Section
General Provisions
51.001 Definitions
51.002 Operations and funding
51.003 Licensed plumbers
51.004 Complaints
Service Connection and Maintenance
51.015 Mandatory hookup
51.016 Application for consumers
51.017 Water contract
51.018 Water contracts not transferrable; duty to notify Utilities Superintendent
51.019 Service to a single premises only; meter tampering
51.020 Installation procedure
51.021 Installation expense
51.022 Nonresident installation expense
51.023 Repairs and maintenance
51.024 Prohibition of lead pipes, solder and flux
51.025 Inspections
Fees, Billing and Payment
51.040 Fees and collections
51.041 Minimum rates
Restricted and Prohibited Actions
51.055 Fire hydrants; opening or interference
51.056 Pollution of water supply
51.057 Destruction of property
51.058 Mechanical heat pump device hookup
Backflow Regulations
51.070 Policy and purpose
51.071 Definitions
51.072 Surveys and investigations
51.073 Where protection required
51.074 Type of protection required
51.075 Backflow prevention devices
51.076 Booster pumps
51.077 Yard hydrants
51.078 Fire suppression systems
51.079 Violations
51.080 Liability claims
Protection of City Water System
51.095 Definition
51.096 Intent
51.097 Prohibited proximity to municipal wells, tanks or mains for certain structures, activities
51.098 Construction of private well; permit required
51.099 Exemption from limitations
51.100 Existing wells
51.101 Wellhead protection area
Drought Emergency Contingency Plan
51.115 Drought emergency water restrictions implemented; liability of city
51.116 Stage One: Water Watch
51.117 Stage Two: [missing text]
51.118 Stage Three: Water Emergency
51.999 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see Chapter 37
Utility services, see § 50.06
GENERAL PROVISIONS
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MAIN. Any pipe other than a supply or service pipe that is used for the purpose of carrying water and disbursing the same in the city.
SEPARATE PREMISES. More than one consumer procuring water from the same service or supply pipe. The second premises may be a separate dwelling, apartment, building or structure used for a separate business.
SERVICE PIPE. Any pipe extending from the shutoff, stop box or curb cock at or near the lot line to and beyond the property line of the consumer to the location on the premises where the water is to be disbursed.
SUPPLY PIPE. Any pipe tapped into a main and extending to a point at or near the lot line of the consumer’s premises where the shutoff, stop box or curb cock is located.
(Prior Code, § 6-102)
(A) The city owns and operates a waterworks plant and water system in and for the city through the Utilities Superintendent, and said city hereby adopts the following as the rules, regulations, services and usage of the city waterworks plant and water system, which will govern the operation of the system.
(B) For the purpose of defraying the costs of the care, management and maintenance of the city waterworks plant and water system, the city may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limit prescribed by state law on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation. Revenue from said tax shall be known as the Water Fund and shall remain in the custody of the City Treasurer. The Utilities Superintendent shall have the direct management and control of the city water system and shall faithfully carry out the duties of his or her office. Said Utilities Superintendent shall have the authority to prepare rules and regulations for the sanitary and efficient management of the water system subject to the approval, supervision and review of the City Council. The Council shall set by ordinance the rates to be charged for services rendered and shall file a copy of the rates in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(Prior Code, § 6-101)
It shall be unlawful for any plumber or pipe fitter to do any work upon any of the pipes or appurtenances of the system of waterworks or to make any connection with or extension of the supply pipes of any consumer taking water from said system. In addition, no plumber shall do any work upon the service pipe or any other portion of the plumbing system of any premises, either within or without a building, in an amount of $50 or more without first securing a permit from the City Council to do such work. All plumbing shall be done in the manner required by the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code or according to acceptable plumbing practices of the area. Said plumber shall be at all times subject to the inspection and approval of the Plumbing Inspector, and it shall be further unlawful to cover or conceal willfully any defective or unsatisfactory plumbing work.
(Prior Code, § 6-137) Penalty, see § 51.999
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