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DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
CHAPTER 1
WATER SERVICE AREA
WATER SERVICE AREA
SECTION:
3-1-1: Intent And Purpose
3-1-2: Definitions
3-1-3: Jurisdiction
3-1-4: Adoption Of Water Service Area
3-1-5: Annexation Requirement
3-1-6: Application For Area Extension
3-1-7: City Council Action
3-1-8: Fees
3-1-9: Subdivision Extensions
3-1-10: Methods Of Financing Extensions
3-1-11: Ownership Of Extensions
3-1-12: Fire Hydrants, Valves And Other Appurtenances
3-1-13: Rights Of Way, Licenses And Permits
3-1-14: Staged Construction Of Extensions
3-1-15: Excavations
3-1-16: Contract Plans And Specifications, Engineering
3-1-17: Materials And Methods Of Construction
3-1-18: Testing And Final Inspection
3-1-19: Public Contractor's License Required
3-1-20: Minimum Size And Spacing Criteria
3-1-21: Depth Of Water Mains And Appurtenances
3-1-22: Standard Utility Location
3-1-23: Introduction Of Water Service, Application
3-1-24: Appeal Procedure
3-1-25: Meters Required
3-1-26: Water To Be Turned On By Authorized Person
3-1-27: Separate Stopcock Required
3-1-28: Owner Responsible For Service Pipes; Cost
3-1-29: Rates To Be Charged When Water Turned On; When Due
3-1-30: When Service Discontinued
3-1-31: Access To Buildings And Property
3-1-32: May Shut Off Water For Repairs
3-1-33: Unlawful Acts
3-1-34: Application From Contractors
3-1-35: Emergency Restrictions
The intent and purpose of the regulations set forth in this chapter are to:
A. Adopt an official water service area which specifically designates that territory which is to be served with water from the water supply system of the City of Sidney.
B. Provide for both an orderly, planned and cost-effective method of enlarging the water service area and procedures and regulations for serving individual properties within the water service area. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021)
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
EXTENSION OR WATER EXTENSION: | The act or process of extending, adding to or enlarging the water supply system on the city's side of the point of delivery to provide water service to a prospective customer or group of prospective customers. |
INDIVIDUAL EXTENSION: | An extension of the water supply system to provide water service to an individual customer. |
PERSON: | Any individual, firm, company, partnership, public or private corporation, association, group or society, governmental agency or other entity as well as a natural person. |
POINT OF DELIVERY: | The point at which the city's water supply system connects physically to the customer's facilities, which, unless otherwise designated in the service agreement, shall be located at the point where the customer's facilities normally attach to the public water main located in the public right of way from which the property is to be served. |
PUBLIC WATER MAIN: | The pipe directly controlled by the city and laid in the street or other right of way for the distribution of water to a customer or customers through customers' water service lines. |
SHALL, MAY: | "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive. |
SUBDIVISION EXTENSION: | An extension of the water supply system to provide water service to serve a subdivision, certificate of survey, commercial or industrial development, or any other similar type parcel of land wherein the extended water system facilities within the development shall be owned by the city. |
WATER SERVICE: | The supplying of water either directly or indirectly from the city's water supply system, or the availability of water supplied either directly or indirectly from the city's water supply system, at the point of delivery and also the water so delivered or used. |
WATER SERVICE AREA: | That territory which has been officially adopted by the city council as the area it intends to serve with water service. |
WATER SERVICE LINE: | All service pipe, curb stop, curb box, meter box or vault, backflow prevention device, pressure reducing valve, inside piping appliances, and other apparatus on customer's side of the point of delivery, except the city's water meter and any other equipment which may be owned by the city. |
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM: | Any devices, facilities, structures, equipment, land or works controlled by the city for the purpose of the processing, treatment, transmission, storage, distribution, pumping and measurement of water supplied to customers. (Ord. 354, 2-21-1984; amd. Ord. 588, 1-19-2021) |
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