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(A) Tap-in fee. Persons making application for construction of new service connections shall pay a tapping charge based on the size of service connection to be constructed. The tapping charges for 3/4" to 1" or smaller connections shall be $1,000 plus any additional costs incurred by the city to bring a water line across the road, such as “long tap.” For connections larger than 1", the charge shall be $1,100 plus an amount sufficient to reimburse the city for the labor and material necessary for tapping the main, installation of service from the main to the property line (including the curb stop), and the cost of furnishing and installing a suitable water meter. In no event shall the charge for a connection be less than $1,000.
(B) Service connection fee. In addition to tapping charges the customer shall also pay a service connection fee. The utility shall provide a written estimate to the customer of the actual cost of construction of the service connection. When construction of the service connection has been completed the utility shall bill the customer for the actual cost of the construction of the service connection. The service connection fee shall include the labor, equipment and materials and the installation of the service connection, including the tap in the water main, curb stop and box, that portion of the service pipe between them, and/or any other materials that are deemed necessary for the proper installation of the service connection.
(C) Meter installation fee. A meter installation fee shall be charged to the customer making application for construction of a new service connection. The meter installation fee shall be the actual cost of the meter and necessary appurtenances incurred by the utility.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91; Am. Ord. G-02-1127, passed 9-9-02 Am. Ord. G-05-1161, passed 11-21-05)
(A) (1) The customer, at no expense to the utility, shall install or cause to be installed the service piping beyond the curb stop and into the premises. The utility reserves the right to inspect each service run made by a plumber, contractor or individual, for proper materials and depth of the service before the service trench is backfilled. However, the quality of material and workmanship shall be the customer’s responsibility and must conform to applicable plumbing codes and standards as if specifically mentioned.
(2) Service piping of three inches and larger in diameter shall be disinfected and hydrostatically pressure tested, at the customer’s expense, before the water supply shall be turned on for service. The customer shall perform or cause to be performed, disinfection of such piping and appurtenances in compliance with the State Board of Health Standards. There shall be at least three samples obtained from the service piping on consecutive days and must be proven satisfactory for usage, which shall be reported in writing to the utility by a laboratory qualified to make such analysis and be acceptable to the utility.
(3) Water is furnished through a single service pipe to one property. Where a single property consists of several units or buildings, and is served by a single service pipe, the property owner shall valve and meter each unit or building separately. A separate valve must be provided outside the building, and accessible to the utility, for each unit or building metered. The utility may make special arrangements for exceptional situations as required.
(4) In a case where a service has been installed prior to the adoption of and not in accordance with these general rules and regulations, where water is being taken from a single curb stop for supply for two or more units, buildings or premises, each customer benefiting from such arrangements shall be responsible for the payment of the individual usage charges and all other legitimate charges.
(5) Any violation of the rules of the utility by either of the occupants of the premises shall be deemed a violation as to all, and the utility may enforce compliance with these rules by terminating the water supply to all, except that such action will not be taken until the innocent customer not in violation of the utility’s rules has been issued written notice and a reasonable opportunity to attach the service to a separately controlled service as if a new applicant.
(B) All service piping shall be ductile cast iron, brass or type “K” copper from the curb stop to the meter and/or building. No service pipe shall be less than 3/4 inch nominal diameter, and all service pipes shall be installed with a minimum of four feet of ground cover.
(C) Service pipes, curb stops, service boxes, meter pits, stop and waste valves and other fixtures used in the installation of, repair to or additions to service pipes shall be of a type and quality approved by the utility.
(D) New service piping between the water main and a building shall be run in a straight or direct line when practicable, without bends and at a depth of not less than four feet. Pipe joints shall not be driven. Service pipes shall not be placed in the same trench with sewers or other piping and shall be in accordance with state, local, and applicable standards, codes, regulations and ordinances.
(E) There shall be no physical connection from a secondary water supply to any service provided by the utility. Such connection shall be cause for immediate termination of water service, § 52.52.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91)
(A) The service connection and fixtures from the water main to and including the curb stop or service valve will be maintained in good repair at the expense of the utility against damage, corrosion, tuberculation, or other deterioration. However, if replacement is due to increased demand by the customer, such replacement shall be at the customer’s expense.
(B) The customer shall maintain the service pipe fixtures and its appurtenances, (meter excepted) from the curb stop or valve into the property served by the utility, including leaks and other defects promptly.
(1) All private service lines or water mains shall be maintained by the customer or owner, regardless of location, unless the utility has accepted, in writing, for maintenance by the utility.
(2) Should needed repairs to any private service line or water main, not be completed within 48 hours after issue of written notice to the customer, the customer or owner may be charged $25 per day for each day following the 48 hour grace period, that the leak or repair is allowed to continue.
(C) All meter boxes, pits or vaults installed on private property regardless whether constructed or installed by the customer or the utility shall be maintained in good condition by the customer at their expense.
(1) When meter boxes are of an approved frost-proof type and located within a public right-of- way by the utility, the utility will maintain such boxes at utility expense.
(2) The utility will not maintain piping and appurtenances leading to and from such meter boxes except the piping between the water main and the curb stop, as referred to in division (A) of this section.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91)
(A) The thawing of frozen service pipes is the customers responsibility, except for service lines from the water main leading to the curb stop or valve.
(B) (1) The thawing of customer service pipes may not be performed by the utility personnel.
(2) Repairs of ruptured lines will be arranged by the customer with a private plumber and shall be at the expense of the customer.
(C) Upon request by the customer, the utility will make a basic inspection/investigation of the customer service and advise of the needed repairs as determined. No excavation of the location will be performed by the utility on the premises.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91)
(A) Each water service applicant shall provide a main supply shutoff valve or valves, just inside the building foundation wall, along with all piping and appurtenances, installed and maintained by the applicant. All work and materials shall be subject to inspection and approval by any authorized inspector in accordance with the utility general rules and regulations and/or other regulatory agencies as applicable.
(B) Each water service connection of 3/4 inch to two inch size shall be fitted with a ball-type shut-off valve or valves on both the inlet and outlet side of the meter.
(C) Service lines of larger sizes and/or supplying special equipment may require special valving and fitting arrangements as specified in § 52.33(A) and elsewhere.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91)
(A) Installation of backflow prevention assembly. No cross-connections or conditions, which might permit potentially the backflow of contaminants and/or pollutants from a customer/user's piping system into the public water distribution system shall be permitted. An approved backflow prevention assembly shall be installed on each service line to a customer's water system at or near the property line or immediately inside the building being served; but, in all cases, before the first branch line leading off the service line.
(B) Type of protective assembly. The type of protective assembly required shall depend upon the degree of hazard which exists as follows:
(1) In the case of any premises where there is an auxiliary water supply, the public water system shall be protected by an approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly;
(2) In the case of any premises where there is water or a substance that would be objectionable but not hazardous to health, if introduced into the public water system, the public water system shall be protected by an approved double check valve assembly;
(3) In the case of any premises where there is any material dangerous to health such as to create an actual or potential hazard to the public water system, the public water system shall be protected by an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly. Examples of premises where these conditions will exist include, but are not limited to sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, chemical manufacturing plants, hospitals, mortuaries and plating plants;
(4) In the case of any premises where there are uncontrolled cross-connections, either actual or potential, the public water system shall be protected by an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly at the service connection;
(5) In the case of any premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete in-plant cross-connection survey, the public water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by either an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly on each service to the premises;
(6) In the case of any premises having a lawn irrigation system, the public water system shall be protected by an approved pressure vacuum breaker backflow prevention assembly or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly;
(7) In the case of any premises having a fire service line, the public water supply system shall be protected by an approved double detector check valve assembly;
(8) All other premises not covered in divisions (1) through (7) shall be required to install a non-testable dual check valve assembly for the protection of the public water system; and
(9) Existing installations are not exempt from current rules and regulations in this subchapter.
(C) Approval of backflow prevention assembly. Any backflow prevention assembly required herein shall be a model and size approved by the City of Woodburn. The term APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY shall mean an assembly that has been manufactured in full conformance with the standards established by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) entitled "AWWA C506-84 Standards for Reduced Pressure Principle and Double Check Valve Backflow Prevention Devices". Said assembly shall meet the laboratory and field performance specifications of the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research (FCCC&HR) of the University of Southern California established by Specifications of Backflow Prevention Assemblies - Section 10 of the most current issue of the Manual of Cross-Connection Control. Final approval shall be evidenced by a Certificate of Approval issued by an approved testing laboratory certifying full compliance with the said AWWA standards and FCCC&HR specifications.
(D) Duty to test and repair. It shall be the duty of the customer/user at any premises where backflow prevention assemblies are installed as referenced within this section under division (B)(1) through (7), to have certified inspections and operational tests made upon installation and at least once per year. In those instances where the City of Woodburn superintendent deems the hazard to be great enough, the superintendent may require certified inspections at more frequent intervals. These inspections and tests shall be at the expense of the water user and shall be performed by a certified tester approved by the State of Indiana. It shall be the duty of the customer to see that these tests are made in a timely manner. If a customer/user does not have its backflow prevention assembly tested within 30 days of the testing due date, the city may discontinue water service to the premises to maintain the safety of the public water system. These assemblies shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense of the customer/user whenever said assemblies are found to be defective. Records of such tests, repairs and overhaul shall be kept by the customer/user and a copy furnished to the City of Woodburn at: City of Woodburn c/o Utility Superintendent, 22735 Main Street, PO Box 665, Woodburn, IN 46797.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91; Am. Ord. 17-1362, passed 12-18-17) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) No booster pump shall be installed, taking its suction or supply from the utility’s water distribution system, without the expressed written approval of the utility.
(B) In all booster pump installations, the suction of the pump shall be connected to an atmospheric tank with city water flow entering the tank being controlled by an automatic float valve and discharging freely into the tank two pipe diameters, or a minimum of six inches, above the positive overflow level of the tank.
(C) As an alternate, suitable, control valve limiting suction pressure of the pump to a minimum 20 psig, may be allowed with prior approval by the utility in writing. Proper and continuous operation and maintenance shall be the customers responsibility and expense.
(Ord. G-91-1048, passed 2-4-91) Penalty, see § 52.99
2019 S-12
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