Chapter 13.04
WATER REGULATIONS
Sections:
13.04.010 Authority to turn on water.
13.04.030 Reserved.
13.04.050 Plumbing compliance.
13.04.070 Service connection – Water taps.
13.04.090 Water main cross-connection control.
13.04.010 Authority to turn on water.
No water from the village water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person but the superintendent of public works or some person authorized by him to perform this service.
13.04.020 Application.
Applications to have water turned on shall be made in writing to the village clerk and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all of the provisions of this chapter as conditions governing the use of the village water supply.
13.04.030 Reserved.
13.04.040 Security deposits.
A. All new water consumers shall deposit with the village treasurer the following sums of money as and for security deposits in accordance with the following water meter sizes:
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5/8-inch meter |
$150.00 |
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3/4-inch meter |
$150.00 |
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1-inch meter |
$190.00 |
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1-1/4-inch meter |
$210.00 |
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1-1/2-inch meter |
$250.00 |
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2-inch meter |
$350.00 |
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3-inch meter |
$550.00 |
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4-inch meter |
$850.00 |
B. The security deposit is to be applied to the final bill of the consumer, and the balance, if any, is to be paid to the consumer on termination of water service. The deposit shall be held in a special fund of the village to be known as “Security Deposits – Water Fund – Village of Riverdale, Illinois”; provided, however, that upon the recommendation of the water committee of the village board, the village treasurer shall return a security deposit paid by a water consumer within a reasonable period of time, after twenty-four months that the sum is on deposit, provided there is no water bill delinquency within the twenty-four-month period.
C. In the event any water service has been turned off due to a delinquency and the security deposit as provided in this section applied to said delinquency or portion thereof, a new security deposit according to the schedule provided in this section shall be deposited with the village treasurer prior to having the water turned on for said premises. (Ord. 2015-29 § 3, 2015; Ord. 91-22 § 1, 1991; Ord. 84-3 § 1, 1984; Ord. 84-1 § 1, 1984)
13.04.050 Plumbing compliance.
No water shall be turned on for service in premises in which the plumbing does not comply with the ordinances of the village; provided, that water may be turned on for construction work in unfinished buildings, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
13.04.060 Street connections.
A. Street connections with water mains may be made either through service pipes as provided in the ordinances of the village or through soft-temper copper tubing. In the event such copper tubing service pipes are used, they shall have no soldered joints; or joints and connections shall be flared.
B. When copper tubing is used for the making of such street connections, such tubing shall be soft-temper, for underground service, ordinarily known to the trade as Type K, and shall meet the following specifications for such tubing:
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Nominal size – Inches |
3/4 |
1 |
1 1/4 |
1 1/2 |
2 |
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Actual O.D. – Inches |
0.875 |
1.125 |
1.375 |
1.625 |
2.125 |
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Wall thickness – Inches |
0.065 |
0.065 |
0.065 |
0.072 |
0.083 |
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Approximate weight per foot – Pounds |
0.641 |
0.839 |
1.04 |
1.36 |
2.06 |
13.04.070 Service connection – Water taps.
A. Permit. No connection with a water main shall be made without a permit being issued and twenty-four hours’ notice having been given to the superintendent of public works. All such connections shall be made by or under the supervision of the superintendent of public works and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected by the superintendent of public works.
B. The fee for each such permit shall be calculated in the manner described in the fee schedule worksheet as adopted by the board of trustees of the village of Riverdale.
C. Replacement of Broken Concrete. In the event that it becomes necessary in order to make any of the connections or taps provided for in this section to break and replace concrete in any street or sidewalk, an additional fee of six dollars and fifty cents per square foot shall be charged for such work. Such concrete as necessarily may be broken shall be replaced under the supervision of and pursuant to the directions of the superintendent of public works. All trenches dug and opened over village property for the purpose of making water connections shall, upon completion of the work, be backfilled under the direction and supervision of the superintendent of public works. (Ord. 2014-32 § 3, 2014; Ord. 2010-02 § 1(d), 2010; Ord. 2005-01 § 4, 2005)
13.04.080 Sprinkling.
A. From May 15th through September 15th, each year, no person, firm or corporation shall use any water supplied through or by the village’s water system for the purpose of sprinkling or watering lawns, gardens or streets, using hose or fixed systems of lawn or garden sprinklers, except as follows: water consumers having street address numbers ending in the figures 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 may sprinkle on any odd-numbered day of any month; water consumers having street address numbers ending in the figures 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0 may sprinkle on any even-numbered day of any month; provided, however, that no water consumer shall use water for sprinkling purposes between the hours of noon and six p.m. on any day. No water consumer shall use water for sprinkling purposes during any specified period of time after receiving oral or written notice from the village that the water supply of the village is insufficient or inadequate to permit the use of water for sprinkling purposes.
B. If water is used for sprinkling purposes by any water consumer on days other than those designated in this section, or if water is used for such purposes by any consumer after receiving notice as provided for in this section, the superintendent of public works or his or her designated agent is authorized to issue a ticket to said violator. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars; provided, however, that any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of this section and after having received notice as provided for herein, and who commits a violation more than once within any thirty-day period, the water department is authorized and empowered to cause the supply of water to be shut off without further notice. (Ord. 89-22 § 1, 1989; Ord. 89-12 § 1, 1989)
13.04.090 Water main cross-connection control.
A. All plumbing installed within the village shall be installed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Admin. Code 890. If, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the superintendent of public works, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water system, the superintendent of public works will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his own expense, install such an approved device at a location, and in a manner which are in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency requirements and all applicable local regulations, and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices upon installation and as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and local regulations.
B. No person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the village may enter the supply or distribution system of said municipality, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply has been approved by the village and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
C. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of public works to cause inspections, surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply exist. Such inspections, surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two years, or as often as the superintendent of public works shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years.
D. Duly authorized cross-connection control device inspectors as designated by the superintendent of public works or Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water distribution system of the village for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections, and the superintendent of public works or his duly authorized and designated agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water distribution system of the village for the purpose of verifying information submitted by the customer regarding the required cross-connection control inspection. On demand, the owner, lessee or occupant of any property so served shall furnish to the superintendent of public works any information which he may request regarding the piping system or water use on such property. The refusal to provide such information within a reasonable time, subject to the discretion of the superintendent of public works, may be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided for in this section.
E. The superintendent of public works is authorized and directed, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, to discontinue the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section, and until a reconnection fee of one hundred dollars is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the superintendent of public works is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of the disconnection. Immediate disconnection without notice to any party can be effected to prevent actual or anticipated contamination or pollution of the public water supply; provided, that, in the reasonable opinion of the superintendent of public works or the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the village, the superintendent of public works, or its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customer for any injury, damages, or lost revenues which may result from termination of said customer’s water supply in accordance with the terms of this section, whether or not said termination was with or without notice.
F. The consumer responsible for backsiphoned or backpressured material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water system occurs through an illegal cross-connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of the clean-up of the potable water supply system. (Ord. 90-28, 1990)