CHAPTER 15. UTILITIES

 


Article 1. Water Department 1

15-101.  Name. 1

15-102.  Water department. 1

15-103.  City superintendent. 1

15-104.  Employees. 1

15-105.  Definitions. 1

15-106.  Application and contract for service connection. 1

15-107.  No new extensions outside of city. 2

15-108.  Water service connection; fee. 2

15-109.  Water service maintenance. 2

15-110.  Materials of pipe and installation. 2

15-111.  Must obtain permit. 2

15-112.  Meters; location and installation. 3

15-113.  Meter seals; breaking of unlawful; use of meter. 3

15-114.  Meters; ownership. 3

15-115.  Inspection of meter. 3

15-116.  Nature of application for service. 3

15-117.  Water sold by meter measure. 4

15-118.  Discontinuance of utility service; when. 4

15-119.  Utility billing dates; delinquency date. 5

15-120.  Nonpayment of utility bills. 5

15-121.  Discontinuance of utility services. 6

15-122.  Lien upon customer’s property. 6

15-123.  Reconnection fees. 6

15-124.  Miscellaneous uses. 7

15-125.  Service connections for each property; exception. 7

15-126.  Consumers not to supply other parties. 7

15-127.  Notice to discontinue service. 7

15-128.  Inspection of premises. 7

15-129.  Responsibility in turning on water. 7

15-130.  Shutting off water. 8

15-131.  City does not guarantee service. 8

15-132.  Access to property. 8

15-133.  Taking water without authority. 8

15-134.  Unlawful acts. 8

15-135.  Cross-connections prohibited. 8

15-136.  Same; protective backflow devices required. 9

15-137.  Same; inspection. 9

15-138.  Same; protection from contaminants. 9

15-139.  Same; incorporation by reference. 9

Article 2. Utility Accounting. 10

15-201.  Accounting records. 10

15-202.  Water fund. 10

15-203.  Customer’s accounts; duty of city clerk. 10

15-204.  Collection of accounts; duty of city clerk. 10

15-205.  Office hours of city clerk. 10

15-206.  Claims against the city. 10

15-207.  Water rates. 11

15-208.  Automatic annual increase to utility rates. 11

Article 3. Sewage Disposal 13

15-301.  City exempts self from designated statutes. 13

15-302.  Definitions. 13

15-303.  Unsanitary objectionable deposits prohibited. 14

15-304.  Damaging, tampering with, etc., sewage works. 14

15-305.  Septic tanks, cesspools, etc., prohibited generally. 14

15-306.  Connection required where public sewer available. 15

15-307.  Right of city to entry for purposes of inspection, measurement, etc. 15

15-308.  Right of city to enter property through which city holds easement. 15

15-309.  Observance of safety rules by superintendent. 15

15-310.  Penalties for violation. 15

15-311.  Required when public sewer not available. 16

15-312.  Permit required; application, information required, permit and inspection fee. 16

15-313.  Inspection. 16

15-314.  Compliance with state department of public health required. 16

15-315.  Construction. 16

15-316.  Operation and maintenance. 17

15-317.  Connection to public sewer required when available; abandonment. 17

15-318.  Permit; required. 17

15-319.  Same; classes, application, permit and inspection fee. 17

15-320.  Owner to bear costs, indemnify city from loss or damage. 17

15-321.  Separate connections required; exception. 17

15-322.  Use of old building sewers. 18

15-323.  Construction specifications generally. 18

15-324.  Connection specifications generally. 18

15-325.  Superintendent to supervise connections. 18

15-326.  Elevation. 18

15-327.  Prohibited connections. 18

15-328.  Excavations to be guarded; restoration of public property. 18

15-329.  Prohibited discharges to natural outlets; exception. 19

15-330.  Prohibited discharges to any public sewer. 19

15-331.  Prohibited discharges to sanitary sewer. 19

15-332.  Unpolluted discharges. 19

15-333.  Discharges which may be prohibited by the superintendent. 20

15-334.  Superintendent’s options with respect to hazardous wastes. 21

15-335.  Grease, oil and sand interceptors. 21

15-336.  Maintenance of preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities. 22

15-337.  Control manholes. 22

15-338.  Measurements, testing and analysis. 22

15-339.  Special agreements. 22

15-340.  Definitions. 22

15-341.  Findings; use of proceeds. 23

15-342.  Generation of adequate revenues. 24

15-343.  Application of charges. 24

15-344.  Classes of users and rates. 24

15-345.  Notification of user of rate being charged for operation and maintenance; method of determination; users not connected to city water or using private well water. 25

15-346.  Toxic pollutants. 25

15-347.  Operation, maintenance, replacement, and debt service fund. 25

15-348.  Fiscal year-end balancing of accounts. 25

15-349.  Review. 26

15-350.  Service charges. 26

Article 4.  Solid Waste. 27

15-401.  System established. 27

15-402.  Definitions. 27

15-403.  Accumulation of garbage and trash. 27

15-404.  Commercial enterprises; cardboard. 28

15-405.  Tree limbs and brush. 28

15-406.  Other accumulations. 28

15-407.  Rules and regulations. 28

15-408.  Burning trash. 28

15-409.  Collection of refuse. 28

15-410.  Contract by city. 29

15-411.  Collection period. 29

15-412.  Service charges. 29

15-413.  Collection of charges. 30

15-414.  Advance fee deposit. 30

15-415.  Refuse collection; unlawful acts. 30

15-416.  Use and management of dump grounds. 30

15-417.  Enforcement provision. 31

15-418.  Reserved. 31

15-419.  Unlawful disposal. 31

Article 5. Water Conservation. 32

15-501.  Purpose. 32

15-502.  Definitions. 32

15-503.  Emergency declaration. 33

15-504.  Voluntary conservation measures. 34

15-505.  Mandatory conservation measures. 34

15-506.  Emergency water rates. 34

15-507. Regulations. 35

15-508.  Violations, disconnections and penalties. 35

15-509.  Emergency termination. 36

15-510.  Special permit for newly seeded lawns. 36