§ 115-2. Tapping of system; permits; fees.

A. 

The water service connection line is hereby defined as the waterline from the Village water transmission main to the corporation stop and from the corporation stop to the water meter of the user of the Village water system.

B. 

It is the responsibility of the property owner to provide and pay for all work done and material furnished in the completion of the service connection line. The service pipes and fittings and the meter settings shall be of a make, size and pattern determined by the Water Department, the installation of all of these items to be made under this article and under the direction of the Superintendent.

C. 

Tapping of water mains for service lines one inch in diameter or less shall be done by or contracted to be done by the Water Department. Service lines greater than one inch in diameter are the responsibility of the property owner. The design and the implementation shall be approved by the Water Department and/or the Village Engineer.

[Amended 11-11-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]

D. 

Water service shall be supplied only after a permit has been obtained from the Superintendent of the Water Department, paid for in full and approved by the Superintendent.

E. 

A single tap shall supply only a single dwelling or building, and the service may not be extended without further permission.

F. 

No tap less than 3/4 inch shall be made, this size tap to be the standard for which the permit is issued, unless otherwise specified on the permit. The fee for this tap shall include the excavation, tapping of the main, furnishing the corporation stop, curb stop, three-fourths-inch-by-five-eighths-inch water meter, service line (maximum length of 20 feet) to a point outside of the sidewalk line and the curbline or between the curb box and property line, labor for connecting the service line to the curb stop and installation of the meter, backflow preventer and readout.

G. 

Taps other than standard shall be discussed with the Water Department Superintendent in detail, and fee and materials furnished shall be agreed on at the time the permit is issued.

H. 

Basic minimum fees to tap the system shall be as defined in § 115-16. However, in cases where rock excavation is required or the highway pavement must be excavated and replaced to provide the service connection or where any other unusual condition is found that causes additional expense, the property owner will bear the additional costs as well as the basic fee.

I. 

No tapping will be done from December 1 until clement weather each year.

J. 

All service lines are to be 4 1/2 feet or more below ground, between the main and the building.

K. 

The contractor or property owner must furnish any extra shutoff valves and boxes that the Superintendent may request.

Amended 11-18-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986; 8-12-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997