ORD 652

§ 51.001  DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(A)            Federal Government:
FEDERAL ACT.  The Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 466 et seq.) as amended, (Pub. L. 95-217).
ADMINISTRATOR.  The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
FEDERAL GRANT.  The U.S. government participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by Title II – Grants for Construction of Treatment Works of the Act and implementing regulations.
(B)            State Government:
STATE ACT.  The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.
DIRECTOR.  The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
STATE GRANT.  The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such grants as filed with the Secretary of the State of Illinois.
(C)            Local Government:
ORDINANCE.  This chapter.
CITY COUNCIL.  The City Council of the City of Farmer City.
CITY.  The City of Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois.
SUPERINTENDENT.  The superintendent of the Combined Waterworks and Sewerage Departments of the City of Farmer City or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
COLLECTOR.  The Treasurer or the person designated by the City Council to render bills for water and sewer service and to collect all money due therefrom.
TREASURER.  The duly elected Treasurer of the City.
PERSON.  Any and all persons, natural or artificial including any individual, firm, company, municipal, or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(D)            NPDES PERMIT.  Any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued by the Administrator, or, where appropriate by the Director after enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, to regulate the discharge of pollutants pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal Act.
(E)            Clarification of word usage: SHALL is mandatory; MAY is permissible.
(F)            Wastewater and its characteristics:
WASTEWATER.  The spent water of a community. From this standpoint of course, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present.
SEWAGE.  Used interchangeably with WASTEWATER.
EFFLUENT CRITERIA.  Defined in any applicable NPDES permit.
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.  Defined in the Water Pollution Regulations in Illinois.
UNPOLLUTED WATER.  Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefitted by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
ppm.  parts per million by weight.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER.  A unit of the concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water and wastewater analysis.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS.  Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or industrial waste, and which are removable by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND).  The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 200° C. expressed in milligrams per liter.
pH.  The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in Standard Methods.
STANDARD METHODS.  The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
GARBAGE.  Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE.  The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
FLOATABLE OIL.  Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
POPULATION EQUIVALENT.  A term used to evaluate the impact of industrial or other waste on a treatment works or stream. One population equivalent is 100 gallons of sewage per day, containing 0.17 pounds of BOD and 0.20 pounds of suspended solids.
SLUG.  Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent  or   in  quantity  of  flow  exceeds  for  any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24 hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE.  Any solid, liquid or gaseous substances discharged, permitted to flow, or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or processor from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resource as distinct from sanitary sewage.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY.  An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works that:
(1)            has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day; or
(2)            has a flow of greater than ten percent of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste; or
(3)            has in its waste, a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under Section 307 (a) of the Federal Act; or
(4)            is found by the permit issuance authority, in connection with the issuance of the NPDES permit to the publicly owned treatment works receiving the waste, to have significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on that treatment works or upon the quality of effluent from that treatment works.
(G)            Sewer types, and appurtenances:
SEWER.  A pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste liquids, including storm, surface and groundwater drainage.
PUBLIC SEWER.  A sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the city.  It shall also include sewers within or outside the city boundaries that serve one or more persons and ultimately discharge into the city sanitary or combined sewer system, even though those sewers may not have been constructed with city funds.
SANITARY SEWER.  A sewer that conveys sewage or industrial wastes or a combination of both, and into which storm, surface, and groundwaters or unpolluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
STORM SEWER.  A sewer that carries storm, surface   and  groundwater   drainage   but   excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.
COMBINED SEWER.  A sewer which is designed and intended to receive wastewater, storm, surface and groundwater drainage.
BUILDING SEWER.  The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
BUILDING DRAIN.  That part, of the lowest piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer or other approved point of discharge, beginning five feet (1.5 meter) outside the inner face of the building wall.
STORMWATER RUNOFF.  That portion of the precipitation that is drained into the sewers.
SADDLE.  A sewer connection device designed for use when tapping an existing main.
CONTROL MANHOLE.  A structure located on a site from which industrial wastes are discharged. Where feasible, the manhole shall have an interior drop. The purpose of a CONTROL MANHOLE is to provide access for the city representative to sample and/or measure discharges.
SEWERAGE.  The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection, transportation and pumping of sewage.
EASEMENT.  An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
(H)            Treatment:
PRETREATMENT.  The treatment of wastewaters from sources before introduction into the wastewater treatment works.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS.  An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with “waste treatment plant” or “wastewater treatment plant” or “pollution control plant.”
(I)            WASTEWATER FACILITIES.  The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect, carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and transport effluent to a watercourse.
(J)            Watercourse and connections:
WATERCOURSE.  A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
NATURAL OUTLET.  Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
(K)            User types:
USE CLASS.  The type of user “residential, institutional/governmental, commercial,” or “industrial” as defined herein.
RESIDENTIAL USER.  All dwelling units such as houses, mobile homes, apartments, permanent multi-family dwellings.
COMMERCIAL USER.  Includes transit lodging, retail and wholesale establishments or places engaged in selling merchandise, or rendering services.
INSTITUTIONAL/GOVERNMENTAL USER.  Includes schools, churches, penal institutions, and users associated with federal, state, and local governments.
INDUSTRIAL USERS.  Includes establishments engaged in manufacturing activities involving the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials of substance into products.
(L)            Water mains and appurtenances:
WATER MAIN.  A pipe or conduit for carrying water.
PUBLIC WATER MAIN.  A water main in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
WATER SERVICE PIPE.  The extending from a building to water main.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)
WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT
§ 51.010  WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT.
The combined waterworks and sewerage system in the city shall be maintained and operated as a separate department and hereafter in this chapter shall be referred to as the Department.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.011 CHARGES; RATES.
A charge shall be made to the residents of said city which shall be reasonable for the use and service of such waterworks and sewerage system, and such charges or rates for that purpose shall be established and such rates shall be sufficient to pay the cost of the operation and maintenance of the entire waterworks and sewerage system of said city, to provide an adequate depreciation account, to pay the interest on and principal of all bonds, which by their terms are payable from the revenues of the waterworks and sewerage system and to create and maintain the accounts established by the ordinance authorizing the construction of the combined waterworks and sewerage system and providing for the issue of Waterworks and Sewerage Revenue Bonds of said city.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.012  JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT.
The Waterworks and Sewerage Department under the direction of the Superintendent and such other officers and employees as may be from time-to-time lawfully appointed, shall have the supervision, management and control subject to the corporate authorities, of the maintenance, enlargement and operation of the waterworks and sewerage system owned and controlled by said city and all matters and things connected with the operation maintenance and extension of said waterworks and sewerage system and preserving the property belonging thereto.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.013  SUPERINTENDENT DUTIES.
There shall be a Superintendent of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department to be appointed by the City Council who shall have supervision over all buildings, sewers, manholes, mains, treatment works, wells, appurtenances and equipment used in the furnishing of waterworks and sewerage service in the city and shall see that the object and purposes of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department are carried out and that the waterworks and sewerage system is conducted on an economical, businesslike basis, and for that purpose, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent and all of the officers, employees and servants of said Department to enforce all of the provisions of this chapter and to observe and obey and carry out the orders and directions of the City Council. The Superintendent shall prepare and keep at City Hall a complete atlas of the waterworks and sewerage system with all connections and other appurtenances distinctly recorded therein.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.014  COMPENSATION.
The Superintendent and other officers and employees of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department shall receive as compensation for their services amounts to be fixed by the City Council from time to time.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.015  MONTHLY REPORT.
The Superintendent shall, not later than the fifth day of each and every month, or more often if required, submit a report in writing to the City Council listing therein, but not limited to, the following data:
(A)            Applications for service approved.
(B)            Number of metered and unmetered customers connected to the system at the beginning and the end of period.
(C)            Details of any major repairs and extensions to the system or other facts pertinent to his duties in the conduct of his office.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)
§ 51.016  BOOKS OF ACCOUNT.
The City Clerk shall keep or cause to be kept full and complete books of accounts separate and apart from any other Waterworks and Sewerage Department with dates and sources. The City Clerk shall also keep such other books relating to the Waterworks and Sewerage Department as the City Council may from time-to-time direct. All such books, accounts and papers pertaining to said Department shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the City Council, any member thereof, the holder of any outstanding Waterworks and Sewerage Revenue Bonds or any duly authorized agent or agents of such holder.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.017  PAY OVER MONEY BANK DEPOSITS.
The City Clerk shall no later than seven days after the receipt thereof, deposit into the properly authorized bank account of the city Waterworks and Sewerage Department all monies collected by the City Clerk from any source whatsoever, taking the duplicate bank deposit ticket or receipt and filing it in the City Clerks office. The City Clerk is expressly prohibited from keeping the monies of the Department in his hands or in the hands of any person or corporation to his use beyond the time which is hereby prescribed for the deposit of the same in the proper bank to the credit of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department and any violation of this provision shall subject him to immediate removal from office.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.018  READ METERS, BILL FOR SERVICES.
The Superintendent or such officer or employee of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department as the City Council shall direct, shall read water meters of said city, issue water and sewer connection permits, and shall perform such other duties as now are or may hereafter be imposed upon him by law or the ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.019  APPLICATIONS; CONNECTIONS.
(A)            Any person desiring to make any connection with  said waterworks and sewerage system or plant or have the use thereof shall first make an application to said Superintendent upon a blank form or forms furnished by said Department. Said application shall contain an agreement on the part of the applicant that all the rules, regulations, conditions and provisions of any ordinance relating to the waterworks and sewerage system will be complied with; that all water and sewerage rates, assessments and rents and all fines and penalties assessed, charged or imposed against said applicant upon the property described in said application will be paid.  When the applicant hereunder has complied with all of the provisions of the ordinance of the city, a permit shall then be issued by the Superintendent authorizing that the connection be made and specifying the size thereof.
(B)            No building sewer shall be laid or used to serve two or more distinct premises or buildings without written permit of the Superintendent and a permit fee shall be obtained for each premise served.
(C)            No building water service shall be laid or used to serve two or more distinct premises or buildings without written permit of the Superintendent and a permit fee shall be obtained for each premise served.
(D)            A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.020  ACCESS TO PREMISES.
(A)            The Superintendent and every person authorized by him and all inspectors shall have ready access to the premises, place or buildings served by said waterworks and sewerage system and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, prevent or obstruct said Superintendent or such other person or inspector in his work hereunder. Every user of said waterworks and sewerage system shall use the same upon the conditions prescribed in this chapter.
(B)            The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city, the Illinois Environmental   Protection   Agency,    and   the   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  The Superintendent or his representative shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
(C)            While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in division (A) above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city employees and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in this chapter.
(D)            The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of; but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.021  RATES.
All consumers, users, or properties connected to the system of the city shall pay such rates for the use and service of the waterworks and sewerage system in such manner from time-to-time.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED

§ 51.030  PROHIBITING WASTES ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.031  SANITARY SEWAGE DISCHARGES PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.032  PRIVATE SEWER SYSTEMS PROHIBITED.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.033  CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER REQUIRED.
(A)            The owner of all houses, building, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located any public sanitary (or combined) sewer of the city, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 75 feet of the property line.
(B)            In all cases where a public sewer main is now installed, or hereafter  may be installed in the city, all inhabitants or users located on any lot or parcel or real estate fronting, abutting on, or within a distance of 75 feet from the public sewer to the nearest property line, of any such subdivided lot, or parcel of real estate on any such street, alley, public way or easement, shall at the landowner’s expense, make, or cause to be made, connection to such public sewer main within three months hereafter or within six months after the installation of such public sewer main, if the same be not now installed.  All users shall discontinue, within the same period of time, any connection, which they theretofore may have had with any other private line, privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.”
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95; Am. Ord. 677, passed 3-3-97; Am. Ord. 678, passed 4-7-97)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.034  STREET AND SIDEWALK OPENINGS.
All openings made in streets and sidewalks shall be protected at all times by sufficient barriers, on which signal lights or flares shall be placed and maintained after dark, together with such other provisions as are contained in an ordinance pertaining to street openings.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
§ 51.040  PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.
Where a public sanitary (or combined) sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.033, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.041  PERMIT REQUIRED.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent.  The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the city. A permit and inspection fee of $25 dollars shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.042  INSPECTION.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.  He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the city when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) of the receipt of written notice by the Superintendent.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.043  COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code and with the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.  No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 3/4 acres.  No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.044  CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER.
(A)            At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 51.033, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(B)            When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.045  OPERATION.
The owner shall  operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the city.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.046  INTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Local Health Department.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
§ 51.055  UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTIONS.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with, or opening into; use; alter; or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.056  UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL.
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.057  PERMITS.
(A)            There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1)            For residential, wastewater service, and
(2)            To commercial, institutional/ governmental or industrial wastewater service.
(B)            In either case the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city.
(C)            The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered  pertinent in  the judgment  of  the  city.  A permit and inspection fee of $250 dollars for a residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.  The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.058  CONDITIONS FOR PERMIT ISSUANCE.
A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.059  COSTS AND EXPENSE.
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.060  SEPARATE BUILDING, SEWER REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.061  USE OF OLD BUILDING SEWERS.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)
§ 51.062  CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.  In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois shall apply.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.063  ELEVATION.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means which will be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, and discharged to the building sewer.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.064  PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS.
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.065  CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS.
(A)            The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual  of Practice No.  9, and Standard Specifications for  Water and Sewer  Main Construction in  Illinois.  All  such  connections   shall  be   made  gastight  and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.

(B)            The connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall be made at the `Wye Branch,’ if such branch is available at a suitable location.  If the public sewer is 12 inches in diameter or less, and no properly located Wye Branch is available, the owner shall at his expense install a Wye Branch at the public sewer at the location specified by the Superintendent.   If the public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter, and no properly located Wye Branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees.  A 45 degree elbow may be used to make such connection with a spigot and cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer.  The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer.   A smooth neat joint shall be made and the connection made secure and water tight by encasement in concrete.  Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Superintendent.

(C)            All new connections tributary to the combined sewer system of the city shall comply with the following provisions:

(1)            New construction:   All new inflow connections to the combined sewer system shall be designed to minimize and/or delay contribution to the combined sewer system.
(2)            New construction connection:  Domestic waste connection shall be separate from the inflow connection to the combined sewer for all new construction in order to facilitate disconnection if a storm sewer becomes available.

(D)            Disconnection of inflow sources on combined sewer system:  Should a storm sewer be constructed within 200 feet of a property line, the property owner shall connect all inflow sources that are connected to the combined sewer to the storm sewer within six months of the construction of the storm sewer.

(E)            The sewer plant superintendent may for good reason direct that the actual connection to a public sewer line be made at a point other than one to the sewer line easement, street or other existing sewer line usage, adjacent to the property line of the landowner.  Should  he do so, the city shall in addition to providing the sewer tap, also pay the additional cost for such connection as directed by the superintendent to be at other than the point where the landowner’s property would be perpendicular to said sewer main.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95; Am. Ord. 678, passed 4-7-97)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.066  NOTIFICATION OF SUPERINTENDENT BEFORE CONNECTION.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent at least 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) before the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.  The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent, or his representative.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.067  EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS.
(A)            All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work, unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent, and no backfill shall be replaced until the sewer pipes laid therein have been inspected.

(B)            All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.068  REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE SEWERS.
Whenever a sanitary building sewer or drain thereto is obstructed, or if found to be broken or defective so that sewage or drainage escapes into surrounding soil, or into adjacent premises, repair or replacement may be ordered by the Department.  Such repairs shall be at the expense of the owner or person in control of such property.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.069  BREAKING INTO SEWER.
When a part of the building sewer system is broken  into, such break  shall be properly repaired by replacing the broken part with a corresponding new part. No patching of such break will be accepted.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.070  WATER PRESSURE EJECTORS.
Water pressure ejectors or siphons shall not be installed for the discharging of any sewage or waste unless adequately protected against back siphonage.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.071  INSPECTION AND APPROVAL.
All building sewer pipes and connections shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent or other persons under his direction and no such sewer pipes shall be covered until they have been so inspected.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS

§ 51.080  PROHIBITED DISCHARGE TO SANITARY SEWER.
No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater roof runoffs subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.081  DISCHARGE TO DESIGNATED SEWERS OR NATURAL OUTLET.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.  Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.082  PROHIBITED DISCHARGE TO PUBLIC SEWERS.
No   person   shall   discharge  or   cause  to  be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(A)            Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha. fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(B)            Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(C)            Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.
(D)            Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.083  HARMFUL WASTES PROHIBITED; DISCHARGE RESTRICTIONS.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Superintendent, that such wastes can harm either the sewers sewage treatment process or equipment; have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and maximum limits established by regulatory agencies. The substances prohibited are:
(A)            Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F, (65° C).
(B)            Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous materials; or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F, (0° and 65° C).
(C)            Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
(D)            Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solution whether neutralized or not.
(E)            Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, or similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
(F)            Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Superintendent as necessary after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
(G)            Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(H)            Any wastes or waters having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(I)            Any mercury or any of its compounds in excess of 0.0005 mg/l as Hg at any time except as permitted by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
(J)            Any cyanide in excess of 0.025 mg/l at any time except as permitted by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
(K)            Materials which exert or cause:
(1)            Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate);
(2)            Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions);
(3)            Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works;
(4)            Unusual volume of flow or concentrations of wastes constituting “slugs” as defined herein.

(L)            Waters or wastes contains substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.084  PRETREATMENT; EQUALIZATION OF WASTE FLOWS.
(A)            If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 51.083 of this subchapter, and/or which are in violation of the standards for pretreatment provided in 40 CFR 403, June 26, 1978 and any amendments thereto, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1)            Reject the wastes;
(2)            Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3)            Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4)            Require payment to cover the added costs  of handling and  treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges, under the provisions of § 51.090 of this subchapter.

(B)            If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.085  INTERCEPTORS TO BE PROVIDED.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.086  MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.087  INSTALLATION OF CONTROL MANHOLE REQUIRED.
Each industry shall be required to install a control manhole and, when required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes.  Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent.  The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.088  LABORATORY ANALYSES REQUIRED.
(A)            The owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall provide laboratory measurements, tests, and analyses of waters and wastes to illustrate compliance with this subchapter and any special conditions for discharge established by the city or regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the discharge.
(B)            The number, type and frequency of laboratory analyses to be performed by the owner shall be as stipulated by the city, but no less than once per year.  The industry must supply a complete analysis of the constituents of the wastewater discharge to assure that compliance with the federal, state, and local standards are being met.  The owner shall report the results of measurements and laboratory analyses to the city at such times and in such a manner as prescribed by the city.  The owner shall bear the expense of all measurements, analyses, and reporting required by the city. At such times as deemed necessary the city reserves the right to take measurements and samples for analysis by an outside laboratory service.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.089  STANDARDS FOR MEASUREMENTS AND TESTS.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole.  In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.  Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property.  The particular analyses involved will determine whether a 24 hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pH’s are determined from periodic grab samples.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.090  SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR CITY TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE.
No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefore, in accordance with § 51.172, hereof, by the industrial concern provided such payments are in accordance with federal and state guidelines for user charge system.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

EXTENSION OF PUBLIC SEWERS

§ 51.100  CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER.
Where it is desired to connect a property to a public sewer, where the property lies more than 75 feet from a public sewer, an extension of the public sewer shall be made by the property owner.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.101  SIZE OF SEWER.
The size of the sewer to be built shall be determined by the Superintendent but in no case shall it be less than eight inches in diameter. All extensions to the public sewer shall be made with Vitrified Clap Pipe conforming to ASTM C-700 Extra Strength with ASTM C425 joints or ABS Pipe conforming to ASTM D-2680 with solvent or mechanical seal type joints. Manholes shall be constructed at each change in direction (horizontal and/or vertical) and not more than 400 feet apart on straight sewers.  Construction methods shall be in accordance with the “Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois” adopted by the City Council and on file in the office of the Superintendent. All construction shall be subject to the inspection of the Superintendent or other designated representatives.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.102  SHARED COST OF EXTENSION.
Where an eight inch sewer is extended, the city will pay for 25% of the cost of such construction, and for  the entire cost of  engineering  fees.  The  abutting property owners shall pay the remainder of the cost. Where a sewer larger than eight inches in diameter is extended, the city will pay the difference in cost between the cost of constructing the larger size sewer and the cost of constructing an eight inch sewer plus 25% of the cost of constructing an eight inch sewer and for the entire cost of engineering fees. Abutting property owners shall pay the remainder of the cost.  The City Council shall prescribe rules for collection of the ends prior to construction of the improvements.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

PROTECTION OF SEWAGE WORKS FROM DAMAGE

§ 51.110  DESTROYING OR TAMPERING WITH WATERWORKS AND SEWAGE SYSTEM.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, remove, deface, or tamper with any conduit, structure, appurtenance, manhole, catchbasin, cover, or equipment which is a part of the Waterworks System of the city. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

USE OF PUBLIC WATER REQUIRED
§ 51.120  PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS PROHIBITED.
No person having its residence or place of business within the territorial limits of the city waterworks and sewerage system shall be permitted to secure water for such residence, or place of business located in the city, otherwise than through the water mains of the city, whenever the water mains of the water system of said city are adjacent to, or within 75 feet of any subdivided lot, or parcel of real estate, upon which said residence or place of business is situated.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.121  CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC WATER MAIN REQUIRED.
In all cases where a public water main is not installed, or  hereafter may be  installed  in  any  street, alley, public way or easement in the city, all inhabitants or users located on any lot or parcel of real estate fronting, abutting on, or within a distance of 75 feet from said public water main in the nearest property line, of any such subdivided lot, or parcel of real estate on any such street, alley, public way or easement, shall at their expense make, or cause to be made connection to such public water main within three months after the installation of such public water main, if the same be not now installed.  All users shall discontinue, within the same period of time, any connection which they theretofore may have had with any other private water supply.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.122  PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATIONS.
(A)            No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public water main, or appurtenance thereof, without having first obtained a written permit from the City Clerk.
(B)            Any person desiring to make any connection with the said water system, or have the use thereof, shall first make application to the Office of the City Clerk upon a blank form or forms furnished by said office.  Said application shall contain an agreement on the part of the applicant, that all the rules, regulations, conditions, and provisions of all ordinances of the city will be complied with; that all fees, deposits, water rates, charges, rents and all fines and penalties assessed, charged or imposed against said applicant, upon the property described in said application will be paid. When the applicant hereunder has complied with all the provisions of the ordinances of the city, a permit shall then be issued by the City Clerk authorizing the connection to be made.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.123  PERMIT FEES.
The fees to be charged for a permit to tap, or otherwise make a connection with said Water System shall be determined in such manner and amounts as shall be prescribed by ordinance, adopted by the City Council from time-to-time and are at this time fixed at $500, which sum shall include cost of furnishing and installing all necessary apparatus from the water main to the  property line (not  to exceed 75 feet) by the city waterworks department.  All excavations and other materials required shall be furnished by the owner of the property.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95; Am. Ord. 691, passed 5-4-98)

§ 51.124  OPENING IN STREET; BARRICADES.
All openings made in streets and sidewalks shall be protected at all times by sufficient barriers on which signal lights or flares shall be placed and maintained after dark, together with such other provisions contained in an ordinance pertaining to street openings.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.125  SEPARATE WATER SERVICE REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
A separate, and independent building water main shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no water main is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the water main from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building water main.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.126  SEALS.
(A)            No person not duly authorized shall turn on any service stop or use water therefrom when so turned on, under penalty of fine of $200 for each offense, and the person so using or wasting water in such unlawful manner shall be liable to pay therefore at the regular water rates without discount.
(B)            No seal placed by the Waterworks and Sewerage Department for the protection of any meter, valve, fitting or other water connection shall be defaced or broken except on written authority from the Superintendent.
(C)            No person or persons, other than members of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department shall use water from any fire hydrant connected with the Waterworks System of the city, except for extinguishing fires or unless especially authorized by the Superintendent.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.127  WATER METERS.
(A)            All water consumers supplied by the Waterworks and Sewerage Department of the city shall be supplied through meters only except that in cases where it is temporarily impracticable to set a meter, the use and consumption of water shall be governed by other applicable provisions of this chapter.
(B)            All meters used in connection with said Waterworks System shall be purchased by the user from the city.  After installation all meters shall be given to the city and shall remain the property of the city for all time.
(C)            After the meter is placed, only officers or employees of the Waterworks and Sewerage Department shall be allowed to repair, remove or in any manner interfere with the same.  A meter stop or valve furnished and installed by the consumer shall be placed on each side of the meter.
(D)            The ordinary cost of keeping each meter in repair shall be paid by the city. The person upon whose application any meter is installed or the then owner and/or occupant of the premises served shall be jointly and severally liable for any breakage or damage done to such meter, including damage by freezing, hot water or breakage or damage done to such meter, including damage by freezing, hot water or breakage and also for the theft thereof and the cost of making good such loss or damage shall be paid by the owner and/or the occupant of the premises in which such meter was installed as soon as the bill for same is presented and the amount therefore shall be a lien against the premises for which said meter was installed to the extent and with the same effect as water rates.
(E)            It shall be unlawful for any person to injure, deface, mar, destroy or in any manner to interfere with any meter. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant to notify promptly the said Department of defects in any such meter or of its failure to register properly the quantity of water passing through the same.
(F)            The Superintendent shall in all cases determine the kind, size, and pattern of water meters to be installed and no other kind shall be installed at any time.  Water meters shall be located at such places and in such manner as the said Superintendent shall direct, within the premises to be served or in boxes or vaults as he shall determine and all such installations  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the specifications to be prescribed by the said Superintendent and such meter locations must be so situated as to prevent freezing of water flowing through such meters.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.128  ACCESS TO PREMISES BY SUPERINTENDENT.
The Superintendent and every person authorized by him and all meter inspectors shall have ready access to the premises, place or buildings where such meters are located for the purpose of reading, examining, testing and repairing the same, and examining and testing the consumption, use and flow of water, and it shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to interfere with, prevent or obstruct said Superintendent or such other person or inspector in his work hereunder. Every consumer of water shall take the same upon the conditions prescribed in this chapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.129  INSTALLATION OF WATER SERVICE PIPES AND METERS.
(A)            The connection from the main to the curb stop shall be placed at least four feet below the level of the ground and the service pipe shall be laid sufficiently waving so that it shall be at least one foot longer than if laid in a straight line and shall be placed in such manner as to prevent rupture or breakage from settling of the ground. All service pipes shall be of Type K copper tubing and shall be of not less than 3/4 inch nominal diameter.

(B)            No person whether owner or occupant in possession or control of any building, structure or premises into which water is supplied through the city Waterworks System shall be allowed, without written permission from the City Council to supply other persons or families or to supply water from such building or premises to any other building structure or premises. The supply of water to a building, structure or premises of any person who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this section, shall be shut off and stopped forthwith, and the water shall not again be turned on to such building, structure or premises from which it was cut off until there shall have been paid to said city such sum of money as the City Council shall deem properly due the city.

(C)            If after the water supply shall have been turned on to any building, structure or premises, it shall be found by any officer or employee of the said city that fraudulent representations have been made by the applicant for such water supply or that water is being used in or upon such building, structure or premises for purposes not set forth in the application made for such water supply or that there is willful and unreasonable use or waste of water, the Superintendent or such employee of the city as he shall designate shall have the authority and it shall be his duty to cut off and stop the supply of water to such building, structure or premises until the person or persons responsible for such fraudulent representation or for such use of water or willful or unreasonable waste thereof, shall pay the city such additional sum of money for such water supply or on account of such unreasonable waste of water as the Superintendent or Council shall find properly to be due the city. Every person supplied with water from the city Waterworks System shall, at his or her own cost and expense, have installed and kept in repair all pipes leading from the curb stop to his or her building, structure or premises as are supplied with water through such service pipe.

(D)            Each water service pipe shall be connected with said water main and shall extend horizontally at right angles with said water main to a point at least 20 feet from the center line of the street and shall there be provided with a bronze curb stop of not less than three-fourths of an inch in diameter to be installed within a telescopic shut-off box of the best quality of cast iron or first grade steel pipe.

(E)            The water main must he tapped at an angle of 45 degrees with the vertical, and the corporation stop must be turned so that the T handle will be on top.

(F)            The owner shall pay for the entire cost of installation of the service pipe from the corporation stop to the building. All repairs for service pipes beyond the curb stop and plumbing system of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owners of the premises served. If a leak is discovered the owner shall be given notice to repair it within 48 hours. If he fails to do so, the city may repair any service pipes, and if this is done the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the city by the owner of the premises served.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999
§ 51.130  CONNECTION TO STANDARD WATER MAIN.
In all cases where a standard water main is now installed or hereafter may be installed in any street, alley, public way or easement in the city all water users located on any lot or parcel of real estate fronting or abutting on any such street, alley, public way or easement, shall make or cause to be made connection to such water main and pay the tapping charges therefore within three months hereafter or within six months after the installation of such standard water main if the same be not now installed, and all users shall discontinue within the same period of time, any connection which, they theretofore may have had with any other water line.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.131  CROSS-CONNECTION NOT PERMITTED.
Whenever a system of water supply piping, either inside or outside of any building, receives its supply from any source other than the waterworks system of the city, such system shall be kept entirely separate from and no cross-connections or connections of any kind shall be made with any pipe or system of piping which receives its supply from the city Waterworks System. Water which has once been used for any purpose whatsoever shall not be returned to the building’s water supply system.  Any person, firm, association, corporation or partnership violating this section shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $500 and each day of violation shall be deemed as a separate violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.132  INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF SERVICE PIPES.
All service pipes and connections shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent or other persons under his direction and no such service pipes shall be covered until they have been inspected.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.133  USE OF WATER WITHOUT METERS.
Before a permit for the use of water shall be issued where meters cannot conveniently be used, the person applying for the same shall deposit $40 with the City Clerk as a payment on account of water to be used by him.  On or before 30 days from the date of the permit, the person to whom such permit is issued shall file with the Water Department a statement in writing, verified by his affidavit, showing fully the purpose for which the water was used by him for that time, and the amount and location of all work done by him during said time in connection with which any water was used, or required. The Superintendent shall ascertain from said statement and any other information, the amount due for water so used. If the amount so found to be due, together with all other fees and costs chargeable against such person is less than the sum deposited, the surplus shall be paid back to the depositor. If the amount due for water so used is more than the sum deposited, then the excess shall be paid at once to the Water Department by such persons. If such person desires to continue to use the water after he shall have filed his statement, he shall again deposit $40 with the Superintendent and shall continue to make deposits thereafter and in the same manner as is provided herein with respect to the first deposit, and the method of determining the amount of water used and the charge for the same shall be the same as the provisions respecting the first deposit as herein before provided.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)  Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.134  TEMPORARY METERS.
When a temporary meter is required the user shall deposit $40 with the city as a payment on account of water to be used by him. The meter shall be read and billing made monthly. Payment shall be made in sufficient amount to restore the deposit to $40 each month. Upon the return of the meter in good condition to the city the amount of the deposit less any outstanding charges for water furnished or meter repairs necessary will be returned.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.145  WHERE EXTENSION REQUIRED.
Where it is desired to connect a property to a public water main, where the property lies more than 75 feet from a public watermain, an extension of public water main shall be made by the property owner.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.146  SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS.
The size of the water main to be built shall be determined by the City Council. In no case shall it be less than four inches in diameter. All extensions to public water mains shall be made with cast iron pipe having single gasket type joints. All pipe shall be “enamelined.”  Construction methods shall be in accordance with the “Standard Specifications for Water Main Construction” adopted by the City Council and on file at the office of the City Clerk. All construction shall be subject to the inspection of the Superintendent or other designated representatives.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.147  PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC WATER MAIN EXTENSION.
Where a four inch water main is extended the city will pay for 25% of the cost of the construction of water main and for the entire cost of engineering fees and any fire hydrants installed. The abutting property owners shall pay the remainder of the cost. Where a water main larger than four inches in diameter is extended, the city will pay the difference in cost between the cost of constructing the larger size water main and the cost of constructing the four inch water main, plus 25% of the cost of constructing a four inch water main and for the entire cost of engineering fees and any fire hydrants installed. Abutting property owners shall pay the remainder of the cost. The City Council shall prescribe the rules for collection of funds prior to construction of the improvements.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.160  ENTRANCE TO PROPERTY FOR INSPECTION REQUIRED.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  The Superintendent or his representative shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)

§ 51.161  OBSERVATION OF SAFETY RULES REQUIRED.
(A) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 51.160 above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city employees and the Superintendent shall indemnify the company against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operating, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain conditions as required in subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(B) The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of; but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Ord. 652, passed 8-21-95)