[R.O. 1996 § 705.010; CC 1987 §112.010]
No water shall be furnished except
through a service installed by the Water Department of the City. Such
service installation shall include excavation, tapping the main, service
line to the meter installation, but not beyond the property line,
meter tile, meter tile cover, five-eighths (5/8) inch through three-fourths
(3/4) inch meter and meter connecting fittings and backfilling the
installation. The cost of this installation shall be in lieu of any
other main connecting fees and shall be such a fee and not a transaction
in which the materials are purchased. The ownership of such service
line and other appurtenances installed by the Water Department of
the City shall remain with the water system of the City. The responsibility
for maintenance and repairs to service lines installed as above will
be that of the Water Department. The maintenance for any meter which
is over five-eighths (5/8) inch through three-fourths (3/4) inch in
size shall remain the responsibility of the property owner. If the
service line is replaced by the Water Department and if the owner
executes an assignment of such service line to the Water Department,
then such service line shall be the property of the Water Department
and shall be maintained by such department.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.015; Ord. No. 445 §1, 5-13-1999]
It shall be unlawful to extend, construct
or install a water main of less than six (6) inches in diameter in
the City of Gerald without the express written consent of the Public
Works Director.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.020; CC 1987 §112.030]
In tapping, a main stopcock shall
be inserted at the top and shall be known as the "corporation cock,"
and to it will lay at a depth of three (3) feet or more below the
surface of the ground. The service pipe to the meter and such service
pipe shall conform to AWWA standards.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.030; CC 1987 §112.040]
A suitable brass stopcock with round
waterway must be placed in the service pipe, so that the T-head will
stand parallel with the curb when the water is off, to allow the City
to control the flow of water through any such pipe, located inside
the curbstone and as near thereto as practicable, with iron stop box
of such pattern as may be approved by the Public Works Director. Should
it become necessary to dig the box out for the purpose of turning
the water on or off, it shall be at the expense of the water taker.
No person other than the Public Works Director or one duly authorized
by him/her shall turn on the water at any stopcock or meter or in
any other manner take water from the water mains.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.040; CC 1987 §112.050]
Along streets where water mains are
laid, service pipes shall not be allowed to run across lots, that
is, from one lot to another, but must be taken from the mains in front
of the premises or some point in the street adjacent to the same,
except by special permit of the Public Works Director; provided, that
one (1) service pipe may be used to supply all the parties taking
water within sixty (60) feet on either side of such service pipe,
in which case such branch service must have a curb stop and box. No
more than one (1) house shall be supplied from one (1) tap except
by special permit of the Public Works Director.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.050; CC 1987 § 112.060]
No corporation cock shall be inserted
for any premises where one has been previously inserted for water
conveyed, for the purpose of giving an increased supply, except in
pursuance of a new application and permit. Nor shall any attachment
be made to any premises previously supplied with water, until the
corporation cock previously used shall be drawn and the opening securely
stopped with a brass plug, at the expense of the owners of the premises.
Nor shall any two (2) corporation cocks be inserted into any street
main within less than ten (10) inches of one another.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.055; Ord. No. 579 §1, 3-9-2006]
A.
Drilling, digging, enlarging or deepening
of water wells or reopening of abandoned water wells within the boundaries
of the City and the taking of water from wells, hereafter dug or drilled
within the City, except by the City, is hereby prohibited unless approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
B.
The use within the limits of the City of
water taken from wells and other sources outside of the limits of
the City by any person or entity, other than the City, is hereby prohibited,
unless approved by the Board of Aldermen; however, that no provisions
hereof shall prohibit the use of what is commonly known as "bottled
water" or the use of water from what is commonly known as "water jugs"
or "water coolers" for human consumption or the use of water taken
from the City water system except as approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.060; CC 1987 §112.070]
No cross-connection or connection
between any pipe carrying water from the waterworks of the City and
water from any other source of supply shall be made and no pipe or
orifice or opening of any kind shall be installed or permitted in
any pipe or conductor of water from such waterworks in any tank, vessel,
reservoir or container of any kind, below the water level of possible
water level.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.070; CC 1987 §112.080]
All persons using City water for
steam engines or heating or refrigerating plants shall provide suitable
tanks of capacity sufficient to afford a supply for at least ten (10)
hours in case the water should be shut off.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.080; CC 1987 §112.100]
All water meters measuring water
furnished by the waterworks of the City shall be installed in an approved
meter box, provided with inside lugs or bolts by which is secured
an approved cast iron box cover with lid that can be locked or sealed
and the dial of the meter shall be not less than eight (8) inches
nor more than fourteen (14) inches from the lid of the box, and the
lid shall not be lower than the surface of the ground nor more than
one (1) inch above the level of the ground, shall be provided with
an approved fastening that can be securely locked or sealed, and all
such water meter boxes shall be installed at the expense of the owner
of the building or premises in a location provided by such owner or
approved by the Public Works Director, and to be at all times easily
accessible to City employees duly authorized by the Public Works Director
to read, inspect or repair the line dividing the street or alley from
the lot or in the space between the street pavement and the sidewalk,
and where such meter box is not installed in such accessible location,
such meter box may be installed under the direction and supervision
of the Public Works Director and the owner of the building, premises
or lot shall be charged for the labor and material required; provided,
that where water meters are now installed in buildings or basements
in locations safe from frost and accessible at all times to City employees,
and where at the same time no other more suitable location can be
found for such meter, there may be installed around such meter by
the direction and supervision of the Public Works Director, an approved
metal box or enclosure that can be securely locked or sealed. No person
other than one duly authorized by the Public Works Director shall
open any meter box or lock or break any seal. The owner and water
user shall keep safe from molestation meter boxes, locks and seals
and where boxes or locks are found open or seals broken it shall be
considered prima facie evidence that it has been done by the water
user. Whenever water meters are furnished by the City, approved connections
or yokes shall be furnished by the owner or water user.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.090; CC 1987 §112.110]
When a connection is made to supply
water for building purposes, the service pipe shall be carried at
the expense of the party building to the inside of the curbstone line
where a proper curb stop shall be placed with a pipe leading to the
surface, the faucet of which shall be kept secured and locked when
not in use. When the building is completed, the faucet and pipe shall
be taken up and the water shut off at the curb stop.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.100; CC 1987 §112.120]
Whenever extensions are desired or
new connections are to be made in place of old ones to the City water
supply, permits must be obtained in the usual manner. It shall be
the duty of all plumbers to make return in writing to the office of
the Public Works Director before the water will be turned on, of all
connections made by them, giving a description of the premises, location
of the corporation cock, length of service pipe, number of feet from
the northerly or easterly line of the lot or premises to the place
where the tap in the main is located, together with the names of all
occupants and the owner of the premises, and it shall be the duty
of all plumbers to produce a special permit before making any change
in connections that have been made with the water mains.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.110; CC 1987 §112.140]
No person shall take water for private
use from any public hydrant, plug, draw cock, hose, pipe or fountain
furnished for fire purposes or other public use, without the consent
of the Public Works Director, and a special permit therefor having
been paid for and received therefor. The Public Works Director shall
determine the charge for said permit, which shall be his/her estimate
as to the cost of any water used and extraordinary expenses incurred
by the City in providing supervisory personnel or other extraordinary
service.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.115; Ord. No. 754 § 1, 8-12-2014]
A.
Lead Ban — General Policy.
1.
Purpose. The purpose of this Section
is to:
2.
Application. This Section shall apply
to all premises served by the public drinking water system of the
City of Gerald.
3.
Policy.
a.
This Section will be reasonably interpreted
by the Superintendent. It is
the Superintendent's intent to ban the use of lead-based material
in the construction or modification of the City's drinking water system
or private plumbing and connected to the City system. The cooperation
of all consumers is required to implement the lead ban.
b.
If, in the judgment of the Water
Superintendent or his/her authorized representative, lead-based materials
have been used in new construction or modifications after January
1, 1989, due notice shall be given to the consumer. The consumer shall
immediately comply by having the lead-based materials removed from
the plumbing system and replaced with lead-free materials. If the
lead-based materials are not removed from the plumbing system, the
Water Superintendent shall have the right to discontinue water service
to the premises.
B.
CONSUMER
LEAD-BASED MATERIALS
LEAD FREE
Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Section.
The owner or person in control of any premises supplied by
or in any manner connected to a public water system;
Any material containing lead in excess of the quantities
specified in the definition of "lead free."
[R.O. 1996 § 705.120; CC 1987 §112.150]
No person shall hitch any horse or
mule to any fire hydrant, or open fire hydrant, or remove or obstruct
the stopcock cover of any fire hydrant, or paint, mark or deface any
fire hydrant or any public or private stopcock, or place or deposit
any dirt or other material in any such stopcock boxes or in any meter
box, or turn any public or private stopcock, or commit any act tending
to obstruct the use thereof, or in any manner tamper with or injure
any building, meter box, valve box, valve, engine, motor, pump or
other machinery, pipe, hose, tools, fixtures or apparatus of the waterworks.
