(A) (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. 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 Water Commissioner shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the consumer.
(2) All installations or repairs of pipes require two inspections by the Water Commissioner. The first inspection shall be made when connections or repairs are completed and before the pipes are covered. The second inspection shall be made after the dirt work is completed and the service is restored.
(3) It is the customer's responsibility to notify the Commissioner at the time the work is ready for each inspection. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations, and specifications prescribed for such installation by the Water Commissioner; provided that the rules, regulations, and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(`77 Code, § 3-105)
(B) (1) The expense of providing the water service main shall be paid by the municipality. The consumer shall then pay the cost of installation and pipe from the main to the place of dispersal. The cost of the installation of a city approved meter shall be paid by the consumer. The consumer shall be required to pay the expense of procuring the services of a plumber with a Ravenna permit and shall pay the expense of furnishing and installing the pipe, trenching and the necessary labor to bring water service from the lot line to the place of dispersement.
(2) The municipality shall install a tap on the water service main and shall pay the expense of trenching necessary to install such tap. In addition to the cost of the meter, the consumer shall pay to the municipality a tap fee of $600 plus the cost of boring for all lines up to two inches. If the line is two inches or over, the consumer shall pay to the municipality a tap fee of $800 plus the cost of boring. The consumer also shall pay additional costs of demolition and repair of streets/driveways necessary to provide a tap.
(`77 Code, § 3-106) (Am. Ord. 336, passed 2-2-81; Am. Ord. 1995-O-12, passed 4-3-95; Am. Ord. 2003-O-009, passed 4-21-03)
Statutory reference:
Authority to fix rates, see Neb. RS 17-538 and 17-542