[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §A, 11-11-2002]
These rules and regulations have been adopted to govern the
water service furnished by the City in a uniform manner for the benefit
of the City and its water customers and are subject to change as herein
provided without notice to any water customers or any other person.
Any amendment or change to these rules and regulations shall be effective
on the date such amendment or change is passed by the City as herein
provided or on such other date as the City may, by ordinance, designate.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §B, 11-11-2002]
The foregoing expressions, words and terms, when used herein,
shall have the meanings stated below:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, the Federal
or State Government or any unit, agency, political corporation or
subdivision of either the Federal or State Government or other agency
applying for a water customer's agreement.
City of Laurie, Missouri, owner and operator of the municipal
water system.
Lines installed from the City's main to point of delivery.
Any pipe, valve or other arrangement or device connecting
the pipelines of the City or facilities directly or indirectly connected
therewith to and with pipes or fixtures supplied with water from any
source other than the line of the City directly connected.
Any person who receives water from a public water system,
except those persons receiving water for resale.
A plumbing arrangement, other than a cross-connection, by
which contamination might be admitted or drawn into the distribution
system of the City or into lines connected therewith, which are used
for the conveyance of potable water.
Any person owning property served by the water system of
the City or who has a leasehold interest therein. The term "landowner" shall also include life tenants but the City
may at its discretion require remaindermen to enter into any agreement
required with the property owner under these rules and regulations
and the remaindermen shall be bound by these rules and regulations
in all respects.
City of Laurie, Laurie Water Department, Missouri.
The point of delivery shall be at the meter or the location
leaving the main (corporation stop or valve) if remote metering or
in unit metering is used, unless otherwise specified in the water
customer's agreement or in any other agreement where it shall be mentioned.
The term "service", when used in connection
with the supplying of water, shall mean the availability for use by
the water customer of water, subject to the provisions of these rules
and regulations. Service shall be considered as available when the
City maintains the water supply at a minimum of twenty (20) psi pressure
at the point of delivery with the service line static in readiness
for the water customer's use, regardless of whether the water customer
makes use of it.
The Director of Public Works, City of Laurie and his/her
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Absence by water customer from the premises for a continuous
period of three (3) months or more.
The written contract between the water customer and the City
pursuant to which water service is supplied or made available.
Pipes or fixtures installed from point of delivery across
water customer's real property to water customer's building or improvements.
Such service pipes and fixtures are the property and responsibility
of the water customer.
A water service shall consist of facilities for supplying
water to one (1) residence or business establishment located on land
within the jurisdiction of the City or without the jurisdiction of
the City pursuant to written agreement.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §C, 11-11-2002]
B.
The
rate schedule is subject to change by action of the City. If a provision
of the rules and regulations conflicts with the provision of the rate
schedule, the provision of the rate schedule shall prevail. If the
total amount of revenue and income derived from the collection of
the water rates is insufficient to meet the payment of the costs of
operation, maintenance, depreciation, necessary extensions and enlargements
and payment of the principal and interest on any general and special
obligation bonds, then outstanding with their attendant obligations
pursuant to the terms of the bonds and the authorizing resolutions,
the City shall increase the water rates for the first (1st) month
thereafter in an amount sufficient to meet these costs and obligations.
C.
The
City may require, at its discretion, for meters to be read by the
water customers and readings reported to the City.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §D, 11-11-2002]
Applicants for a water customer's agreement shall make application
to the City. Such applications shall be in writing and the City shall
prescribe the form of such application.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §E, 11-11-2002]
A.
Readiness To Accept. Before installing a service extension
and providing water, the City may require the applicant to pipe the
home and be in readiness to accept the service.
B.
Service For Sole Use Of The Water Customer. The standard
water service connection is for the sole use of the water customer
and does not permit the extension of pipes to transfer water from
one (1) property to any other consumer nor will the customer share,
resell or submeter water to any other consumer. If an emergency or
specific situation should make such an arrangement advisable, it shall
be done only on specific written permission of the City for the duration
of the emergency. No more than one (1) residence or business shall
be served by one (1) water service connection. A farm containing one
(1) residence and other buildings for use in the farming operation
shall be considered as one (1) residence and the water customer may
use water from one (1) meter for all such buildings; provided that
in the event that a farm contains two (2) or more residences, a meter
shall be required for each residence, unless the City shall find such
to be an unusual hardship upon the water customer, in which case a
special agreement may be made concerning such additional residence.
C.
Hardship Agreements. The City may enter into a special agreement
whereby a right of entry is granted to the City to read a meter placed
on private property for remotely located residences or remotely located
water uses, where the location of the meter as provided in these rules
and regulations would, in the City's opinion, cause undue hardship
and expense on the water customer. Such special agreements must be
written and no water customer or applicant for water service shall
have any right to force the City to enter into such a special agreement,
but such agreements must be entered into solely at the discretion
of the City. The City may in the alternative apply the multi-family
residence rule stated in the water rate ordinance.
D.
Continuity Of Service. The City will make all reasonable
efforts to supply continuous, uninterrupted service. However, it shall
have the right to interrupt service for the purpose of making repairs,
connections and extensions or for other necessary work. Efforts will
be made to notify water customers whenever possible who may be affected
by such interruptions, but the City will not accept responsibility
for losses which might occur due to interruptions to service for any
cause and does not accept responsibility for losses due to failure
of the City to notify any water customer of any such interruption.
E.
Services. Subject to the provisions outlined herein in Section 705.190, the City will install all water service lines from its mains to the meters for meters on property abutting the right-of-way along which the main is installed insofar as its current financial responsibilities, obligations and conditions will permit and insofar as adequate water pressure is available at the point of delivery requested by the applicant or water customer. The service line shall not be less than three-fourths (¾) inch in size and the City will also install the meter and meter setting. The meter will be set at the point on the water customer's premises designated by the City. For the installations where meters are allowed to be placed other than on property abutting the right-of-way for the main (i.e., meters installed inside buildings), the City's installation and maintenance service terminates at the point of delivery. The charge for service to be made by the City shall be that amount specified in the water rate ordinance or as otherwise provided by the City, but in no event shall it be less than the cost to the City.
F.
Right To Inspect. Representatives of the City shall have
the right at all reasonable hours to enter upon water customer's premises
to read and test meters, inspect piping and to perform other duties
for the maintenance and operation of service or to remove its meters
and equipment upon discontinuance of service by the water customer.
G.
Piping Work To Be Inspected. All piping work in connection
with pipe and services connected with the City's main shall be submitted
to the inspection of the City before such underground work is covered
up. Whenever the City determines that a job of piping work is obviously
defective, although not in direct violation, the City may require
that it be corrected before the water will be turned on. The City
may prescribe the type of materials and the standard of workmanship
to be followed in enforcing this Section.
H.
Intercepting Tank Required For Large Customers. Service
pipes shall not be connected to the suction side of pumps. The supply
for use of a character requiring a large quantity of water within
a short period will not be permitted except through intercepting or
intermediate storage tanks.
I.
Check Valves, Flush Valves And Vacuum Breakers. Water customers
having boilers or hot water systems connected with mains of the City
must have a check valve in the supply pipe to the boilers and hot
water heating systems, together with a release valve at some point
between the check valve and the heating system. All water customers
are hereby cautioned against danger of collapse of boilers since it
is sometimes necessary to shut off the supply of water without notice
and for this reason, a vacuum valve should be installed in the steam
lines to prevent collapse in case the water supply is interrupted.
The City, however, will not be responsible for accidents or damages
resulting from the imperfect action or failure of said valves.
J.
Cross-Connections And Interconnections. The City will not
allow to be made any physical connection in its water supply system
to that of any other pipe system or equipment, where such other pipe
system or equipment in any manner receives all or any part of its
supply of water directly or indirectly from wells, streams or any
source other than that of the water system of the City. The making,
causing or permitting of the installation or existence of any interconnection
or cross- connection shall constitute a violation of the rules and
regulations of the City and such prohibited connection shall be removed
forthwith in a manner acceptable to the City and the duly constituted
public health officials. Failure to do so within two (2) days from
and after date of notification by the City may result in discontinuance
of water service without further notice.
The City shall have the right at all reasonable hours to enter
upon water customer's premises for the purpose of inspection and enforcement
of the provision.
K.
Applicants Having Excessive Requirements. In the event of
an applicant whose water requirements are bound to exceed the City's
ability to supply it from existing physical assets without adversely
affecting service to other water customers, the City will not be obligated
to render such service, unless and until suitable financing is provided
by the applicant to cover the additional physical assets. The City
has no obligation to reimburse the applicant for any physical assets
provided.
L.
Customer's Duty Regarding Service Pipes.
1.
The water customer's service pipe and all connections and fixtures
attached thereto shall be subject to the inspection of the City before
the water will be turned on, if the City so elects and all properties
receiving a supply of water and all service pipes, meters and fixtures,
including any and all fixtures within any improvements or buildings
on said properties, shall at all reasonable hours be subject to inspection
by any duly authorized employee or agent of the City.
2.
All service pipes shall be laid at all points at least thirty-six
(36) inches below the surface of the ground and shall be placed on
firm and continuous earth so as to give unyielding and permanent support.
They shall not be laid in sewer ditches. It shall be installed in
the trench at least eighteen (18) inches in a horizontal direction,
in undisturbed earth, from any other trench wherein are laid gas pipe
or for other facility, public or private, and ten (10) feet from sewer
lines or pipes. Such service line shall not pass through to premises
other than that to be supplied unless the City shall so agree in writing.
3.
Water customer shall, at his/her own cost and expense, make all changes
in the service line required or rendered necessary on account of changes
in the street grades, relocation of mains or other causes.
4.
No fixture shall be attached to, or any branch made in, the service
line between the main of the City and the meter.
5.
Any repairs or maintenance necessary to the service pipe or any pipe
or fixture in or upon the water customer's premises shall be performed
by the water customer at his/her sole expense and risk.
6.
Service pipes must be kept and maintained in good condition and free
from all leaks and for failure to do so the water supply may be discontinued.
7.
The City shall in no event be liable for any damage done or inconvenience
caused by reason of any break, leak or defect in or by water escaping
from service pipes or from fixtures on the premises of the City or
water customer. The water customer shall be billed in the usual manner
for the cost of all such water according to the rate schedule of the
City.
M.
No One But City's Employee May Turn Water Off Or On. The
customer or his/her agent shall be present with the City employee
when the water is turned on. No one but an employee or a person authorized
by the City shall turn on water or shut off water to any water customer
or to any property, except in the case of escaping water. Any water
customer violating this provision shall be subject to immediate shut
off of water service.
N.
Water Customers Requiring Uninterrupted Supply.
1.
The City will endeavor to give reasonable service, but does not guarantee
a sufficient or uniform pressure, or an uninterrupted supply of water
and water customers are cautioned to provide sufficient storage of
water where an absolutely uninterrupted supply must be assured, such
as for steam boilers, hot water heating systems, gas engines, etc.
2.
Fixtures or devices taking a supply of water directly from the service
pipes, depending upon the hydraulic pressure of the pipe system of
the City for supplying same under working pressure, would do so at
the risk of the parties making such attachments, as the City will
not be responsible for any accidents or damages to which such fixtures
or devices are subject.
3.
Water customers shall not build any permanent structures over City's
water lines. Any costs incurred for inspection and relocation of pipes
or of the permanent structure shall be at the total expense of the
water customer, including any attorney fees.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §F, 11-11-2002]
A.
Private
fire hydrants may be installed by a written agreement with the City,
provided that the City shall take into account all possible costs
to the City and charge an equitable price therefore, all cost factors
considered. Public fire hydrants may be installed by special agreement
with the State, a municipality, political subdivision or political
corporation and the City shall take into consideration the same factors
when entering such a contract.
B.
In
the event that the City undertakes to furnish fire hydrants as a part
of the service to the water customers of the City, then all waters
customers of the City shall be furnished with substantially the same
degree of benefit from such hydrants and in the event that this is
impossible, then those receiving a higher degree of benefit shall
pay an additional charge above the rates for water herein provided
for, which shall be for such additional benefit. Such rates shall
be equitable to all water customers and shall depend upon cost studies
made by the City's employees and consultants.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §G, 11-11-2002]
A.
Meters Furnished By City. Meters will be furnished, installed, owned, inspected, tested and kept in proper operating condition by the City and the water customer shall pay a connection fee as set forth in Section 700.030, which shall not be refundable. The complete record of tests and histories of meters will be kept if deemed necessary by the City. The City will make meter tests according to methods of the American Waterworks Association as often as deemed necessary by the City.
B.
Meter Accuracy. Service meter errors which do not exceed
two percent (2%) fast or slow shall be considered as being within
the allowable limits of accuracy for billing purposes. The percentage
of error will be considered as that arrived at by taking the average
of the error at full load and that at the ten percent (10%) load,
unless a water customer's rate of usage is known to be particularly
constant, in which case the error at such constant use will be used.
C.
Meter Location. Meters shall be set in an accessible place on the outside of buildings, except where otherwise authorized by the City. All meters shall be set horizontally and never connected into a vertical pipe. Meters outside of the buildings shall be placed in meter boxes furnished and installed by the City. Provisions for meter locations for multiple-family housing are set forth in Section 705.200 Subsection (A) below.
D.
Requested Meter Tests. Meter tests requested by water customers
shall be performed without cost to the water customer if the meter
is found to be in excess of two percent (2%) fast. Otherwise, the
water customer for whom the requested test was made will be charged
for the cost of making the test. This charge shall be the actual cost
to the City to have the test performed plus a twenty-five dollar ($25.00)
service charge.
E.
Water Customer's Responsibility. The water customer shall
be responsible for any damage to the meter and any other appurtenances
installed for his/her service from any cause other than normal wear
and tear and such sums shall be added to the customer's billing statement
and may be deducted from water customer's deposit.
F.
Meter Relocation. Any relocation of the water meter, requested
by the water customer, shall only be performed after the water customer
has tendered to the City the amount of estimated cost of such work.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §H, 11-11-2002]
A.
Bills
will be rendered for service on or about the first (1st) day following
the close of the period for which the service was rendered as set
forth in the rate schedule. Service bills not paid by the fifteenth
(15th) of the month shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) late charge.
Failure of the City to submit a service bill shall not excuse the
water customer from the obligation to pay for the water used when
the bill is submitted. Any payment by check resulting in the return
of the check due to insufficient funds in the water customer's bank
shall be subject to a service charge of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per
check, per occurrence and shall be paid by the customer or may be
deducted from customer's deposit by City if not paid by the customer.
Failure to pay a bill by the thirtieth (30th) day following the close
of the period for which service was rendered shall result in the disconnection
of the service and such disconnection shall be made without the necessity
of notice to the water customer. Any damage resulting to the water
customer or any property of the water customer or the landowner of
the property occupied by the water customer shall not be the responsibility
of the City, its agents or employees. The City, its agents and employees
shall not be liable to the water customer or the landowner of any
property used, held, occupied, rented or leased by the water use for
any such damage when disconnection is made according to these rules
and regulations and it shall be immaterial that no notice of such
disconnection was given to the water customer or to said property
owner.
B.
In
the event that meters cannot be read at the close of the period for
which billing is made because of inclement weather or the condition
of the earth around the meters, which in the opinion of the City makes
reading unusually difficult, costly or impossible, then the bills
may be estimated by using, at the discretion of the City, a computer
generated estimate based on the historical usage of the customer.
The meter reading and the bill rendered for any period subsequent
to a period for which the bill of any water customer shall be based
upon such estimates shall take into account such estimates and such
estimates shall be considered the actual amount of water consumed
for the period or periods estimated. Estimates may be made in the
case of one (1) or more water customers or for all water customers
of the City at the discretion of the City and it shall not be required
that all bills be estimated in the event any one (1) or more water
customers bills are estimated as herein set forth.
C.
In
the event meters cannot be read by City due to inaccessibility caused
by debris, weeds or other objects, City may take whatever steps are
reasonably necessary to gain access, bill and charge any fee incurred
to the water customer in the monthly billing statement and withhold
it from the customer's deposit.
D.
Bills
may be submitted on a monthly, bimonthly or quarterly basis as the
City may provide and direct in its actions establishing a rate schedule.
E.
The
City may require, at its discretion, water customers to read their
meters and report the readings to the City.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §I, 11-11-2002]
A.
Water
service will be disconnected to any water customer or property on
account of temporary vacancy, as defined herein, of such property
upon written request of the water customer, without in any way affecting
the agreement in force and upon payment of all charges due as provided
in the rules and regulations of the City. In the event of such request,
however, the water customer shall pay thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
reconnection fee.
B.
In
the event that water service is discontinued for any reason other
than the temporary vacancy of the property or in the event that it
is discontinued and another source of water supply is used for the
property, then reconnection shall be made only in the event that the
minimum bill for each month for the period of disconnection shall
be paid by the water customer or owner of the property. In addition,
all previously unpaid bills, plus a thirty-five dollar ($35.00) reconnection
fee thereon, shall be paid before reconnection shall be allowed for
such water customer of property.
C.
In the event that an applicant for water services has purchased or otherwise acquired the property and holds title thereto and the previous landowner had discontinued water service other than because of the temporary vacancy thereof, said applicant shall not be required to pay the above reconnection charges as a result of the conduct or actions of the previous landowner but shall be required to pay only a security deposit as set forth in Section 700.020 of this Code.
D.
If
a customer has been disconnected for non-payment, they will have to
submit an additional deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00). This
will be in addition to the reconnect charges assessed for non-payment.
This deposit will be refunded after the customer discontinues being
a customer of the Laurie Water Department. It will only be refunded
after all bills and charges due to the City are paid or the charges
will be deducted from the deposit and the balance, if any, will be
refunded.
E.
Except
in the case of failure of the water customer to pay the bill owed
the City for water service as set forth in these rules and regulations,
the City will not discontinue the service of any water customer for
violation of any rule or regulation of the City without written notice
of at least two (2) days mailed to such customer at the address as
shown upon the City's records or personally delivered to the water
customer or a member of the household advising the water customer
what rule has been violated for which service will be discontinued
if the violation is permitted to continue. Provided however, that
where misrepresentation of use of water is detected or where the City's
regulating or measuring equipment has been tampered with or where
a dangerous condition is found to exist on the water customer's premises,
service may be shut off without notice in advance. Subject to the
foregoing provisions, service rendered under any application, contract
or agreement may be discontinued by the City for any of the following
reasons:
1.
For willful or indifferent waste of water due to any cause.
2.
For failure to protect from injury or damage the meter and connections;
for failure to maintain and provide proper certification of customer
owned backflow devices, if any; or for failure to protect and maintain
the service pipe or fixtures on the property of the water customer
(or the property occupied by the water customer) in a condition satisfactory
to the City.
3.
For molesting or tampering by the water customer, or others with
the knowledge of the water customer, with any meter, connections,
service line, curb cock, seal, valve or any other appliance of the
City's controlling or regulating the water customer's water supply.
4.
For failure to provide the City's employees free and reasonable access
to the property supplied or for obstructing the way of ingress to
the meter or other appliances controlling or regulating the water
customer's supply.
5.
For non-payment of any account for water supplied, for water service
or for meter or service maintenance or for any other fee or charge
accruing under these rules and regulations, the rate schedule of the
City.
6.
In case of vacancy of the premises.
7.
For violation of any rules and regulations of the City.
8.
For any practice or act prohibited by the Missouri Division of Health.
9.
For failure to allow any City's employee, officer, agent or representative
the right to inspect the water customer's premises for any purpose
set forth in these rules and regulations.
F.
The
discontinuance of the supply of water to a property for any reason
shall not prevent the City from pursuing any lawful remedy by action
at law or otherwise for the collection of monies due from the water
customer or property owner.
G.
Water
will not be turned on to any property unless there is at least one
(1) adult person therein at such time to see that all water outlets
in the premises are closed to prevent damage by escaping water.
H.
Only
an employee, officer or agent of the City may turn on water and all
applicants and water customers are expressly forbidden to do so.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §J, 11-11-2002]
The City may make specific water service contracts with the
United States of America and its agencies, the State of Missouri and
its agencies, school districts and municipal corporations and all
other political subdivisions of the State of Missouri and of the United
States of America differing from stipulations set out in the rate
schedule and rules and regulations.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §K, 11-11-2002]
A.
Extensions
of the City's water mains to provide service to new customers requesting
service shall comply in all respects with the following procedures.
1.
The applicant or applicants shall submit a written application for
service to the City along with a deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
The application for service shall be on an approved form supplied
by the City. The one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) deposit is required
to cover any administrative, engineering or other costs incurred by
the City as a result of this application for service. If the prospective
applicant or applicants do not proceed with the water line extension
or if the City's engineer deems the proposed extension will have an
adverse effect on the supply, storage and distribution system, then
all costs incurred by the City will be paid from the deposit and the
balance refunded to the applicant or applicants.
2.
Upon determining the City's supply, storage and distribution system
has excess capacity to serve the prospective applicant or applicants,
the City will enter into a written agreement with the applicant or
applicants. This written agreement will require the applicant or applicants
to bear all administrative, engineering, legal, construction inspection
and construction costs associated with the proposed extension. The
total estimated project cost associated with this extension less the
one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) deposit must be deposited by the applicant
or applicants with the City, which will place it in a special escrow
account prior to construction, unless the applicant will construct
the extension as described below.
3.
The applicant or applicants will be required to have a professional
engineer registered in the State of Missouri prepare plans for submittal
to the Department of Natural Resources for a construction permit.
A set of standard specifications for water line installation has been
adopted by the City which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
These specifications will be submitted with plans as the specifications
for the main extension. These plans may be prepared by the applicant
or applicants own engineer, however, the City will require its engineer
to review all plans for compliance with the City standards. The cost
associated with plans and specifications review will be borne by the
applicant or applicants.
4.
Construction of the proposed extension will be performed by a contractor
approved by the City or the City will procure the contractor in accordance
to all applicable laws and administer the contract between the contractor
and the City.
5.
If the applicant contracts to construct the extension, the applicant
shall bear all risk and expense of defect in materials used and maintenance
and repair of said extension for one (1) year from the date of completion,
inspection and testing of construction of the extension at which time
the City, at its option, may reinspect and accept dedication of such
extension, free and clear of all encumbrances.
6.
If the City contracts to construct the extension, after construction
of the extension is complete and the final cost of the entire project
is determined, the applicant or applicants will be refunded the balance
of the deposit if the final project cost is less than the estimated
project cost initially deposited with the City. However, if the final
project cost not directly borne by the applicant is greater than the
estimated project cost initially deposited, then the applicant or
applicants will be required to pay the balance within thirty (30)
days of notification by the City. If this payment is not made, the
water main extension will be taken out of service until the balance
is paid.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §L, 11-11-2002]
A.
In
the event that service is desired by a landowner of a multi-family
residence, said multi-family residence being herein defined as a dwelling
unit housing more than one (1) family and such definition shall include
duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, apartments, condominiums and all
similar structures and residences, then the landowner shall be required
to acquire a water meter for each unit. Any landowner owning multiple-family
housing may request to have water meters placed inside of buildings
rather than in meter pits. These meters shall be owned by the City
but the cost of which shall be borne by the applicant landowner. The
landowner and water customer shall agree to allow City employees access
to the meter for maintenance and replacement purposes. In such cases,
the landowner's service pipe begins at the corporation stop or valve
(point of delivery). Additionally, each residential unit in multiple-family
housing shall be plumbed so that the City has access to an external
valve to turn water service on and off.
B.
In
the alternative, the landowner may enter into a special written agreement
with the City, if the City so agrees, whereby all units of such residence
are served by one (1) water meter. In such cases, the total gallons
used during each billing period, as determined by the water rate schedule
ordinance of the City, by such multi-family residence shall be charged
for each individual unit within the multi-family residence on a prorated
basis, as though such amount of water was used for such billing period
by an individual customer and each water customer in such unit shall
pay the water rates as set forth in the water rate schedule ordinance
of the City for such water customer's proportionate share of the water
as though such water customer were an individual customer in a one-family
residence; provided further, that the landowner of the property shall
be responsible for payment of all such bills of all units contained
within any multi-family residence and that the amount of the water
meter deposit shall be determined by the City as set forth in the
water rate schedule ordinance. The decision of whether a multi-family
residence as herein above defined shall have individual meters or
a multi-meter shall be that of the City alone.
C.
The
City shall be the sole judge and shall have full authority to determine
how many units are contained in a residence and such determination
shall be final and binding upon the landowner of any such residence
and upon any water customer therein.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §M, 11-11-2002]
A.
In
the event that a mobile home park, also known as a mobile court, desires
service, then the landowner shall be required to acquire one (1) multi-meter
which services the entire mobile home court. Notwithstanding the above,
the City may, by special agreement with the landowner, provide for
one (1) of the two (2) following methods for servicing a mobile home
park:
1.
A separate water meter is provided for each trailer space.
2.
The trailer park is served by one (1) meter but the total gallons
used during each billing period by the mobile home park are divided
by the number of units using water during such billing. The water
used shall be charged to each individual unit on a prorated basis
as though such amount of water was used for such billing period by
an individual customer. The landowner of the mobile home park shall
be responsible for the entire bill for such billing period irrespective
of the fact that there may be individual bills as herein above described.
The amount of the water meter deposit shall be determined by the City
as set forth in the water rate schedule ordinance. The number of trailers
using water during each billing period shall be computed by determining
the number of trailer locations actually served during such time and
the City, its employees and agents shall determine how many such units
are served and such determination shall be final and binding upon
the landowner of the mobile home park.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §N, 11-11-2002]
The Board has the exclusive power to authorize tank sales or
sales in bulk of water from each supply head as it may designate at
the rates to be determined by the City. The City may prohibit the
sale of water in bulk to any customer or non-customer when water service
is available from the City.
[Ord. No. 2002-18 Ch. I §O, 11-11-2002]
A.
The
City shall not in any way or under any circumstances be held liable
or responsible to any person or persons for any loss or damage from
any excess or deficiency in the pressure, volume or supply of water
due to any cause whatsoever. The City will undertake to use reasonable
care and diligence in order to prevent and avoid interruptions and
fluctuations in the service, but it cannot and does not guarantee
that such will not occur.
B.
The
City shall not be held responsible for any claim made against it by
reason of the breaking of any mains or service lines or by reason
of any interruption of the supply of water caused by the breaking
of machinery or stoppage for necessary repairs and no persons shall
be entitled to damages nor have any portion of a payment refunded
for any interruption of service.
