[R.O. 1992 § 700.320; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989; Ord. No. 7207 § 3, 4-20-1992; Ord. No. 14-11288 § 1, 7-7-2014; Ord. No. 23-13787, 6-5-2023]
A. 
All applications for water taps or connections to water mains and extensions shall be in writing and accompanied by a drawing showing location of the main or extension and the location of the proposed connection to the main or extension. All fees will be paid to Water Department at time of application. The Water Department will complete all taps up to and including two (2) inch. Water taps larger than two (2) inch shall be completed by the applicant at the direction of the Water Superintendent. Applicant shall provide twenty-four (24) hours notice to the Water Department prior to needing tap. A tap fee and or connection fee based upon the following schedule shall accompany each such application:
Size Of Connection
(inches)
Tap Fee
3/4 and 1
$100 plus materials
1 1/2
$175 plus materials
2
$225 plus materials
B. 
In addition to the tap fee above, a connection charge based upon the following schedule shall also accompany each such application:
Size Of Service Connection
(inches)
Connection Charge
3/4
$600
1
$800
1 1/2
$1,700
2
$2,000
3
$2,300
4
$3,400
6
$4,500
8
$6,700
10
$8,900
12
$11,100
[R.O. 1992 § 700.330; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
No person shall install any equipment for air-conditioning by the use of water from the mains or supply pipes of the waterworks of the City without first securing a written permit to do so from the Board of Public Works, and upon written application thereof giving the name and address of the applicant; any air-conditioning unit to be installed and where it is to be installed; manufacturer's name; the number and horsepower of the compressor prime mover, if the unit is of the compressor type; the rating in tons per twenty-four (24) hours; the manufacturer's identification, classification, and size of conservation equipment; and such additional information as may be required by the Board of Public Works. There shall be no charge for such permit.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.340; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect with or to the water mains, supply lines or water system of the City an air-conditioning unit or system with a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or over per twenty-four (24) hours unless each unit or system is used in connection with and equipped at all times with an approved conservation equipment or appliance consisting of evaporation condensers, cooling towers, spray ponds, or other water cooling equipment to be approved by the Board of Public Works.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.350; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Every air-conditioning unit or system of less than one and one-half (1 1/2) tons capacity per twenty-four (24) hours installed and operated by and using water directly from the water supply system of this City shall have each direct connection with the City water supply equipped with a suitable brass-body, brass-fitted, check valve installed in the branch supply line to such unit; and every such unit or system of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or over capacity per twenty-four (24) hours shall have a physical break installed between the public water supply pipe and the pipe of the unit or system so arranged as to make impossible the back siphonage to the public water supply line or system.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.360; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Cooling waters which are to be reused for other purposes shall be provided with free, above-the-rim discharge before entering other equipment, and the installation and use of the above-the-rim discharge shall be approved by the Superintendent of the Board of Public Works. All connections for the discharge and disposal of waste waters shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of State and City Health Departments and all other regulatory bodies.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.370; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Whenever in the opinion of the Board of Public Works, a shortage of water exists requiring conservation in the use of water, the board may, upon twenty-four (24) hours' notice to the users of the water, discontinue the supply of water to all of the air-conditioning units or systems not equipped with water conservation equipment.