Section
59.001 Definitions
59.002 Ownership, payment, and maintenance responsibility
59.003 Premises service connection
59.004 Service lines
59.005 Service line shutoff valves
59.006 Water meters
59.007 Water meter shutoff valves
59.008 Backflow prevention assemblies during construction
59.009 Water meter and backflow assembly installation
59.010 Installation
59.011 Water meter testing
59.012 Use of water
59.013 Water service to annexed areas
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
DEDUCT METERS. A water meter used by commercial facilities which separately accounts for water which does not enter the regional wastewater systems.
HYDRANT METERS. A water meter used by contractors when a permanent water meter installation is not in use to account for water used.
IRRIGATION METERS. A water meter used by commercial facilities which separately meters water used for outdoor watering and irrigation.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM. A device or combination of devices having a hose, pipe, or other conduit installed in or upon the landscape that transmits water supplied by the city through which device or combination of devices the water is drawn and applied to lawns, landscapes, or green space.
MASTER METERS. Single main water meter used in industrial, commercial, and multifamily residential complexes in lieu of individual water meter systems.
RAIN SENSOR. A device that measures rainfall and will override the irrigation cycle of an irrigation system and turn it off when a predetermined amount of rain has fallen.
(Ord. 21-21, passed 2-16-2021)
(a) City responsibility.
(1) Water service lines shall be owned and maintained by the city from the city main to, and including, the first curb stop valve or shutoff valve after the water main connection.
(2) Ownership of the water meter will remain with the city.
(b) Property owner/customer responsibility. Water service lines shall be owned by the property owner and maintained by either the property owner or customer from the first service shutoff closest to the city main to the premises served including, but not limited to, the water meter shutoff valves and backflow prevention assembly.
(c) Private systems. Private water system lines shall be owned by the property owner and maintained by the property owner from the first shutoff valve closest to the city main to the premises served including, but not limited to, the private main, water supply piping, control valves, hydrants and other appurtenances, water meter shutoff valves, and backflow prevention assembly.
(d) Maintenance and repair.
(1) Property owner or customer maintenance, as required in divisions (b) and (c) above, shall be at the property owner or customer's sole expense including, but not limited to, protection from freezing and other hazards.
(2) All owners must, at their own expense, keep the customer service line, water meter shutoff valves, water meter, and backflow prevention assembly in good working order and properly protected from freezing and other hazards.
(Ord. 21-21, passed 2-16-2021)
(a) Each premises with a service line connected to the water supply system shall be installed with a curb stop valve or shutoff valve, at least one water meter, and a backflow assembly for that service connection.
(b) Each separate account requiring a separate meter shall be installed with a separate service line from the water supply system.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, existing properties with one service connection, one curb stop, and more than one meter installed prior to November 1, 2016, may continue to receive city water service.
(Ord. 21-21, passed 2-16-2021)
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