A. Responsibility:
1. In the event a break or leak develops in the water service pipe, the city shall be responsible for repair if such leak is located on the City's side of the shutoff valve or curb stop (between the center of the shutoff valve or curb stop and the main), and the customer shall be responsible for the repair of any leaks on the customer's side of the shutoff valve or curb stop (between the center of the shutoff valve or curb stop and the water meter location). In the event of a leak on the customer's side, if the customer refuses or fails to make necessary repairs, or in the case of an emergency as determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee, or where such opportunity is not feasible and the repair is determined to be in the best interest of public health and safety, the City will make the necessary repairs at the expense of the customer. Failure of the customer to allow such repairs to be made shall be sufficient cause for discontinuance of service.
2. Replacement of residential service pipes from the point of connection to the City's water main, up to and inclusive of the buffalo or shut-off box and the shutoff valve/curb stop, shall be made by and at the expense of the City. Replacement of commercial of industrial service pipes from the point of connection to the City's water main shall be made by and at the expense of the customer, unless otherwise noted on the approved final engineering plans and located within a dedicated easement. If a customer wishes to upsize their service line, the customer shall be responsible for the entire cost of the service replacement.
3. The City may, in case of an emergency, repair any service pipe or valve located within the point of connection to the shut off valve or curb stop to the premises being served and assess the cost of such repair against the owner of the premises being served.
1. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to tunnel or make any excavation for repairing or replacing a water service in any existing street, sidewalk, driveway, alley, parking or other public place without having obtained a permit therefor.
2. Permit Fees: When the excavation is within a paved street or alley, a street opening fee as set forth in subsection 7-3-2-D of this code will be charged.
3. Guarantee: See section 7-3-3 of this code for guarantee requirements.
4. Backfilling: All excavation in any existing street, sidewalk, driveway or alley shall be backfilled with select granular material and repaired in accordance with the city's standard details.
C. Replacement of Lead and Galvanized Water Service Lines: The replacement of any private lead or galvanized water service line shall be completed in accordance with all current Federal, State and Local regulations. Replacement of service pipes from the point of connection to the City's water main, up to and inclusive of the buffalo or shut-off box and the shutoff valve/curb stop, shall be made by and at the expense of the City in accordance with chapter 8-2-6-A-2 of this code. (1988 Code § 20.104; amd. Ord. 89.42, 11-6-1989;1994 Code; Ord. 2021.05, 6-7-2021; Ord. 2021.15, 10-4-2021; Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023; Ord. 2023.16, 10-2-2023)
Notes
| 1 | See also title 7, chapter 3 of this code for excavations regulations |