[Adopted 8-13-1996 (Ch. 1, Art. B, of Title 9 of the 1996 Code)[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current water rate schedules are on file
in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
All persons now receiving a water supply from the Village of
Woodville Water and Sewer Utility, or who may hereafter make application
therefor, shall be considered as having agreed to be bound by the
rules and regulations as filed with the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin.
A.
Application for water service shall be made in writing on a form
furnished by the Water and Sewer Utility.[1] The application will contain the legal description of
the property to be served, the name of the owner, the exact use to
be made of the service, and the size of the supply pipe and meter
desired. (Note particularly any special refrigeration and/or air-conditioning
water-consuming appliances.)
B.
Service will be furnished only if:
(1)
The premises has a frontage on a properly platted street or public
strip in which a cast-iron or other long-life water main has been
laid or where the property owner has agreed to and complied with the
provisions of the Utility's filed main extension rule.
(2)
The property owner has installed or agrees to install a service pipe
from the curb stop to the point of use and laid not less than six
feet below the surface of an established or proposed grade and according
to the Utility's specification; and[2]
(3)
The premises has adequate piping beyond the metering point.
C.
The owner of a multiunit dwelling shall be served by individual metered
water service to each unit. The owner is required to provide interior
plumbing and meter settings to enable individual metered service to
each unit and individual disconnection without affecting service to
the other units. Each meter and meter connection will be a separate
Water and Sewer Utility customer for the purpose of the filed rules
and regulations.[3]
D.
No division of the water service of any lot or parcel of land shall
be made for the extension and independent meterage of the supply to
an adjoining lot or parcel of land. No division of a water supply
service shall be made at the curb for separate supplies therefrom
for two or more separate premises having frontage on any street or
public service strip, whether owned by the same or different parties.
E.
The Utility is hereby empowered to withhold approval of any application
wherein full information of the purpose of such supply is not clearly
indicated and set forth by the applicant property owner.
A.
The minimum service contract period shall be one year unless otherwise
specified by special contract or in the applicable rate schedule.
Where the Utility service has been disconnected at the customer's
request prior to expiration of the minimum contract period, a reconnection
charge shall be made, payable in advance, when the customer requests
reconnection of service. (See Schedule R-1 for applicable rate.) The
minimum contract period is renewed with each reconnection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Current rate schedules are on file in the office
of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
A reconnection charge shall also be required from consumers whose
services are disconnected (shut off at curb stop) because of nonpayment
of bills when due (not including disconnection for failure to comply
with deposit or guarantee rules). (See Schedule R-1 for applicable
rate.)
C.
A consumer shall be considered as the same consumer, provided that
the reconnection is requested for the same location by any member
of the same family or, if a place of business, by any partner or employee
of the same business.
An applicant for temporary water supply on a metered basis shall
make and maintain a monetary deposit for each meter installed as security
for payment for use of water and for such other charges which may
arise from the use of the supply. A charge as set by the Village Board
shall be made for setting the valve and furnishing and setting the
meter.
When water is requested for construction purposes or for filling
tanks or other such uses, an application therefor shall be made to
the Utility, in writing, upon application provided for that purpose
in the Utility office, giving a statement of the amount of construction
work to be done or the size of the tank to be filled, etc. Payment
for the water for construction shall be made in advance at the scheduled
rates. The service pipe must be installed inside the building from
where the water must be drawn. No connection with the service pipe
at the curb shall be made without special permission from the Utility.
A.
In cases where no other supply is available, permission may be granted
by the Utility to use a hydrant. No hydrant shall be used until it
is equipped with a backflow and control valve. In no case shall any
valve be moved except by a member of the Utility.
B.
Before a valve is set, payment must be made for its setting and for
the water to be used at the scheduled rates. Where applicable, see
Schedule H-1 for deposits and charges.[2] Upon completing use of the hydrant, the customer must
notify the Utility to that effect.
[2]
Editor's Note: Current rate schedules are on file in the office
of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Any persons who shall, without authority of the Utility, allow
contractors, masons, or other unauthorized persons to take water from
their premises, operate any valve connected with the street or supply
mains, or open any fire hydrant connected with the distribution system,
except for the purpose of extinguishing fire, or who shall wantonly
damage or impair the same shall be subject to a fine as provided by
municipal ordinances.
All moneys deposited as security for payment of charges arising
from the use of temporary water supply on a metered basis, or for
the return of a backflow and control valve wheel or reducer if the
water is used on an unmetered basis, will be refunded to the depositor
on the termination of the use of water, the payment of all charges
levied against the depositor, and the return of the wheel and reducer.
A.
No water service shall be laid through any trench having cinders,
rubbish, rock or gravel fill, or any other material which may cause
injury to or disintegration of the service pipe, unless adequate means
of protection are provided by sand filling or such other insulation
as may be approved by the Utility. Service pipes passing through curb
or retaining walls shall be adequately safeguarded by provision of
a channel space or pipe casing not less than twice the diameter of
the service connection. The space between the service pipe and channel
or pipe casing shall be filled and lightly caulked with an oakum,
mastic cement, or other resilient material and made impervious to
moisture.
B.
In backfilling the pipe trench, the service pipe must be protected
against injury by carefully hand tamping the ground filling, free
from hard lumps, rocks, stones, or other injurious material, around
and at least six inches over the pipe.
C.
All water supplies shall be of undiminished size from the street
main in to the point of meter placement. Beyond the meter outlet valve
the piping shall be sized and proportioned to provide, on all floors,
at all times, an equitable distribution of water supply for the greatest
probable number of fixtures or appliances operating simultaneously.
A.
Where the original service piping is installed for a new metered
customer, where existing service piping is changed for the customer's
convenience, or where a new meter is installed for an existing unmetered
customer, the owner of the premises at his expense shall provide a
suitable location and the proper connections for the meter. The Water
and Sewer Utility should be consulted as to the type and size of meter
setting.[1]
B.
No permit will be given to change from metered to flat-rate service.
The water cannot be turned on for a consumer except by a duly
authorized employee of the Utility. The owner or his agent must be
present. When a plumber has completed a job, he must leave the water
turned off. This does not prevent the plumber from testing the work.
A.
Where the Utility is unable to read a meter after two successive
attempts, that fact will be plainly indicated on the bill, and either
an estimated bill will be computed or the minimum charge applied.
The difference shall be adjusted when the meter is again read, that
is, the bill for the succeeding quarter will be computed with the
gallons or cubic feet in each block of the rate schedule doubled and
credit will be given on that bill for the amount of the minimum bill
paid the preceding month. Only in unusual cases or when approval is
obtained from the customer shall more than three consecutive estimated
bills be rendered where bills are rendered monthly, and there shall
be not more than two consecutive estimated bills where the billing
period is two quarters or more.[1]
B.
If the meter is damaged (see § 510-28, Surreptitious use of water) or fails to operate, the bill will be based on the average use during the past year, unless there is some reason why the use is not normal. If the average use cannot be properly employed, the bill will be estimated by some equitable method.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
The consumer shall protect the curb stop box in the boulevard
area and shall keep the same free from dirt and other obstructions.
The Utility shall not be liable for failure to locate the curb stop
box and shut off the water in case of a leak on the owner's premises.
Meters will be furnished and placed by the Utility and are not
to be disconnected or tampered with by the consumer. All meters shall
be so located that they shall be protected from obstructions and permit
ready access thereto for reading, inspection, and servicing, such
location to be designated or approved by the Utility. All piping within
the building must be supplied by the consumer. Where additional meters
are desired by the consumer, he shall pay for all piping and an additional
amount sufficient to cover the cost of maintenance and depreciation.
(See Schedule Am-1 for applicable rates.[2]) All water meters must be installed horizontally with
an approved meter wire supplied by the Utility installed from the
water meter to the outside of the building in a location approved
by the Utility.
B.
Repair of any damage to a meter resulting from the carelessness of
the owner of the premises, his agent, or tenant, or from the negligence
of any one of them to properly secure and protect he same, including
any damage that may result from allowing a water meter to become frozen
or to be injured from the presence of hot water or steam in the meter,
shall be paid for by the consumer or the owner of the premises.
A.
The service pipe from the main to and through the curb stop will
be maintained and kept in repair and, when worn out, replaced at the
expense of the Utility. The property owner shall maintain the service
pipe form the curb stop to the point of use.
B.
If a consumer fails to repair a leaking or broken service pipe from
curb to point of metering or use within such time as may appear reasonable
to the Utility after notification has been served on the consumer
by the Utility, the water will be shut off and will not be turned
on again until the repairs have been completed.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
During reasonable hours any officer or authorized employee of
the Utility shall have the right of access to the premises supplied
with service for the purpose of inspection or for the enforcement
of the Utility's rules and regulations. Whenever appropriate, the
Utility will make a systematic inspection of all unmetered water taps
for the purpose of checking waste and unnecessary use of water.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
See Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
An amount owed by the customer may be levied as a tax as provided
in § 66.0809, Wis. Stats.
A.
When the Utility has reasonable evidence that a consumer is obtaining
his supply of water, in whole or in part, by means of devices or methods
used to stop or interfere with the proper metering of the Utility
service being delivered to his equipment, the Utility reserves the
right to estimate and present immediately a bill for service unmetered
as a result of such interference, and such bill shall be payable subject
to a twenty-four-hour disconnection of service. When the Utility shall
have disconnected the consumer for any such reason, the Utility will
reconnect the consumer upon the following conditions:
(1)
The consumer will be required to deposit with the Utility an amount
sufficient to guarantee the payment of the consumer's bills for Utility
service to the Utility.
(2)
The consumer will be required to pay the Utility for any and all
damages to its equipment on the consumer's premises due to such stoppage
or interference with its metering.
(3)
The consumer must further agree to comply with reasonable requirements
to protect the Utility against further losses.
B.
Sections 98.26 and 943.20, Wis. Stats., as relating to water service,
are hereby adopted and made a part of these rules.
When premises are to be vacated, the Utility shall be notified
in writing at once so that it may remove the meter and shut off the
supply at the curb cock. The owner of the premises shall be liable
to prosecution for any damage to the property of the Utility by reason
of failure to notify the Utility of vacancy.
The Utility reserves the right to shut off the water in the
mains temporarily to make repairs, alterations or additions to the
plant or system. When the circumstances will permit sufficient delay,
the Utility will give notification, by newspaper publication or otherwise,
of the discontinuance of the supply. No rebate will be allowed to
consumers for such temporary suspension of supply.
It shall be the duty of the Utility to see that all open ditches
for water mains, hydrants, and service pipes are properly guarded
to prevent accident to any person or vehicle, and at night there shall
be displayed amber signal light in such manner as will, so far as
possible, ensure the safety of the public.
Contractors must ascertain for themselves the existence and
location of all service pipes. Where they are removed, cut or damaged
in the construction of a sewer, the contractors must notify the Utility
and at their own expense cause them to be replaced or repaired at
once. Contractors must not shut off the water service pipes from any
consumer for a period exceeding six hours.
A.
Protective devices in general. The owner or occupant of every premises
receiving water supply shall apply and maintain suitable means of
protection of the premises supply and all appliances thereof against
damage arising in any manner from the use of the water supply, variation
of water pressure, or any interruption of water supply. Particularly,
such owner or occupant must protect water-cooled compressors for refrigeration
systems by means of high-pressure safety cutout devices. There shall
likewise be provided means for the prevention of the transmission
of water ram or noise of operation of any valve or appliance through
the piping of his own or adjacent premises.
B.
Relief valves. On all closed systems (i.e., systems having a check
valve, pressure regulator, or reducing valve, water filter or softener),
an effective pressure-relief valve shall be installed either in the
top tapping or the upper side tapping of the hot-water tank or on
the hot-water distributing pipe connection at the tank. A one-half-inch
drainpipe shall be connected to the relief valve for discharge on
the floor or into a sink or open drain through an air gap. No stop
valve shall be placed between the hot-water tank and the relief valve
or on the drainpipe. (See applicable Village plumbing codes.)
C.
Air chambers. An air chamber or approved shock absorber shall be
installed at the terminus of each riser, fixture branch, or hydraulic
elevator main for the prevention of undue water hammer. The air chamber
shall have a diameter not less than that of the pipe it serves and
a length not less than 15 diameters of said supply pipe. Where possible,
the air chamber should be provided at its base with a valve and drain
cock for water drainage and replenishment of air.
Water and sewer mains will be extended for new customers on
the following basis:
A.
Where the cost of the extension is to be collected immediately through
assessment by the municipality against the abutting property, the
procedure set forth under § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., will apply,
and no additional customer contribution to the Utility will be required.
B.
Where the municipality is unwilling or unable to make a special assessment,
the extension will be made on a customer-financed basis as follows:
(1)
The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed for all property under Subsection A.
(2)
Part of the contribution required in Subsection B(1) will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main, within 20 days of the date of completion, contributions in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under Subsection B(1) for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contributions received from additional customers exceed the proportionate amount which would have been required nor will they exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension.
C.
When a new customer(s) is connected to an existing main not financed
by customer contributions, it shall not be considered as a main extension
and no contribution may be collected from the customer(s). This provision
applies only to main extensions constructed after the effective date
of this rule.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 9-1-53, Water main installations
in platted subdivisions, which immediately followed this section,
was repealed 10-11-2011.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
A.
Definition. "Cross-connection" means a connection or potential connection
between any part of a water supply system and another environment
containing substances in a manner that, under the circumstances, would
allow the substances to enter the water supply system by means of
backsiphonage or back pressure.
B.
Cross-connections prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall
establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be
maintained any cross-connection. Interconnections between the public
water supply system and another source of water are prohibited unless
permitted by the Utility and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
in individual cases. Approval by the Utility and the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources shall be obtained prior to the interconnection.
C.
Inspection. It shall be the duty of the Water and Sewer Utility to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water system. The frequency of inspections and reinspections of properties shall be determined by potential health hazards involved and as described in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The utility may, but is not required to, perform the cross-connection survey of the customer's property, at the property owner's own expense. The water utility may inspect, or arrange for an inspection of, properly served by the public water system for cross-connections. The frequency of inspections shall be established by the water utility in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Any unprotected cross-connections identified by the inspection shall be promptly corrected. Failure to promptly correct an unprotected cross-connection shall be sufficient cause for the water utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under Subsection F of this section.
[Amended 9-8-2015]
D.
Owner's responsibility.
(1)
The property owner shall be responsible for the elimination of or
protection from all cross-connections on his premises. The owner shall,
at his own expense, install, maintain, and test any and all backflow
preventers on his premises in compliance with Department of Safety
and Professional Services (formerly Department of Commerce) requirements
in Ch. Comm 82, Wis. Adm. Code. The property owner shall correct any
malfunctions revealed by periodic testing of any backflow preventer
on his premises. The property owner shall inform the Utility of any
proposed or modified cross-connections and also any existing cross-connections
that are not protected by an approved backflow prevention means.
(2)
The property owner shall not install a bypass around any backflow
preventer unless there is a backflow preventer of the same type in
the bypass. Property owners who cannot shut down operations for testing
of the backflow prevention assembly must supply additional assemblies
necessary to allow testing and maintenance to take place. In the event
that the property owner installs a potable-water-using fixture, equipment
or appurtenance upstream of the backflow preventer, such must have
its own approved backflow prevention means.
E.
Right of entry. Upon presentation of credentials, representatives
of the Utility shall have the right to request entry at any reasonable
time to examine property served by a connection to the public water
system of the Utility for cross-connections. If entry is refused,
such representatives shall obtain a warrant under § 66.0119,
Wis. Stats. The Utility shall charge the property owner a fee per
day as set by the Village Board for refusal to allow entry to examine
any property. Upon request, the owner, lessee or occupant or any property
served shall furnish the inspection agency any pertinent information
regarding the piping system on such property.
F.
Discontinuation of service. The Utility is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in Subsection G. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection(s) has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
G.
Immediate discontinuation. If it is determined by the Water and Sewer
Committee that a cross-connection or an emergency endangers public
health, safety or welfare and requires immediate action and a written
finding to that effect is filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer and
delivered to the customer's premises, service may be immediately discontinued.
The customer shall have an opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis.
Stats., within 10 days of such emergency discontinuance.
H.
State code adopted. The Village adopts by reference the State Plumbing
Code of Wisconsin, being Chs. Comm 81 to 87, Wis. Adm. Code.
I.
Section not to supersede other ordinances. This section does not
supersede the State Plumbing Code and any Village plumbing ordinances
but is supplementary to them.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prevent contamination
of groundwater and to protect public health, safety and welfare by
assuring that unused, unsafe or noncomplying wells or wells which
may be illegally cross-connected to the municipal water system are
properly abandoned.
B.
Applicability. This section applies to all wells located on any premises
served by the Village of Woodville municipal water system.
C.
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
NONCOMPLYING
PUMP INSTALLATION
UNSAFE
UNUSED
WELL
WELL ABANDONMENT
Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable in this
section:
A system for the provision to the public of piped water for
human consumption when such system has at least 15 service connections
or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents and is owned
or operated by a city, village, county, town, town sanitary district,
utility district or public institution or a privately owned water
utility serving any of the above.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
A well or pump installation which does not comply with the
provisions of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code, in effect at the time the
well was constructed, a contamination source was installed, the pump
was installed or work was done on either the well or pump installation.
The pump and related equipment used for withdrawing water
from a well, including the discharge piping, the underground connections,
pitless adapters, pressure tanks, pits, sampling faucets and well
seals or caps.
A well or pump installation which produces water which is
bacteriologically contaminated or contaminated with substances in
exceedance of the standards of Ch. NR 109 or NR 140, Wis. Adm. Code,
or for which a health advisory has been issued by the Department of
Natural Resources.
A well or pump installation which is not in use or does not
have a functional pumping system.
An excavation or opening into the ground made by digging,
boring, drilling, driving, or other methods for the purpose of obtaining
groundwater for consumption or other use.
The filling and sealing of a well according to the provisions
of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
D.
Abandonment required. All wells located on premises served by the
municipal water system shall be abandoned in accordance with the terms
of this section and Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code, within 90 days from
the date of connection to the municipal water system, unless a well
operation permit has been obtained by the well owner from the Village
Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
E.
Well operation permit. The Village Board may grant a permit to a
private well owner to operate a well for a period not to exceed six
months, provided that the conditions of this section are met. An owner
may request renewal of a well operation permit by submitting information
verifying that the conditions of this section are met. The Village
Board, or its agent, may conduct inspections or have water quality
tests conducted at the applicant's expense to obtain or verify information
necessary for consideration of a permit application or renewal. Permit
applications and renewals shall be made on forms provided by the Clerk-Treasurer.
The following conditions must be met for issuance or renewal of a
well operation permit:
(1)
The well and pump installation meet or are upgraded to meet the requirements
of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
(2)
The well construction and pump installation have a history of producing
bacteriologically safe water as evidenced by at least two samplings
taken a minimum of two weeks apart every year. Results are to be filed
with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. No exception to this condition may
be made for unsafe wells, unless the Department of Natural Resources
approves, in writing, the continued used of the well.
(3)
There are no cross-connections between the well and pump installation
and the municipal water system.
(4)
The proposed use of the well and pump installation can be justified
as being necessary in addition to water provided by the municipal
water system.
(5)
The water from the private well shall not discharge into a drain
leading directly to a public sewer utility unless properly metered
and authorized by the sewer utility.
[Added 9-8-2015]
(6)
The private well shall have a functional pumping system.
[Added 9-8-2015]
F.
Abandonment procedures.
(1)
All wells abandoned under the jurisdiction of this section or rule
shall be abandoned according to the procedures and methods of Ch.
NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code. All debris, pump, piping, unsealed liners
and any other obstructions which may interfere with sealing operations
shall be removed prior to abandonment.
(2)
The owner of the well, or the owner's agent, shall notify the Clerk-Treasurer
at least 48 hours prior to commencement of any well abandonment activities.
The abandonment of the well shall be observed by Director of Public
Works or his agent.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
(3)
An abandonment report form, supplied by the Department of Natural
Resources, shall be submitted by the well owner to the Clerk-Treasurer
and the Department of Natural Resources within 10 days of the completion
of the well abandonment.
G.
Penalties. Any person, firm, or well owner violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by forfeiture as prescribed in § 1-4 of this Code and the cost of prosecution. Each twenty-four-hour period during which a violation exists shall be deemed and constitute a separate offense. If any person fails to comply with this section for more than 10 days after receiving written notice of the violation, the municipality may impose a penalty and cause the well abandonment to be performed and the expense to be assessed as a special tax against the property.
