[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
No premises shall have more than one service
connection except where impossible or impractical to adequately furnish
water supply service thereto through one service connection, in which
event the Village may agree to the installation and use of more than
one such connection.
Where two or more premises are now supplied
with water through one service pipe under the control of one curb
stop, if any of the parties so supplied shall violate any of these
rules, the Village reserves the right to apply its shutoff regulations
to the joint service line, except that such action shall not be taken
until the innocent consumer who is not in violation of the Village's
rules has been given a reasonable opportunity to attach his pipes
to a separately controlled service connection.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
The service connection from the main to the
curb shall be installed by the consumer and the consumer will pay
the tapping fee as provided in the schedule of charges.[1] The Village will furnish and install the corporation stop.
On new metered services, the Village will furnish and set the meter
at the curb, provided that if the meter is set at the curb, the consumer
shall bear the expense of an approved and suitable meter pit. The
tap will not be made until the consumer has paid the tapping fee,
except where a service installation is desired to supply water for
building construction, in which case the tapping fee and the charges
for building water services must be paid before the service is installed.
In addition to charges for building water, builders may be required
to make a deposit, fixed by the Village, which will be refunded if
the Village is notified within 60 days of completion of construction,
upon payment of all charges and written request for such refund.
A.
The service pipe from the corporation stop in the
main to the premises shall be installed at the expense of the consumer.
For this installation the consumer shall employ a skilled plumber,
approved by the Village, to do the work. The consumer shall furnish
and install a curb stop and box, to be located, in general, just inside
the curbline. All service pipes are required to have a minimum cover
of four feet six inches, except in cases where groundwater levels
are such as to make such cover impractical. All service pipes shall
be of not less than one inch minimum inside diameter, Type K copper.
Service pipes between one inch and two inches in diameter shall also
be Type K copper. Service pipes over two inches in diameter shall
be of ANSI Spec. A 21.8 cement-lined cast-iron push-on joint pipe
Class 150 with mechanical joint fittings.
B.
All connections of service pipes with the main where
the covering over the main is less than five feet shall be made on
the side of the main, and the service pipe shall in no case have less
covering than the main, except in cases where ground levels are such
as to make such cover impractical. If any defects in workmanship or
materials are found or if the consumer's service pipe has not been
installed in accordance with the above specifications or with the
Village's requirements, water service will not be turned on until
such defects have been remedied. All service pipes, fittings, curb
stops and boxes shall be of size and type approved by the Village.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
A.
Curb boxes to be accessible and at ground level. Curb boxes must be at all times accessible and level with the ground surface. Where the elevations of the ground surface have been changed after the curb box has been installed and the curb box is either too high or too low, the consumer must immediately raise or lower the curb box to the new grade. Failure to alter the curb box promptly will result in the water supply being shut off until the work is done, and a turnoff and turn-on charge will be made to cover the labor and expense by the Village resulting from the consumer's neglect. (See §§ 168-48 and 168-49.)
B.
Water meter pits to be accessible and maintained.
All water meter pits shall be free of vegetation and debris. Meter
pits must be accessible so that the meters can be read. Water meter
pits shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the property owner.
Where ground elevations have been changed since the installation of a service pipe resulting in insufficient cover over the pipe to protect it from damage or freezing, the customer is advised to lower the service pipe promptly. Upon notification by the Village to lower that part of the service pipe within the street area due to a change of grade or for other reasons, the consumer must immediately comply with the order or become liable for the turnoff and turn-on charge. (See §§ 168-48 and 168-49.)
No water service pipes shall be laid in the
same ditch with a sewer or other pipe.
No person shall make any attachment to or connection
with the pipes of the Village or make any repairs, additions or alterations
to the service pipes between the main and meter unless he is an employee
of the Village or a plumber approved by the Village, performing work
that has been approved by the Village.
All tapping shall be done by an employee of
the Village or such other person as the Village may designate. No
plumber shall be permitted to tap the mains or distribution pipes
or make or interfere with any connections with the water system without
specific permission in writing in each case; and, except on the pipes
on the consumer's side of the meter, no additions or alterations whatsoever
in or about public or private water pipes shall be made by any person
until application therefor has been made to the Village and a written
permit issued. Before receiving such permit, he must in each case
pay the Village the required fee.
No street or public grounds shall be opened
by the applicant or his agent for the purpose of making a connection
with the mains or for laying any water pipes or fixtures unless he
shall have secured from the Village, and other authorities as may
have jurisdiction to issue, a permit to make such opening. Whenever
any street or public grounds shall be opened for the purpose of making
a connection with the mains or for laying any water pipes or fixtures,
the applicant shall duly regard public safety and convenience, and
the street or public place shall be restored by him to its original
condition as soon as possible; and whenever a trench is opened, footbridges
or steel plates for the safety and convenience of the public shall
be provided by him, and if left open at night such excavations and
bridges shall be guarded with barricades, and proper lights shall
be displayed by him to warn and protect the public, all subject to
the approval of the Village and other appropriate highway authorities.
All plumbers shall, within 24 hours after completing
any attachment, connection or alteration, make a true return in writing
on a blank furnished for the purpose. Every return must be full and
complete in every particular. Such return shall be filed in the office
of the Village.
Plumbers shall not leave the curb cock open
nor allow the water to run on the premises after making any new connections
with the street mains or after making any new extensions or attachments
in unoccupied premises. In case of a new connection, the Village,
on notice that the work is complete, will cause the same to be inspected
and, if found satisfactory, will have the meter read and the water
turned on. Pipes and connections between the main and the meter shall
not be covered until they have been inspected and approved by the
Village or its representative.
Title to all services from the corporation stop
to premises, except the meter, is vested in and shall at all times
remain the sole property and responsibility of the consumer.
Curb stops shall not be used by the consumer
for turning on or shutting off the water supply. The control of the
water supply by the consumer shall be by means of a separate stop
located, in general, just inside the building wall. Curb stops are
for the exclusive use of the Village.
All service connections between the main and
the premises will be maintained and renewed by and at the expense
of the consumer, and the work shall be performed by a competent plumber
in a manner satisfactory to the Village. Whenever leakage develops
on the consumer's service pipe between the main and the premises,
the consumer shall make the necessary repairs without delay. If the
repairs are not made, the Village reserves the right to discontinue
the supply until such time as the service is repaired and the cost
of turning off and turning on is paid.
In cases where services are frozen, the thawing
of the service pipe from the main to the premises shall be done at
the expense of the consumer. To avoid a recurrence of freezing, the
Village will make an examination of the consumer's service pipe, and
if the same is not at a depth of four feet six inches as required,
the Village reserves the right to require it to be so located before
service is resumed.
Contractors, builders and others will be required
to obtain a written permit from the Village before using water for
building or contracting purposes, which shall be paid for in accordance
with the tariff applicable to this class of service. A deposit specified
by the Village may be required of contractors or builders. The Village
reserves the right to furnish water for such temporary uses either
under a flat or metered rate. For building construction on a lot not
now receiving water, the following procedure is to be carried out:
A.
Where there is a water main in the street adjacent to the property, an application is to be made to the Village for metered water service as set forth in § 168-10, and the owner of the property is to subsequently install the water service line from the main in the street to his property line. This line shall include the curb stop and a meter box, the latter to be set adjacent to the property line and at the proposed finished street grade. The meter box shall contain the standard fittings required by the Village and be constructed in accordance with its specifications. The meter will be furnished and installed by the Village. The water used by the builder for all construction purposes shall be taken through this meter and will be billed as tariff rates.
B.
In new developments, the developer shall bring the street to grade, install the water main and install water services as set forth in Subsection A above.
C.
For temporary water service to contractors and to
house builders under conditions not covered by the above procedures,
the Village may elect to furnish temporary water service under a flat
rate charge or supply it from the nearest hydrant through a portable
meter. Charges for this water shall be made as set forth in Service
Classifications No. 3 for building construction.
