§ 52.37 UNAUTHORIZED WATER USE.

   It is unlawful for any person to use water from any premises without the consent of the owner or to use water from the municipal water system except to be drawn through a meter installed by the customer. No person except an authorized representative of the Water Superintendent shall turn on or off or tamper with any water service connection.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.050) Penalty, see § 52.99

§ 52.38 STANDARDS FOR INSTALLING WATER SERVICE.

   (A)   In installing water service, the meter must be installed under supervision of the Superintendent of Public Utilities.

   (B)   There shall be a meter in every service line attached to the water main. There shall be one or more stops and waste cocks attached to every supply pipe at some point between the main and the meter so water can be shut off entirely if the meter and the house plumbing need to be drained. There shall be another such stop and waste cock in the pipe on the house side of the meter. This cost shall be borne by the consumer, reference under § 52.35.

   (C)   Check valves are required on all water connections to steam boilers or any other connection deemed by the Superintendent of Public Utilities to require one. Safety and release valves shall be placed on all boilers or other steam apparatus connections with the water system where the steam pressure may be raised in excess of 50 pounds per square inch.

   (D)   All service pipes connected with the water system from the water mains to water meters shall be copper or poly pipe if they meet the following standards:

      (1)   Water main and service line piping (two inches and smaller): three-fourth inch through two-inch diameter shall be HDPE, SDR 7 (200 psi) water service line pipe (IPS) per ASTM D2239, and AWWA C901; and

      (2)   Fittings for the poly pipe shall meet all three standards:

         (a)   Compression type, polypropylene, with UV stabilization;

         (b)   True stab assembly with gripper-type restraining device; and

         (c)   Two hundred psi pressure rating, suitable for IPS pipe.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.080) (Ord. 10-11, passed 11-9-2010; Ord. 11-07, passed 8-4-2011)

FEES, PAYMENTS, AND BILLING

§ 52.50 RATES; PAYMENTS.

   (A)   Rates. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto or by resolution pertaining to water main hook-up fees, the rates, charges, and rentals for service and benefits furnished by the water system shall be as follows: in kind, unsubsidized fees; availability charges; hook-up fees; and water rates for residential, commercial, out-of-city limits user, nonprofit, and special water will be set by resolution by the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.100)

   (B)   Payment and delinquency. All water meters, whether they are active or shut off and regardless of the amount of snow accumulation, shall be read by the Public Works Department between the twentieth and the twenty-seventh of each month. A bill shall be created, and payment for such bill shall be paid by the tenth of the following month. Any payment received after the tenth day of the month following the water consumption shall be determined delinquent and will be charged a $10 delinquent fee. A notice to all delinquent accounts will be mailed after the tenth of the month stating the account is delinquent, and service will be terminated by 4:00 p.m. on the last working day of said month if payment is not received. Service will not be reconnected until all charges due shall be paid including delinquent charges, and a reconnect fee of $25. The delinquent charges and reconnect fee may be changed by resolution.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.110)

(Ord. 10-7, passed 8-5-2010; Ord. 11-15, passed 12-29-2011; Ord. 18-02, passed 6-1-2018)

§ 52.51 TEMPORARY DISCONNECT SERVICE CHARGE.

   (A)   If any owner or occupant of a residential premises desires to have water shut off or discontinued for a period of a month or more, there shall be a charge of $25 to re-establish the service. If the water is not shut off, the minimum charges will be assessed.

   (B)   A meter with a temporary connection shall be required to pay a turn-on fee and six months of usage beginning May 1 and ending October 31. The minimum fee will be charged even if water is not used during those months.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.120) (Ord. 92-3, passed - -; Ord. 16-06, passed 10-19-2016)

§ 52.52 COMMERCIAL RECONNECTION FEE.

   (A)   If a commercial account holder so chooses to have their water disconnected, at any time, there will be a reconnect fee. The reconnect fee shall be the minimum commercial water and sewer charge per month multiplied by the number of months the water was disconnected plus an additional fee of $15. No more than a maximum of 12 months shall be charged to the current commercial property owner when services are reconnected.

   (B)   The city will not be liable for any water damage from the curb-stop and towards the owner’s property or sewer damages if the water is left connected during any time frame that the commercial business is closed.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.160) (Ord. 05-4, passed - -)

§ 52.53 BILL ADJUSTMENT IN CASE OF LEAKS.

   (A)   If any adjustment is requested on any water bill based upon a consumer’s proof of leaks in piping unknown to the consumer, during the preceding month (plumbing fixtures excluded), the adjustment shall not be more than 50% of the bill after the minimum charge has been deducted, and no adjustment shall be made on more than one month out of any 12 monthly periods. Reasonable proof of leaks must be established before any adjustment will be made.

   (B)   If any adjustment is requested on any water bill based upon a consumer’s proof of a faulty metering device and if such device has not been tampered with, the adjustment may be made based upon prior normal usage for that account prior to the time the metering device became faulty.

(Prior Code, § 13.08.156) (Ord. 10-4, passed 4-8-2010)