated and maintained by the Municipality, with title to be vested in the Municipality upon completion of the water main.
(c) Within the Municipality.
(1) All water main extensions in the Municipality shall be paid for by the applicant or developer requesting such extension. Where a water main extension is required by the Municipality to be installed larger than eight inches in nominal diameter, the Municipality shall pay the difference in the cost of the pipe, fittings and valves between the installation of an eight-inch water main and the water main installed.
(2) The Municipal Engineer shall determine from Municipal records or other sources the cost of the pipe, fittings and valves, and this determination shall be final.
(3) The Municipal Engineer may approve water main extensions to be installed by a qualified developer and he or she shall determine whether the water main shall be installed by the Municipality or by the applicant or developer.
(4) For each water main extension requested and installed by the Municipality, the Municipal Engineer shall make an estimate of the total costs involved and the applicant or developer shall make a deposit to the Municipality that is sufficient to cover the estimated cost of the water main extension. If the actual cost of the extension is higher or lower than the deposit, the applicant or developer will be refunded the amount of any excess deposit or shall pay to the Municipality any deficit that may exist in the deposit, as the case may be.
(5) When water main extensions are installed by the Municipality, the cost may be assessed against the abutting property owners, with the approval of Council. Such assessment shall be in an amount equal to the total installation cost, unless the line is required by the Municipality to be larger than eight inches. When the water main is required by the Municipality to be installed larger than eight inches, the amount assessed shall be the total installation cost, less the difference in the cost of the pipes, fittings and valves between the installation of an eight-inch water main and the water main installed. The costs shall be determined as prescribed in paragraph (c)(2) hereof.
(6) The specifications and standards of construction for all water main extensions shall be subject to the approval of the Municipal Engineer.
(7) The size of all water mains shall be determined by the Municipal Engineer and shall be large enough not only to serve the areas under immediate consideration, but also to serve areas which are likely to be developed and which should be served by the water main under consideration. Unless otherwise approved by the Municipal Engineer, no water main shall be smaller than six inches nominal diameter.
(8) All extensions of water mains shall include the installation of all taps, valves and fire hydrants. The number and location of fire hydrants shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineer. The number and location of all taps and valves shall be as required by the Municipal Engineer.
(Ord. 79-69. Passed 12-18-79.)
(9) A. No water mains shall be installed except by the Municipality unless authorized by an agreement between the Municipality and the developer or applicant. Where water mains are installed by a developer or an applicant and abut on parcels not owned by such developer or applicant, nor included in the agreement, the developer or applicant shall be entitled to reimbursement when such parcels are connected to the water main within ten years after the completion of the water main, from the funds collected by the Municipality for such connections pursuant to Section 1042.02. The amount of the reimbursement shall be determined by the Manager, with Council's concurrence on a line-by-line basis, and shall not exceed the cost of the water line installation, less the front foot cost to the developer's or applicant's property served. In no event shall the total amount of reimbursement be less than five dollars ($5.00) per front foot of property served. The amount of such reimbursement shall be set by the Manager within sixty days after the developer or applicant has complied with paragraph (c)(9)B. hereof.
B. To be eligible for this reimbursement, the developer or applicant shall file with the Municipality, within ninety days after the completion of the water main or such further time as may be authorized by the Manager in accordance with the standards and specifications, receipts for all labor and material used in connection with the construction of the water main, together with final, as-built plans, properly referenced for future location of the work.
(Ord. 88-67. Passed 8-16-88.)
(10) The Manager shall issue a letter of completion within thirty days after he or she receives a certified cost of construction statement as herein provided. The water mains and other appurtenances shall, effective as of the date of the letter of completion, become the property of, and title shall immediately vest in, the Municipality, its successors or assigns.
(Ord. 79-69. Passed 12-18-79.)