The following rules and regulations shall govern all connections with the Village mains for the purpose of conveying water to any building or premises, all uses of Village water and the maintenance of all hydrant connections connected with the Village water system.
(a) No person, except a legally authorized agent of the Village, shall take water from any public or private hydrant plug, hose, pipe or fountain, except for fire purposes, for the use of the Fire Department in case of fire, and except for drinking at public fountains.
(b) No person shall willfully break, injure, mar, deface, interfere with or disturb any building, machinery, apparatus, attachment or appurtenance of the Village water system, or any public or private hydrant, stop-cock, service plug or water or service pipe, or any part thereof, or injure or deposit anything in any service box, or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned things, without the permission of the Village Manager or a person duly authorized to issue permits under this chapter, except in cases herein provided.
(c) No person shall make any excavation in any street, alley or public ground for the purpose of laying water pipe or a connection into any water or service pipe already laid without written permission from the Department of Public Works, and only such persons as are authorized to perform such work shall do the same.
(d) All applications for the introduction of water into any premises, or for the extension of any water pipe, shall be made to the Department by the owner or a duly authorized person, on blanks provided by the Department for that purpose. The application shall state fully and truthfully all purposes for which the water is required. Should the additional use of water at any time be required, the person desiring it shall make a new application before such additional use will be allowed. The applicant must subscribe to and agree to be bound by such rules governing the use of water as may then be in force or may be passed from time to time by the Board of Trustees. If there is no objection, the Department shall thereupon issue a permit authorizing the tapping of the main and insert a corporation cock for such service and place a stop-cock and service box three feet inside the curb line on the same side of the street where the premises to be supplied are located. No person, without being duly authorized by the Department, shall tap the main or insert a corporation cock therein.
(e) Whenever any premises become vacant and remain vacant for thirty days or more, upon affidavit served on the owner or duly authorized agent of the premises, verified by an inspection made by the Department and at the written request of the owner of such premises, the water supply of such building or premises may be shut off. If the owner or authorized agent, at a future time, makes a formal request that the water be turned on, the Department shall cause the same to be done free of charge.
(f) Service pipes are not permitted to go from one lot to another along streets wherein mains are laid, and water must be obtained directly from the mains in front of the adjacent premises, provided that one service may be used to supply all parties occupying the same building. All service must be laid at least five and one-half feet below the surface of the ground.
(g) No person shall authorize anything not expediently and truthfully stated in the application provided for in subsection (d) hereof, and the contractor shall report any misrepresentation in the application to the Village.
(h) No claim shall be made against the Village by reason of the breakage of any main, pipe, service pipe or cock, or by reason of any interruption of the water supply, or by reason of the breaking of the machinery or stoppage for necessary repairs.
(i) No hydrant, except public drinking fountains, shall be placed within the limits of any street, which hydrant has an opening which can be used as a source of domestic supply.
(j) Persons taking water must keep their service pipe, curb boxes and all fixtures connected therewith in good condition and protected from frost at their own expense, and must prevent all unnecessary waste under penalty of having the water shut off.
(k) All meters shall be placed in the dwelling or building.
(l) There shall be a stop and waste cock attached to every service pipe at the point where it enters the building, so as to permit the water to be shut off in cold weather and the pipes to be emptied.
(m) No person, except a licensed plumber or contractor, shall do any work pertaining to the construction, repair or alteration of the service pipes, fixtures or appliances through which water is supplied by the water system.
(n) All service pipes extending from the service cock to the inner line of the building shall be type "k" copper.
(o) The interior plumbing of any premises may be of such kind as the applicant or owner may direct, but must stand a pressure of 100 pounds to the square inch and be subject to the inspection of the Building Official. The owner of the premises shall be liable for all damage incurred due to the breaking of water pipes within the premises.
(p) No excavation or trench in any public place shall be left open overnight unless it is well guarded with proper barriers and lights placed thereon not more than fifty feet apart. Before filling the trench or excavation, the earth must be well rammed under the main to a level with the top thereof. The trench or excavation shall then be filled with layers of not more than fifteen inches in depth, and each layer shall be thoroughly rammed or puddled to prevent settling. The street or alley shall be left in as good a condition as it was previous to making the excavation, and all rocks, boulders, dirt and rubbish must be removed immediately after the completion of the work. Should any excavation in a street or alley be left open and unfinished for sixty hours, or should the work be improperly done, the Building Official shall have the right to finish or correct the work. The expense thus incurred shall be charged to the plumber whose work is thus finished or corrected and shall be paid by him or her before securing another permit.
(q) Every person who wishes to engage in or work at the business of plumbing, either as a master plumber, an employing plumber or a journeyman plumber, in the Village shall first obtain a license or certificate from the Illinois Department of Registration and Education.