[R.O. 2013 §535.010; CC 1984 §19-21; Ord. No. 429 §1, 1-9-1967; Ord. No. 839 §1, 2-3-1986; Ord. No. 901 §1, 12-7-1987]
In lieu of payment for water in advance, and as a guaranty of
payment by each consumer of water in Valley Park, each consumer shall
make an advance deposit with the Water Commissioner of fifty dollars
($50.00). The deposit required hereunder of any consumer shall be
paid at occupancy by said consumer. In the event of the failure of
the owner to notify the Water Commissioner of any change in tenancy
on said premises, said owner shall be responsible for the payment
of the deposit plus all water used by said tenant and in the event
of the owner's failure to pay said bill, said water shall be terminated
to said premises until the owner has paid said bill. The notice herein
shall be in writing.
[R.O. 2013 §535.020; CC 1984 §19-22; Ord. No. 52, 10-11-1923; Ord. No. 141 §6, 9-4-1936; Ord. No. 407 §1, 2-19-1964; Ord. No. 429 §1, 1-9-1967; Ord.
No. 656 §1, 5-17-1978; Ord. No. 901 §1, 12-7-1987; Ord. No. 913 §1, 2-17-1988; Ord. No. 925 §1, 6-15-1988]
A.
A "user", for the purposes of this Section, shall be any owner,
occupant or other person utilizing a building or premises who is or
agrees to be responsible for metered water charges.
B.
All
users of water supplied by the City shall obtain meters from the City
for the purpose of determining the water use by said user, and the
charge to be made therefor. Refusal to order said meter from the City
and pay for same shall constitute just cause for dispensing with service
to said user, at the election of the City.
C.
All
meters for the purpose of measuring the amount of City water used
by any consumer in Valley Park shall be of a disc or rotary type,
of such make as approved by the Board of Aldermen and the State Public
Service Commission.
D.
All
of such meters for new or replacement residential water services shall
be placed in an approved meter box in an outdoor location inside of
curb lines where, in the opinion of the Water Commissioner, the meter
will be safe from frost or other weather damage, and accessible for
examination. Meters shall be read quarterly.
E.
All
meters found upon inspection to be out of repair or if, in the opinion
of the Inspector, they are found registering incorrectly, shall be
removed by the City, and all tests and repairs hereafter required
by any meter in service shall be made exclusively by the repair division
of the waterworks and sewerage system under the supervision of the
Water Commissioner. No meter in service shall be removed, repaired,
tested or otherwise interfered with at the instance of any person
except the duly authorized representative of the system. The water
consumer shall pay to the City the actual cost for every repair or
test so made. Bills shall be rendered to the consumer covering the
cost of such repairs and shall be due and payable when the repairs
are completed, and all charges for said repairs or other services
rendered the consumer by the City in connection with the system, remaining
unpaid, shall at the time the next succeeding bill for water consumed
is rendered, be added to the collection thereof, to be made in all
respects the same as charges for water consumed.
F.
In
the event any user of water in the City fails or refuses to obtain
a meter in accordance with the provisions of this Section, he/she
shall be subject to an assessment for water use equal to seventy-two
dollars ($72.00) per quarter, and a refusal to pay said sum shall
constitute just cause for dispensing with service to said user.
[R.O. 2013 §535.030; CC 1984 §19-23; Ord. No. 429 §1, 1-9-1967; Ord. No. 731 §1, 9-2-1981; Ord. No. 901 §1, 12-7-1987; Ord. No. 913 §1, 2-17-1988; Ord. No. 925 §1, 6-15-1988; Ord. No. 1262, 12-4-1995]
A.
The
following rates and charges for the use and services of the waterworks
portion of the combined waterworks and sewage system of the City shall
be in effect, based on the amount of water received by each premises
located within the boundaries of said City, and calculated on a quarterly
basis for all residential customers and on a monthly basis for commercial
customers.
B.
All
users residing outside the City limits shall pay a rate of two (2)
times the rate charged for users residing within the City. No free
service shall be rendered to any users of the system, including the
City, nor shall any user pay less than the charge or charges provided
for by this Section.
[R.O. 2013 §535.040; CC 1984 §19-24; Ord. No. 141 §6, 9-4-1936; Ord. No. 812 §1, 2-4-1985; Ord. No. 901 §1, 12-7-1987; Ord. No. 1024 §1, 12-19-1990]
A.
The
following rules and regulations governing the use of water are hereby
adopted, to wit:
1.
Bills for water consumed will be rendered at the end of the calendar
month for all water consumed during the monthly or quarterly billing
period. It shall be the duty of the Water Commissioner when a bill
for water has not been paid within thirty (30) days after the date
of its issuance to cause the water to be turned off from the premises
against which said unpaid bill is rendered, and he/she shall thereupon
proceed to ascertain the amount of water consumed on said premises
up to the date that said service was discontinued. The Water Commissioner
shall then apply against the amount due for water so consumed the
money which the customer has on deposit with the City, refunding to
the consumer the balance, if any, that may remain. If any amount remains
due after applying the customer's deposit to said bill, the amount
so overdue shall be subject to a penalty of two percent (2%) per month
or fraction thereof that such amount remains unpaid. During the first
(1st) month of each year, the City Collector shall be authorized to
issue special tax bills against the property for any amounts determined
by the Collector to be past due from the previous year and said special
tax bills shall be subject to the same two percent (2%) per month
penalty, provided above, for each month said special tax bill remains
unpaid or unenforced. Service shall not be restored until all water
consumed has been paid for in accordance with the above provisions
and until the consumer has paid a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
for shutting off and turning on water service together with such costs
as the Water Department may incur in shutting off said water.
2.
In case of fraudulent representation on the part of any consumer,
or in case of the use of water for purposes not covered in any application
or permit, or in case of willful or unreasonable waste of water, the
City shall have the right to forfeit any payment and turn off the
water and recover all damages. Consumers must protect their service
pipes and attachments from freezing. Water running to waste to keep
pipes from freezing in the winter, or to keep the water cool in summer,
is prohibited. No deductions will be made for any time any consumer
is shut off on account of non-payment of bills or for violation of
this Chapter.
3.
Applications for the introduction of water into private premises,
or for premises to do plumbing work of any character on private premises,
or in buildings on same, or any alterations and repairs to plumbing
or building shall be made to the Water Commissioner and shall be signed
by the applicant for same and shall specify the number and street,
or location, and must fully state all purposes for which water is
required; any different or additional use will only be allowed upon
a further application and permit.
4.
In making connections with the mains, the City shall tap the main
and insert the corporation cock. The pipe shall be laid three (3)
feet below the surface of the ground and sufficiently waving to allow
an extra length of one and one-half (1½) feet, and in such
manner as to prevent rupture by settlement. Joints must be heavy "wiped". The consumer will run all service pipes from such
cock to the meter, the said service pipe to be extra strong lead pipe,
and provided at the proper place with a substantial brass T-handle
stop cock, protected with an approved cast- iron telescope stop box
not less than four (4) inches in diameter, reaching to the surface
of the ground, with screw top and set plumb. No tap shall be used
except as is furnished by the Water Commissioner, and no person except
the tapper employed by the City shall, under any circumstances, tap
the distribution pipes or insert taps therein. For tapping main and
supplying corporation code for new customers, or retapping for existing
customers, charges of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for new taps and
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for retaps will be paid
for any connection, which sum must be paid to the Water Commissioner,
for the City, at the time application for connection is made. The
sum aforesaid shall be accounted for by the Water Commissioner in
the same manner as other collections made by him/her for the waterworks
and sewer system.
5.
Whenever any service pipe or attachment to the same leading to any
premises is out of repair and the owner of such premises, his/her
agent or the occupant thereof refuses or neglects to repair the same
at once, the necessary repairs shall be made or the water shall be
shut off by the Water Commissioner; and in case of repairs requiring
prompt attention, the repairs shall be made or the water shall be
shut off thereby without notice. A bill for the cost of the work done
and material furnished by the Water Commissioner shall be presented
to such owner, agent or occupant, and in case of failure to pay the
same within ten (10) days from the presentation of said bill, the
Water Commissioner shall immediately cause the water to be shut off
and may withdraw the tap or cut off the attachment from the main pipe,
and no further license or permit for water to be used on or at said
premises shall be issued until the cost incurred in making the repairs
and disconnecting the attachment has been paid; and all such costs
shall be collected in all respects in the same manner as charges for
water consumed.
6.
The stop cock in the service pipes shall be placed approximately
six (6) inches outside of the property lines, and at least six (6)
feet within side lines of lots, or other location, to be approved
by the Water Commissioner, and shall be set in regulation cast-iron
service boxes with proper covers marked "water". Any stop cock not
so placed or not having cast-iron service box and cover may be dug
up and replaced with proper service box at the expense of the owner
of the premises. The stop cock at mains and sidewalks, together with
the box and cover, are under the control of the City, and all persons
are forbidden to interfere therewith.
7.
No consumer may supply water to other families or allow them to take
it, except for use on the premises and for the purposes specified
in the application; nor after water is introduced into any building
or upon any premises shall any person make or employ any other person
to make any tap, or connection with the work upon the premises, for
alterations, repairs, extensions or attachments, without a written
permit from the Water Commissioner, as in the case of first (1st)
introduction of water in or on the premises. The Water Commissioner
shall have supervisory control over all plumbing apparatus and work
and may refuse a permit to any consumer whose plumbing is or may become
a source of water waste.
8.
Every consumer shall, at all reasonable times, permit the Water Commissioner,
or his/her properly authorized agent, to enter his/her premises or
buildings to examine his/her water pipes and fixtures, and the manner
in which water is used.
9.
The City reserves the right to shut off the water at any time in
the mains for the purpose of repairing, cleaning, making connections
with or extensions to same or for the purpose of concentrating water
in any part of the City in case of fire; and for restricting the use
of water in case of deficiency in the supply. No claim shall be made
against the City by reason of breaking of any service pipe or service
cock; for damages arising from shutting off water for repairing, laying
or re-laying mains, hydrants or other connections; or for the concentrated
or restricted use of water as provided above.
[R.O. 2013 §535.050; CC 1984 §19-25; Ord. No. 69 §1, 4-10-1925]
Any water consumer who shall knowingly and willfully suffer
or permit any person or persons to secure water from his/her premises
for family or other purposes without the written consent of the Water
Commissioner shall be guilty of an offense; and any person or persons
not members of the family or boarders or legally entitled to use the
water on the premises of any water consumer, who shall knowingly and
willfully use said water for family or other purposes, without the
knowledge of said water consumer, shall be guilty of an offense.
