(A) Installing and maintaining service lines.
(1) The user shall be responsible for installation and maintenance of service lines between the curb stop and the residence or business. Such service lines must be at least three-fourths inch in diameter and must be installed a minimum depth of two feet. Service lines must have a minimum working pressure rating of 160 psi at 73.4°F and must be constructed of one of the following types of materials:
(a) Copper;
(b) (Type K);
(c) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC);
(d) Polyethylene; or
(e) Polybutylene.
(2) Service lines must not be covered until they are inspected and approved by a duly authorized village representative. The user will not connect any service line or any plumbing connected with the service line to any other water source. The service line must meet any requirements of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency.
(B) Provisions for location of meter. The user shall permit the meter to be located upon his, her, or their property.
(C) Easements. The user shall give such easements and rights-of-way as necessary to the village and allow access for the purposes of construction, repair, maintenance, meter reading, relocation, or expansion of the water system. The necessity shall be determined by the Board of Trustees.
(D) Damage to village property. No user shall tamper, adjust, damage, or in any manner interfere with the components or operation of the water system owned by the village. The shutoff valve shall be opened only by a duly authorized representative of the village.
(E) Specified uses of water. Water purchased from the village may be used for ordinary domestic, industrial, or farm use upon the premises of the user provided.
(1) No user shall resell or permit the resale of water purchased from the village.
(2) Each dwelling, apartment, business, and livestock tap is a separate unit. The user must make application for service for each unit, and each unit shall have a separate cut-off valve, meter, and service line, and the user shall pay the minimum monthly rate and other rates and fees herein established.
(Ord. 327, passed 12-19-1980) Penalty, see § 51.99