Bylaw 7/84 - Use and Management of the Waterworks System — full text

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BYLAW NO. 7/84 A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF LEASK RESPECTING THE USE, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE VILLAGE WATER WORKS SYSTEM WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to make provision for the management of the water works system of the Village and of the terms and conditions upon which water services may be provided. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Leask enacts as follows: 1. The collection of the revenue derived from the Village's water works system, payment of all disbursements connected therewith, supervision of all records for billings and collection of accounts shall be under the immediate charge and control of the Village Secretary Treasurer. 2. The collection of the revenue derived from the bulk sale of water from the reservoir or from the coin meter, or at the well head, shall be made by the water maintenance man, who shall at least monthly, and more often, if deemed necessary, turn such revenue into the Village Secretary Treasurer and receive an official receipt for money so paid over to the Secretary Treasurer. 3. Any person desiring a water supply from the water works system shall make application to the Village Secretary Treasurer requesting that water shall be introduced into lands, premises, or buildings of the applicant. The owner or his authorized agent shall sign the application prescribed by the Village for that purpose. 4. Permission will not be granted to the supplying of water services to two or more buildings fronting on the same street from a single pipe unless the services can be divided on the street side of the street line and a separate service extended therefrom to each building and each controlled by a separate stop and waste cock for each service. In case only one of several buildings occupies the frontage of the single Village lot and others are located in the rear of the said front building, then permission may be granted to supply all buildings from one service upon conditions prescribed by the Village upon approval of their consulting engineer. 5. In case a double house or other building fronting on any street is to be supplied with water, a separate service to each from the street line controlled by a separate stop and waste cock will be required. Provided that if the said double house or building be owned by one person it may be supplied by a single service; in which case the rates for the whole supply shall be paid by the owner, and each double house or each separate house to be charged at a tariff for separate building or unit. 6. All expenses related to the tapping of the water mains and laying of a service from water main to the building to be connected will be borne by the applicant for such service, such applicant shall deposit with the Secretary Treasurer the sum of $1,000.00 as a deposit toward the expense of such water line which will also be the deposit on the sewer connection and if such deposit is not sufficient to pay the total costs of such connecting lines the balance will be paid to the Village, immediately the connection is made and before water service is given. 7. The tap or cock at the water main shall be of heavy brass properly threaded, with cock for cutting off water at the main. The maintenance man or engineer will determine the size of tap to be inserted in the water main under any application, and also the position in the street in which any service pipe is to be laid. The standard tap shall not exceed three-quarters of an inch in diameter. 8. There shall be installed on each service pipe a brass stop and waste cock, between the street gutter and street line for the purpose of turning on and shutting off the water supply. 9. All material used by the owner of property in the construction of his service pipe inside of his property line shall correspond in all particulars with that of similar kinds used by the Village and shall include a thaw out wire. 10. The applicant for the laying of water service and the plumber executing the work for him, must cause the said service to be placed not less than eight and one-half feet below the surface of the grade at every point between the street line and the inside of the foundation wall of the building into which the water services is introduced. 11. Whenever any building or premises supplied with water is vacated by the occupant, the stop cock on the inside of the wall of the building shall be turned off and written notice shall also be given to the Village of intention to vacate by the occupant or by the owner of the premises; and in case of failure to give the said notice to the Village the maintenance man may cut off the water supply therefrom without notice and collect the expenses incurred therein from the owner of the property in each or by its addition to the first bill for supply of water to the said premises which shall become due thereafter against the said building or premises. If because of failure to give the said notice of vacating the premises, the said water service, either on the private property or in the street, is damaged by frost, all the cost of repair to the said service shall be at the cost of the said owner and may be collected in the manner provided for by statute. 12. In all places where hot water boilers or heating systems are supplied with water from the waterworks, the owner or consumer shall provide and attach suitable safety valves, vacuum valves, reducing valves or other proper device to prevent damage from collapse or explosion when the water is shut off from the street or fire pressure applied to the mains or when any other change in the water supply occurs. 13. All persons living on water lines and desiring to be supplied with water by the Village shall apply to the Office of the Village Secretary Treasurer, and shall sign an application therefore. 14. All tenants applying for water shall make arrangements with the proprietor of the property, as the proprietor will be charged for such water service. 15. Water users may pre-pay their water and sewer accounts for a full calendar year, and for so doing receive a discount of eight per cent (8%) for such payment to be based on their minimum annual charge provided the payment is made on or before January 31st of the year in which the service is supplied. 16. In the event of any service being disconnected for nonpayment of an account or for any other cause, the Secretary Treasurer shall take the necessary action to secure the future collection of the said account by way of prepayment and the applicant shall not be entitled to have the said premises reconnected without the payment in advance. 17. The Secretary Treasurer, as a further means of enforcing the payment of arrears for the supply of water and service charges by the Village shall, on the said person so in default making an application for a new service of taking over a service formerly supplied to some other person or persons, whether the said application is made by the person so in default alone or in connection with any other person, make it a condition or granting the said application that all arrears owing by the said person so in default shall be paid before such application is granted. 18. Failure of any person to comply with the terms of this bylaw shall result in water being turned off and left so until all required terms have been complied with. _______________________ MAYOR ________________________ SECRETARY TREASURER Read a third time and finally adopted this 21st day of March, 1984.