[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.