§ 86-36. Replacement of lines, meters, etc.

(a)

The village will not assume any of the costs of replacing existing water service with service of greater size and capacity. The owner of the property shall deposit a sum equal to 50 percent of the estimated cost of replacing the service from the water main to the building and shall be required to pay such additional amount as may be necessary to bring his total payment to 100 percent of the final cost upon completion of the replacement. The village's share of the expense shall be only for the actual cost of pipe between the water main and the property line.

(b)

The proper officer or employee of the village is hereby given the privilege and authority to enter in and upon any premises wherein any water meter may be located for the purpose of repairing, replacing or checking the water meter.

(c)

The village staff are hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the owner and occupant thereof, pursuant to the provisions of section 86-165 of this chapter 86, the water service to any property (i) upon refusal or denial of access by the property owner or occupant thereof pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 86-36, or (ii) wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures as they 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 either (x) access has been granted for meter repair, replacement, or checking, or (y) such violation has been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section, and until a reconnection fee of $100.00 is paid to the village. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the village staff 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 village Staff or the state environmental protection agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. The village, village staff, nor agents or employees of the village, shall be liable to any customer for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of such customer's water supply in accordance with the terms of this section, whether or not such termination was with or without notice.

(d)

The consumer responsible for backsiphoned 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 cleanup of the potable water supply system.

(Code 1987, § 30-31; Ord. No. 2010-06, § 1, 7-19-2010)