| a.
| At all times, owners, customers and co-signors shall have access to all account information upon request.
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| b.
| Upon a disconnect notice being issued a duplicate of said notice shall be sent by regular U.S. Mail to the co-signor and/or owner of the property involved. No disconnection shall take place until proper notice has been given to all relevant parties.
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| c.
| After disconnection and before any legal action is taken a demand letter shall be sent requesting that the account be made current within ten (10) days.
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| d.
| Should the account not be made current within ten (10) days, the City of Auburn shall then take action against the customer, the co-signor, and the property owner in a competent court of law in an effort to recover the unpaid utility services.
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| e.
| Any judgment rendered shall act as a judgment on the real estate until said time that the amount is paid by the account holder.
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| A)
| Until a contract for water service has been executed and a meter installed, or a three-month use permit for residential construction obtained, or special arrangements are made to pay for other temporary un-metered water usage, water shall not be turned on at any premise, and then only by the water utility representative. Water will not be turned on unless there is at least one adult person present to see that all water outlets on the premises are closed in order to prevent water damage. |
| B)
| Should the utility schedule an appointment for turning on a water service, for any reason, other than credit turn-ons, and the customer fails to keep that appointment, the return trip to the premises will cause an added trip charge of $15 to be levied to the account. |
| C)
| When water is required to test plumbing before a water contract has been executed and meter installed, a water utility employee shall be called to make the turn-on and turn-off. |
| D)
| It is a violation of both the water utility's general rules and regulations and this code for anyone except a water utility employee to make these turn-ons and turn-offs. |
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| E)
| A fee of $15 shall be charged by the utility for turning water service off and on for the purpose of making repairs to a private plumbing system or for an extended absence and similar occasions when the turn-on or turn-off is for the benefit or convenience of the customer. |
| F)
| No person but an authorized representative of the utility, Fire Department, City Street Department, or City Water Pollution Control Department shall open or operate any fire hydrant to which water is supplied by the utility, or remove the nozzle cap from the hydrant. |
| G)
| Violation of this rule will subject the offender to the penalty provided in 53.999 and for payment of the estimated quantity of water used or wasted during the period the water was turned on without authority of the water utility. |
| 1)
| The customer shall notify the utility at least seven working days in advance of the day discontinuance is needed. In the case of termination of a fire protection service, the customer's notice shall be in written form, signed by an authorized agent/representative of the customer. The customer shall remain responsible for all the service used and the billings therefore until service is terminated pursuant to notice by the customer. |
| 2)
| Upon request by a customer of the utility to discontinue service, the utility shall discontinue the service within seven working days of the requested discontinuance date. The customer shall not be liable for any service rendered to the address or location after the expiration of these seven working days. The customer is responsible for providing access to the premises for an actual final reading within the seven-day period. Failure to do so will result in the utility rendering a final bill based on an average of previous consumption. No adjustments will be made after the expiration of the seven-day period. |
| 3)
| There will be no abatement of charges in whole or in part by reason of the extended absence of the customer for any cause unless the utility has been notified to turn off water service. |
| 4)
| When water service is temporarily discontinued at the request of the customer, a charge of $15 for turning off and on the water service will be made to the customer. |
| 5)
| This section will not apply to any case where a customer has entered into a contract with the utility to take service from the utility for a definite period of time specified or provided for in the contract, and the stipulated time has not expired. |
| 6)
| The utility will perform disconnect services only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing local time, subject to fulfilling the utility's rules and regulations as may apply. The utility will not disconnect or terminate water service for nonpayment on any day on which the utility's offices are closed to the public, or after 12:00 noon of the day that is immediately preceding any day on which the utility office is not open to the public. |
| a)
| When an emergency exists. |
| b)
| For any unauthorized use of water. |
| c)
| For maintaining an unprotected cross-connection of a water customer's piping to any other source of water supply or for permitting any condition to exist on or about the customer's premises that causes or might cause contamination or the pollution of the utility public water supply, or any part thereof. |
| d)
| Upon order by any authority having jurisdiction over matters of public water supply. |
| e)
| For failure to repair any leak in the service piping or appurtenances between the service connection and the meter, or in any private fire protection system, or other un-metered facilities. |
| f)
| For tampering or knowingly permitting tampering with any service piping, curb stop, service valve, meter, or meter seal, or any other appliance or equipment owned by the water utility. |
| g)
| For the vacating of a premises, or abandonment of premises. |
| h)
| For issuing a bad check or draft to the water utility. |
| i)
| For the failure to comply with the terms of a credit agreement. |
| j)
| For failure to pay a cash security deposit in accordance with the utility's rules and regulations or rate structure. |
| k)
| For failure to pay in accordance with the rules, any water billings or other charges in connection with water utility service installations or facilities at the service address, other service address, or otherwise, except as noted hereafter. |
| l)
| For failure to provide free and non-hazardous access to the premises and meter, appliances, or other utility- owned equipment for the utility to read meters, make inspections, replacements, relocations of meters, appliances/equipment. |
| m)
| For failure to maintain or cause to be maintained approved meter settings, meter pits, and vaults. |
| n)
| For the installation of a new water service pipe and appurtenance or altering or removing existing service pipe and appurtenances, including the meter, without written authority by an authorized agent of the water utility. |
| o)
| For waste or excessive use by a customer on a special purpose un-metered rate, in excess of contract. |
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| 2)
| | In each case, except those arising under divisions (a), (b), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (n), and (o) above, the utility will issue written notice of at least five days either mailed to the customer at the address of record, or personally |
| delivered to the customer or person on the water customer's premises,
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| advising the customer of the reason for the proposed termination of water service and stating that service will be discontinued if the reason continues and is uncorrected.
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| 3)
| When water service to the premises has been terminated for any reason, water service will be restored only upon proper application to the utility after conditions of the notice of termination have been properly corrected and inspected by the utility, when all charges due from the customer have been settled, and when arrangements have been made to provide access to the premises during regular working hours of the utility, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No payments in lieu of disconnections will be accepted by utility personnel in the field. A $15 service charge will be due and owing at the time the disconnect order is issued, whether disconnection of service has been effectuated or not prior to the correction of the condition or conditions under or contained in the notice of which service was scheduled to be discontinued. If the termination or restoration of service involves any excavating, the cost of the work shall be borne by the customer. |
| 4)
| Should the conditions under which service was discontinued not be corrected within 60 days, the utility shall have the right to finalize the customer's account. In the absence of a final meter reading, the utility will render a final bill based on the average of previous consumption; if arrangements are made within seven working days after or following the date of the final billing, adjustments will be made. No adjustments will be made after the expiration of the seven-day period. |
| 5)
| Reconnection of the service is included in the initial base service charge of $15; however, if the utility schedules an appointment for reconnection and the customer fails to keep that appointment, an additional service charge will be added for each and every additional service call, plus any applicable hourly charges for utility personnel. |
| A)
| The utility reserves the right to determine the placement of each service connection so that the curb stop will, as a general rule, be located between the present or proposed sidewalk and curb, or at such other location that will, in the judgment of the utility, provide a safer, more convenient, or more satisfactory location for the curb stop and service box. All commercial and industrial customers shall obtain written approval from the Water Department Superintendent prior to installation of any approved backflow prevention protection device. Plans shall include full details of the proposed installation. |
| B)
| The utility will furnish labor, equipment, and materials and the installation of the service connection, including the tap in the water main, curb stop, and box, and that portion of the service pipe between them. The customer shall pay the utility for the cost of the service connections installed by the utility. Basic 5/8-inch meter service is installed for the price of $295. Installations requiring longer than usual piping runs and runs made in congested areas, and for larger than 5/8-inch, the actual or estimated costs shall be paid accordingly. |
| C)
| The customer, at no expense to the utility, shall install or cause to be installed the service piping beyond the curb stop and into the premises. The utility or the City Building Inspector or Commissioner reserve the right to inspect each service run made by a plumber, contractor, or individual, for proper materials and depth of the service before the service trench is backfilled. However, the quality of material and workmanship shall be the customer's responsibility and must conform to applicable plumbing codes and standards as if specifically mentioned. |
| 1)
| Service piping of three inches and larger in diameter shall be disinfected, at the customer's expense, before the water supply shall be turned on for service. The customer shall perform or cause to be performed, disinfection of the piping and appurtenances in compliance with the State Board of Health Standards. There shall be at least three samples obtained from the service piping on consecutive days and must be proven satisfactory for usage, which shall be reported in writing to the utility by a laboratory qualified to make the analysis and be acceptable to the utility. |
| 2)
| Ten days after water main installation, all testing must be completed per the utility rules and regulations. Hydrostatic test, chlorination, and three consecutive samples are to be taken with two consecutive satisfactory bacterial tests before the main is accepted for service. No building permits, occupancy permits, or water service can be provided until all testing is completed and accepted by the city. If all testing is not completed in ten days, the City Water Department may complete the testing and bill the owner of the water lines the utility's costs for testing. No water service shall be provided until all charges incurred by the utility are paid in full. |
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| 3)
| | Water is furnished through a single service pipe to one property. Where a single property consists of several units or buildings, and is served by a single service pipe, the property owner has the option of valving and metering each unit or building separately. A separate valve must be |
| provided outside the building, and accessible to the utility, for each unit or building metered. The utility may make special arrangements for exceptional situations as required.
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| 4)
| In a case where a service has been installed prior to the adoption of and not in accordance with these general rules and regulations, where water is being taken from a single curb stop for supply for two or more units, buildings, or premises, each customer benefiting from these arrangements shall be responsible for the payment of the individual usage charges and all other legitimate charges. |
| 5)
| Any violation of the rules of the utility by either of the occupants of the premises shall be deemed a violation as to all, and the utility may enforce compliance with these rules by terminating the water supply to all, except that this action will not be taken until the innocent customer not in violation of the utility's rules has been issued written notice and a reasonable opportunity to attach the service to a separately controlled service as if a new applicant. |
| D)
| All service piping shall be grey cast or ductile cast iron, brass, or type "K" copper or approved plastic materials from the curb stop to the meter. No service pipe shall be less than 5/8-inch nominal diameter, and all service pipes shall be installed with a minimum of four feet of ground cover. The Water Superintendent shall provide a list of all materials that are approved for installation to the property owner, owners agent, water contractor, or developer as required. |
| E)
| Service pipes, curb stops, service boxes, meter pits, stop and waste valves, and other fixtures used in the installation of, repairs to, or additions to service pipes shall be of a type and quality approved by the utility. The material and supplies of any manufacturer in accordance with the utility's standards is allowed. |
| F)
| New service piping between the water main and a building shall be run in a straight or direct line when practicable, without bends and at a depth of not less than four feet. Pipe with joints shall not be driven. Service pipes shall not be placed in the same trench with sewers or other piping and shall be in accordance with state, local, and applicable standards, codes, regulations, and ordinances. |
| G)
| There shall be no physical connection from a secondary water supply to any service provided by the utility. The connection shall be cause for immediate termination of water service, as provided in 53.023(B). |
| A)
| The designation of an approved protection device is available from the Water Department Superintendent upon request. |
| B)
| No cross-connections or conditions which might permit potentially the backflow of contaminants or pollutants from a customer's piping system into the public water distribution system shall be permitted. |
| C)
| Piping systems within the customer's premises shall conform to the latest revision of the cross-connection regulation ordinances and rules of the water utility and governing agencies, which are by reference made a part of the general rules and regulations, the same as if printed herein. |
| D)
| Installation shall be subject to approval of the utility and any authorized inspector having jurisdiction over the connections, and shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and in total compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines. |
| E)
| Water meter installations are subject to approval from the Water Utility Superintendent, to be in compliance with Section 13 of the rules and regulations. |
| F)
| All premises within the service area of the water utility shall conform to the requirements of the rules and regulations as amended. |
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| A)
| Any service connection from the Water Department system shall be protected from any and all threat of any type of cross-connection of any kind. This protection shall be the sole responsibility of the water consumer to provide approved cross-connection control protection devices at any and all locations, where the threat of system entry or penetration may exist along the system. |
| B)
| Cross-connection control protection devices shall be of an approved type as recognized by either of or including: Uniform Plumbing Code, State Board of Health, Water Supply Division, American Water Works Association, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and other applicable regulatory agencies, and shall be certified as acceptable by a certified cross-connection control technician, with final approval obtained in written form from the Water Department, prior to the installation of these devices. |
| C)
| Unauthorized or unapproved connections of any type, either directly or indirectly, to any piping that contains water from the Water Department system, shall be cause for termination of water services from the Water Department, with subsequent removal of the service to the consumer or customer of the Water Department. |
| D)
| Reference documents of record for implementation of this section are Requirements for Protection of Public Water Supplies From the Introduction of Contaminants Through Cross-connections, 320 IAC3 as it presently exists or is hereafter amended, and the Uniform Plumbing Code, and the American Water Works Association, and other applicable standards and regulations, including the terms, definitions, and interpretations as set forth in these regulations with any revisions thereto, shall become as part of this section as specified hereto and as referenced herein. |
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| A)
| No booster pump shall be installed, taking its suction or supply from the utility's water distribution system, without the expressed written approval of the utility. |
| B)
| In all booster pump installations, the suction of the pump shall be connected to an atmospheric tank with city water flow entering the tank being controlled by an automatic float valve and discharging freely into the tank two pipe diameters, or a minimum of six inches, above the positive overflow level of the tank. |
| C)
| As an alternate, suitable, control valve limiting suction pressure of the pump to a minimum 20 psig, may be allowed with prior approval by the utility in writing. Proper and continuous operation and maintenance shall be the customer's responsibility and expense. |
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| A)
| The utility's authorized representative shall have the right to enter upon the premises of the customer at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting or testing cross-connection protective devices, atmospheric tank installations, booster pump-vacuum breaker-type valves, general plumbing, as well as |
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| meter readings, inspection, repairs, testing, removal, replacements, and relocation in connection with the water service. Failure to provide or allow access for the utility to the customer premises for the hereinstated purposes, after written notice of the purpose, shall be cause for discontinuance of water service.
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| B)
| Any customer providing a secondary water system supply on the customer's premises or available to the premises, shall be required to give reasonable access to the utility representative during any inspection of the customer's premises. The customer shall be required to provide evidence that no connection exists between the customer secondary supply and the public water supply system. |
| C)
| The customer shall comply with all rules and regulations as set forth by applicable local, state, federal, and health agencies as if in writing herein. (See 53.024(G)) Failure to comply as stated shall be cause for immediate termination of water service to the premises with notice of the violation to the State Board of Health and other agencies having jurisdiction over such matters. Water service shall not be reinstated until proof of compliance is furnished to the utility. |
| 1)
| All meters, appliances, equipment, and appurtenances furnished by the utility and which may be on the customer's premises, shall remain as the property of the utility, unless otherwise expressly provided herein. The customer shall protect the property from freezing, loss, or damage, and shall not be permitted to remove, tamper, or alter the property. |
| 2)
| The customer shall be responsible and liable for all damages to the utility's property while on the premises in the event that the property is damaged from freezing or hot water and shall pay for cost for repair or replacement necessary to restore service and required accuracy of the metering. Upon repeated instances of damaged meters due to negligence of the customer, the utility can refuse service until the customer can properly protect the equipment from the damage. |
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| C)
| After six consecutive months of estimating, the utility will automatically boost the consumption to four times the estimated amount. The customer will continue to be billed at the boosted rate until such time as an actual read is taken and validated. Any necessary billing adjustments will be made on the following billing, after the actual read. |
| D)
| Where water is taken through more than one meter, and, where the arrangement is for the convenience of the customer, then, each meter will be read and billed separately. Where water is taken through more than one meter for the convenience of the utility, then, the meter readings will be aggregated and billed as one reading. |
| E)
| All water passing through meters will be charged for at the applicable rates, whether used, wasted, or lost through leakage. |
| F)
| The utility will not be bound by billings rendered under a mistake of fact as to the quantity of service rendered. |
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| 1)
| The dates at the beginning and ending of the service period, and the meter reading at the end of the period for which the billing is rendered. |
| 2)
| The previous balance, if any. |
| 3)
| The amount of the billing. |
| 4)
| The date on which the billing is due. |
| 5)
| If an estimated billing, a clear coding, or other indication identifying the billing as an estimated bill. |
| 6)
| An explanation, which can be readily understood, of all of the codes or symbols on the billing. |
| B)
| Billings will be rendered monthly |
| If a billing is not paid on or before the due date indicated on the billing (approximately 15 days after the bill is mailed to the customer), the customer will be considered delinquent. A period of two consecutive months delinquent will then constitute termination of water service to the customer by the utility.
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| C) Failure to receive a billing shall not affect the right of the utility to cut-off and discontinue service for nonpayment as provided above.
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| D)
| To qualify for the above consideration, the customer must not be entered into and have breached a similar agreement with the utility during the last 12-month period. |
| E)
| At the time of the execution of any agreement, the customer must agree to pay all future billings as they become due for water service. Failure to fulfill the terms of the agreement will make the same null and void and the total unpaid past-due amount, together with any associated service charges related |
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| thereto, will become due. Failure to comply with the conditions of the agreement will result in the discontinuance of the service without further notice to the customer.
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| F)
| Disputing the accuracy of any billing shall not be a valid reason for nonpayment of the billing by the customer, or abatement of charges. |
| G)
| The customer may pay a billing under protest, giving written notice that redress of the dispute is being sought by the customer. The written notice must be filed with the Utility Office Department of the utility, with payment, prior to the due date of the billing, with no exceptions. |
| H)
| The Board of Public Works and Safety shall review the written protests as received from the customer, for disposition of the request. Utility Office personnel will not be in authority to render disposition of the dispute. |
| I)
| Failure to make payment on or before the billing due date, pending settlement of a disputed billing, shall be considered the same as with any other past-due account, regardless of past payment history of the customer. |
| J)
| All water charges follow the customer rather than the property. If a customer moved from the premises where water service has been supplied, the customer will be held responsible for the payment of all billings rendered for the service supplied to the premises until proper notice of discontinuance of water service has been given to the office of the utility. |
| K)
| Moving from one location to another location in no way absolves the customer from any unpaid charges incurred at a previous location. |
| L)
| A customer's service may be discontinued for failure to pay any of the unpaid charges due from the customer, regardless of the premises with respect to which the charges were incurred. |
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| 1)
| The number of sprinkler heads to be served. |
| 2)
| The sizes and location of the system's piping. |
| 3)
| The sizes and locations of all connections to the utility's distribution mains. |
| 4)
| The sizes and locations of all hose connections, reels, or cabinets. |
| 5)
| The sizes and locations of storage tanks connected to the fire system. |
| 6)
| The outlet sizes and locations of all fire hydrants. |
| 7)
| The sizes, locations, and types of all valves. |
| C)
| All fire protection lines within buildings must be installed in such a manner that all pipes will be easily accessible for inspection at any time. Underground pipes outside of buildings must be placed and be maintained at a minimum depth of 4-1/2 feet. |
| D)
| No connection with a fire protection system will be permitted to supply water for general purposes unless the connection has been approved by the customer's fire underwriter and unless the general purpose water is metered. If such a connection is approved, both the fire protection line and the general purpose line shall be separately valved outside the building to be served and proper cross-connection devices provided, all in accordance with the utility's specifications, thus permitting either line to be turned on or off without affecting the other. |
| E)
| A private fire protection system without a tank shall be equipped with an alarm valve and an approved cross-connection backflow protection device, to be located on the main service pipes supplying fire protection to the property. All valving installed as part of the fire system shall protect the utility's distribution from water hammer damage. |
| F)
| An un-metered private fire service is furnished for the sole purpose of supplying water for the extinguishment of accidental fires, and the use of water from such a service connection for any other purpose is absolutely forbidden. |
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| G)
| Hydrants and other fixtures connected to a private fire service connection may be sealed by the utility, and the seal shall be broken only in case of fire or as specifically permitted by the utility. The customer must immediately notify the utility when any seal is then broken for any purpose. |
| H)
| When a service tap on a utility distribution main provides water for both fire and general purposes to a customer or customers, separate charges will be made for each purpose to each customer by the utility in accordance with the established rules and schedule of rates. |
| I)
| | A private fire service, at the option of the customer and after approval by the customer's fire underwriter, may be connected to the metered water service. |
| The monthly charges for combined fire and general purpose uses will be as set out in the established scheduled rates. Any additional investment costs incurred by the utility in such metering must be paid by the customer. Maintenance of the meter will be at the water utility's expense.
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| J)
| Whenever a private fire system is to be tested under the regulations of the fire service underwriters, the customer shall notify the utility of the proposed testing, naming the day and the hour of the testing, so that the water utility may have a representative present. |
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| 53.058 UTILITY NOT LIABLE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS
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| The utility shall not be responsible in damages for any failure to supply water service, for interruption of the supply of water, for defective piping on the customer's premises, or for damages resulting to a customer or to third persons from the use of water or the presence of the utility's devices on the customer's premises, unless due to fault, neglect, or culpability on the part of the utility. Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure or delay in case the failure or delay is caused by strikes, the acts of nature, unavoidable accidents or contingencies beyond its control, and is not due to fault, neglect, or culpability on its part.
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| 53.059 PERMANENT DISCONNECTIONS
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| In order to reduce the potential of leakage from the utility's distribution system, when water service is no longer needed at a given property, the owner of the property shall, at the owner's expense, disconnect the service line from the utility's distribution main or shall employ the utility to make this disconnection, for which the owner shall pay the utility a reasonable fee.
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| 53.060 WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS
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| The water utility requires persons, firms, or corporations to pay for the costs of the extensions required to adequately serve water for domestic, commercial, or fire protection. This policy intends to place the costs of installation of local water mains upon the owners of the properties benefited.
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| a)
| Permit required |
| Before the installation of any pump or facilities to convey water from a well, including pitless adaptors, well seal, well houses, or connecting piping as any part of construction of a private water supply built under the provisions of this subchapter, the pump installer shall obtain a written permit signed by the Building Commissioner, and the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the owner's premises prior to the commencement of work thereunder. No person shall perform any work on the project until the permit is so obtained and posted on the premises.
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| b)
| Application |
| The application for the permit shall be made on a form as provided by the city, and shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the city. A permit and inspection fee of $35 shall be paid to the city at the time the application
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| is filed. The permit shall be void if the installation is not then completed within a one-year period. These same requirements shall apply to the repair of a well, pump, or accessory lines thereto when it is deemed necessary to uncover the buried upper terminal of the well.
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| A)
| Hand pumps |
| All hand pumps, stands, or similar of any such devices, shall be installed so that no unprotected opening connecting with the interior of the pump exists. The pump spout shall be closed to the outlet and directed downward. The top of the casing shall extend at least one inch into the pump base.
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| B)
| Power-driven pumps |
| All power-driven pumps located over wells shall be mounted on the well casing with an approved pump foundation pump stand, so as to provide an effective well seal at the top of the well. In most cases, extension of the casing into the pump base of at least one inch shall be considered an effective seal, provided the pump is mounted on a base plate and foundation in such manner to exclude dust and insects, and the top of the well casing is at an elevation at least two feet above any known flood water level. Where the pump unit is not to be located over the well and the pump delivery or suction pipe emerges
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| from the top thereof, a watertight expanding gasket or equivalent well seal shall be so provided between the well casing and piping. A similar watertight seal shall be provided at the terminal of a conduit containing a cable for a submersible pump. All submersible pumps should have one check valve located on the discharge line above the pump and inside the casing. If the discharge pipe is at least 12 inches above the ground level and slopes to drain into the well, the check valve may be located in the building.
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| C)
| Pump-bearing lubrication |
| Bearings of power pumps shall be lubricated with water of a bacterial quality equal to that of the water being pumped.
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| D)
| Pump houses |
| Unless the power-driven pump installation is of weather-proof and frost-proof construction as determined by the applicable rules and regulations set forth in National Codes, and the like, a structure housing the pump shall be constructed permitting access to the pump for maintenance and repair work. The pump house shall be constructed of impervious material and shall slope away in all directions from the well or the suction pipe.
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| E)
| Protection against freezing |
| Pump water pipe lines and other wet parts of water systems shall be protected against possible freezing conditions therein.
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| F)
| Well venting |
| All well vent openings shall be piped water-tight to a point not less than 24 inches above any known flood water level, and, in any event, to the top of the well casing. The vent opening and the piping shall be of sufficient size as to prevent any hard frost and in no case less than 1/4-inch in diameter. The terminal of vent pipes shall be shielded and screened to prevent the entrance of foreign matter, and shall be turned downward. If toxic or flammable gases are vented from the well, the vent shall extend to the outside atmosphere at a point where the gases will not produce a hazard. Any openings in pump bases shall be sealed watertight.
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| G)
| Sampling faucets |
| In all pressure water systems, provisions shall be made for collection of water samples by the installation of a faucet on the discharge side of and as close as possible to, the pump. The sampling faucet shall have a smooth turned-down nozzle. A hose bib shall not be used.
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| H)
| Suction or non-pressure lines |
| 1)
| All buried suction pipe, or non-pressure pipe lines, shall be enclosed in a pipe conduit having a minimum wall thickness as equivalent to casing of same sizes, and shall be so located from sources of pollution in accordance with the distances as specified in the minimum standards applicable |
| hereunder or as so stipulated under any and all codes deemed applicable to the situation as may exist and be in force by other regulatory agencies, whichever is the more stringent.
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| 2)
| Suction pipes with annular space between pipe and encasement under pressure may be installed within specified distances only. Sewers of cast-iron pipe, with leaded joints, clear water drains, and cisterns shall not be located within 100 feet of a suction line. No suction line shall be beneath a sewer. An exposed pipe or piping shall not be connected to the line without an approved cross-connection control device, and shall be protected against freezing. |
| a)
| Independent clear water drain, rain water downspout outlet, cistern, hydrant drain, or similar unit, building foundation drain connected to independent clear water or subsoil drain, well pit, pump pit, pressure tank pit, pressure tank access pit, subsurface pump rooms or reservoir, ten feet. |
| b)
| Sanitary or storm sewer-connected foundation drain, or property lines, 200 feet. |
| c)
| Stream, lake, or pond shoreline, open ditch or waterway, sanitary or storm sewer line constructed of waterworks grade ductile or cast-iron pipe with mechanical or push-on joints, or private residential fuel tanks, 100 feet or more. |
| d)
| Watertight grease basin, septic tank, wastewater holding tank, privies utilizing solid wall wastewater holding tanks, subsoil drain or building sanitary or storm sewer, sewer pump, floor drain connected to building sanitary or storm sewer, sewer pump, floor drain connected to building sanitary sewer or below-ground swimming pool and related, 200 feet. |
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| e)
| Stable, milk house, feeding pen, livestock run, manure pile, animal barn with concrete floor, glass-lined storage facility, conventional silo, watertight milk-house floor drain, other than cast iron, or watertight sewer conveying manure juices, or a loose-jointed field tile drain, 200 feet. |
| f)
| Sanitary or connected storm sewers, 200 feet. |
| g)
| Absorption field, solid liquid manure holding tank, silage storage pit, cesspool, dry well, or seepage pit or trench, 200 feet. |
| h)
| Surface or subsurface tanks used to store any of chemicals such as gasoline, benzene, fuel oil, fertilizer, any hazardous substance, 1000 feet or as may be agency-approved by authorities. |
| i)
| Treated sludge disposal area, wastewater absorption, storage, retention or treatment pond, ridge and furrow waste disposal site, or any spray irrigation waste disposal site, 1500 feet, or as may be agency-approved by authorities. |
| j)
| Uncovered salt or salt-mixture storage, 1500 feet. |
| Note
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| The distance for minimum separation is only a guideline and greater distances may be required. The uncovered storage of salt and salt-mixtures is, in all cases, discouraged.
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| A)
| The casing of the well shall be steel or thermoplastic material and shall be of sufficient thickness and quality to protect the well against structural deficiencies during construction, and against contamination by surface water or other undesirable materials during the expected life of the well. Only recessed couplings may be used on threaded steel pipe or casing. Ferrous casings shall be a new first-class material meeting ASTM Standards as A-120 or A-53, or API Standards API-5A or API-51. No thin- walled, sheet metal, used, reclaimed, rejected, or contaminated pipe or casing shall be for use in a water well. |
| B)
| New pipe or casing, when salvaged from water well test holes only, shall not be considered as used or contaminated, normally. |
| C)
| Where corrosive water or soil is likely to be then encountered, thicker walls in pipe or casing than those which appear in the tables of acceptable and recommended materials, should be used. |
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| A)
| Temporary abandonment |
| A temporarily abandoned well which may be equipped and used at some future time shall be temporarily sealed at the surface by a welded or threaded cap, or in the case of a dug well, in a manner satisfactory to the State Board of Health Standards.
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| B)
| Permanent abandonment |
| A well that is to be abandoned permanently shall be filled with a cement-type grout containing no less than 6% Bentonite, mixed into the grout or a thick Bentonite grout (1-1/2 lbs. of #8 mesh Bentonite mixed with one gallon of water) placed from the base of the boring upward by pump or other acceptable procedure. (Refer to PWS 2., section 5.1 Abandonment Criteria.)
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| C)
| Other conditions |
| Dewatering, temporary service, construction water, process, wells, or other structures for withdrawing groundwater or the lowering or raising of the water tables, regardless of location, length of intended service, or original use or intent, shall be constructed to the identical procedures as prescribed herein for permanent abandonment.
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| a)
| Improperly installed vertical geothermal loops may, as in any other boring, constitute a hazard to public health, safety, welfare, and to the preservation of the groundwater resource. The proper sealing of the boring is an important consideration in preserving the quality of the water present in the geologic formations encountered. The hydrologic conditions of any given area must be evaluated before the intended system is constructed. Properly sealed vertical loop geothermal borings should accomplish the following. |
| 1)
| Prevention of groundwater contamination. |
| 2)
| Conservation of well yield and maintenance of hydrostatic head of aquifers encountered. |
| 3)
| Prevention of the intermingling of desirable and undesirable waters. |
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| b)
| The basic consideration governing the proper installation of the vertical geothermal loops is in the preservation of the geohydrologic conditions that existed before the boring was in fact drilled. Improperly installed, the loop might be an uncontrolled point for contamination of the water located. The vertical bore should be completely filled in a manner that vertical movement of water in the well bore is confined permanently to the specific zone of penetration, as heretofore presented. |
| c)
| To seal a vertical boring, the original bore hole will be sealed with impermeable materials in a manner as to prevent the percolation of surface waters downward through the boring, or along the outside of the loop leading to the water table. If groundwater is encountered under confined or artesian conditions, the sealing must confine the water to the aquifer in the zone it occurred, thereby preventing loss of artesian pressure in the aquifer and preventing the upward circulation of water to the surface; or into formations containing no water; or to formations containing water under a lower head than that in the aquifer which is to be sealed. |
| d)
| The entire heat exchange system shall be constructed of high density, high molecular polyethylene pipe. All joints must be thermally fused. |
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| e)
| Each drilling contractor is required to keep and maintain accurate records for each closed loop installed. The record must contain at least the following information. |
| 2)
| The depth and diameter of the boring. |
| 3)
| The character and thickness of materials or formation drilled. |
| 4)
| Description of piping materials used. |
| 5)
| Installation and bore hole sealing techniques used. |
| f)
| These records shall be submitted to the city, and to the State Department of Natural Resources on a form provided by the department offices. |
| g)
| There shall be at least 50 feet of separation between vertical closed-loop excavations and a water supply well. Exceptions may be made if it can be demonstrated that it will have no adverse effect on public health. In addition, all borings shall satisfy the separation distances from points of contamination by local and state statutes, as referenced in 53.082. All borings shall be made by a well driller licensed by the State Department of Natural Resources and by the National Water Well Association. |
| A)
| The city, by its duly authorized representative, or, the City Building Commissioner, bearing proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties at a proper time, for the purpose of inspection, or monitoring necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and any amendments that may be in effect at the time of the inspections. |
| B)
| Whenever the inspection determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this subchapter, the city shall give notice of the violation, as identified, to the person responsible therefore, and to any known agent of the person, as is hereinafter provided. |
| The notice shall:
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| 1)
| Be issued in writing. |
| 2)
| Include a statement of reasons why it is being issued. |
| 3)
| Allow reasonable time for the performance of any act it requires. |
| 4)
| Be served upon the owner or his agent, or the occupant, as the case may require, provided that the notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon the owner or agent, or upon the occupant, if a copy thereof is sent by certified mail to his last known address, or if a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling affected by the notice, or if he is now served by any other method authorized or required under the laws of this state, and |
| 5)
| The notice must contain an outline or remedial action, which if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this subchapter. |
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| C)
| Any person affected by any notice issued by the city may request, and shall be granted a hearing on the matter, provided that the person shall file in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer's Office within ten days after service of the notice, a written petition requesting the hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefore. Upon receipt of the petition, the Board of Public Works and Safety shall arrange a time and place for the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable after the receipt of request therefore. At the hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause why compliance with this subchapter should not be met. |
| D)
| After the hearing, the Board of Public Works and Safety shall sustain, modify, or withdraw the notice, depending upon the findings as to whether compliance with the provisions of this subchapter have been met. If modified or if sustained, it shall be deemed to be an order as such. Any notice pursuant to 53.087(C) shall automatically become an order if a written petition for a hearing in not filed within the ten days after the notice is served. After a hearing in the case of any notice suspending any permit required by this subchapter, when the notice has been sustained, the permit shall be deemed to have been revoked. Any such permit which has been suspended by a notice shall be deemed to be automatically revoked if a petition for hearing is not filed in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer's Office within ten days after the notice is served. |
| E)
| Whenever the city, or any other agency having lawful jurisdiction over such matters, finds that an emergency exists which may require immediate action to protect the public health, either agency may, without notice or hearing, issue an order then reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that the action be taken as deemed necessary to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subchapter, such order shall be as effective immediately, but upon petition to the city, any request shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible in the manner provided herein. After |
| the hearing, depending upon the finding as to whether the provisions of this subchapter have been caused to comply with, they may continue in effect, or, be so modified, or may be revoked.
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| 53.101 DECLARATION OF NEED
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| Upon determining that the city public water system is in imminent danger of a shortage of water or is experiencing a shortage of water, the governing body shall declare a water conservation emergency and establish the appropriate conservation measures and the duration thereof.
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| 53.102 VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
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| In accordance with 53.106, users shall be requested to reduce water consumption by practicing voluntary conservation techniques. The governing body shall suggest reasonable and meaningful actions which will alleviate existing or potential water shortage.
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| 53.103 MANDATORY CONSERVATION
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| In accordance with 53.106, users shall be prohibited from the water uses listed below, subject to reasonable terms, times, and conditions as the governing body shall determine.
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| A)
| Sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, or any other vegetation. |
| B)
| Washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment. |
| C)
| Cleaning or spraying of sidewalks, driveways, paved areas, or other outdoor surfaces. |
| D)
| Washing and cleaning of any business equipment or machinery. |
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| E)
| The filling of swimming pools, wading pools, and ornamental fountains. |
| F)
| Knowingly allowing leakage through defective plumbing. |
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| A)
| Pressure |
| All water mains, including those not designed for providing fire protection, shall be sized after a hydraulic analysis based on flow and pressure demand requirements. The system shall be designed to maintain a minimum pressure of 30 psi at ground level at all points in the new distribution system under all conditions of flows. Normal working pressure shall be approximately 60 psi, static to the city system.
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| B)
| Diameter |
| Mimimum size water main for providing fire protection and for serving fire hydrants shall be six-inch diameter. Larger size mains will be required if necessary to allow for the withdrawal of the required fire flow while maintaining the minium residual pressure specified herein.
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| C)
| Fire protection |
| When fire protection is to be provided, system design shall be such that fire flows and any facilities are in accordance with requirements of the State Insurance Services Office (ISO) and with the Auburn Fire Department specifications.
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| D)
| Small diameter mains |
| Installation of mains smaller than minimum requirements will be permitted only in special purposes and only after a study provides evidence from a hydraulic study and future use documented.
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| E)
| Fire hydrants |
| Water mains not designed to carry required fire flows shall not have fire hydrants connected to them.
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| F)
| Dead-end water mains |
| Dead-end water mains shall be minimized by looping of all mains except where extensions are designed for the future and as approved by the Auburn Water Department.
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| G)
| Flushing devices |
| Approved dead-end water mains shall be provided with a fire hydrant if flow and pressure are sufficient, or with an approved flushing hydrant or blow-off that will give a velocity of at least 2.5 feet-per-second in the water main being flushed. There shall not be any flush valve connected between the water main and a sewer.
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| 1)
| Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of 53.080 through 53.086, or 53.088 through 53.092 shall be served with a written order stating the nature of the violation and providing a time limit for satisfactory correction thereof, and shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in division (2) below. |
| 2)
| Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of 53.080 through 53.092 shall be subject to penalty as hereinafter prescribed in this division. On finding a violation of provisions of 53.080 through 53.092, the violator shall be fined, for the first offense, $200; for the second offense, a fine of not more than $500; for the third and any subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $1,000. Each day after the expiration of the time limit for abating and completing improvements as so ordered, shall constitute a distinct and separate offense, to be assessed separately. |
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