CHAPTER 6 WATER SYSTEM 6. 01 WATER DEPARTMENT. There is hereby established an executive department of this village to be known as the "Water Department of the Village of Colfax, and the President is hereby authorized to appoint, subject to con firmation by the Board of Trustees, a Superintendent of the Water Department and all other necessary employees, and said Superintendent shall have the general management and control of the waterworks system of the village. subject however, to the supervision of the Board of Trustees. 6. 02 DEFINITIONS. Owner: The word "Owner," whenever the same appears herein, means the person, firm, corporation or association having the sole interest in any premises which is, or is about to be, supplied with water service by the village, and the word "Owners" means all so interested. Tenant: "Tenant" is anyone occupying a premises under lease, oral or written, from the owner and obtaining water service from the mains of the village with the consent of his/her landlord. Customer, Consumer: Either the word "Customer" or the word "Con sumer" as used herein shall mean the party contracting for water service to a property as herein classified, and a separate contract shall be required for each property described as follows: 1. A building under one roof owned by one party and occupied by one person or family as a residence, or 2. A building under one roof owned by one party and occupied by one person, firm or corporation as one business, or 3. A combination of buildings in one common enclosure owned by one party and occupied by one person or family as a residence, or 4. A combination of buildings in one common enclosure owned by one party and occupied by one person, firm or corporation as one business, or 5. The one side of a double house having a solid vertical partition wall, or 6. A building owned by one party of more than one apartment and using a common hall, or 7. A building owned by one party and having a number of offices which are rented to tenants using in common one hall and one or more means of entrance, or B. A single lot, or park, or playground, or 9. Each house in a row of houses. 6.03 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION. (a) All applications for water service pipes must be made at the office of the village in writing on forms furnished by the village, by the persons or parties desiring same, and must state truly and fully the uses to which the water is to be applied, and the cor rect lot and street number of the premises to be supplied. All applications must be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized agent, and be accompanied with a $225 connection fee. (b) The service pipe from main to property line, curb stop and curb box shall be furnished and placed by the village or its agent, at the village's expense. (c) The remainder of the service pipe shall be installed by a licensed plumber at the expense of the applicant; and the materials and installation shall conform to reasonable specifications prescribed by the village. (d) Whenever a plumber has completed work on a new installation he shall leave the water turned off. (e) A service pipe will be used to supply a single premise only, and no premises shall be supplied by more than one service pipe unless private fire protection service is also desired, (f) Curb stops and line stops in branch service pipes are for exclusive use of the village. (g) Service pipes will not be installed where any portion of the pipe must pass through lands, buildings, or parts of buildings which are not the property of the applicant unless applicant, in writing, assumes the liability. (h) Application for service pipes will be accepted subject to there being a village main adjacent to the premises to be served and does not obligate the village to extend its mains to serve the premises for which water service is desired. (i) No application for a service pipe installation will be accepted between November 1 and April 1, unless the applicant agrees to pay any excess cost that may be due to weather conditions during that period. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ORDINANCE NO. 2003-07 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDiNG AND REPLACING SECTION 6.03 (a) OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY. ILLINOIS PASSED: September 2, 2003 APPROVED: September 2, 2003 EFFECTIVE�DATE: September 2, 2003 PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM: September 2,2003 � � ORDINANCE NO. 2003-07 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.03 (a) OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colfax have reviewed Section 6.03 (a) of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "6.03 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION. (a) All applications for water service pipes must be made at the office of the village in writing, on forms furnished by the Village of Colfax, by persons or parties desiring same, and must state truly and fUlly the uses to which the water is to be applied, and the correct lot and street number of the premises to be supplied. All applications must be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized agent, and be accompanied with a $225.00 connection fee." and have determined that said Section 6.03 (a) should be rescinded and replaced with the following provision: "6.03 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION. (a) All applications for water service pipes must be made at the office of the Village Clerk in writing, on forms furnished by the Village of Colfax, by persons or parties desiring same, and must state truly and fully the uses to which the water is to be applied, and the correct lot and street number of the premises to be supplied. All applications must be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized agent, and be accompanied with a connection fee of $300.00." BE IT ORDAiNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF Colfax, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That the Section 6.03 (a) of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the �Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "6.03 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION. (a) All applications for water service pipes must be made at the office of the village in writing, on forms furnished by the village, by persons or parties desiring same, and must state truly and fully the uses to which the water is to be applied, and the correct lot and street number of the premises to be supplied. All applications must be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized agent, and be accompanied with a $225.00 connection fee." is hereby rescinded and replaced with the following provision: "6.03 APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION. (a) All applications for water service pipes must be made at the office of the Village Clerk in writing, on forms furnished by the Village of Colfax, by persons or parties desiring same, and must state truly and fully the uses to which the water is to be applied, and the correct lot and street number of the premises to be supplied. All applications must be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized agent, and be accompanied with a connection fee of $300.00." SECTION 2. That this Ordinance, due to urgency, shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, in booklet (pamphlet) fonn, according to the laws of the State of Illinois. AYES:Gary Milton; Lawerence Baker; Carol Stephenson; Jack Messamore; Rick Wagoner NAYS: Barton Rigsby ABSENT: -0- APPROVED: signature on file President, Board of Trustees Village of Colfax, Illinois ATTEST: signature on file Village Clerk PASSED by the President and the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. APPROVED by the President of the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. � � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FROM STATE OF ILLINOIS� ) ���������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF McLEAN� ) I, Nancy Kiper, certify that I am the duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. I further certify that on September 2, 2003, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. 2003-07, entitled "ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.03 (a) OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TFIE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS" which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2003-07. including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on September 2, 2003, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. Dated at Colfax, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. signature on file Municipal Clerk, Village of Colfax � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE STATE OF ILLINOIS� ) ���������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF McLEAN� ) I, Nancy Kiper, Village Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance constitutes a true and correct copy of said Ordinance, passed, approved, and published on the 2nd day of September, 2003. I do further certify that said Ordinance has been placed in the pennanent records of said Village where it now appears and remains in the Book of Minutes. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. signature on file Nancy Kiper, Clerk of the�Village of �Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Water System�6. 03 (j) The village will repair all leaks in the service pipes from the main to the curb stop. Beyond the curb stop the property owner is responsible for all leaks and the same must be repaired by him. When such defects or leaks are discovered, consumer will be notified and if such defects or leaks are not repaired within reasonable time, the water may be turned off, with or without further notice. 6.04 APPLICATION FOR SERVICE. (a) A new application must be made and approved by the village upon any change in tenancy where the tenant has contracted for the water service or in ownership when th! owner has contracted for the water service. Where such change is made without giving the village notice within 48 hours after such change, the new tenant or owner may be held responsible for the payment of all water service from the last previous billing date. (b)rescinded and replaced 2.02.04 (c) No agreement will be entered into by the village with any applicant for water service, whether owner or tenant, until all arrears and charges due by the applicant for water service or other services at any premises now or heretofore owned or occupied by him shall have been paid. (d) When an application for a new service pipe, or water service, or the reinstatement of water service is filed with the village, it is assumed that the piping and fixtures, which the service will supply, are in order to receive same, and the village will not be liable in any event for any accident, breaks, or leakage, arising in any way in connection with the supply of water or failure to supply same. 6. 05 METERS. All water consumers supplied by the village shall be supplied through meters only, and shall pay for the water consumed at the rate and in the manner hereinafter specified. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Water System 6.04(b) 6.04(b) DEPOSIT When an application is made by any tenant, the Village Clerk shall require a cash deposit of $100.00 to secure the payment of the bills. The deposit shall be retained by the Village of Colfax as long as the applicant secures water service. When the service is discontinued upon request by the consumer, the deposit, less unpaid bills, will be refunded. When service is discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation by the consumer of the rules and regulations, the Village of Colfax may apply such deposit against the account of the consumer, and the balance, if any, will be refunded. Any remaining balance on the account after the deposit will become due and payable. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ORDINANCE NO. 2004-01 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.04(b) OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS PASSED: February 2, 2004 APPROVED: February 2, 2004 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 2, 2004 PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM:� February 2, 2004 � ORDINANCE NO. 2004-01 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.04 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colfax have reviewed Section 6.04(b), Deposit of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: (b) When application is made by any tenant, the Village Clerk shall require a cash deposit of $50 irrespective of size of the applicant's bill, to secure the payment of the bills. The deposit shall be retained by the village as long as the applicant secures water service. When the service is discontinued upon request by the consumer, the deposit, less unpaid bills, will be refunded, plus 5 percent simple interest. When service is discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation by the consumer of the rules and regulations, the village may apply the deposit against the account of consumer, and the balance, if any, will be refunded. In lieu of a deposit the applicant may furniih a guarantor for his bill. And have determined that said Section 6.04(b) of Chapter 6 be rescinded and replaced with the following: b. DEPOSIT. When an application is made by any tenant, the Village Clerk shall require a cash deposit of $100.00 to secure the payment of the bills. The deposit shall be retained by the Village of Colfax as l�ng as the applicant secures water service. When the service is discontinued upon request by the consumer, the deposit, less unpaid biHs, will be refunded. When service is discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation by the consumer of the rules and regulations, the Village of Colfax may apply such deposit against the account of the consumer, and the balance, if any, will be refunded. Any remaining balance on the account after the deposit will become due and payable. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND Tilt BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, COLFAX, Mc LEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: That Section 6.04(b) of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, illinois which states as follows: (b) When application is made by any tenant, the Village Clerk shall require a cash deposit of $50 irrespective of size of the applicant's bill, to secure the payment of bills. The deposit shall be retained by the village as long as the applicant secures water service. When the service is discontinued upon request by the consumer, the deposit, less unpaid bills, will be refunded, plus 5 percent simple interest. When service is discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation by the consUmer of the rules and regulations the village may apply such deposit against the account of consumer, and the balance, if any, will be refunded. In lieu of a deposit the applicant may furnish a guarantor for his bill. is hereby rescinded and replaced with the following provision: b. DEPOSIT. When an application is made by any tenant the Village Clerk shall require a cash deposit of $100.00 to secure the payment of the bills. The deposit shall be retained by the Village of Colfax as long as the applicant secures water service. When the service is discontinued upon request by the consumer, the deposit less unpaid bills will be refunded. When service is discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation by the consumer of the rules and regulations, the Village of Colfax may apply such deposit against the account of the consumer, and the balance, if any, will be refunded. Any remaining balance on the account after the deposit will become due and payable. That this Ordinance, due to urgency, shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, In booklet (pamphlet) Form, according to the laws of the Slate of illinois. AYES: Gary Milton; Lawerence Baker; Barton Rigsby; Carol Stephenson; Jack Messamore; Rick Wagoner NAYS: -0- ABSENT: -0- APPROVED: signature on file President, Board of Trustees Village of Colfax, Illinois ATTEST: signature on file Village Clerk PASSED by the President�and the Board of Trustees of�the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of February, 2004. APPROVED by the President and the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this of 2nd day of February, 2004. � CERTIFICATION�OF ORDINANCE �PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLE FORM STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ���������������������������� )ss COUNTY OF McLEAN ) I, Nancy Kiper, certify that I am the duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. I further certify that on�2004, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality sed and approved Ordinance No. 2004-01 entitled "AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.04(b) OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODES OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Mc LEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS", which provided by its terms that is should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2004-01, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such� Ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on�February 2,�2004, and continuing for at least ten (10) days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request In the office of the municipal clerk. Dated at Colfax, Illinois, this 2nd�day of February, 2004. signature on file Municipal Clerk, Village of Colfax � � CERTIFICATION�OF ORDINANCE STATE OF ILLINOIS��� ) ������������������������������ )SS COUNTY OF McLEAN��� ) I, Nancy Kiper, Village Clerk of the Village of Colfax, Mclean County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance constitutes a true and correct copy of sald Ordinance, passed, approved, and published on the 2nd day of February, 2004. I do further certify that said Ordinance has been placed in the permanent records of said Village where it now appears and remains in the Book of Minutes. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this�2nd day of February, 2004. signature on file Nancy Kiper, Clerk of the Village of Colfax McLean County, Illinois ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Water System�6. 06 6. 06 METERED SERVICE. The village shall, on payment�of $55.50, furnish and install for each customer a suitable meter and such service appliances as are customarily furnished by the village in order to connect the customer's house piping with the service pipe, except where meters are installed in special settings outside of buildings in chambers, or patent boxes, when the excess cost of installation shall be paid by the customer. (b) Meters shall be conveniently located at the point approved of by the village in a meter well at the property line so as to control the entire supply. A stop and waste or gate valve shall be placed on the service line on the street side of and near the meter, and a stop and waste or valve on the house side of the meter. A suitable check valve shall be placed between the stop and waste or valve and the meter if required by the village. (c) If a check valve is required, a safety valve should be inserted at some convenient point on the house piping to relieve the excess pressure due to heating water. (d) Meters will be maintained by the village so far as ordinary wear and tear are concerned, but damage due to hot water or external causes shall be paid for by the customer. (e) No water meter shall be placed in service, nor allowed to remain in service if it registers more than 102 percent of the water passed or less than 98 percent. (f) The village reserves the right to move and test any meter at any time, and to substitute another meter in its place. In case of a disputed account involving a question as to the accuracy of a meter, such meter will be tested upon the request of the customer without charge, providing a satis factory test can be made in service. If removed for test, a charge of $25 shall be made for sizes up to and including one inch, and larger in proportion, payable in advance of the test. In the event that the meter so tested is found to have an error in registration in excess of two percent, the fee advanced for testing will be refunded, and the bills shall be corrected accordingly on the basis of one-half the time since the previous test. This correction shall apply both for over and under registration. (g) Where water is furnished by flat rate, the village shall have the right to install, maintain and inspect a meter to determine the quantity supplied and the applicant shall provide a suitable location therefor. The village re serves the right to change from flat rate service to metered service at any time under uniform, nondiscriminatory rules. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ORDINANCE NO. 2003-02 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 6.06 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS PASSED: September 2, 2003 APPROVED: September 2, 2003 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2, 2003 PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM: September 2,2003 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ORDINANCE NO. 2003- 09 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 6.06 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colibx have reviewed the first paragraph of Section 6.06 of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "6.06 METERED SERVICE. The village shall, on payment of $55.00, furnish and install for each customer a suitable meter and such service appliances as are customarily furnished by the village in order to connect the customer's house piping with the service pipe, except where meters are installed in special settings outside of buildings in chambers, or patent boxes, when the excess cost of installation shall be paid by the customer." and have determined that said first paragraph of Section 6.06 should be rescinded and replaced with the following provision: "6.06 METERED SERVICE. (a) The Village shall, on payment of $lOO.O0, furnish and install for each customer a suitable meter and such service appliances as are customarily furnished by the Village in order to connect the customer's house piping with the service pipe, except where meters are installed in special settings outside of buildings in chambers, or patent boxes, when the excess cost of installation shall be paid by the customer." BE IT ORDAiNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUS OF THE VILLAGE OF Colfax, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That the first paragraph of Section 6.06 of Chapter 6 of the MunicIpal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "6.06 METERED SERVICE. The village shall, on payment of $55.00, furnish and install for each customer a suitable meter and such service appliances as are customarily furnished by the village in orderto connect the customer's house piping with the service pipe, except where meters are installed in special settings outside of buildings in chambers, or patent boxes, when the excess cost of installation shall be paid by the customer." is hereby rescinded and replaced with the following provision: "6.06 METERED SERVICE. (a) The Village shall, on payment of $100.00, furnish and install for each customer a suitable meter and such service appliances as are customarily furnished by the Village in order to connect the customer's house piping with the service pipe, except where meters are installed in special settings outside of buildings in chambers, or patent boxes, when the excess cost of installation shall be paid by the customer." SECTION 2. That this Ordinance, due to urgency, shall be in full force and efibct from and after its passage and approval, in booklet (pamphlet) form, according to the laws of the State of Illinos. AYES:�Gary Milton; Lawerence BAker; Barton Rigsby; Carol Stephenson; Jack Messamore; Rick Wagoner NAYS: -0- ABSENT: -0- APPROVED: signature on file President, Board of Trustees, Village of Colfax, Illinois ATTEST: signature on file Village Clerk PASSED by the President and the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. APPROVED by the President of the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. Village Clerk � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FROM STATE OF ILLINOIS� �) ����������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF MCLEAN� ) I, Nancy Kiper, certify that I am the duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. I further certify that on September 2,2003, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. 2003-08, entitled "ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 6.06 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS" which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2003-08 including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on September 2, 2003, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. Dated at Colfax, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. signature on file Municipal Clerk, Village of Colfax � � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE STATE OF ILLINOIS�� ) ����������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF McLEAN�� ) I, Nancy Kiper, Village Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, do hereby certiy that the foregoing Ordinance constitutes a true and correct copy of said Ordinance, passed, approved, and published on the 2nd day of September, 2003. I do further certify that said Ordinance has been placed in the permanent records of said Village where it now appears and remains in the Book of Minutes. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. signature on file Nancy Kiper, Clerk of the Village of�Colfax, McLean County, Illinois �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Water System�6. 07 6. 07 METER FAILURE. Whenever any meter, by reason of its being out of repair, or for any cause, fails promptly to register the water passing through the same, the consumer shall be charged at the rate shown for the corresponding time of the previous year under like conditions. If no record of the previous year exists, then it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Water Department to estimate or determine so far as he can the amount of water consumed during the time such meter fails to operate, and the con sumer shall pay the amount so estimated. 6. 08 ACCESS TO PREMISES. The village and its employees shall have ready access to the premises, places or buildings where 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 persons or corporation to interfere with, prevent, or obstruct the village or its duly authorized agent in its duties hereunder. Every consumer of water shall take the same upon the conditions prescribed in this section, 6. 09 WATER RATES. The following shall be the rates for water supplied through meters, and shall be payable as provided in this chapter: (a) For consumers within the Village of Colfax with both water and sewer services provided by the Village of Colfax: 1. For 1000 gallons or less of metered water per month, the monthly charge shall be $6. 25. 2. For 1001 gallons or more of metered water per month, the monthly charge for water shall be $6. 25 for the first 1000 gallons and 25 cents for each 100 gallons in excess of the first 1000 gallons. 3. Notwithstanding any prior provision contained herein, the mini mum monthly charge for the provision of water services to any customer who resides within the Village of Colfax with both water and sewer services pro vided by the Village of Colfax shall be $6. 25 per month. (b) For consumers residing outside the Village of Colfax corporate limits with both water and sewer services provided by the Village of Colfax: 1. For 1000 gallons or less of metered water per month, the monthly charge for water shall be $7. 25. 2. For 1001 gallons or more of metered water per month, the monthly charge for water shall be $7. Z5 for the first 1000 gallons and 25 cents for each 100 gallons in excess of the first 1000 gallons. Water System�6. 09 3. Notwithstanding any prior provision contained herein, the minimum monthly charge for the provision of water services to any consumer who resides outside the Village of Colfax corporate limits with both water and sewer services provided by the Village of Colfax, shall be $7.25 per month. (c) For consumers residing outside the Village of Colfax corporate limits with water service only: 1. For 1000 gallons or less of metered water per month, the monthly charge for water shall be $8. 25. 2. For 1001 gallons or more of metered water per month, the monthly charge for water shall be $8. 25 for the first 1000 gallons and 25 cents for each 100 gallons in excess of the first 1000 gallons. 3. Notwithstanding any prior provisions contained herein, the mini mum monthly charge for the provision of water services to any consumer who resides outside the Village of Colfax corporate limits with water service only provided by the Village of Colfax shall be $8. 25 per month. (am. 6/5/89) 6. 10 LIABILITY OF CUSTOMERS FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS. Customers are liable for payment for all water used on premises until notice has been received at the village's office that the use of the water is no longer desired. Customers are liable for all water shown to have passed through the meter, whether by use, wastage, or leakage. Where more than one tenant is sup plied through the meter, the application for the water service must be made by the owner of the property. 6. 11 BILLS AND PAYMENTS FOR SERVICE. (a) All accounts shall be paid at the office of the Village Clerk. (b) Bills and notices will be mailed or delivered to the customer's last address as shown by the records of the village, when due, but failure to re ceive bill does not relieve customer from obligation to pay the bill. All bills for water rent become delinquent 15 days after date of bill and service will be discontinued after five days' notice by the village unless bills are paid according to said notice. (c) When the last day for payment of the net bill falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, the time for payment of the net bill will be automatically ex tended to include the first full business day following. (d) In case a customer shall file written objections to any bill within 10 days of the date of same, the village will accept payment of the net bill within 15 days after the customer has been notified of the results of the necessary investigation. (e) Bills for metered service shall be rendered at least once each month and shall show the readings of the meter at the beginning and end of the period for which the bill is rendered. Bills will be issued monthly. (f) The basis for computing bills for metered service shall be the same as indicated by the meter dials. (g) In cases where the meter cannot be read, for any cause, the village will require a payment on account equal to the usual bill for such premises. (h) In case where, for any cause, meter cannot be read for a period exceeding three months, the village will turn off the water upon due notice of its intentions so to do, unless the consumer or customer makes access to the meter possible. (i) The quantity recorded by the meter shall be taken to be the amount of water passing through the meter, which amount shall be conclusive to both the customer and the village, except when the meter has been found to be registering inaccurately, or has ceased to register. In such cases, the quantity may be determined by the average registration of the meter in a corresponding past period when in order, or by the average registration of the new meter, whichever method is representative in the village's opinion of the conditions existing during the period in question. (j) No rebates from rates will be allowed for partial use of water from wells, cisterns, etc. 6. 12 COMPLAINTS. Complaints with regard to the character of the service furnished, or of the reading of meters, or of the bills rendered must be made at the village's office, either verbally or in writing, and a record of such complaint will be kept by the village, giving the name and address of the complainant, the date, the nature of the complaint and the remedy. 6. 13 RULES GOVERNING SERVICE. (a) When the supply of water is to be temporarily cut off, notice will be given when practicable, to all cus tomers affected by the shutting off, stating the probable duration of the in terruption of service and also the purpose for which the shut-off is made. System (b) In the interest of public health, the village will not permit its mains or services to be connected on any premises with any service pipe or piping which is connected with any other source of supply. Nor will the village permit its mains or service pipes to be connected in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other apparatus which contains liquids, chemicals, or any other matter which may flow back into the village's service pipe or mains and consequently endanger the water supply. (c) The village undertakes to use a reasonable care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable pressure, but reserves the right, at any time, without notice, to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions, or for other purposes; and it is expressly agreed that the village shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure regardless of cause, in the supply of water or in the pressure, nor for any damage caused thereby, or by the bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attachment to the village's property. All applicants having boilers upon their premises depending upon the pressure in the vil lage's pipes to keep them supplied are cautioned against danger of collapse and all such damage must be borne exclusively by the consumer or customer. (d) The village shall require all new customers who desire both regular water service and fire protection to install separate service lines, one to be used solely for private fire protection. The village may require all present consumers who have only one line for this dual service to install separate lines, all reasonable expenses incurred in making such change being paid for by the customer. The village will not permit the use of water from separate fire protection lines except for the extinguishing of fires or for fire drills. (e) The village shall have the sole right to determine the size of meters, valves, service lines, and connections necessary to give the service applied for. (f) A supply of water for building or other special purposes must be specially applied for. (g) All use of water other than by the applicant, or for any purpose or upon any premises not stated or described in the application, must be pre vented by him. The applicant will be liable for the amount of water used in conformity with the schedule of rates or tariffs of the village. (h) Services may be discontinued for any of the following reasons: 1. For the use of water for any other property or purpose than that described in the application. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ORDINANCE NO.2003-09 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.13 (i) 3�OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS PASSED: September 2, 2003 APPROVED: September 2, 2003 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2, 2003 PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM: September 2, 2003 � � ORDINANCE NO. 2003-09 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECFION 6.13 (i) 3�OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colfax have reviewed Section 6.13 (i)(3) of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which established a reconnection fee of $25.00 for a customer whose �Village water service has been discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation of the rules and regulations of the Village and have determined that the said reconnection fee should be raised to $50.00 in order to more approximate the cost and expense of the Village for the reconnection of water service to such premises and that, therefore, said Section 6.13 (iX3) should be rescinded and replaced with a revised Section 6.13 (i)(3) as follows: - "3. Has paid a reconnection fee of $50.00." BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF Colfax, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That the Section 6.13 (i)(3) of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "3. Has paid a reconnection fee of $25.00." is hereby rescinded and replaced with the following provision: "3. Has paid a reconnection fee of $50.00." SECTION 2. That this Ordinance, due to urgency, shall be in�full force and�effect from�and after its passage and approval, in booklet (pamphlet) form, according to the laws of the State of Illinois. AYES:�Gary Milton; Lawerence Baker; Barton Rigsby; Carol Stephenson; Jack Messamore; Rick Wagoner NAYS: -0- ABSENT: -0- APPROVED: signature of file President, Board of Trustees, Village of Colfax, Illinois ATTEST: signature on file Village Clerk PASSED by the President and the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. APPROVED by the President of the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FROM STATE OF ILLINOIS�� ) ����������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF MCLEAN� ) I, Nancy Kiper, certify that I am the duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. I further certify that on September 2, 2003, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. 2003- 09 , entitled "ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.13 (i)(3)�OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX. McLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No.2003- including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on September 2, 2003, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. Dated at Colfax, Illinois, this 2nd�of September, 2003. signature on file Municipal Clerk, Village�of Colfax � � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE STATE OF ILLINOIS�) ��������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF McLEAN ) I, Nancy Kiper, Village Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, illinois, do hereby certifr that the foregoing Ordinance constitutes a true and correct copy of said Ordinance, passed, approved, and published on the 2nd day of September, 2003. I do further certifr that said Ordinance has been placed in the permanent records of said Village where it now appears and remains in the Book of Minutes. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this 2nd day of September, 2003. signature on file Nancy Kiper, Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Water System 6.14 6.14 TURNING ON WATER OR RESETTING METERS. A charge of $50.00 will be made for turning on water or resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. � ORDINANCE NO. 2003-28 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.14 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNCIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS PASSED: October 20, 2003 APPROVED: October 20, 2003 EFFECTIVE DATE: October 20, 2003 PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM: October 20, 2003 � � ORDINANCE 2003-28 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.14 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Colfax have reviewed Section 6.14 of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois which states as follows: "6.14 TURNING ON WATER OR RESEllING METERS. A charge of $25.00 wilt he made for turning on water or resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. And have determined that said Section 6.14 of Chaptei 6 should be rescinded and replaced with the following provisions: 6.14 TURNING ON WATER AND RESEl METERS. A charge of $50.00 will be made for turning on water and resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX OF COLFAX, McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: That the Section 6.14 of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, illinois which states as follows: "6.14 TURNING ON WATER OR RESETTING METERS. A charge of $25.00 will be made for turning on water or resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. Is hereby rescinded and replaced with the following provision: 6.14 TURNING ON WATER OR RESEflING METERS. A charge of $50.00 will be made for turning on water or resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. That this Ordinance, due to urgency, shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, in booklet (pamphlet) form, according to the laws of the State of Illinois. AYES:�Gary Milton; Lawerence Baker; Carol Stephenson; Jack Messamore; Rick Wagoner NAYS: -0- ABSENT: Barton Rigsby APPROVED: signature on file President, Board of Trustees Village of Colfax, Illinois ATTEST: signature on file Village Clerk PASSED by the President and the Board 2 Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 20th day of October, 2003 APPROVED by the President of the Board of Trustees of the VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Illinois, this 20th day of October, 2003. � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE PUBLISHED�IN PAMPHLET FORM STATE OF ILLINOIS�� ) ����������������������������� )SS COUNFY OF Mc LEAN� ) I, Nancy Kiper, certify that I am the duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. I further certify that on�October 20, 2003, the Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. 2003-28 entitled "AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AND REPLACING SECTION 6.14 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF COLFAX, Mc LEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS", which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form. The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2003-28, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such C was posted in the municipal building, commencing on & 4 , 2003, and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk. Dated at Colfax, Illinois, this�20th day of October, 2003. signature on file Municipal�Clerk, Village�of Colfax � � CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE STATE OF ILLINOIS� ) ���������������������������� )SS COUNTY OF Mc LEAN�) I, Nancy Kiper, Village Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance constitutes a true and correct copy of said Ordinance, passed, approved, and published on the 20th day of�October, 2003. I do further certify that said Ordinance has been placed in the permanent records of said Village where it now appears and remains in the Book of Minutes. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this 10th day of October, 2003. signature on file Clerk of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Water System�6. 13 2. For misrepresentation in application as to property or fixture to be supplied. 3. For waste of water. 4. For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop, or seal or other appliances of the village. 5. For continued vacancy of the premises. 6. For nonpayment of water service, or any other charges ac cruing under the application. 7. For cross-connecting the village service pipe with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which may endanger the quality of the village's water supply. 8. For refusal of reasonable access to property for purpose of inspecting, or for reading, repairing or removing meters. 9. For violation or refusal to comply with the rules and regulations of the village. 10. For refusal to install and maintain an air chamber on plumbing installations where inspection proves their necessity. (i) If a customer whose service has been discontinued for nonpayment of bills or for violation of the rules and regulations of the village, desires a reconnection, such reconnection will only be made after the customer has: 1. Made a deposit to insure future payment of bills. (In cases only where no deposit was originally made. 2. Has paid all unpaid bills for water service. 3. Has paid a reconnection fee of $25. 4. And has corrected any condition found objectionable under the rules and regulations of the village. 6. 14 TURNING ON WATER OR RESETTING METERS. A charge of $25 will be made for turning on water or resetting a meter where the service has been discontinued due to violation of these rules and regulations. 6. 15 FIRE SERVICE. (a) No person, except the Superintendent or other authorized person, shall take water from any public fire hydrant, hose plug, street washer or fountain pipe, except for fire purposes or for the use of the Fire Department in case of fire, and no public fire hydrant shall be used for sprinkling streets, flushing sewers or gutters or for any other than fire purposes except with the approval of the village. (b) All hydrants, valves and main connections will be installed and maintained by the village. (c) Requests for the installation of public fire hydrants must be made by petition for an ordinance specifying the exact location of the required hydrant. (d) Because of the investment required to install fire hydrants, a hydrant once installed cannot be ordered out unless replaced at another location on existing mains and in such cases the cost of moving and reinstalling must be paid by the applicant. 6. 16 WATER USE REGULATIONS. The following rules and regulations for the consumers of water and for plumbers are hereby adopted and established: (a) Where water is used for steam boilers or other uses where a stop page of water supply might cause damage, the consumers are cautioned that it is impossible for the village to guarantee a continuous supply of water, and that therefore if such a supply is necessary, consumer should arrange for adequate storage capacity. (b) In the case of temporary consumers, including contractors, desiri water for con!truction purposes, the village may require a deposit equal to the estimated cost of making the connections to furnish such service and upon discontinuance of such service a refund shall be made equivalent to the difference between the actual cost of making such connection and the salvage value of the materials reclaimed. (c) Water will not be furnished where pipes are inferior, the plumbing defective, or the faucets, water-closets or other fixtures leaky or imperfect. and when such conditions are discovered, the supply of water will be cut off, or a meter installed, unless immediate repairs are made. (d) Title to all services from main to curb, meters, and meter installations, is vested in and the same shall at all times remain the sole property of the village and shall not be trespassed upon or interfered with in any re spect. This property shall be maintained by the village and may be removed or changed by it at any time. Water System�6. 16 (e) Curb stops shall not be used by the consumer for turning on or shutting off the water supply. The control of the water supply by the customer shall be by means of a separate stop located in general, just inside the build ing wall. Curb stops are for the exclusive use of the village. (f) If it becomes necessary to repair or replace an existing meter in stallation, the new meter installation will be made according to these regu lations. (g) Where two or more customers are supplied through a single service pipe, any violation of the rules of the village with reference to either or any of said customers shall be deemed a violation as to all, and the village may take such action as may be taken for a single customer. (h) All employees of the village whose duty compels them to enter the property, shall upon request, show their credentials and emblem of authority. (i) If the village finds that a meter seal has been broken, or any bypass inserted, or there is evidence that the meter has been tampered with, the water will be shut off and shall not be turned on again until the customer has paid for the estimated quantity of water which has been used and not registered plus the cost to restore the meter to proper working order and any other necessary expense. (j) The Village Board reserves the right at any time to alter, amend or add to these rules and regulations or to substitute other rules and regula tions, provided that no such changes shall ever be made to impair, impede or diminish the security and source of payment of any bonds of the village payable from the income and revenues of said waterworks system. (k) The Village of Colfax reserves the right to shut off water at any time in the mains for the purpose of repairing, cleaning, making connections with or extensions to same, or for the concentrating of water in any part of the village in case of fire, and for restricting the use of the water in case of deficiency in supply. No claim shall be made against the village by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or service cock, or damage arising from shutting off of water for repairing, laying or relaying mains, hydrants or other connections or repairing any part of the waterworks sys tem, or from failure of the water supply, or by increasing the water pressure at any time, or from concentration or restricted use of water as above. (1) The right is reserved to suspend the use of lawn fountains and hose for lawns and gardens whenever, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees, public exigencies require it. (m) No water consumer may supply water to other families or allow them to take it, except for use on the premises and for the purpose specified in the application, nor after water is introduced into any building or upon any prem ises shall any person make or employ any other person to make any tap or connection with the work upon the premises for alterations, repairs, exten sions or attachments without a written permit therefor to be issued by the Superintendent of the Water Department. 6. 17 LIABILITY OF VILLAGE. All connections and water applied for hereunder, and all the water used hereunder, shall be upon the express condition that the Village of Colfax shall not be liable, nor shall any claim be made against it for damage or injury caused by reason of the breaking of any main, branches, service pipes, apparatus or appurtenances connected with the waterworks system or plant, or any part or portion thereof, or for any interruption of the supply by reason of the breakage of machinery, or by reason of stoppage, alterations, extensions or renewals. 6. 18 OBSTRUCTING OR INJURING WATERWORKS. No person shall in any manner obstruct the access to any stop-cock, hydrant or valve, or any public faucet or opening for taking water in any street, alley, public way, public ground or place connected with or part of the waterworks system, nor pile or place any lumber, brick or building material or other article, thing or hindrance whatsoever within 1Z feet of the same, or so as tO in any man ner hinder, delay or obstruct the members of the Fire Department in reach ing the same. It shall be unlawful for any person in any manner to interfere with or obstruct the flow, retention, storage or authorized use of water in the waterworks system, reservoir or plant, or any part thereof, or to in jure, deface, remove or displace any water main, hydrant, service pipe, water meter, shutoff box, public fountain, valve, engine or building con nected with said waterworks system or plant, or to cause, suffer, or permit any of said things to be done. Any person violating this section shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $500, plus costs of prosecution. 6. 19 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF WATER. No person not duly authorized shall turn the water on at any fire hydrant or service cock, or use water therefrom when so turned on, and the person so using or wasting water in such unlawful manner shall be liable to pay for the same. 6. 20 CIVIL LIABILITY. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the village, including attorney's fees by reason of such violation. (Note: Chapter 6 revised in toto by Ordinance adopted 3/5/79) Water Systems�6.21 6.21 CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL. The following rules and regulations fbr protecting the public water supply system from contamination due to backilow of contaminants though the customer water service connection into the public water system are hereby adopted and established: 1. All plumbing installed within the village, shall be installed in accordance with the illinois plumbing code, 77 Ill. Adm. code 890. That if' in accordance with the illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgenient of the Superintendent of Water, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Superintendent of Water will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, athis own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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. 2. No person, finn 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 shall have been approved by the Superintendent of Water and the Iffinois Environmental Protection Agency. 3. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Water to cause surveys and investigations to be made of commercial industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigation shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two years, or as often as the Superintendent of Water shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years. 4. The approved cross-connection control device inspector shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property sewed by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the village for the purpose of veiif the presence or absence of cross- connections, and that the Water Superintendent or his authorized agent shall have the right to enter ant any reasonable time any property served by a connection for the purpose of verif inibrmation submitted by the customer regarding the required cross-connection control inspection. On demand the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent of Water any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded shill, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this ordinance. 5. The Superintendent of Water of the village is hereby�authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this ordinance 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 supply 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 ordinance, and until a reconnection fee of $50.00 is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the Superintendent of Water is assured that imminent danger of hannf�l contamination of the public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the caus e of disconnection. Immediate disconnection without notice to any party can ye effected to prevent actual or anticipated contamination or pollution of the public water supply, provided that, in the reasonable opinion or the Superintendent of Water of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply, provided that, in the reasonable opinion of the Superintendent of Water of the illinois Environmental Protection Agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the Public Water Supply, the Superintendent of Water, 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 ordinance, whether or not said termination was with or without notice. 6. The consumer responsible for backsiphoned or backpressured material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply 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 clean-up or the potable water supply systems. (Note: Section 6.21 added by Ordinance adopted 9/13/91) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL ORDINANCE Ordinance No. (91-3) TO PROVIDE All EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FROM CONTAMINATION DUE TO BACKPLOW QF CONTAMINANTS THROUGH THE CUSTOMER WATER SERVICE CONNECTION INTO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. WHEREAS, Rule 890.1510 of the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 I11 Adm. Code 890,1510, requires protection of all potable water systems from contamination due to backf low of contaminants through plumbing connections, fixtures or appurtenances; and WHEREAS, the�Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations, 35 I11. Adm. Code 601.101, et seq. requires an active program of cross connection control which will prevent the contamination of all public water supply systems due to baclcf low of contaminants or pollutants through the potable water service connection; and WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these goals it is necessary to introduce restrictions that describe in detail specific procedures and requirements for cross-connection control; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the board of the Village of Colfax, state of Illinois: SECTION 1. That all plumbing installed within the village, shall be installed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing code, 77 Ill. Adm. code 890. That, if in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgement of the Superintendent of Water, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Superintendent of Water w 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 inanner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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, SECTION 2. That no person, firm or corporation shall esta.bliSh.�r 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 shall have been approved by the Superintendent of Water and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. �SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Water to cause surveys and investigations to be made of commercial industrial and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such 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 Water shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years. SECTION 4. That the approved cross-connection control device inspector shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water, supply or distribution system of the village for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross-connections, and that the Water Superintendent or his authorized agent shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or 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, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent of Water any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 5. That the Superintendent of Water of the village is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this ordinance 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 supply 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 ordinance, and until a reconnection fee of $50.00 is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the Superintendent of Water is assured that imminent danger of harmful contamination of the public water supply system exists. Such action shall be followed by written notification of the cause of 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 Water 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 Public Water Supply, the Superintendent of Water, or its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customer for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result 1rpm termination of said customer's water supply in accordance with the tens of this ordinance, whether or not said termination was with or without notice. SECTION 6. That the consumer responsible for backsiphoned or.back pressured material or contamination through baclcf low, if contamination of the potable water supply 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 clean-up of the potable water supply system. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days after passage and publication in pamphlet I on under the authority of the President and Board of Trustees pf the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, as provided by law. Passed, deposited and filed in the office of the Village Clerk this 3rd day of September, 1991. Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and Board of trustees of the Village of Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, this 3rd day of Septermber 1991. Effective: September 13th, 1991 signature on file Phyllis Towner, Village Clerk Approved this�3rd day of�September, 1991. signature on file President ATTEST: signature on file Phyllis Towner, Village Clerk YEAS:�Stockle, Dowell, Walter, D.J. Poppe, D.L. Poppe NAYS: -0- ABSENT: Cox