(A) The village shall be responsible to the maintenance of that portion of the service line between the main and the curb box, and shall maintain said portion in a manner as to ensure an acceptable volume of water to the premises.
(B) The property owner shall be responsible to the maintenance of that portion of the service line between the curb box and the premises.
(C) In the event of a frozen line, the village will make all reasonable attempts to thaw the frozen section, and if unsuccessful, to supply an alternative source of water until such item as the line can be thawed. Under no circumstances, however, will the village bear any responsibility for the electrical thawing of lines.
(D) Should any customer desire a new service line between the main and the curb box, for any other reason than failure of the old line, the property owner shall pay all costs associated with the installation of the new line.
(E) In any building consisting of two or more dwellings, commercial or industrial units, where the property owner desires the water and sewer utility service accounts to be the payment responsibility of a unit renter or tenant, a separate service line, a lockable interior shut-off valve and/or curb box shut-off valve shall be installed for each individual dwelling, commercial or industrial unit permitting the village to discontinue utility services to the occupant of any individual dwelling, commercial or industrial unit for nonpayment of water or sewer utility bills. All costs associated with the installation of the new service line(s), lockable interior shut-off valve(s) or curb box(s) shall be the responsibility of the property owner. All lockable interior shut-off valve designs must be approved by the village prior to installation with all keys and/or locks remaining the property and in the custody of the village. Any property owner who installs an interior shut-off valve expressly agrees to permit the village full access to the interior of his or her building to shut off and lock all access to tenant utility services for nonpayment of water or sewer utility bills. Any property owner of a multi-tenant building who, after 90 days written notice by certified mail from the village, fails to comply with the requirements of this division (E), shall have all utility services to the building discontinued until compliance with this division (E) can be obtained by the village.
(Ord. 80-26, passed 11-10-1980; Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992; Ord. 95-7, passed 4-10-1995; Ord. 2010-10, passed 5-24-2010; Ord. 2019-17, passed 5-13-2019)