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The Utilities Superintendent, or his or her duly authorized agents, shall have free access, at any reasonable time, to all parts of each premises and building to, or in which, water is delivered for the purpose of examining the pipes, fixtures and other portions of the system to ascertain whether there is any disrepair or unnecessary waste of water.
(Prior Code, § 3-117)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
It shall be the duty of the municipality to report to the Utilities Superintendent all cases of leakage and waste in the use of water and all violations of this code relating to the Water Department. They shall have the additional duty of enforcing the observance of all such regulations.
(Prior Code, § 3-118)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly break, injure or deface any building, machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment or appurtenance of the Municipal Water Department. No person may deposit anything in a stop box or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned property without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent.
(Prior Code, § 3-119) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Licensed plumber. It shall be unlawful for any plumber or pipefitter to do any work upon any of the pipes or appurtenances of the system of waterworks, or to make any connection with or extension of the supply pipes of any consumer taking water from said system until such plumber or pipefitter shall have first procured a license or permit from the municipality. All plumbing shall be done in the manner required by the Utilities Superintendent. Said licensed plumber shall be at all times subject to the inspection and approval of the Utilities Superintendent, and it shall be further unlawful to cover or conceal willfully any defective or unsatisfactory plumbing work.
(Prior Code, § 3-120)
(B) Time. All taps or plumbing work done on or to the municipal water system shall be done between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(Prior Code, § 3-121)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
All house boilers shall be constructed with one or more air holes near the top of the inlet pipe and sufficiently strong to bear the pressure of the atmosphere under vacuum. The stop cocks and other appurtenances must be sufficiently strong to bear the pressure and run off the water in the mains. All persons taking water shall keep their own service pipes, stop cocks and apparatus in good repair and protect them from frost at their own expense and shall prevent all unnecessary waste of water.
(Prior Code, § 3-124)
To prevent the siphoning of water from a structure back into the municipal water system when it becomes necessary to disrupt water service and to prevent damage to customer’s property caused by such siphoning, all customers applying for new water service and all customers presently serviced may be required in the discretion of the Utilities Superintendent to have placed on the line a swing valve (backflow prevention device) of such size and at such location as is approved by the Utilities Superintendent. If a present customer is required to place a swing valve on his or her line, the Municipal Clerk or Utilities Superintendent shall give the property owner notice by personally serving written notice or by registered letter or certified mail, directed to the last known address of such owner or the agent of such owner, directing the placement of such swing valve. If within 30 days of mailing or giving such notice, the property owner fails or neglects to cause such placements to be made, the Utilities Superintendent may cause such work to be done and assess the cost upon the property served by such water line. Reasons for requiring swing valves includes, but is not limited to, installation of an underground sprinkler system, installation or replacement of a water heater and installation or replacement of a water softener.
(Prior Code, § 3-126)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
(A) For the purpose of this section, WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or well field, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water or well field.
(B) The city designates a Wellhead Protection Area for the purpose of protection of the public water supply system. The boundaries of the Wellhead Protection Area are delineated based upon a map prepared by the State Department of Environmental Quality, Wellhead Protection Program, dated September of 2019, which is on file at the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection.
(Prior Code, § 3-131) (Ord. 766, passed 6-9-1998; Ord. 898, passed 10-9-2012; Ord. 946, passed 10-8-2019)
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