Chapter 86
UTILITIES*
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Cross references: Administration, ch. 2; superintendent of public works, § 2-196 et seq.; buildings and building regulations, ch. 18; businesses, ch. 22; environment, ch. 38; health and sanitation, ch. 42; natural resources, ch. 54; solid waste, ch. 66; streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 70; relocation and protection of utilities during excavation, § 70-51; subdivisions, ch. 74.
State law references: Municipal utilities, 65 ILCS 5/11-117-1 et seq.; municipal water supply and sewage systems, 65 ILCS 5/11-124-1 et seq.; construction and purchase of waterworks, 65 ILCS 5/11-130-1 et seq.; utilities, 220 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.
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Article I. In General
Sec. 86-1. Definitions.
Sec. 86-2. Application for service; false statements, penalty.
Sec. 86-3. Power of council to make rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-4. Committees' authority to make rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-5. Consumers to abide by rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-6. All persons using system to obey regulations and laws.
Sec. 86-7. Violators to forfeit right to use system.
Sec. 86-8. Enforcement.
Sec. 86-9. Right of entry.
Sec. 86-10. Permits– Granting.
Sec. 86-11. Same– Connection without, prohibited.
Sec. 86-12. Violations; penalties re unauthorized tapping or use.
Sec. 86-13. Free service prohibited; meters required.
Sec. 86-14. Transfer of meters; charges.
Sec. 86-15. Utility deposits.
Sec. 86-16. Annexation agreement prerequisite for connection outside city limits.
Sec. 86-17. Collection of accounts.
Sec. 86-18. Extended due date; application.
Sec. 86-19. Equalized payment plan.
Sec. 86-20. Liability for payment.
Sec. 86-21. Surcharge for late payment.
Sec. 86-22. Delinquency date where due date falls on holiday.
Sec. 86-23. Payment by check.
Sec. 86-24. Disconnection for nonpayment.
Sec. 86-25. Termination of service; weather conditions.
Sec. 86-26. Disconnection and reconnection charges.
Sec. 86-27. Remittance of proceeds to treasurer required.
Sec. 86-28. Use of funds.
Sec. 86-29. Required records.
Sec. 86-30. Obstruction of meter.
Sec. 86-31. Ownership and maintenance of lines and meters.
Sec. 86-32. Penalty for violation of chapter.
Sec. 86-33. Delinquencies; foreclosure.
Sec. 86-34. Fees and rents.
Secs. 86-35– 86-54. Reserved.
Article II. Electrical Service
Sec. 86-55. Definitions.
Sec. 86-56. Rates and charges.
Sec. 86-57. Tax in addition to rate to be charged.
Sec. 86-58. Rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-59. Reserved.
Sec. 86-60. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
Secs. 86-61– 86-80. Reserved.
Article III. Gas Service
Sec. 86-81. Rates.
Sec. 86-82. Tax in addition to rate to be charged.
Sec. 86-83. Gas system rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-84. Expense of installation.
Sec. 86-85. Interruption of service.
Sec. 86-86. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
Secs. 86-87– 86-105. Reserved.
Article IV. Water Service
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 86-106. Water and sewer system combined.
Sec. 86-107. Charges and rates for water system.
Sec. 86-108. Billing; delinquency; foreclosure.
Sec. 86-109. Tap fees.
Sec. 86-110. Rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-111. Reserved.
Sec. 86-112. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
Secs. 86-113– 86-120. Reserved.
Division 2. Cross Connection Control
Sec. 86-121. Plumbing to be installed according to code.
Sec. 86-122. Establishment or permit to maintain connection.
Sec. 86-123. Surveys and investigations.
Sec. 86-124. Right of entry.
Sec. 86-125. Disconnection.
Sec. 86-126. Customer responsibility.
Sec. 86-127. Rules and regulations.
Secs. 86-128– 86-150. Reserved.
Article V. Sewer Service
Division 1. Generally
Sec. 86-151. Definitions.
Sec. 86-152. Systems to be considered property of city.
Sec. 86-153. Water and sewer system combined.
Sec. 86-154. Interference prohibited.
Secs. 86-155– 86-165. Reserved.
Division 2. Sewer Use
Sec. 86-166. Use of public sewers required.
Sec. 86-167. Private sewage disposal.
Sec. 86-168. Building sewers and connections.
Sec. 86-169. Additional rules and regulations.
Sec. 86-170. Use of public sewers.
Sec. 86-171. Protection of sewage works from damage.
Sec. 86-172. Powers and authority of inspectors.
Sec. 86-173. Penalty for violation of division.
Secs. 86-174– 86-185. Reserved.
Division 3. Wastewater Service Charges
Sec. 86-186. Generally.
Sec. 86-187. Billing; delinquency; foreclosure; accounts.
Sec. 86-188. Appeals.
Secs. 86-189– 86-200. Reserved.
Division 4. Specific Mains or Lines
Sec. 86-201. Golf Lakes force main.
Appendix to Article V. Applications for Sewer Permits
ARTICLE I. Sec. 86-1. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Billing date means the date of billing for utility services by the city.
Due date means the 14th day after the billing date, except where the customer qualifies under section 86-18, in which case the due date shall be the 26th day after the billing date.
Duty or duties shall embrace everything required to be done as an incident, character or quality of the office, employment, service or occupation to which it refers in this chapter.
Public utility system means and includes the electric light and power system (referred to in this chapter as the electric system), gas system, waterworks system, and sewer system owned, operated and maintained by the city and everything incident and appurtenant thereto.
Superintendent means the superintendent of public works or his or her designee.
(Code 1976, § 12-1; Ord. No. 05-9, § 20, 5-9-05)
Cross references: Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 86-2. Application for service; false statements, penalty.
Any person who desires any public utility service shall make written application therefor at the city utility office. Any person who willfully misrepresents in such application any material fact, or makes any false statement as to any information or data required in such application, shall, upon conviction, be fined according to the provisions of section 1-5 of this Code and shall be deprived of the use of all electric current, gas, water and sewer service until all fines so assessed are fully paid.
(Code 1976, § 12-2; Ord. No. 97-24, § 5, 10-27-97)
Sec. 86-3. Power of council to make rules and regulations.
The council is hereby authorized to make such rules and regulations consistent with this chapter for connections to the public utility systems. Any person not complying with the specifications and rules for connection to the public utility systems shall be subject to the penalty provided in this chapter.
(Code 1976, § 12-3)
Sec. 86-4. Committees' authority to make rules and regulations.
It shall be the duty of the separate utility committees to make such other and further rules and regulations for the management, control, operation and government of the separate public utility systems as the emergencies may require, and wherein this chapter proves inadequate, insufficient or obsolete.
(Code 1976, § 12-4)
Sec. 86-5. Consumers to abide by rules and regulations.
Every consumer of electric current, gas, water or sewer service in the city shall be subject to and bound by any law, rule, regulation, rate or mandate prescribed by the council now in force or hereby or hereafter enacted; and all rules, regulations, directions and mandates of the committees on the separate public utility systems and the superintendents thereof within the scope of their power and authority, and such rules, regulations, laws or mandates shall be considered a part of every contract with any consumer of electric current, gas, water or sewer service. Whenever any such law, rule, regulation or mandate shall be violated by any such consumer, such service shall be cut or shut off from the place where the same is used or consumed and shall not be again attached, connected or turned on except by the order of the superintendent and on payment of the required fees therefor, together with the payment in full of all sums owing for electric current, gas, water and sewer service previously used and consumed; and in case of default or violation of rules as to plumbing, wiring or the use of electric current, gas, water and sewer service, only upon correction and remedying such default and violation and conforming to such rule or regulation.
(Code 1976, § 12-6)
Sec. 86-6. All persons using system to obey regulations and laws.
Any person who has heretofore connected, tapped or attached to any of the public utility systems or who may hereafter attach to any of the public utility systems for the purpose of procuring or acquiring a service, shall be subject to the rules, regulations, ordinances and laws prescribed by the city now in force or hereafter adopted and enacted.
(Code 1976, § 12-6)
Sec. 86-7. Violators to forfeit right to use system.
Whoever wilfully violates any rule, regulation or requirement of this chapter, or is convicted under any of its sections of any offense prescribed in this chapter, shall be deemed to have forfeited all right, permission or license to the use of the public utility systems, and the council may by resolution or motion direct the superintendents of the public utility systems to detach any service so attached to the city system and used by the person so offending.
(Code 1976, § 12-7)
Sec. 86-8. Enforcement.
It is hereby made the mandatory duty of the city attorney, committees on the separate public utility systems, and the superintendents thereof, or any of them, to file a proper and sufficient complaint or information in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person who shall wilfully and maliciously deface, mark, impair, cut, tear down, defile, break, injure, remove or destroy any of the public utilities of the city, or any part or portion thereof; or who shall wilfully tamper with, adjust or fix any electric, gas or water meter or connection, or make any connection with any electrical wire or conduit, gas, water or sewer main or pipe, with the felonious intent to appropriate to his own use, electrical current, gas or water or sewer service without paying the regular and established rate or charge therefor, for all such electrical current, gas or water or sewer service so appropriated; or the felonious intent to appropriate to his use electric current, gas or water or sewer service without paying the established rate therefor, and with intent to defraud the city of such rates, rentals and charges therefor.
(Code 1976, § 12-8)
Sec. 86-9. Right of entry.
Employees of the public utility systems shall first obtain consent or proper warrant before they shall have the right of access to any person's premises, for the purpose of ascertaining the number and type of connection to the public utility systems.
(Code 1976, § 12-9)
Sec. 86-10. Permits– Granting.
The superintendents of the public utility systems are hereby authorized to grant such permits as they may deem proper allowing persons to connect to the public utility systems. The council is hereby authorized to establish such rules, regulations and charges for the granting of such permits and amend the same from time to time as may be deemed necessary.
(Code 1976, § 12-10)
Sec. 86-11. Same– Connection without, prohibited.
No connection shall be made to any public utility system without the written permission of the superintendent. Any connection made without such permission or in any manner different from the mode prescribed for such connection shall subject the maker to a penalty as provided in this chapter.
(Code 1976, § 12-11)
Sec. 86-12. Violations; penalties re unauthorized tapping or use.
(a) Whoever shall connect to, attach to or tap any public utility system belonging to the city, or over which the city has assumed the control and management, or any residence or connecting lateral leading to any public utility system as aforesaid, without first obtaining written permission, or in any manner different from the mode prescribed in this chapter, or paying the tapping fee (if required), shall upon conviction be fined as provided in section 1-5; and each and every day such person shall use the public utility system or permit such system to be used in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a separate violation.
(b) Any person owning a residence or other lateral attached to any public utility system as aforesaid, who shall permit any other person, not entitled to use the same, to attach to any such residence or other lateral belonging to such person, shall upon due proof and conviction thereof be fined as provided in section 1-5. Each day such act is permitted shall be deemed a separate violation.
(Code 1976, § 12-12)
Sec. 86-13. Free service prohibited; meters required.
No free service of any public utility system of the city shall be furnished to any person. Every user of the electric, gas and water system of the city shall have a meter connection to such system.
(Code 1976, § 12-13)
Sec. 86-14. Transfer of meters; charges.
There shall be no charge for transferring an electrical or water meter from one location to another or a gas meter from one riser to another. There shall be a charge for transferring an electrical meter from an aerial installation to an underground installation or the transferring of a gas meter that is not from one riser to another. All charges shall be based on time and materials.
(Code 1976, § 12-14)
Sec. 86-15. Utility deposits.
(a) Except as modified in subsection (d) of this section, the following sums shall be deposited in the city utility office before any meter is hooked up or before any service is provided:
(1) Residential service:
a. For title owners of residential property (either the real estate, mobile home or modular home):
Electrical service . . . . $5.00
Gas service . . . . 5.00
Water service . . . . 5.00
Sewer service . . . . 5.00
No deposit shall be due under this subparagraph if the applicant for utility service is a then existing utility customer as a title owner of residential real property, residential mobile home or residential modular home at another location and has timely paid all billings for utility services by the due date within the last two years prior to the date of application.
b. For all other residential property:
For property without all-electric heat:
Electrical service . . . . 75.00
Gas service . . . . 75.00
Water service . . . . 25.00
Sewer service . . . . 25.00
For all-electric heat property:
Electrical service . . . . 150.00
Water service . . . . 25.00
Sewer service . . . . 25.00
(2) Commercial or industrial service:
a. For title owners of commercial or industrial property (except if subparagraph c. applies):
Electrical service . . . . $5.00
Gas service . . . . 5.00
Water service . . . . 5.00
Sewer service . . . . 5.00
b. For all other commercial or industrial property (except if subparagraph c. applies):
Electrical service . . . . 150.00
Gas service . . . . 150.00
Water service . . . . 50.00
Sewer service . . . . 50.00
c. For all commercial properties upon which alcoholic liquor is sold or offered for sale at retail, or intended to be sold or offered for sale at retail, the deposit for each utility service used shall be the estimated total of the rates and charges for each utility service for a two month period as estimated by the city utility office.
(b) The deposit made by the title owner of residential, commercial or industrial property shall be refunded to such owner at any time after one year subsequent to the date the deposit is made, provided such owner's account and all bills and other indebtedness to the city are paid in full and such owner signs a receipt for the deposit.
(c) The deposit made by the depositor shall be refunded upon discontinuance of service, provided the account and all bills and other indebtedness to the city are paid in full and provided that the depositor shall notify the city immediately upon discontinuance of service. Otherwise, the sum shall be retained by the city and the city may automatically apply the sum to any account, bill or other indebtedness owed by the depositor to the city without the depositor signing over the deposit.
(d) The deposit required by subsection (a) of this section shall be triple the deposit required of a nontitle owner of the property, regardless of whether the depositor is a title owner or not, for any depositor that has within the ten years last past prior to the making of the deposit failed to pay timely a final bill for prior utility services. If the depositor is a title owner of the property, the deposit shall only be refunded pursuant to subsection (c) and shall not be refunded pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(Code 1976, § 12-15; Ord. No. 98-2, § 1, 2-23-98; Ord. No. 05-23, § 1, 8-24-05)
Sec. 86-16. Annexation agreement prerequisite for connection outside city limits.
Before any connection, tapping or attachment is made to any of the city's electric, gas, water or sewer system, or before service of those systems is transferred from one customer to another, to serve property outside the city limits, all of the owners of the property shall sign an annexation agreement. This agreement shall be in a form approved by the city. It shall state upon oath that the owner shall, upon the property served becoming contiguous to the territorial limits of the city, petition for annexation to the city. This agreement shall contain a legal description of all of the property to be served, and shall further provide that:
(1) The owners covenant and warrant that they are presently vested with good, fee simple title to the property;
(2) The covenants contained in the agreement are to run with the land and shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, grantees and all persons claiming thereunder;
(3) The petition for annexation shall be in proper form and shall comply with the appropriate statutes of the state;
(4) All expenses of annexation shall be borne by the owners;
(5) Upon the occurrence of the owners leasing or renting the premises, the owners shall make the agreement and the covenants therein contained a condition of lease, and it shall be binding upon the lessees, tenants or renters;
(6) The owners release and waive all rights of homestead in and to the property covered by the agreement;
(7) The city may enforce the agreement by any legal remedy available to it, including, but not limited to, suit for specific performance;
(8) If the owners fail to perform the covenants, then the owners shall reimburse the city for all expenses incurred by the city, including, but not limited to, court costs and attorney's fees, for enforcement of the agreement.
If the property to be served is contiguous to the territorial limits of the city, upon application the property must be annexed prior to any connection, tapping or attachment to the city's electric, gas, water or sewer system.
(Code 1976, § 12-15.1; Ord. No. 99-20, § 1, 10-11-99)
Sec. 86-17. Collection of accounts.
All electric, gas, water and sewer accounts shall be collected by the city collector in the amount as stated on the monthly billing mailed from the city utility office. All bills for service shall be rendered during the month succeeding the period for which the service is used. All bills shall be paid on or before the due date.
(Code 1976, § 12-16)
Sec. 86-18. Extended due date; application.
(a) A due date of the 26th day after the billing date shall be available to any residential customer who has no income or who is the head of household and can meet the following qualifications:
(1) Demonstrate that funds from the primary (largest) source of income are regularly received within the 12-day period following the normal due date.
(2) The primary source of income is received from one of the following: social security, supplementary security income, any other form of pension income, aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), aid to the aged, blind and disabled (AABD), general assistance or unemployment compensation.
(b) Any person who desires the extended due date shall make written application therefor at the city utility office. Any person who wilfully misrepresents in such application any material fact or makes any false statement as to any information or data required in such application shall be subject to the penalties of section 86-2.
(Code 1976, § 12-16.1)
Sec. 86-19. Equalized payment plan.
(a) Availability. Any customer that is not a large power purpose electrical customer (as defined in section 86-56(4)) may elect to pay a monthly payment equal to 1/12 of the average cost of energy services for the previous 12 months, adjusted for current or anticipated fuel costs and rates. The customer may be placed on the equalized payment plan during any month of the year. The account is balanced with each May billing or when service is disconnected or the customer is removed from the equalized payment plan. The city reserves the right to cancel the customer's participation in the plan should the customer fail to pay the equalized payment by the due date of the monthly bill. The customer may cancel the agreement to participate in this plan by giving 30 days' written notice to the city and by agreeing to any necessary billing to make the account current.
(b) Payment determination. Accumulate the number of months and meter billings to determine the average cost per month per meter on account. Total the average cost per meter per month for the account. Adjust the average cost per month to reflect current or anticipated fuel costs and rates. Round upward to the nearest whole dollar to determine the monthly equalized payment plan.
(1) Accumulation of number of months must be equal to at least ten days for the system to calculate payments. Previous customer's billing for the same location may be used.
(2) Meter billings include electrical, gas, water and sewer service, state utility tax, fuel adjustment and security lights.
(3) Any customer commencing the equalized payment plan during any month other than May must pay, before commencing participation in the plan, the amount by which the total equalized payment plan payments from the prior May to date (assuming participation) exceeds the total payments actually made during such period. If more has been paid than the equalized payment plan payments would have required, the difference shall be credited to the customer's next billings until fully applied.
(c) Adjustments. Equalized payment plan accounts will be mechanically reviewed and adjusted every 12 months on the anniversary date. The May billing shall be considered the anniversary date. A new equalized payment plan amount will be calculated using the last 12 months' history. From the sixth through the tenth months subsequent to the anniversary date, an audit may be mechanically processed. Any account which has a debit balance greater than twice the equalized payment plan payment will be placed on this audit report. This report will include the following: name, account number, current equalized payment plan payment amount and status. Payments may be adjusted based upon review. Any debit balance for the last 12 months' listings will be billed with the May billing. Any credit balance will be, at the customer's election, credited toward the customer's next billings or remitted to the customer.
(d) General. Except for the equalizing of the customer's payments for service, all other provisions, terms and conditions of the applicable rate schedule shall continue to be applicable. Where a customer is using more than one public utility service not at a specified location, the equalized payment plan must be utilized for all services collectively. The city reserves the right to designate a budget period other than the normal budget period for application to customers whose service is seasonal in character. A method of payment determination applicable to the designated budget period would be applied.
(Code 1976, § 12-17)
Sec. 86-20. Liability for payment.
The named customer on the application with the city, the occupant of the premises, and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service on such premises, and the service is furnished to the premises by the city only upon condition that the named customer, occupant and user of the service are jointly and severally liable therefor to the city.
(Code 1976, § 12-18; Ord. No. 98-4, § 1, 3-23-98)
Sec. 86-21. Surcharge for late payment.
There shall be added to all charges for electrical, gas, water and sewer service, excepting utility tax, a surcharge or additional charge of ten percent if such payment is not made on or before the due date. Such surcharge or additional charge shall be waived for the first delinquent payment during each calendar year as long as payment for utility services is paid in full on or before the tenth day after the due date. This waiver shall not apply to those customers who are receiving an extended due date as provided for in section 86-18.
(Code 1976, § 12-19)
Sec. 86-22. Delinquency date where due date falls on holiday.
If the due date falls upon a Sunday or a holiday in which the city collector's office is closed, then and in that event the period for payment without penalty on all electric, gas, water and sewer accounts due the city on that day shall be extended to include the following day.
(Code 1976, § 12-20)
Sec. 86-23. Payment by check.
(a) There is hereby created a service charge in the amount of $10.00 to be assessed and billed by the city to any utility user for each check received from such user to be applied on a utility bill, which check is returned unpaid by the bank upon which it is drawn. Such charge shall be collected from the user in the same manner as collection is made of charges for utility services. Any payment made by the utility user subsequent to any such service charge shall be applied first in payment of the service charge; second, in payment of any penalty assessed by reason of late payment; and finally, to charges for utility services.
(b) Any utility user making payment by check who has two checks returned unpaid by the bank upon which such checks are drawn within a 12-month period must make all subsequent payments by cash, certified funds or money order. Payment by cash, certified funds or money order must continue until the privilege to pay by check is approved by the mayor, city treasurer and city collector.
(Code 1976, § 12-21)
Sec. 86-24. Disconnection for nonpayment.
(a) The city collector is authorized to implement a procedure by which a consumer of public utility services may seek an adjustment or refund on his account. If the charges for such service become delinquent, the city collector is authorized to commence such procedure. After completion of such procedure, if a determination is made that liability exists and the account is not paid, then such service shall be disconnected.
(b) Except as allowed by section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 USC section 366), no utility service shall be disconnected to any consumer because of nonpayment of a pre-bankruptcy bill.
(c) (1) In this section:
"Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.
"Service member" means a member of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois National Guard.
(2) The city shall not stop gas or electricity from entering the residential premises of which a service member was a primary occupant immediately before the service member was deployed on active duty for nonpayment for gas or electricity supplied to the residential premises.
(3) Upon the return from active duty of a residential consumer who is a service member, the city shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least the period of the residential consumer's deployment on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of the residential consumer's deployment. The city shall inform the residential consumer that, if the period the city offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages.
(4) In order to be eligible for the benefits granted to service members under this section, a service member must provide the city with a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the service member to active duty and of any orders further extending the service member's period of active duty.
(d) Once disconnected, no service shall be reconnected until the consumer pays the reconnection charge as provided in section 86-26.
(Code 1976, § 12-22; Ord. No. 98-4, § 2, 3-23-98; Ord. No. 07-26, § 1, 7-10-07)
State law references: 65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.2.
Sec. 86-25. Termination of service; weather conditions.
No gas or electric service furnished to residential users shall be terminated for nonpayment of bills on:
(1) Any day when the National Weather Service forecasts for the following 24 hours covering the area in which the residence is located include a forecast that the temperature will be 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below; or
(2) Any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when such a forecast indicates that the temperature will be 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
(Code 1976, § 12-23)
Sec. 86-26. Disconnection and reconnection charges.
(a) For connecting a meter when electrical, gas or water service has been discontinued on account of failure to pay the account at the proper time, a charge of $25.00 shall be made for reconnecting such meter if reconnection is made during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and a charge of $100.00 shall be made for reconnecting the meter at all other times, after settlement of the current as well as delinquent account. No connection charge shall be subject to refund.
(b) For disconnecting a meter when electrical, gas or water service has been discontinued at the request of the customer, a charge of $25.00 shall be made for disconnecting such meter if disconnection is made during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and a charge of $100.00 shall be made for disconnecting the meter at all other times. For reconnecting a meter when electrical, gas or water service has been discontinued at the request of the customer, a charge of $25.00 shall be made for reconnecting such meter if reconnection is made during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday and a charge of $100.00 shall be made for reconnecting the meter at all other times. No disconnection or reconnection charge shall be subject to refund.
(c) There shall be no charge to shut off or turn on water at a water meter for an emergency if performed during normal business hours, as long as the emergency situation was not created by the owner or other non-city employees.
(Code 1976, § 12-24; Ord. No. 98-20, § 1, 8-10-98; Ord. No. 99-24, § 1, 12-13-99; Ord. No. 03-4, § 1, 1-13-03)
Sec. 86-27. Remittance of proceeds to treasurer required.
All revenue and moneys derived from the operation of the separate utility systems shall be held by the city collector separate and apart from each other and all other funds of the city, and all of such sums, without any deductions whatever, shall be delivered to the city treasurer not more than ten days after receipt of such sums, or at such more frequent intervals as may from time to time be directed by the council.
(Code 1976, § 12-25)
Sec. 86-28. Use of funds.
The city treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the public utility systems and all other funds and moneys incident to the operation of such systems as such revenues, funds and moneys may be delivered to him, and deposit such revenues, funds and moneys in a separate fund for each system, and the treasurer shall administer such funds in every respect in the manner provided for by 65 ILCS 5/11-1-1 et seq.
(Code 1976, § 12-26)
Sec. 86-29. Required records.
The city collector shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper books, records and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to the public utility systems, and at regular annual intervals the council shall cause to be made an audit by a certified public accountant of the books to show the receipts and disbursements of the public utility systems.
(Code 1976, § 12-27)
Sec. 86-30. Obstruction of meter.
The occupants of all premises and consumers of electrical, gas, water or sewer service supplied by meter measurement shall see that no obstructions are placed in or around the meter in such a way as to prevent access to the meter for the purpose of reading, inspecting, repairing or removing such meter; and at such places where the meter or meters are so obstructed, the city may shut off the electrical, gas, water or sewer service therefrom until such obstructions are removed.
(Code 1976, § 12-28)
Sec. 86-31. Ownership and maintenance of lines and meters.
Unless individually contracted differently, the city shall own, operate, repair and maintain individual meters, lines, wires and materials to the city's systems as follows:
(1) Electrical service. From the city's main electrical lines up to and including the service wire connections at the mask if the service is an overhead service, and up to but not including the meter socket if the service is an underground service, and the meter for both types of service.
(2) Gas service. From the city's main up to and including the meter.
(3) Water service. The meter plus from the city's main up to the property line.
(4) Sewer service. The city's sewer main only, excluding the individual sewer tap.
All of the other lines, wires and materials running from the city's system to the individual customer or owner shall be owned, operated, repaired and maintained by the individual customer or owner.
(Code 1976, § 12-29)
Sec. 86-32. Penalty for violation of chapter.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in section 1-5.
(Code 1976, § 12-30)
Sec. 86-33. Delinquencies; foreclosure.
(a) Delinquent bills. If the charges for public utility services are not paid as provided in section 86-24, such services shall be discontinued without further notice and shall not be reinstated until all claims are settled.
(b) Lien; notice of delinquency.
(1) Such charges or rates are liens upon the real estate upon or for which service is supplied whenever the charges or rates become delinquent as provided in section 86-24; except the charges or rates established by contract for the supply of water to another municipality, and the service is furnished to the premises by the city only upon the condition that the charges or rates shall become a lien upon the premises when the charges or rates become delinquent.
(2) A lien is created only if the city collector sends to the owner or owners of record of the real estate, as referenced by the taxpayer's identification number, (i) a copy of each delinquency notice sent to the person who is delinquent in paying the charges or rates or other notice sufficient to inform the owner or owners of record, as referenced by the taxpayer's identification number, that the charges or rates have become delinquent, and (ii) a notice that unpaid charges or rates may create a lien upon the real estate.
(c) Notice of lien.
(1) Whenever a bill for public utility services becomes delinquent as provided in section 86-24, and after the notice of delinquency is sent to the owner or owners of record, the city collector shall file with the county recorder of deeds a notice of lien claim. This notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out (1) a description of the real estate sufficient for the identification thereof, (2) the amount of money due for such service, and (3) the date when such amount became delinquent.
(2) The city collector shall send a copy of the notice of the lien to the owner or owners of record of the real estate, as referenced by the taxpayer's identification number.
(d) Foreclosure of lien. Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges and attorneys fees, after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the city. The city attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the name of the city in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the bill becomes delinquent.
(e) Legal action. The city also has the power from time to time to sue the named customer, occupant or user of the premises in a civil action to recover the money due for services rendered, plus reasonable attorney's fees, to be fixed by the court. Whenever a judgment is entered in such civil action, the foregoing provisions in this section with respect to filing sworn statements of such delinquencies in the office of the recorder and creating a lien against the real estate shall not be effective thereafter as to charges or rates sued upon and no lien shall exist thereafter against the real estate for the delinquency. A judgment in such civil action operates as a release and waiver of the lien for the amount of judgment.
(Ord. No. 98-4, § 3, 3-23-98)
State law references: Similar provisions, 65 ILCS 5/11-139-8.
Sec. 86-34. Fees and rents.
Each of the electrical, gas, water and sewer utility systems of the city shall make payments as follows:
$750.00 per month for administrative fee to the general corporate fund.
$750.00 per month rental fee to the street and alley maintenance fund.
(Ord. No. 99-14, § 4, 7-26-99)
Secs. 86-35– 86-54. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. Sec. 86-55. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Ampacity means the maximum current a conductor can carry continuously without adversely affecting its electrical or mechanical properties.
Ampere (A) means a unit of electrical current that is equivalent to a steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm.
Bonding conductor means a suitably sized copper conductor used for connecting an earth ground to a system ground electrode.
CSS means customer service station.
Cable termination means a device installed at the connection point of an underground cable to limit electrostatic stresses on the cable's insulation. Additionally, it provides a method for the mechanical connection of a cable to an equipment busing or terminal.
Capacitor means a device used to store a fixed amount of electrical charge. In an alternating-current system, it is used to supply reactive power. Usually installed in parallel with inductive loads to increase the power factor of an installation.
Conduit or rigid conduit means a watertight pipe (steel, aluminum, or intermediate metallic tubing) suitable for containing electrical conductors.
Current transformer means a device used to transform the current which is actually drawn by an installation into a current of lesser magnitude (zero to five amps) by a fixed ratio.
Demand (Kw) means the highest kilowatt consumption established by an installation during the billing period.
Demand register means a device within the kilowatt-hour meter which is used to record the highest kilowatt usage during the billing period.
Developer means a person, partnership, corporation, or other organization developing land for sale, lease or rental and responsible for the installation of improvements such as streets, sewers, water and electric.
ESS means electric service station.
Easement means a grant by a property owner for the use of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation, or a certain person or persons for a specific purpose or purposes.
Fence means a barrier intended to prevent unauthorized entry into areas which may contain energized equipment or conductors.
Foundation means a suitably sized concrete base capable of supporting equipment without experiencing deformation or damage. Foundations are so constructed as to remain level.
Fuse means a device consisting of a fusible metal strip or wire which melts at a pre-set magnitude of current. Used to interrupt circuits under overload or fault conditions. The fuse must be of an adequate interrupting rating for its particular location in the system.
Fused disconnects means a device of suitable interrupting rating which can be operated manually to disconnect all conductors except the grounded neutral conductor from the source of supply and provided with properly sized overcurrent protection.
Fused disconnecting means is an approved device used to disconnect all conductors except the grounded neutral conductors from the source of supply and provided with appropriate over-current protection.
General service customer is a nonresidential customer who does not resell or redistribute the energy received and who does not have any electric generating equipment used to produce all or a portion of the customers' electrical load requirements on a regular basis.
Ground means an object used to make an electrical connection to the earth to provide a near resistance-free return path for the flow of electrical current.
Ground connection means a ground connection consists of a conductor and clamps which are used to connect all metallic enclosures of an electrical installation and the neutral conductor to a permanent ground., a grounding electrode shall be installed in conformance with the standards set by the latest available issue of the National Electric Code (N.E.C.) as published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Instrument transformers means a transformer used to transform utilization voltage into low voltage (zero to 120 volts) and utilization current into low magnitude current (zero to five amps). The low voltages and low magnitude currents derived are characteristically used to operate metering equipment or relays.
Instrument transformer cabinet consists of a metal enclosure, a copper assembly suitable for the installation of instrument transformers, supports for the copper assembly, cables and color-codes conductors.
Insulation means material which cannot readily conduct electrical current.
Interference means voltage fluctuations of such magnitude and frequency as to adversely affect or annoy other customers of the city.
Interrupting rating means the maximum electrical current that an electrical device can safely interrupt.
Kilovar (kVar) means a unit which represents 1,000 VARS where VAR represents volt-amperes-reactive and is used to measure reactive power. Inductors and capacitors are devices responsible for the presence of reactive power.
Kilovolt (kV) means a unit which represents 1,000 volts.
Kilovolt-ampere (kVA) means a unit which represents 1,000 VA where a VA represents the vector sum of the real and reactive components of power. Also known as apparent power.
Kilowatt (kW) means a unit which represents 1,000 watts where a watt is used to measure real power. A watt is equal to the power expended in a resistor of one ohm which experiences a current flow of one ampere.
Kilowatt-hour means the power consumed by a continuous 1,000-watt load in a period of one hour.
Meter connection device is an approved device which provides a means for the city to connect a meter to measure electric consumption.
National Electric Code means the most current edition of the National Electric Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association.
Service attachment is a device used to secure an overhead service connection to a building or other structural support on the customer's premises. A service attachment may consist of insulating knobs, eye-bolts, or other approved devices depending on the requirements.
Service entrance equipment– Overhead means the service entrance equipment, in the case of an overhead service connection, will include some or all of the following items: a service head, a service run, fused and not fused disconnecting means, a meter connection device, an instrument transformer cabinet, and an approved grounding connection.
Service entrance equipment– Underground means the service entrance equipment, in the case of an underground service connection, will include some or all of the following items: a meter connection device, fused and not fused disconnection means, an instrument transformer cabinet, a service run and an approved grounding connection.
Service head is an approved weather-tight fitting attached to the free end of a service run and is used to prevent water from entering the service run.
Service run consists of a rigid galvanized steel (R.G.S.) conduit with enclosed service conductors and shall include all the necessary hardware from the point of connection to the city to the main service panel.
Subdivision is a subdivision of single-family lots; multi-family development; commercial development; industrial development; or any combination of these classifications.
(Ord. No. 99-20, § 2, 10-11-99; Ord. No. 05-9, § 21, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-56. Rates and charges.
That there shall and there are hereby established rates and charges for the use of and for the service supplied by the electric system of the city, based upon the amount of electricity consumed and for facilities provided as follows:
(1) Residential rate (R1):
a. Availability: Any customer located in territory served by the city may take service under this rate subject to the following conditions:
1. Residential customers in a single-family dwelling or single-family unit located in an apartment building or for general farm purposes;
2. That the energy delivered is not resold or redistributed; and
3. That the customer does not have any electric generating equipment used to produce all or a portion of customer's electrical load requirements on a regular basis.
b. Conditions of service:
1. Service will be delivered to the customer at no more than one of the following standard service facilities:
i. For all new single-family and all-electric duplex residential customers, a standard service shall consist of a service of 200 amps of capacity per dwelling unit and supplied at a standard utilization voltage of 120/240 volt, single-phase, three-wire.
A. For pre-manufactured homes and for existing service upgrades, a standard service shall consist of a minimum service of 100 amps of capacity per dwelling unit and supplied at a standard utilization voltage of 120/240 volt, single-phase, three-wire.
ii. For duplex residential customers that are not all-electric, the standard service shall consist of a service of 100 amps of capacity per dwelling of a standard utilization voltage of 120/240 volt, single-phase, three-wire.
iii. For services used exclusively for parking lot or area lighting, the standard service shall consist of a service of 100 amps of capacity at a standard utilization voltage of 120/240 volt, single-phase, three-wire.
2. The city will provide and maintain all facilities necessary to deliver one standard delivery voltage at one specified location to customer. The customer shall provide all necessary facilities for utilization of service at the specified delivery voltage and for the receipt at a single point of delivery.
3. The customer will maintain its electric service entrance facilities in good repair and in full compliance with the requirements of all local, state and national codes and standards including all applicable terms and conditions of the latest issue of the National Electric Code ("NEC") and the National Electric Safety Code ("NESC").
c. Rates: The total rate shall be the customer service charge plus energy charge plus energy cost adjustment as follows:
1. Customer service charge:
Inside, per month: . . . . $5.25
Outside, per month: . . . . 10.50
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a four percent increase to the customer service charge in effect prior to the increase.
The "inside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located within the city's corporate limits. The "outside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located outside of the city's corporate limits.
2. Energy charge. The following charges shall apply to all usage:
All energy, per kWhr: $0.06471
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be an increase to the energy charge, which increase shall be calculated by subtracting $0.04538 from the energy charge in effect prior to the increase and multiplying the resulting figure by four percent.
3. Energy cost adjustment: The energy charges in subsection (1)c.2. of this section are subject to an energy cost adjustment ("ECA"). The ECA shall be in addition to the stated base rates and charges, and an additional amount shall be added to each bill for the ECA.
The ECA is hereby defined to be the increase in the average cost of energy per kWh purchased by the city during the base period and average cost of energy per kWh sold by the city during the current comparison period.
The base period for this energy cost adjustment clause is hereby designated as January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995, and the base cost per kWh during the base period has been computed at $0.04538 per kWh.
The current comparison period shall be defined as the month previous to the billed usage period.
That as soon as possible after the end of each current comparison period the ECA shall be computed. The ECA shall be expressed as an amount per kWh and the ECA shall go into effect at the next billing period after the end of the current comparison period and shall remain in effect until a new ECA has been computed.
The ECA rate shall be multiplied by the number of kWhs consumed by each customer and added to each bill for electrical service rendered.
(2) General service without demand (GS-1):
a. Availability: Any customer located in territory served by the city may take service under this rate subject to the following conditions:
1. Customer is nonresidential;
2. That the energy delivered is not resold or redistributed; and
3. That the customer does not have any electric generating equipment used to produce all or a portion of customer's electrical load requirements on a regular basis.
b. Conditions of service:
1. Services will be delivered to customer at no more than one of the following standard delivery voltages:
Single phase service– 3 wire 120/240 volts
Three phase service– 4 wire 120/208 volts, grounded wye
2. The city will provide and maintain all facilities necessary to deliver one standard delivery voltage at one specified location to customer. Customer shall provide all necessary facilities for utilization of service at the specified delivery voltage and for the receipt at a single point of delivery.
3. Customer will maintain its electric service entrance facilities in good repair and in full compliance with the requirements of all local, state and national codes and standards including all applicable terms and conditions of the latest issue of the National Electric Code ("NEC") and the National Electric Safety Code ("NESC").
c. Rates: The total rate shall be the customer service charge plus energy charge plus energy cost adjustment as follows:
1. Customer service charge.
Inside, per month: . . . . $10.50
Outside, per month: . . . . 21.00
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a four percent increase to the customer service charge in effect prior to the increase.
The "inside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located within the city's corporate limits. The "outside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located outside of the city's corporate limits.
2. Energy charge. The following charges shall apply to all usage:
For all energy, per kWhr: $0.0757
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be an increase to the energy charge, which increase shall be calculated by subtracting $0.04538 from the energy charge in effect prior to the increase and multiplying the resulting figure by four percent.
3. Energy cost adjustment. The energy charges in subsection (2)c.2. of this section are subject to the ECA outlined in subsection (1)c.3.
d. When both GS-1 and GS-2 service is available to a given customer, the choice of service shall lie with the customer. A customer having selected a class of service may not change to another class of service within a 12-month period unless there is a substantial change of reasonable permanency in the character, condition or extent of the customer's service.
(3) General service with demand (GS-2):
a. Availability: Any customer located in territory served by the city may take service under this rate subject to the following conditions:
1. Customer is nonresidential;
2. That the energy delivered is not resold or redistributed;
3. That the customer does not have any electric generating equipment used to produce all or a portion of customer's electrical load requirements on a regular basis; and
4. Customer's monthly demand, as determined by the city, is more than 20 kW.
b. Conditions of service:
1. Services will be delivered to customer at no more than one of the following standard delivery voltages:
i. Secondary service:
Single phase service– 3 wire 120/240 volts
3 wire 120/208 volts (Network)
Three phase service– 4 wire 120/208 volts, grounded wye
4 wire 277/480 volts, grounded wye
ii. Primary service:
7,970/13,800 volts, 4-wire grounded wye connected, and as available at customer's location.
iii. Other standard voltage will be provided by the city, as available, under the terms of the city's rules and regulations applying to electric service.
2. The city will provide and maintain all facilities necessary to deliver one standard delivery voltage at one specified location to customer. Customer shall provide all necessary facilities for utilization of service at the specified delivery voltage and for the receipt at a single point of delivery.
i. Should a customer install capacitors on the secondary side of the city's transformation facilities to improve the power factor of this installation, the customer shall provide, at the customer's expense, over-voltage protection to ensure that such added capacitance can be safely and automatically disconnected should the secondary voltage rise to unacceptable levels due to over-correction.
3. Service shall be metered for both energy (kWh) usage and demand (kW) usage. Demand integration shall be over a 15-minute period.
4. Customer shall be responsible for maintaining power factor at or above 85 percent lagging. If a customer's power factor falls below 85 percent lagging, the city will provide written notice to the customer of requirement to improve power factor above threshold level of 85 percent lagging. If the customer fails to correct the power factor within 90 days of such notice to a level acceptable to the city, the city reserves the right to apply power factor correction facilities outside of the customer's facilities at the cost of the customer.
5. Customer will maintain its electric service entrance facilities in good repair and in full compliance with the requirements of all local, state and national codes and standards including all applicable terms and conditions of the latest issue of the National Electric Code ("NEC") and the National Electric Safety Code ("NESC").
c. Rates: The total rate shall be the customer service charge plus energy charge plus demand charge plus energy cost adjustment as follows:
1. Customer service charge:
Inside, per month: $10.50
Outside, per month: 21.00
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a four percent increase to the customer service charge in effect prior to the increase.
The "inside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located within the city's corporate limits. The "outside" charge will be applicable to all electrical service customers located outside of the city's corporate limits.
2. Energy charges. The following charges shall apply to all usage:
First 360 X kW demand, per kWhr: . . . . $0.04720
Over 360 X kW demand: . . . . 0.03221
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be an increase to the energy charge for the first 360 kWh per kW, which increase shall be calculated by subtracting $0.04538 from the energy charge in effect prior to the increase and multiplying the resulting figure by four percent.
3. Demand charge. The following charges for demand shall apply to all usage:
For all demands, per kW-month: . . . . $6.00
The maximum demand per month shall be the maximum demand established in the billing month.
Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a four percent increase to the demand charge in effect prior to the increase.
4. Energy cost adjustment: The energy charges in subsection (3)c.2. of this section are subject to the ECA outlined in subsection (1)c.3.
d. When both GS-1 and GS-2 service is available to a given customer, the choice of service shall lie with the customer. A customer having selected a class of service may not change to another class of service within a 12-month period unless there is a substantial change of reasonable permanency in the character, condition or extent of the customer's service.
(4) Private outdoor lighting:
a. Availability: Any customer located in territory served by the city for outdoor lighting service notwithstanding availability provisions in any other rate that all requirements be supplied thereunder.
b. Service to be furnished: The city will furnish and operate the necessary facilities to supply service for outdoor lighting from dusk to dawn for the number of lighting units ordered by the customer, subject to the limitations set forth below.
c. Monthly charges:
175 Watt . . . . $8.53
400 Watt . . . . 14.50
1. Standard equipment for lighting units shall consist of a standard mercury vapor lamp, mounted in a luminaire, supported on a short bracket (approximately 30 inches), with photoelectric control.
2. If the connected load served hereunder requires the installation of a transformer exclusively to serve such load, the transformer shall be treated as an additional facility.
d. Additional facilities: If the installation of a standard lighting unit requires the installation by the city of facilities not required by the city for distribution purposes other than private lighting, the city will furnish, install, own and maintain the additional facilities (including wood poles of the type established as standard for service hereunder) which may be necessary to provide such lighting from nearby distribution lines. The city will make a monthly charge, in addition to the charges set forth above, of 2.1 percent of the cost to the city of furnishing and installing such facilities. In determining the amount of such monthly charge, the city may use unit prices for such additional facilities as the cost base, provided that such unit prices are at or below the city's average unit cost for such facilities.
e. Ownership and maintenance of facilities: The city shall own and be responsible for the maintenance of the city facilities installed to render the service ordered by the customer, but the city shall not be required to remove obstructions or trim trees that may interfere with proper distribution of light from lighting units. The customer will be responsible for the following:
1. The removal of any obstruction to the installation of facilities.
2. Provide any permits or easements required for their installation and maintenance.
3. Provide for access to them by the city trucks.
If a customer desires installation of a lighting unit on a customer owned pole, such pole must meet the city standards at the time of installation and as long as the lighting unit remains in service.
(5) Temporary service; deposit required:
a. A customer desiring temporary service of any kind shall be required to fill out the appropriate application for electric service form.
1. A customer requesting temporary service shall be responsible for providing metering equipment permanently mounted to a wood pole or other approved structure per the city's specifications.
b. As soon as possible after the proper application is received by the city, an estimate of the costs of furnishing, installing and removing the required facilities to provide for the temporary service shall be mailed to the address, as supplied on the application form, of the party requesting the service.
c. A charge of $100.00 will be included in the estimate. Fifty dollars of this said amount is nonrefundable. Fifty dollars of this said amount will be held as a deposit to ensure the return of the revenue meter supplied by the city. This deposit shall be returned to the customer upon return of the meter in good working order.
d. If after reviewing the estimate supplied by the city, the customer wishes to proceed with the installation of a temporary service, the estimated cost figure provided by the city plus the fee described in the paragraph above, shall be paid in advance by check made out to the city before any work shall be performed by the city.
e. A temporary service shall not be installed until the city's zoning department has approved a building permit for the property.
(Code 1976, § 12-50; Ord. No. 96-13, § 1, 8-12-96; Ord. No. 99-20, § 3, 10-11-99; Ord. No. 05-36, § 1, 12-12-05; Ord. No. 06-14, § 1, 3-13-06)
Sec. 86-57. Tax in addition to rate to be charged.
An amount shall be added to the gross amount of all electric bills for the account of the state utility tax. The amount added shall be determined by the Public Utilities Revenue Act (35 ILCS 620/1 et seq.), as amended, and any rule or regulation thereunder.
(Code 1976, § 12-51)
Sec. 86-58. Rules and regulations.
The following rules, regulations and laws are hereby adopted for the control, management, government and operation of the electric system of the city:
(1) Obtaining information.
a. Information desired from the city relative to subject matters covered by these rules and regulations may be obtained by personally visiting, telephoning or corresponding with the office of the superintendent.
b. A copy of these rules and regulations will be available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., weekdays. Copies of these rules and regulations may also be purchased at the City Hall for the sum of $10.00 per copy.
(2) Application for service– General information.
a. Application for a new residential service connection or an upgraded residential service connection shall be submitted by the customer or his or her agent in writing at the office of the superintendent a minimum of two weeks prior to the expected date the new or upgraded service facilities are required. Applications for electric service must include the following additional information:
1. A description of the proposed new service required or a description of the required service modifications or upgrade.
2. A listing (in the form of a load schedule) of all of the customer's motor and static loads with motor horsepower and load sizes in kW.
3. A plat of survey (or a reasonably accurate representation of such) with the location of the existing and proposed service entrance equipment shown.
b. Application for a new commercial or industrial service connection or an upgraded commercial or industrial service connection shall be submitted by the customer or his or her agent, in writing, at the office of the superintendent at the time of application for a construction permit; but in all instances, a minimum of one month prior to the date the new or upgraded service facilities are required.
1. By application, the new commercial or industrial customer recognizes that there are inherent delays experienced in obtaining a new or upgraded service connection. Such delays may be due to long lead times that may be associated with the procurement of new transformers, cables, metering equipment and other facilities necessary to provide the new or upgraded service connection.
2. The city will make every reasonable attempt to expedite the installation of new or upgraded service connections when given adequate notice.
c. Application for the installation of new electrical distribution facilities within a new residential, commercial, or industrial subdivision shall be submitted by the developer or his or her agent, in writing, at the office of the superintendent at the time the subdivision plat is submitted for approval to the appropriate agencies.
d. Examples of the application for electric service to be filled out by an owner, customer, or developer requesting a new service connection or an upgraded service connection for a residence, commercial or industrial development shall be on file in the office of the superintendent.
e. Before an application for a new service connection, or an upgraded existing service connection, can be accepted or acted upon by the, the application form is to be filled out accurately and in its entirety and the appropriate fees must be paid.
f. Any work on new or existing service entrance facilities that is performed within the service territory of the city by a customer, contractor, developer, or his or her agent without the filing of an application for electric service shall be considered in violation of this article.
g. By the act of submitting an application for electric service, as defined in this section, the customer or developer acknowledges and agrees to follow and comply with all of the applicable ordinances, rules, and requirements of the city.
h. By the act of submitting an application for electric service, as defined in this section, the customer or developer acknowledges that there may be times (i.e. winter weather conditions) when the city may not be able to respond as promptly as usual to requests for new or upgraded services or to requests for service to new developments.
(3) Electric service types and characteristics.
a. Certain types of electrical service configurations are not available in every location within the city's service territory. The type of service which can be provided at any particular location will be determined by the city based on one or more of the following criteria:
Configuration of city's service lines available at that location.
Available system capacity at that location.
Voltage of available service lines at that location.
Type, size and characteristics of load to be served at that location.
b. The standard types of service and secondary utilization voltages for loads which will be supplied within the city's service territory are as follows:
Single-phase, three wire, 120/240 volt service
Three-phase, four-wire WYE, 120/208 volt service
Three-phase, four-wire WYE, 277/480 volt service
c. Customers and potential customers whose installations may require service voltages other than those normally available, as described in paragraph b above, are requested to consult the superintendent to determine the conditions under which such a type of service can be provided by the city.
d. The voltage and characteristics of the city electric lines supplying a customer's load shall be determined by the city on the basis of the size and characteristics of the customer's load and its relation to the city's primary or secondary service facilities located in or proposed for the area in which the customer is to be served or is presently being served.
(4) All installation of electrical wires, apparatus and necessaries shall be inspected by the superintendent, and shall be performed under the superintendent's supervision, and after its completion the same shall also be inspected by the superintendent. Any obstruction which may interfere with and prevent a perfect inspection of wires carrying electrical current, such as lath, plaster, boards and partitions, must be removed upon order of the superintendent.
(5) The director of public works and superintendent shall have full management of the electric system and the inspection of all electrical work within the city, inside of buildings and above, underneath and upon the surface of streets and other real estate, in all electrical matters in which the city is interested.
(6) All electrical wiring and installation of any house, building, office or dwelling or other place within the city shall be under the direction of the superintendent, in full and faithful accord and compliance with the latest rules concerning the same adopted by National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code and the American Insurance Association.
(7) No person but the superintendent shall attach to or make any connections with any electrical wire with the purpose of procuring electrical current therefrom. Any person so attaching and connecting to any such wire for such purposes, without order from the superintendent and compliance with the rules of this article, shall be prosecuted for theft.
(8) No claim for damages shall be made against the city by reason of the breakage of any transformer, reducer, meter or wire carrying current; nor shall the city be liable in damages to any customer deprived of electrical current by reason of any breakage or any machinery or a stoppage for improvement or repair; nor shall the city be liable for any loss, injury or damage resulting from the interruption, restoration or reduction of electrical service from any cause.
(9) The superintendent shall have power to cut off and deprive a customer of electric current when the superintendent is satisfied that the building and place is not properly wired, or wired according to the rules, or for violation of any of the rules hereby adopted, or for nonpayment of any rate, rental or other charge, and shall not again attach such customer until all rules violated have been fully complied with and all sums due for electric current and other charges and demands due the city are fully paid. Disconnection for nonpayment shall be pursuant to section 86-24.
(10) The superintendent shall have full power to trim any shade tree or bush, remove any obstruction within the streets, alleys and public places of the city which hinder or obstruct the wires or the free and efficient delivery of the electric current to the several parts of the city.
(11) The superintendent shall also have the right to order the removal of any pole or post of any telegraph or telephone line which in any way impedes the efficiency of the lines conveying electric current and power, and shall take all other precautions necessary to prevent the electric current coming in contact with wires of the lines other than the electric system, so that no harm may occur to any person.
(12) The standard service voltage for all locations is 120/240 volts single-phase, three-wire. Any other service voltage or three-phase service is considered nonstandard.
(13) Nonstandard service voltage; excess facilities.
a. There may exist locations where an existing distribution network has other than standard secondary service voltage. Some of these nonstandard voltages are 240 volts, three-phase, three-wire; 120/240 volts, three-phase, four-wire; and 480 volts, three-phase, three-wire. These systems are not being expanded, but in certain cases a new service may be installed at the existing voltages in the existing network.
b. If a nonstandard service voltage or three-phase service is desired, the owner shall consult with the superintendent before purchasing heavy duty residential, commercial or industrial equipment for installation on the electric system. If it is practical in the opinion of the superintendent, the nonstandard service voltage may be provided; however, the owner shall bear the additional expense, at the discretion of the city, of special distribution transformers, and the risk of extended loss of service in the event of a transformer failure.
c. Should an existing customer wish to upgrade his or her electric service beyond the standard service installation which is supplied by the city, or should it be necessary to upgrade service to a customer because of increased load or because customer's load is interfering with service to other city customers, such necessary additional facilities shall be regarded as "excess facilities."
d. The customer shall be responsible for the costs of all facilities installed on the customer's premises and for the city's out-of-pocket costs, as required, to provide any facilities beyond the standard service facilities normally provided by the city.
(14) The following types of customer service taps are provided by the city electric system:
a. Overhead tap– Overhead service area. Overhead service shall be delivered to the individual residence by means of overhead cable from the electric system pole structure to a designated point on the dwelling of sufficient height to comply with applicable code clearances. The location of the service entrance shall be such as to provide for the shortest route from the structure to the home as practical. The owner or contractor shall provide the service head, riser conduit, meter base and all other materials and installations required to make a complete installation. Conductor tails of two-foot length shall extend out the riser weatherhead to facilitate making connections to the triplex service conductors provided by the city.
b. Underground tap– Underground service area. In areas designated for underground service, the service shall be delivered to the residence by means of a buried triplex cable from pedestal, vault or pad mount transformer located on or near the property line, to a point designated on the dwelling. The location of the service entrance shall be such as to provide the shortest route from the pedestal, vault or pad-mounted transformer to the house as may be practical. All obstructions such as debris, dirt piles, brush and the like shall be removed prior to the installation of service, and a lot shall be graded to within one foot of final grade.
Underground service is not guaranteed by the electric utility as circumstances may force service to be provided to any location by overhead service.
c. Underground tap– Overhead service area. Underground service in an overhead service area will be available, provided engineering considerations will not prohibit service, in the opinion of the superintendent. The conversion of existing overhead service to underground service may be available, but only on the availability of city personnel.
d. Overhead service– Underground service area. Overhead service in an underground service area will not be permitted unless, in the opinion of the superintendent, due to engineering considerations this is the only feasible and practical manner in which service may be provided.
e. Meter sockets– All types of service area. All residential meter and self contained meter sockets shall be provided by the customer off the city's approved listing. The transformer rated meter socket shall be purchased by the customer from the city.
f. Overhead and underground secondary service connections:
1. All buildings, including multiple-occupancy buildings or other similar structures, shall be served by a single service connection and provisions shall be made by the customer to provide for a single point of metering. The term "single point of metering" is intended to refer to a single point of attachment for the city's secondary service conductors and a single meter or a single multiple-meter bank.
2. For multiple-occupancy buildings where two or more meter sockets are required, the customer will service all the meter sockets from a common overhead or underground service cable.
3. Each unit in a multiple occupancy building shall be metered separately.
4. In a multiple occupancy building, the electric service entrance and distribution facilities for each unit shall not pass through or enter another unit.
5. Electric service entrance connections shall not be routed through unattached garages or other structures.
6. An overhead or underground secondary service connection is that portion of the supply conductors, with appropriate connectors, between the city's secondary distribution system and the customer's service entrance equipment.
7. Should a customer require a service entrance connection, whether an initial connection or an upgraded connection, he or she shall be required to fill out the necessary forms as required in this article.
8. For a new service entrance connection, a fee shall be required in advance at the time the application for electric service is submitted for the city to provide the requested service connection. This fee may be included along with the balance of the fees submitted prior to the award of a building permit by the city.
The fee schedule for all new or upgraded service entrance connections shall be as follows:
Residential service-single phase service entrance connection (100A or 200A)(Note 1) . . . . $200.00
Duplex residential (as defined in this article) and area lighting (as defined in this article) single-phase service entrance connection (100 A minimum) (Note 1) . . . . 150.00
General service entrance connection up to 200A (single phase) (Note 1) . . . . 300.00
General service entrance connection (three-phase):
For less than 75 kVA of estimated maximum demand (Note 1) . . . . 375.00
For less than 150 kVA of estimated maximum demand (Note 1) . . . . 750.00
For less than 300 kVA of estimated maximum demand (Note 1) . . . . 1,500.00
Additional capacity beyond 300 KVA (per KVA of estimated maximum demand) (Note 1) . . . . 5.00
Note 1: For services to residential apartment buildings or multi-tenant commercial buildings, add $50.00 for each living unit within the apartment building or tenant space within the commercial building beyond the base unit, which is included in the basic residential service entrance connection fee quoted above.
9. Fees for residential service entrance connections exceeding 200 A (single-phase) and general service customers exceeding 300 kVA in maximum demand will be determined on a case-by-case basis and will be generally based on the city's out-of-pocket costs.
10. Minimum service size for apartments shall be 100 A.
11. Minimum service size for trailers and pre-manufactured homes shall be 100 A.
12. The standard fee for general service entrance connections, as listed above, shall only cover the costs associated with the installation of a standard overhead or underground service connection as defined below.
13. Any residential overhead or underground electric service installation which exceeds the following definitions of a standard service connection in length shall incur an additional per foot charge of $5.00 per foot.
14. A standard residential overhead service connection shall be rated at 200 A and shall not exceed 150 feet in length from the city's take-off point to the location of the customer's service attachment.
15. A standard residential underground service connection shall be rated at 200 A and shall not exceed 150 feet in length from the city's take-off point to the location of the customer's meter socket.
16. Under no circumstances shall an underground service connection be provided which is to be covered by a deck, porch, walk or any other building addition without the installation, by the customer, of a suitable duct through which the customer may pull service conductors, provided by the city. See subsection (17)g.
17. The allowable total length of an overhead service drop beyond what is considered standard will be determined by the city on the basis of the conductor size required and on the characteristics of the pole from which the service conductors originate. In no case will the length of the service drop exceed 150 feet.
18. If an overhead service connection is longer than the allowable length of a service drop and requires intermediate supports, the service drop shall be considered the portion between the city's distribution facilities and the first point of attachment on the customer's property. The remainder of the service connection, including the first support on private property, shall be furnished, installed, owned, and maintained by the city at the customer's expense.
g. Overhead service attachment requirements:
1. A service attachment may consist of insulating knobs, eyebolts, or other city approved devices depending on the requirements.
i. In the event that the city must reattach or replace a service attachment for the purposes of emergency service restoration, the customer may be held responsible for any costs incurred by the city to reattach or replace the service attachment. In no event shall the city be held liable for any direct or consequential damage that may result from the city's efforts to restore service.
2. The service attachment shall, in all cases, be furnished, installed, and maintained by the customer and shall meet the requirements and specifications of the city.
3. The service attachment shall be located at a point designated by the city and shall be sufficiently high enough above ground to maintain the minimum clearances as specified by Paragraph (232) of General Order 160 of the Illinois Commerce Commission and ANSI C2-National Electrical Safety Code, latest edition.
4. Under no circumstances shall a service attachment be located on a parapet or a chimney.
5. In case a building is too low to provide for the minimum clearance required, a riser or a roof bracket shall be installed in accordance with the city's specifications.
6. The service head and attachment shall be installed in such a manner to ensure that the following clearances are met:
i. All wiring which is outside of the riser shall clear downspouts, gutters, and other building appurtenances by a minimum of three feet.
ii. All wiring which is external to the riser shall be installed a minimum of three feet from windows, porches, or any other part of a building ordinarily accessible to the occupants or the public.
7. The city shall, in all cases, make the final connection between the customer service equipment and the city's secondary service conductors.
8. The customer or his or her agent is prohibited from disconnecting, connecting, or making any changes to the city's secondary service conductors.
h. Service entrance requirements.
1. Service entrance equipment shall consist of the following components consistent with city's specifications:
i. In the case of an overhead service connection, a service connection shall consist of some or all of the following: A service head, a service run, a disconnecting means (in the form of a circuit breaker in a rain-tight enclosure), a meter connection device, an instrument transformer cabinet, and an approved grounding connection.
ii. In the case of an underground service connection, a service connection shall consist of some or all of the following items: A meter connection device, disconnection means (in the form of a circuit breaker in a rain-tight enclosure), an instrument transformer cabinet, a service run, and an approved grounding connection.
2. All residential customers with more than six meter sockets shall be required to install an externally operable fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, that can be used to disconnect the building's electric service equipment from the incoming city system. Such a fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, shall have provisions for the installation of a lock supplied by the city to prevent unauthorized operation. Provisions shall be included with the fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, that will permit the customer to operate the main disconnect in the event of emergency, independent of the city.
3. If, in a multiple-occupancy building, there is a mixture of residential and general service customers, an externally operable, fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, shall be installed that can be used to disconnect all services from the incoming city system. Such a fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, shall contain provisions for the installation of a lock supplied by the city to prevent unauthorized operation. Provisions shall be included with the fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, which will permit the customer to operate the fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, in the event of emergency, independent of the city.
4. All general service customers shall be required to install a fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, which can be used to disconnect the customer's service from the incoming city system. Such a fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, shall contain provisions for the installation of a lock supplied by the city to prevent unauthorized operation. Provisions shall be included with the fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, which will permit the customer to operate the fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, in the event of emergency, independent of the city.
i. For customer service entrance equipment rated up to, and including 800 A, the fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, must be installed external to the building and adjacent (within five feet) of where the city's secondary service conductors attach to the building.
ii. For customer service entrance equipment rated larger that 800 A, the fused main disconnect switch, or circuit breaker, can be located within a dedicated electrical closet or room within the building. Such fused disconnecting switch, or circuit breaker, must be provided with shunt trip capability with the shunt trip indicating switch located in a lockable, weather-tight enclosure at a location outside of the building as directed by the city and by this section.
5. Buildings will not be served by the city at more than one utilization voltage (i.e. 120/208 VAC or 277/480 VAC but not both).
6. The location for the installation of all meter sockets shall be determined by the city as dictated by any, or all, of the following conditions:
i. Customer meter sockets must be placed outside the customer's building in locations readily accessible to city's personnel.
A. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed on unattached garages or other nearby structures.
B. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed within fenced-in back yards.
C. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed where access is only available by the use of stairs.
D. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed where it is not possible to read and service meter without the use of stepladders or other aids.
E. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed inside screened in porches or over decks.
F. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed on utility poles. In the event the city replaces a utility pole on which a customer meter socket is located, the affected customer shall be responsible for the relocation of the meter socket to a location permitted by this article.
ii. Customer meter sockets shall be placed where most readily accessible from the city's distribution facilities.
A. For underground installations, locations that necessitate the crossing of sidewalks or driveways with the service wires by the city shall be avoided.
B. Locations which necessitate the use of more than 150 feet of overhead-type or underground-type service conductor shall be avoided.
iii. Customer meter sockets shall not be placed near natural gas meters or other natural gas facilities.
A. Meter sockets shall not be placed over a natural gas meter or natural gas facility.
B. Meter sockets shall maintain a minimum of ten feet horizontal clearance from a natural gas meter or natural gas facility.
iv. For buildings with two or more meter sockets, all the meters shall be grouped together ("ganged") in a common area accessible to city personnel.
7. In all cases, the service run (for overhead-type services only), the main disconnecting means, and the meter connection device must be installed entirely on the outside of the building to be served.
8. The customer shall furnish, install, own and have complete responsibility for the maintenance of all service entrance equipment, with the exception of the meter.
9. If at any time, and in the exclusive judgment of the city, the customer-owned service entrance facilities become dangerous, unserviceable, or inadequate for continued service, the city may require the customer to repair or replace the service entrance facilities as a condition for continued service.
10. For electric service installations requiring potential and current transformers, the customer shall supply the instrument (potential and current) transformer cabinet, the meter socket and the interconnecting wires and test switches as part of a pre-assembled and pre-wired UL-approved assembly. All of the customer-supplied equipment will be subject to the approval of the city.
11. The conductors and conduit of the service entrance equipment shall be continuous (i.e., conductors shall not be spliced; the conduit system electrically and mechanically continuous) from the city's point of connection to the meter socket (or instrument transformer cabinet) and from the meter socket (or instrument transformer cabinet) to the fused main disconnect.
12. Weather-tight fittings shall be used in connecting a service run to an outdoor meter connection and; generally, where any part of the service entrance equipment is exposed to the weather.
13. All overhead service runs shall be equipped with weather-tight service heads.
14. Metered and unmetered conductors shall not be installed within the same conduit or enclosure.
15. Aluminum conductors shall not be used as part of a service run or for the connection from the city's point of attachment to the customer's first overcurrent protective device (circuit breaker panel for residential services or fused main disconnect, or circuit breaker, for general service services).
16. All service run conductors shall be sized per the requirements and standards as set by the National Electric Code. In no case, however, can the service entrance equipment be smaller than that considered as a "standard service" for the purposes of this article.
17. The city assumes no responsibility for the adequacy, safety or satisfactory performance of a customer's service entrance equipment.
18. The grounded neutral conductor of the service entrance equipment shall be identified in such a way as to be readily distinguishable.
19. The conductor for the phase having the highest voltage ("wild leg") or a three-phase four-wire Delta installation shall be placed at the center of the three-phase conductors within the service entrance equipment and shall be identified in such a way as to be readily distinguishable from the other conductors.
20. No over-current device shall be inserted in series with a grounded service conductor except a circuit breaker that simultaneously opens all conductors from a circuit.
21. When located outdoors, the disconnecting means (fused main disconnect switch or circuit breaker) shall be either of weatherproof construction or mounted inside a weatherproof box and shall have provisions for the installation of a lock supplied by the city to prevent unauthorized operation.
22. For general service installations over 800 A, if the disconnecting means are installed within a building, the disconnecting means shall be located within a nominal five feet of the point where the secondary conductors enter the building and shall be provided with a shunt-trip mechanism which permits opening of the disconnecting means from the exterior of the building. This shunt-trip mechanism shall have provisions for the installation of a lock supplied by the city to prevent unauthorized operation. Provisions shall be included with the shunt-trip device which will permit the customer to operate the disconnecting means, in the event of emergency, independent of the city.
23. In all cases, the disconnecting means shall be installed in locations that permit unobstructed access to the city's personnel.
i. Grounding requirements.
1. All metal conduit cabinets, other enclosures and the neutral or grounded phase conductor shall be permanently grounded by means of an approved ground connection.
2. The following grounding installations shall be provided in accordance with Article 250 of the latest issue of the National Electric Code:
i. Systems, circuits and equipment required, permitted or not permitted to be grounded.
ii. Circuit conductor to be grounded on grounded systems.
iii. Location of grounding connectors.
iv. Types and sizes of grounding and bonding conductors and electrodes.
v. Methods of grounding and bonding.
vi. Conditions under which guards, isolation or insulation may be substituted for grounding.
vii. Connection of lighting arresters.
(15) The following metering rules and regulations shall be adhered to:
a. Metering/general requirements.
1. Metering equipment that will be provided by the city consists of such of the following items as may be required for a particular installation. These items include watt hour meters, demand registers, recording demand devices, associated relays and devices, and current and potential transformers.
2. A meter-switch-fuse sequence is an installation where the metering equipment is connected on the supply side of the disconnecting means installed in conjunction with the meter.
3. A switch-fuse-meter sequence is an installation where the metering equipment is connected on the load side of the disconnecting means installed in conjunction with the meter.
4. A meter-switch-fuse sequence shall be followed, where practicable, for all installations where single-phase or three-phase self-contained meters are used.
5. For instrument transformer type installations where practicable, the instrument transformer cabinet shall always be placed ahead of the main disconnecting means.
6. Where the utilization voltage is higher than 240 V, current and potential transformers shall be installed for all new or upgrade metering installations.
7. If the voltage of the electricity to be metered is 240 V or less, and the customer's disconnecting means has a rating of 200 amperes or less, self-contained metering equipment shall be installed for all new or upgraded installations.
8. For all new installations or metering installations upgraded to provide additional load where the supply voltage is 240 V or less, and the customer's disconnecting means has a rating in excess of 200 amperes, current transformer cabinets shall be installed. This provision shall not apply to a multiple-occupancy building where each customer is supplied with a service of 200 amperes or less.
9. For all instrument transformer cabinet installations, the customer shall furnish specifications and prints for the approval of the city before any equipment is purchased and will install the same under the provisions of this article.
10. Customers are prohibited from the removal of city-installed meter seals or locks. Customers who remove such seals or locks shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this code of ordinances.
i. For the purpose of determining responsibility for the removal of such seals or locks, the city shall assign responsibility to the owner of the property in question.
b. Location of metering equipment.
1. Metering equipment will consist of instrument transformers, city-approved instrument transformer cabinet and appropriate conduit and fittings.
2. Unless otherwise approved by the city, all metering equipment shall be located outside of the customer building at a location adjacent to where the main service entrance conductors attach to the customer's building.
3. The customer shall provide a suitable place on his or her building for the installation of the metering equipment.
4. The metering equipment shall be so located that adequate space and unobstructed access (i.e. cannot be located within a fenced in area) are provided for the purposes of reading, testing, inspecting and exchanging of such equipment by city personnel. The customer shall consult the city regarding the proper location of the equipment.
5. The metering equipment location shall be free from moisture, but when a damp location is unavoidable, the customer shall furnish and install, at his or her own expense, a moisture-proof cabinet to contain the metering equipment.
6. Metering equipment shall not be placed underneath water pipes or other piping systems.
7. Metering equipment shall not be placed closer than ten feet from a gas service entrance, gas regulator, or gas appliance of any type.
8. If there is a possibility that the metering equipment may be exposed to excessive dust, metal filings, or similar substances, the customer shall furnish and install, at his or her own expense, a suitable dust-proof enclosure to protect the equipment.
9. All metering equipment that is installed outdoors will be housed within an approved weather-tight (NEMA 3R) enclosure, as directed by the city.
10. The choice for the location of the metering equipment is subject to the approval of the city.
c. Meter and meter connection device.
1. For all new or upgraded single-phase and three-phase installations, the meter and meter connection device shall be placed on the outside of a building and shall be readily accessible to city personnel.
2. Indoor meters shall only be allowed, with the approval of the city, under the following circumstances:
i. Where there is a large number (greater than 20) of meters serving a single building.
ii. Where using outdoor metering is impractical or inadvisable.
3. A meter and meter connection device shall not be installed where it shall be readily susceptible to damage including mechanical injury due to, but not limited to, vehicular traffic and vandalism.
i. If such a situation should arise with an existing service, within 30 days after notification by the city, the situation shall be corrected by the customer to the satisfaction of the city.
ii. Should the customer fail to take such corrective action, as recommended and approved by the city, and should the meter sustain subsequent damage after the allowed 30-day period, for whatever reason, the customer shall be billed for the cost of repair or replacement of same.
iii. Correction of this situation, to the satisfaction of the city, may be a condition for continued service.
4. A meter and meter connection device shall be installed as near as practical to the point where the service entrance is attached to a building.
5. For large (greater than 20 individual residences) multiple-occupancy buildings, such as apartment houses, meters and meter connection devices are to be installed grouped in dedicated electrical closets which are readily accessible to city personnel at all times. The size, arrangement, and location of the electrical closets and the access provisions will be subject to the approval of the city.
6. Meter connection devices of an approved type shall be furnished and installed by the customer.
7. Maintenance, repair or replacement of a meter connection device, associated hardware and surface attachment means, shall be the responsibility of the customer.
8. When metering equipment is installed in a multiple-occupancy building, all meter connection devices shall be labeled, tagged or stenciled in a permanent manner showing the complete address and location of the area served by each meter connection device.
9. The meter connection device shall be installed at a maximum height of six feet and a minimum height of four feet when measured from finished floor or final grade to the centerline of the meter socket in such a manner as to be plumb and to ensure a permanent attachment to a rigid vibration-free wall or structure.
10. Metered load conductors shall not pass through adjacent meter connection devices unless such conductors are an integral part of an approved pre-wired multiple-position meter socket assembly.
11. If meter connection devices are installed in locations not adjacent to the service entrance, the unmetered feeder conductors shall be installed with a continuous run (i.e. no junction boxes or LBS permitted) of rigid conduit and cable.
12. If the meter connection device for an instrument transformer installation is not adjacent to the instrument transformer cabinet, the customer shall provide a continuous (i.e. no junction boxes or LBS permitted) rigid conduit and color coded conductor harness (not to exceed 50 feet in length) extending between the instrument transformer cabinet and the meter connection device. The conduit and conductor harness, installed by the customer, shall be subject to the approval of the city. The city will make the final terminations at the potential and current transformers and at the meter connection device.
13. For instrument transformer installations, the city shall furnish and install all metering transformers at its expense.
14. The potential leads for any instrument transformer installation shall be connected to the line side of the current transformer leads.
d. Testing. Any municipal electric meter shall be taken out of service and tested upon complaint by the customer, upon payment of a fee of $10.00. If upon test the meter is not within three percent of being accurate, it shall be repaired or replaced and the $10.00 fee returned to the customer. If the meter is within three percent of being correct, the fee will not be refunded and the meter may be placed back in service.
e. Meters stopped or registering inaccurately. Customer billing will be based on estimated usage when meters are found stopped or registering improperly. Such estimates will be based on comparable months' billings or previous years' billings amended to the current rates and conditions when such information is available.
(16) The following rules of service shall apply:
a. The superintendent shall deny or discontinue service to a customer when in his or her opinion the wiring and equipment is unsafe, causes unacceptable interference with the service of other customers or has objectionable conditions. However, the city will cooperate with the customer in order to determine the necessary remedial action for such conditions.
b. The city reserves the right to inspect and test any equipment connected to its system and to require that such equipment be provided with nameplates showing the voltage, phase, full-load current, maximum current, maximum kilo-volt amperes, and such other information as may be necessary to determine the operating characteristics of the equipment.
c. All of a customer's lighting equipment, motor-driven equipment, apparatus, and appliances shall have such characteristics or be equipped with corrective devices so as to enable the city to maintain a satisfactory standard of electric service. In the case of high motor starting current, violently fluctuating or intermittent loads and the like, the city reserves and shall have the right to require the customer to install, at the customer's expense, transformers and apparatus to correct the objectionable conditions. These cases may include welders, hoists, elevator motors, pumps, and similar apparatus.
d. When a separate or oversized substation or transformer must be installed specifically to eliminate the effect of the objectionable load condition, and the distribution system would otherwise have the capacity and equipment required to supply a normal load service of the same size, or where separate transformers and/or service are installed at the customer's request, the substation or transformers are considered a corrective device under subparagraph a. of this paragraph, and shall be provided at the customer's expense, at the discretion of the city.
e. The city electrical rates for general service customers are based on all such customers maintaining a power factor of not less than 85 percent lagging. If a customer's power factor is less than 85 percent during periods of normal operation, the city reserves the right to require the customer to install, at his or her own expense, such corrective equipment as may be required to increase such customer's power factor to not less than 85 percent lagging.
f. When a customer fails to install the necessary facilities on his or her premises to correct the objectionable conditions of his or her load, or fails to prevent such objectionable conditions from interfering with the city's supply of satisfactory service to other customers, the city shall have the right to deny service to the customer until the objectionable conditions shall have been corrected in a manner satisfactory to the city.
g. Where corrective equipment is installed by the city on its distribution system to correct any objectionable conditions, the customer whose service caused the objectionable conditions shall be required to pay, at the discretion of the city, without refund, the installed cost of such corrective equipment, and the corrective equipment shall remain the property of the city. In lieu of such payment, and subject to approval by the city, a customer may elect to pay a monthly charge equal to 1.5 percent of the installed cost of such corrective equipment installed by the city.
(17) Changes to existing electric service facilities.
a. Should it become necessary, strictly in the interest of the city, to change the voltage or characteristics (i.e. change from overhead to underground type) of lines entering the property of an existing customer, the city shall bear the costs associated with modifying or replacing the city's existing facilities, as necessary, to provide the same level and type of electric service as was available prior to the date of the required change.
b. Any changes which are required to the electric service entrance facilities of the customer to accommodate the revised or upgraded city electric service facilities will be made by the customer at no cost to the city.
c. The city shall retain sole responsibility for deciding to change the voltage or the characteristics of the lines entering the property of an existing customer for any reason which is determined, by the city, to be in the best interest of the city and its customers.
d. If, because of public improvements such as street widening, grading, excavating or other reasons beyond the city's control, the city must move facilities with which it serves the customer, the city, as a condition of continued service, may require that a new service connection be established under the same terms as an original service connection from the standpoint of city and customer's expense and installation.
e. If the city determines that a change in the voltage or characteristics of the lines entering an existing customer's facility are necessary, the city will:
1. Notify the customer of this fact in writing;
2. Furnish an estimate of the charges which will be incurred by the customer due to the necessary improvement. The cost estimate will be prepared based on information which is available to the city at the time and will be based upon the most economical service plan consistent with good engineering and operating practice, as determined by the city, and in accordance with all applicable codes and regulations.
f. As a condition for continuing to receive electric service from the city, the customer must advance the estimated cost of the required improvement by the city. The customer must also make all of the necessary arrangements and fund any improvements which are required on the customer's service entrance equipment.
g. Should a customer desire to install a deck, porch, walk or any other building addition above an existing underground service connection, the customer shall choose to follow one of the following two options:
1. The customer may apply for an upgraded service connection to be installed at the present location but which will include a duct installation as described under subsection (14)f.16. above.
2. The customer may apply for an upgraded service connection to be installed in a different location not affected by the proposed building addition.
h. Should a customer desire to install a pool or other structure beneath an existing overhead service connection, the customer shall apply for an upgraded service location which will not be affected by the proposed additions.
i. For customers requiring modifications to their existing overhead or underground electric service entrance facilities as per subparagraphs g or h above, the customer shall be responsible for reimbursing the city for all out-of-pocket costs that are incurred by the city in making any required modifications to the customer's existing service entrance facilities.
(18) Resale.
a. Electrical energy provided by the electric system shall not be sold to a third party or otherwise disposed of by a third party. The energy provided by the electric system shall be for the sole use of its customers.
b. When a customer elects to upgrade the existing electrical facilities in an existing multiple occupancy premise, the installation of the upgraded facilities shall have to conform to the requirement established by this paragraph as well as this article.
(19) Motors and electrical apparatus used by customers on the electric system shall comply with the following:
a. The city reserves the right to select the type of service to be supplied, and shall be consulted before the equipment is purchased or ordered by a customer, regarding the general characteristics of service, including those services having five hp and larger or where the aggregate load of smaller motors is more than seven and one-half horsepower (hp).
b. In general, seven and one-half hp and larger motors will be three-phase, and motors smaller than seven and one-half hp may be single-phase. There may be, at the city's sole discretion, exceptions to this rule, as follows:
1. In outlying and residential areas where three-phase energy is not readily available, larger single-phase motors may be permitted, but only with prior approval of the superintendent.
2. Where the customer is already using three-phase energy, motors smaller than seven and one-half hp may be added to the three-phase service, upon notification to the city.
3. Three-phase service is not normally available for residential customers and is considered nonstandard service.
c. Motor and motorized equipment will generally be approved for use on the electric system only if the total locked rotor current does not exceed an acceptable level, as determined by the superintendent.
d. Whenever, in the judgment of the city, a motor starting current is of a magnitude to cause interference to other customers, the customer shall be required to provide a starting device of a type which will eliminate such interference.
e. Manually-operated reduced voltage starting devices shall be so constructed that they cannot be placed in the running position before passing through the starting position.
f. Application of reduced voltage starting and the application of under-voltage release starting equipment are recommended for all motors seven and one-half horsepower or larger. The under-voltage release shall be of a type that will return the starting device to the off position when the electric supply is interrupted.
(20) Rented private lighting luminaires (dusk-to-dawn lights or security lights) for homes, schools, security, churches, commercial areas, and industry shall be provided where feasible and in keeping with good electrical practice upon request, as per the following specifications:
a. A self-contained automatic dusk-to-dawn 175-watt mercury vapor lighting fixture shall be furnished and installed, or caused to be installed, by the city, such fixture to meet standards and specifications of the city, on existing wood pole structures. The city will be responsible for making the installation, furnishing the electricity for the operation of the lamp, providing all the necessary maintenance (including the replacement of lamps, but excluding malicious damage) for the length of service, as agreed to by the city.
b. Dusk-to-dawn lights shall be installed on wood poles with a normal ground-to-lamp height of approximately 25 feet. Should a customer desire his or her lighting on steel, aluminum, concrete, decorative-type poles and/or underground cable installation, the city may, at its discretion, install or cause the special service to be installed. The customer shall bear the total cost that is above that of a normal wood pole installation, and the additional charge shall be payable by the customer prior to installation.
c. The customer shall have the responsibility to notify the city of any interruption of service of the dusk-to-dawn lights. The city will restore service only during regularly scheduled working hours and shall, in any event, be under no obligation to do so before 72 hours from the time of notification. If the city is unable to effect repairs not caused by the customer within this period, the city's only responsibility will be to abate the charges on a pro-rata basis for each day after 72 hours in which service is not available. The customer shall remove any obstruction to the installation of the city-owned facilities.
(21) Extensions of electric service facilities.
a. If an extension of the city's system becomes necessary to service a new development or a block of new customers under a common development, the city shall furnish and install the necessary electrical distribution facilities necessary to provide service to the new development or block of new customers.
1. The improvements necessary to provide electric service to a new development or block of customers shall consist of "off-site" improvements and "on-site" improvements.
2. "Off-site" improvements shall refer to extensions of the city's basic transmission, substation, or distribution system necessary to provide for the load of the new development or block of new customers.
3. "On-site" improvements shall refer to the extension of the city's distribution system and roadway lighting system located within the property of the new development or block of new customers, as required, to provide for local distribution of electrical service and for roadway illumination.
Overhead or padmount switches or other devices which are installed to provide a point of take-off for the "on-site" improvements shall be regarded as "off-site."
4. The city shall bear the cost of all "off-site" and "on-site" improvements.
b. For such "off-site" and "on-site" city system extensions, the developer's responsibilities will be as follows:
1. All necessary easements or rights-of-way, dedicated to the city shall be provided by the developer at no cost to the city.
2. The developer shall be responsible for providing the city with level grade to three inches of final and staking of all rights-of-ways, easements, curbs, and lot lines at no cost to the city.
3. The developer shall be responsible for all final grading, seeding or sodding necessary after the installation of the facilities.
4. The developer shall be responsible for any costs which are incurred by the city, after initial installation of the "on-site" electric distribution system, for modifications to the installed "on-site" electric distribution system which are necessitated by subsequent changes to the layout, arrangement, or elevation of the development which are beyond the control of the city.
5. The developer shall be responsible for any costs incurred by the city, after initial installation of the "on-site" electric distribution system, for damage to such system facilities until such facilities are used to serve city customer loads.
c. Under all circumstances, the city shall own, operate and maintain the electrical distribution facilities provided for under this paragraph within the service territory of the city.
d. The electrical distribution system in all new developments shall be installed underground.
e. Roadway lighting shall be installed by the city as part of the "on-site" improvements for new developments and shall be owned, operated and maintained by the city.
1. The number, type, and placement of roadway lighting standards shall be determined by the city.
2. The city-installed roadway lighting standards shall consist of mercury vapor security luminaires installed on wood poles.
3. The city-installed roadway lighting standards shall be placed only at intersections and at mid-block throughout the development.
4. Should the developer wish to upgrade the roadway lighting system installed in new developments, such upgraded lighting systems shall be designed, furnished, and installed by the developer.
f. If an extension of the city's distribution system becomes necessary to furnish exclusive service to a particular customer, it shall be the responsibility of the customer to pay any expenses, in advance, incurred by the city in providing this extension. This extension to the city's distribution system shall only be provided under the following conditions:
1. All necessary easements or rights-of-way, dedicated to the city shall be provided by the customer at no cost to the city.
2. The customer shall be responsible for providing the city with level grade to three inches of final and staking of all rights-of-ways, easements, curbs, and lot lines at no cost to the city.
3. The customer shall be responsible for all final grading, seeding or sodding necessary after the installation of the facilities.
4. The customer shall be responsible for any costs which are incurred by the city, after initial installation of the electric distribution system, for modifications to the installed electric distribution system which are necessitated by changes to the layout, arrangement, or elevation of the customer's property or development.
5. The customer shall be responsible for any costs which are incurred by the city, after initial installation of the electric distribution system, for damage to such system facilities until such facilities are used to serve city customer loads.
6. Should it become necessary and practical, due to unforeseen future development, for the city to serve additional loads from distribution lines initially paid for by a particular customer as per the procedure outlined above, it shall be the prerogative of the city, as a condition for using these facilities, to purchase these lines from the customer for a sum equal to the remaining life cost of the distribution lines in question, as determined by the city.
7. Any extension of the city's distribution system shall be owned, maintained and operated by the city, with the exception of customer-owned service stations or other customer-owned facilities.
g. If an extension of the city system is proposed in an area where certain non-city owned electric improvements already exist, costs of the "on-site" improvements may include a proportionate share of all expenses, prior to connection, incurred by city, including the costs of purchasing the existing "on-site" distribution systems, and any improvements deemed necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the system, including the roadway lighting system.
(22) Customer-owned facilities.
a. A customer may choose to furnish, install, own and maintain facilities used exclusively for the distribution of electric service within the customer's own property.
b. Such electric service facilities cannot be used for purposes of submetering to third party facilities.
c. Such facilities typically take the form of a primary-metered (metering at 2,400 volts or higher) customer-owned electric service station.
d. All customer-owned facilities shall be subject to the approval of the city as to necessity, type and method of construction.
e. The city takes no responsibility for the safety or adequacy of any customer-provided and customer-owned facilities.
(23) Transformer installations on customer's property.
a. Definition of facilities. Where line voltage (2,400 volts or higher) is reduced on the customer's property to the service voltage required by the customer, the facilities necessary to accommodate the transformer or transformers shall be designated as follows:
1. An electric service station (ESS) if furnished, installed, owned, operated, and maintained by the city.
2. A customer service station (CSS) if furnished, installed, owned, operated, and maintained by the customer.
b. Electric service station.
1. An electric service station shall include transformers, metering equipment, foundations, fencing, land rights, primary cables (from a distance of ten feet beyond the lot line of the customer's property to the site of the ESS), cable terminations, switches, fusing or protection, conduit and required appurtenances.
2. Upon inspection of the application for electric service submitted by a prospective customer, following the procedure outlined in subsection (2), the city will determine the most practical and economical method by which to provide service to the prospective customer. Where practical, such customers shall be served from an ESS.
3. If it is determined from the information provided in the required application form filled out by the customer that the customer's projected load shall be less than or equal to what is defined as a standard service installation in subsection 86-56(1)b.1. the city shall bear the costs of providing such facilities.
4. If it is determined from the information provided in the required application form filled out by the customer that the customer's projected load shall be greater than what is defined as a standard service installation under subsection 86-56(1)b.1. the customer shall be responsible for the costs incurred by the city to provide such facilities.
5. Should it be necessary to obtain space on the customer's property in order to locate an ESS, the customer shall provide this space at no cost to the city.
6. The location of such facilities shall be determined by the city as dictated by the following conditions:
i. Location of existing service lines with respect to customer's property.
ii. Accessibility of location to city personnel. The city must have nonobstructed access to such facilities to perform inspection, maintenance, and replacement of said facilities at the discretion of the city.
iii. The foundation(s) for the transformer(s) comprising an ESS shall be furnished and installed by the customer in compliance with the city's specifications.
iv. All electric facilities located beyond the secondary bushings of the transformer in an ESS shall be furnished, installed, owned and maintained by the customer. These facilities shall be subject to the provisions of the National Electric Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association.
v. Connection to transformer secondary bushings shall be made by the city. Fittings and connectors necessary to make such connections shall be furnished by the customer in compliance with the city's requirements.
vi. The installation and maintenance of any EES fencing as required by city, will be the responsibility of the customer.
vii. If the customer's utilization requires electricity to be distributed on the premises at line voltage (2,400 volts or higher), the facilities necessary to accommodate the primary metering equipment may, of themselves, constitute the electric service station. Any facilities beyond such primary metering will be considered to be part of a customer service station.
c. Customer service station.
1. A customer service station may include transformers, metering equipment, foundations, fencing, land rights, primary cables (from the take-off point on the city's system), cable terminations, switches, fusing or protection, conduit and required appurtenance.
2. As a result of a customer request and after a determination of compliance with subsection (2), the approval of such a city connection to a customer service station shall be subject to the following conditions:
i. The city will primary meter the installation regardless of size.
ii. The cost of the necessary primary metering facilities shall be borne by the customer.
iii. The city shall assume responsibility only for the service wires to the point of take-off from the city's primary metering facilities.
iv. The facilities which shall comprise the customer service station shall be subject to approval of the city.
v. Appropriate measures shall be taken by the customer in the design of the customer service station to provide for means to disconnect the customer's equipment from the incoming service lines should a problem develop with the customer's equipment which may affect service to other city customers. These measures shall be subject to the recommendations and approval of the city.
vi. The city assumes no responsibility for the adequacy, safety or satisfactory performance of the equipment and facilities owned and installed by the customer.
(24) Crossing adjacent property. If, in order to supply service to a customer, it becomes necessary for the city to cross adjacent property with its facilities, then the customer shall be responsible for securing and maintaining, at no cost to the city, the consent of the owner of the adjacent property for an easement or right-of-way dedicated to the city which will accommodate the necessary facilities.
(25) Inspection.
a. The city shall have the right to inspect the installation of customer-owned electric service entrance equipment, including, but not limited to, grounding facilities, metering sockets, and customer-owned service connections up to the service panel, as a prerequisite for supplying electric service.
b. The city will not assume any responsibility for the adequacy, safety or satisfactory performance of the equipment and facilities installed and maintained by the customer.
c. If upon inspection of customer-owned facilities by representatives of the city, the facilities are found to be in an inadequate or unsafe condition, the city may require the facilities brought up to present standards as soon as practicable thereafter as a requirement for continued electrical service.
(26) Construction of services shall in general be in accordance with the drawings on file in the office of the superintendent.
(27) The electric committee shall have the power to promulgate any other rule or order necessary for the proper management and control of such system and as the emergency may require. The committee shall reduce such rule or order to writing and submit it to the council for enactment as an amendment hereto.
(Code 1976, § 12-52; Ord. No. 90-11, § 1, 6-11-90; Ord. No. 99-20, § 4, 10-11-99; Ord. No. 05-9, §§ 22, 23, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-59. Reserved.
Editor's note: Ord. No. 99-20, § 5, adopted Oct. 11, 1999, repealed § 86-59, which pertained to three-phase electrical service, and derived from Code 1976, § 12-53.
Sec. 86-60. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
(a) The municipally owned and operated electric system is a public utility and shall be operated in a businesslike manner. The electric utility shall not be operated for the benefit of other municipal functions, and shall not be used directly or indirectly as a general revenue producing agency for the city, but it may pay to the city an amount in lieu of such taxes as are normally placed upon private business enterprises.
(b) The electric utility shall pay to the city capital improvement fund a fee in lieu of taxes. Such fee shall be three percent of the gross operating revenues of the utility. The fee shall not be due or payable when the fund balance of the electric fund is less than or equal to $750,000.00. "Gross operating revenues" is defined as the retail sales of the fund and does not include penalties, service fees or tap fees.
(Ord. No. 91-42, § 2(12-54), 12-23-91; Ord. No. 99-0-14, § 5, 7-26-99; Ord. No. 01-7, § 2, 6-25-01; Ord. No. 02-10, § 4, 6-24-02; Ord. No. 05-20, § 2, 7-25-05)
Secs. 86-61– 86-80. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. Sec. 86-81. Rates.
(a) Rates and charges for the use and services of the municipal gas utility of the city are hereby established. Such rates and charges shall be made and collected against each customer who shall directly or indirectly receive gas from such municipal utility. The rates and charges shall be based upon the quantity of gas used by each customer, as measured by the gas meter. Such charges shall be computed on a monthly basis and shall consist of the total of monthly facility charge, base rate per MCF and gas charge as follows:
(1) For residential gas customers:
a. Monthly facility charge (per meter)
Inside the city limits . . . . $9.55
Outside the city limits . . . . 12.73
b. Base rate per 1,000 cubic feet (MCF)
i. For all billings after December 10, 2005 . . . . 1.662
ii. For all billings after May 10, 2006 . . . . 2.454
c. Gas charge. Commencing with the first billing for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a three percent increase to each of the monthly facility charge and base rate per MCF in effect prior to the increase.
(2) For general service gas customers:
a. Monthly facility charge (per meter)
Inside the city limits . . . . $28.64
Outside the city limits . . . . 38.19
b. Base rate per 1,000 cubic feet (MCF)
i. For all billings after December 10, 2005 . . . . 1.662
ii. For all billings after May 10, 2006 . . . . 2.454
c. Gas charge. Commencing with the first billing date for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a three percent increase to each of the monthly facility charge and base rate per MCF in effect prior to the increase.
(3) For industrial gas customers:
a. Monthly facility charge (per meter) . . . . $47.74
b. Rate per 1,000 cubic feet (MCF)
i. For all billings after December 10, 2005 . . . . 1.621
ii. For all billings after May 10, 2006 . . . . 2.413
c. Gas charge. Commencing with the first billing date for each customer after July 1 of each year, there shall be a three percent increase to each of the monthly facility charge and base rate per MCF in effect prior to the increase.
(b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this paragraph, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Gas charge means the cost, per MCF, to the city charged it for its purchase of gas.
General service gas customer means any customer who is not a residential gas customer nor an industrial gas customer.
Industrial gas customer means as any customer whose monthly gas usage, as measured by the gas meter, is 2,500 MCF or greater or whose average for the last 12 months is 2,500 MCF per month or greater.
Residential gas customer means a church or similar place of worship, parish house, or covenant, or a customer who uses the gas supplied in a building or a portion of a building used solely for residential purposes or in an accessory building on the same lot as the principal residence.
(Code 1976, § 12-60; Ord. No. 91-28, § 1(12-60), 9-23-91; Ord. No. 91-33, § 1(12-60), 10-28-91; Ord. No. 98-1, § 1, 1-25-98; Ord. No. 98-13, § 1, 7-27-98; Ord. No. 00-3, § 1, 4-24-00; Ord. No. 00-10, § 1, 10-9-00; Ord. No. 02-4, §§ 1, 2, 2-25-02; Ord. No. 05-32, § 1, 10-24-05)
Sec. 86-82. Tax in addition to rate to be charged.
An amount shall be added to the gross amount of all gas bills for the account of the state utility tax. The amount added shall be determined by the Gas Revenue Tax Act (35 ILCS 615/1 et seq.), as amended, and any rule or regulation thereunder. For purposes of calculation of the tax, a "therm" is defined as 100 cubic feet of gas as delivered to the consumer.
(Code 1976, § 12-61)
Sec. 86-83. Gas system rules and regulations.
The following rules, regulations and laws are hereby adopted for the control, management, government and operation of the gas system of the city:
(1) All gas meters are owned by the city.
(2) The city may replace any gas meter with another meter when necessary.
(Code 1976, § 12-62; Ord. No. 91-28, § 1(12-60), 9-23-91)
Sec. 86-84. Expense of installation.
(a) All moving expenses paid by the gas service customer shall be based on time and material. All installation expenses paid by the customer shall be on a per-foot basis at a rate established by the committee.
(b) All materials on installation of any main or service line shall be purchased through the city or other city-approved source.
(c) Within the city limits:
(1) The city shall bear the expense of installation of any mains.
(2) The city shall install all mains and service lines.
(3) The property owner shall bear the expense of installation of the service line from the tap to the meter.
(d) Outside the city limits:
(1) The property owner shall bear the expense of installation of all mains and service lines.
(2) If the city is not performing the installation, all installations must meet all of the city's, state and federal specifications.
(3) If the city is not performing the installation, then an inspector, approved by the city, shall be on duty at all times. The expense for the inspector shall be borne by the customer.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, any customer wishing to hook up or connect to any extension of the city's gas main system installed by Keiffer Brothers Construction under contract dated November 13, 1990, shall pay the greater of $250.00 or time and materials of running the service line. The city shall run the service line to a riser near the foundation of the building.
(Code 1976, § 12-63; Ord. No. 90-29, § 1(12-63), 12-10-90; Ord. No. 92-26, § 1(12-63), 11-23-92)
Sec. 86-85. Interruption of service.
(a) From time to time it may be necessary or desirable that natural gas service be temporarily interrupted for maintenance, construction, repair, emergencies or other purposes. During such periods, the city assumes no responsibility for resulting loss of heat, products, materials, plants, animals, or other such things which might be affected by the fact that gas service is interrupted for a period of time.
(b) Any customer having a facility, operation, process or activity which cannot under any or all conditions tolerate temporary interruption of gas service shall provide an alternate source of on-site fuel or heat for utilization during such interruption. The responsibility for this alternate source rests fully with the customer.
(Code 1976, § 12-64)
Sec. 86-86. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
(a) The municipally owned and operated gas system is a public utility and shall be operated in a businesslike manner. The gas utility shall not be operated for the benefit of other municipal functions, and shall not be used directly or indirectly as a general revenue producing agency for the city, but it may pay to the city an amount in lieu of such taxes as are normally placed upon private business enterprises.
(b) The gas utility shall pay to the city capital improvement fund a fee in lieu of taxes. Such fee shall be four percent of the gross operating revenues of the utility. Such fee shall be paid monthly when the gross operating revenues for the previous month have been calculated. The fee shall not be due or payable when the fund balance of the gas fund is less than or equal to $750,000.00. "Gross operating revenues" is defined as the retail sales of the fund and does not include penalties, service fees, tap fees, or take or pay charges.
(Ord. No. 91-42, § 3(12-65), 12-23-91; Ord. No. 99-14, § 6, 7-26-99; Ord. No. 05-20, § 3, 7-25-05)
Secs. 86-87– 86-105. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV.
IN GENERAL
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
GAS SERVICE
WATER SERVICE
| Gallons per month | Rate per 1,000 gallons |
| First 1,000.... | $4.81 |
| All over 1,000.... | 3.05 |
The minimum water service charge per month shall be the water service charge for the first 1,000 gallons used per month, except for multifamily dwelling structures, trailer parks or apartment complexes with more than one dwelling unit available for service through a single meter, in which case the minimum water service charge per month shall be the rate for the first 1,000 gallons used per month times the number of units available for service through the meter, up to a maximum of five units.
Commencing with the first billing date for each user after July 1 of each year, there shall be a five percent increase to each of the water service charge and the minimum water service charge per month in effect prior to the increase.
b. Residential service users outside the city limits shall pay the amount as calculated by subsection (1)a., except that such users shall have 50 percent added to their water service charge and minimum monthly charge.
(2) General service:
a. For general service users inside the city limits, the charge shall be:
| Gallons per month | Rate per 1,000 gallons |
| First 1,000.... | $4.81 |
| Next 39,000.... | 3.05 |
| All over 40,000.... | 2.43 |
The minimum water service charge per month shall be the water service charge for the first 1,000 gallons used per month.
Commencing with the first billing date for each user after July 1 of each year, there shall be a five percent increase to each of the water service charge and the minimum water service charge per month in effect prior to increase.
b. General service users outside the city limits shall pay the amount as calculated by subsection (2)a., except that such users shall have 50 percent added to their water service charge and minimum monthly charge.
(3) Bulk sale of water (tank wagons). Bulk water sold to tank wagons loading water at a location provided by the city shall be charged at the rate of $0.50 per 100 gallons or fraction thereof.
(4) Bulk sale of water (swimming pools). Bulk water sold to customers for the filling of private swimming pools shall be charged on a time and material basis as follows:
a. The charge for the water shall be the same charge as for the bulk sale of water to tank wagons as contained in subsection (3) of this section.
b. The charge for time shall be the straight time cost (including benefits) to the city of its employee or employees involved in the filling of the swimming pool if occurring during 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during a normal workday for the city. If the city employee or employees have to work other than the above normal workday hours or on a weekend or holiday, then the charge for time shall be the cost (including benefits) to the city for the employee or employees. There shall be a minimum two-hour call out charge for work performed outside of the above normal workday hours.
c. The city shall furnish the meter which shall be attached to the nearest reasonably available fire hydrant.
d. The customer shall furnish the hose from the meter to the pool.
e. When the work is to be performed is solely up to the discretion of the city. The city will make every effort to respond to a customer's request in a prompt manner given its employees' other duties, and shall attempt to perform the work during normal business hours, unless the employees are otherwise unable to complete the work at that time or requested otherwise by the customer.
(Code 1976, § 12-151; Ord. No. 91-23, § 1(12-151), 8-26-91; Ord. No. 94-12, § 1, 3-28-94; Ord. No. 96-1, § 1, 1-22-96; Ord. No. 97-2, § 1, 4-14-97; Ord. No. 98-14, § 1, 7-27-98; Ord. No. 00-3, § 2, 4-24-00)
Sec. 86-108. Billing; delinquency; foreclosure.
Billings, delinquencies and foreclosures of liens shall be governed by article I of this chapter.
| Size of tap | Charge |
| 3/4-inch | $ 250.00 |
| 1 inch | 300.00 |
| 2 inches | 500.00 |
| 4 inches | 1,000.00 |
| 6 inches | 2,000.00 |
| 8 inches | 3,000.00 |
Unless a different rate has been contracted for prior to November 12, 1984, for properties which are located outside the corporate limits and not covered by subsection (2), the tap fee shall be as follows:
| Size of tap | Charge |
| 3/4-inch | $1,500.00 |
| 1 inch | 2,000.00 |
| 2 inches | 2,500.00 |
| 4 inches | 4,000.00 |
| 6 inches | 6,000.00 |
| 8 inches | 8,000.00 |
(2) The tap fee for specific mains or extensions shall be as follows:
a. For the state park water main extension A, west: The fee shall be $3,000.00 for a 3/4-inch tap. The fee for any other sized tap shall be set by the city council prior to the making of the tap.
b. For the Bass Lake water main extension, west: The fee shall be $3,000.00 for a 3/4-inch tap. The fee for any other sized tap shall be set by the city council prior to the making of the tap.
(3) The fee charged in the foregoing subsections pertains to each single-family residential, commercial or industrial tap. If any particular building shall contain more than one residential, commercial or industrial unit, there shall be an additional tap fee of $100.00 for each additional residential, commercial or industrial unit to be served.
(Code 1976, § 12-153; Ord. No. 98-11, § 1, 7-13-98)
Sec. 86-110. Rules and regulations.
(a) Rule 1. All taps to water mains shall be made under the direction and supervision of the superintendent and in accordance with the rules, regulations, laws and ordinances of the federal government, state government, city and water committee.
(b) Rule 2. The person authorized to tap the mains, as stated in rule 1, shall tap the main, insert a roundaway stopcock (which shall be known as the corporation cock), put in the service pipe to a point in line with the fire hydrant or inner side of the curbline, and there set another roundaway stopcock (which shall be known as the service cock) enclosed in a standard service box pattern adopted by the water committee. The superintendent shall superintend this work, and it shall be done under his direction and to his satisfaction. The superintendent must be given 24 hours' notice in writing before any work aforesaid shall be done.
(c) Rule 3. No water main shall be tapped or connection made therewith during freezing weather, unless with the consent and approval of the superintendent.
(d) Rule 4. All taps shall be at least 18 inches apart, and no main shall be tapped nearer to a joint than six inches. The tap shall be made at an angle of 45 degrees to the center of the pipe.
(e) Rule 5. All service pipes extending from the main pipe to the service cock shall be of copper or PVC or cast iron, and from the service cock to and through the building shall be of copper or PVC or cast iron depending on the size of service line, at the discretion of the superintendent. When PVC pipe is used, a tracer wire shall be installed with the pipe. The wire shall be #12 AWG THHN or THWN and all splices shall have watertight connectors (grease filled) for direct burial.
(f) Rule 6. Along streets where mains are located, service pipes will not be permitted to run across lots, but water must be taken from the main in front of the abutting lot.
(g) Rule 7. One service pipe may be used to supply several parties taking water within 30 feet on each title of such service pipe, but each branch service must have a separate meter.
(h) Rule 8. All pipe to the service box must be laid not less than three feet deep. There shall be a stopcock and water box attached to every service pipe at some convenient point and on a line to the building.
(i) Rule 9. No excavation in any place shall be left open overnight unless protected by barricades and red lights and every precaution taken to ensure public safety. Streets and pavements, drains and ditches must be restored to their former condition, and all rocks, rubbish and surplus dirt immediately removed after completion of work.
(j) Rule 10. Should any excavation remain open over 24 hours and the work remain unfinished, or should the work be not properly done, the city shall have the right to finish or correct the work, and the expenses thus incurred shall be charged to the person whose work is thus finished or corrected, and shall be paid by such person before turning on the water or receiving other permit.
(k) Rule 11. No claim for damages shall be made against the city by reason of the breaking of any main, pipe, service pipe or cock, or for the interruption of supply by reason of the breakage of machinery or stoppage for repairs.
(l) Rule 12. The right is reserved to suspend the use of fountains and hose for sprinkling streets, yards, gardens, etc., whenever in the opinion of the committee or council the public emergencies may require it.
(m) Rule 13. No person except the superintendent shall take any water from any public or private fire hydrant or fireplug except for fire purposes or for the use of the fire department in case of fire, unless such person shall first pay for the use of such water so used, according to the established meter rates.
(n) Rule 14. No person authorized to open hydrants shall delegate his authority to another, or let out or suffer any person to take the wrenches or other tools from him, or suffer the same to be taken from the fire engine or engine house of the city, unless for purposes strictly connected with the fire department.
(o) Rule 15. The superintendent, or his authorized assistant empowered in writing, shall, with permission or by proper warrant, have free access through any premises which are supplied with water for the purpose of examination of the fixtures and pipes and for the purpose of ascertaining if there is an unnecessary waste of water thereon.
(p) Rule 16. Any person desiring to lay a larger pipe to any premises with hydrant and hose connections to be used for additional fire protection may be permitted, upon proper application, to connect with the water mains at his own expense and allowed water for fire protection free of charge, but such work shall be installed under the directions of the superintendent and all such pipes shall be provided with suitable valves which must be sealed by the superintendent and stop and waste cock attached to the bottom of the inside of the building or other suitable place. In case the seal is broken for the extinguishment of fire, the party shall at once give notice to the superintendent. Use of water through hydrants or fixtures for purposes not contemplated in this rule and without paying the charges therefor, will subject the party to criminal prosecution.
(q) Rule 17. Water may be supplied to builders at regular meter rates, but application must be made therefor as provided in this article. The superintendent may permit the water to be supplied from any convenient hydrant, with the owner's consent first had and obtained. If attachment is made to the main, the regular tapping fee shall be paid, and if water is continued in the building so supplied, the charge for tapping and service pipe may be credited on the rates charged for the use of the water.
(r) Rule 18. No person shall deface, mar, or in any way injure or meddle with the fire hydrants, valves or other parts of the waterworks of the city.
(s) Rule 19. It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to see that all hydrants and valves, after the extinguishment of a fire, are in the same condition as they were prior to the fire.
(t) Rule 20. All water meters and valves at meter sets are to be operated by city employees only. In the event a valve or meter is broken or in any way injured by unauthorized use, the property owner is deemed responsible and shall be billed for all repairs or replacements on a time and material basis.
(Code 1976, § 12-154; Ord. No. 97-6, § 1, 5-28-97; Ord. No. 99-23, § 1, 12-13-99; Ord. No. 09-21, § 1, 10-12-09)
Sec. 86-111. Reserved.
Editor's note: Ordinance No. 93-38, § 1, adopted November 8, 1993, repealed § 86-111. Formerly, such section pertained to fire hydrant rental and derived from Ord. No. 92-24, § 1(12-155), 10-26-92.
Sec. 86-112. Policy statement; fee in lieu of taxes.
(a) The municipally owned and operated water system is a public utility and shall be operated in a businesslike manner. The water utility shall not be operated for the benefit of other municipal functions, and shall not be used directly or indirectly as a general revenue producing agency for the city, but it may pay to the city an amount in lieu of such taxes as are normally placed upon private business enterprises.
(b) The water utility shall pay to the city capital improvement fund a fee in lieu of taxes. Such fee shall be four percent of the gross operating revenues of the utility. The fee shall not be due or payable when the fund balance of the water fund is less than or equal to $500,000.00. "Gross operating revenues" is defined as the retail sales of the fund and does not include penalties, service fees or tap fees.
(Ord. No. 05-20, § 4, 7-25-05)
Secs. 86-113– 86-120. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. Sec. 86-121. Plumbing to be installed according to code.
All plumbing installed within the city shall be installed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890. If, in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgment of the superintendent, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the superintendent will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at the customer's own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, state 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, state environmental protection agency and local regulations.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 1, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 24, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-122. Establishment or permit to maintain connection.
No person 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 city may enter the supply or distribution system of such 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 and the state environmental protection agency.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 2, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 25, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-123. Surveys and investigations.
It shall be the duty of the superintendent 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 shall deem necessary. Records of such surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 3, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 26, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-124. Right of entry.
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 city for the purpose of verifying the presence or absence of cross connections, and the superintendent or his or her 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 city 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 any information which he may request regarding the piping systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the superintendent, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this division.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 4, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 27, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-125. Disconnection.
The superintendent 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 division 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 division, and until a reconnection fee of $200.00 is paid to the city. Immediate disconnection with verbal notice can be effected when the superintendent 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 or the state environmental protection agency, such action is required to prevent actual or potential contamination or pollution of the public water supply. Neither the city, the superintendent, nor its agents or assigns 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 division, whether or not such termination was with or without notice.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 5, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 28, 5-9-05)
Sec. 86-126. Customer responsibility.
The customer responsible for backsiphoned or back-pressured 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.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 6, 2-11-91)
Sec. 86-127. Rules and regulations.
(a) Rule 1. General policy.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to:
a. Protect the public water supply system from contamination or pollution by isolating within the customer's water system contaminants or pollutants which could backflow through the service connection into the public water supply system.
b. Promote the elimination or control of existing cross connections, actual or potential, between the public or customer's potable water system and nonpotable water systems, plumbing fixtures and sources or systems containing substances of unknown or questionable safety.
c. Provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross connection control which will prevent the contamination or pollution to the public and customer's potable water systems.
(2) Application. These rules and regulations shall apply to all premises served by the public potable water supply system of the city.
(3) Policy. The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or backsiphonage of contaminants through the customer's water service connection. If, in the judgment of the superintendent or his or her authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the superintendent shall give notice to the customer to install such approved backflow prevention dev ice at each service connection to the premises. The customer shall immediately install such approved device or devices at the customer's own expense. Failure, refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install such device or devices immediately shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device or devices have been installed. The customer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required in subsection (e)(1)d. of this section, for a period of at least five years. The superintendent may require the customer to submit a cross connection inspection report to the city to assist in determining whether or not service line protection will be required. All cross connection inspections shall be conducted by a cross connection control device inspector certified by the state environmental protection agency.
(b) Rule 2. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of these rules and regulations:
(1) Fixed proper air gap means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the water discharge point and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
(2) Agency means Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) Approved means backflow prevention devices or methods approved by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the University of Southern California, Association of State Sanitary Engineers, American Water Works Association, American National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation.
(4) Auxiliary water system means any water source or system on or available to the premises other than the public water supply system and includes the water supplied by the system. These auxiliary waters may include water from another purveyor's public water supply system; or water from a source such as wells, lakes or streams; or process fluids; or used water. These waters may be polluted or contaminated or objectionable or constitute a water source or system over which the water purveyor does not have control.
(5) Backflow means the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distribution pipes of a potable water system from any source other than the intended source of the potable water supply.
(6) Backflow prevention device means any device, method or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system. All devices used for backflow prevention in the state must meet the standards of the Illinois Plumbing Code and the state environmental protection agency.
(7) Customer means the owner, official custodian or person in control of any premises supplied by or in any manner connected to a public water system.
(8) Customer's water system means any water system located on the customer's premises. A building plumbing system is considered to be a customer's water system.
(9) Contamination means an impairment of the quality of the water by entrance of any substance to a degree which could create a health hazard.
(10) Cross connection means any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains potable water and the other a substance of unknown or questionable safety or quality, whereby there may be a flow from one system into the other.
a. Direct cross connection means a cross connection formed when a water system is physically joined to a source of unknown or unsafe substance.
b. Indirect cross connection means a cross connection through which an unknown substance can be forced, drawn by vacuum or otherwise introduced into a safe potable water system.
(11) Double checkvalve assembly means an assembly composed of single, independently acting checkvalves approved under ASSE standard 1015. A double checkvalve assembly must include tight shutoff valves located at each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the watertightness of each checkvalve.
(12) Health hazard means any condition, device or practice in a water system or its operation resulting from a real or potential danger to the health and well-being of customers. The word "severe" as used to qualify "health hazard" means a hazard to the health of the user that could be expected to result in death or significant reduction in the quality of life.
(13) Inspection means a plumbing inspection to examine carefully and critically all materials, fixtures, piping and appurtenances, appliances and installations of a plumbing system for compliance with requirements of the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890.
(14) Nonpotable water means water not safe for drinking, personal or culinary use as determined by the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.
(15) Plumbing means the actual installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of a plumbing system by any person. "Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of water for all purposes, including without limitation lawn sprinkler systems from the source of a private water supply on the premises or from the main in the street, alley or at the curb to, within and about any building where persons live, work or assemble. "Plumbing" also includes all piping from discharge of pumping units to and including pressure tanks in water supply systems. "Plumbing" also includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system of any building where persons live, work or assemble from the point of connection of such building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system five feet beyond the foundation walls.
(16) Pollution means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological or biological) in water that tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the usefulness of the water.
(17) Potable water means water which meets the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604 for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes.
(18) Potential cross connection means a fixture or appurtenance with threaded hose connection, tapered spout, or other connection which would facilitate extension of the water supply line beyond its legal termination point.
(19) Process fluid means any fluid or solution which may be chemically, biologically or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration such as would constitute a health, pollutional or system hazard if introduced into the public or a customer's potable water system. This includes but is not limited to:
a. Polluted or contaminated waters;
b. Process waters;
c. Used waters originating from the public water supply system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality;
d. Cooling waters;
e. Questionable or contaminated natural waters taken from wells, lakes, streams or irrigation systems;
f. Chemicals in solution or suspension;
g. Oils, gases, acids, alkalis and other liquid and gaseous fluids used for industrial or other processes, or for firefighting purposes.
(20) Public water supply means all mains, pipes, appurtenances and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or general domestic use and which serve at least 15 service connections or which regularly serve at least 25 persons at least 60 days per year. A public water supply is either a community water supply or a noncommunity water supply.
(21) Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device means a device containing a minimum of two independently acting checkvalves together with an automatically operated pressure differential relief valve located between the two checkvalves and approved under ASSE standard 1013. During normal flow and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two checks shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage of either checkvalve, the differential relief valve, by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between the checkvalves at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device, and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.
(22) Service connection means the opening, including all fittings and appurtenances, at the water main through which water is supplied to the user.
(23) Survey means the collection of information pertaining to a customer's piping system regarding the location of all connections to the public water supply system and must include the location, type and most recent inspection and testing date of all cross connection control devices and methods located within that customer's piping system. The survey must be in written form, and should not be an actual plumbing inspection.
(24) System hazard means a condition through which an aesthetically objectionable or degrading material not dangerous to health may enter the public water supply system or a customer's potable water system.
(25) Used water means any water supplied by a public water supply system to a customer's water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no longer under the control of the water supply official custodian.
(26) Water purveyor means the owner or official custodian of a public water system.
(c) Rule 3. Water system.
(1) The water system shall be considered as made up of two parts: the public water supply system and the customer's water system.
(2) The public water supply system shall consist of the source facilities and the distribution system, and shall include all those facilities of the potable water system under the control of the superintendent up to the point where the customer's water system begins.
(3) The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized in the production, treatment, storage and delivery of water to the public water supply distribution system.
(4) The public water supply distribution system shall include the network of conduits used to deliver water from the source to the customer's water system.
(5) The customer's water system shall include all parts of the facilities beyond the service connection used to convey water from the public water supply distribution system to points of use.
(d) Rule 4. Cross connection prohibited.
(1) Connections between potable water systems and other systems or equipment containing water or other substances of unknown or questionable quality are prohibited except when and where approved cross connection control devices or methods are installed, tested and maintained to ensure proper operation on a continuing basis.
(2) a. No physical connection shall be permitted between the potable portion of a supply and any other water supply not of equal or better bacteriological and chemical quality as determined by inspection and analysis by the agency.
b. There shall be no arrangement or connection by which an unsafe substance may enter a supply.
(e) Rule 5. Survey and investigations.
(1) The customer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the approved cross connection control device inspector for the inspection of the presence or absence of cross connections within the customer's premises, and testing, repair and maintenance of cross connection control devices within the customer's premises.
(2) On request of the superintendent, or his or her authorized representative, the customer shall furnish information regarding the piping system or systems or water use within the customer's premises. The customer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the superintendent for the verification of information submitted to the public water supply custodian regarding cross connection inspection results.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the water customer to arrange periodic surveys of water use practices on the customer's premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross connections to the customer's water system through which contaminants or pollutants could backflow into the customer's or the public potable water system. All cross connection control or other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance with 225 ILCS 320/3(1).
(4) It is the responsibility of the water customer to prevent backflow into the public water system by ensuring that:
a. All cross connections are removed; or approved cross connection control devices are installed for control of backflow and backsiphonage.
b. Cross connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
c. Cross connection control devices shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least annually by a person approved by the agency as a cross connection control device inspector (CCCDI). The inspection of mechanical devices shall include physical testing in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
d. Testing and records.
1. Each device shall be tested at the time of installation and at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Records submitted to the community public water supply shall be available for inspection by agency personnel in accordance with 415 ILCS 5/4(e).
3. Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of most recent test, name of CCCDI, and type and date of repairs.
4. A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
i. Date of each test;
ii. Name and approval number of person performing the test;
iii. Test results;
iv. Repairs or servicing required;
v. Repairs and date completed; and
vi. Servicing performed and date completed.
(f) Rule 6. Where protection is required.
(1) An approved backflow device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply as described in the state plumbing code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890 and the agency's regulations, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 680. In addition, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a customer's water system serving premises where, in the judgment of the superintendent, actual or potential hazards to the public water supply system exist.
(2) An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a customer's water system serving premises where the following conditions exist:
a. Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless such auxiliary supply is accepted as an additional source by the superintendent and the source is approved by the state environmental protection agency.
b. Premises on which any substance is handled which can create an actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system. This shall include premises having sources or systems containing process fluids or waters originating from the public water supply system which are no longer under the sanitary control of the superintendent.
c. Premises having internal cross connections that, in the judgment of the superintendent and/or the cross connection control device inspector, are not correctable or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to determine whether or not cross connections exist.
d. Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete cross connection survey.
e. Premises having a repeated history of cross connections being established or reestablished.
(3) An approved backflow device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply as described in the state plumbing code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890 and the agency's regulations, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 653. In addition, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a customer's water system serving, but not necessarily limited to, the following types of facilities unless the superintendent determines that no actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system exists:
a. Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes.
b. Laboratories.
c. Piers, docks, waterfront facilities.
d. Sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations or stormwater pumping stations.
e. Food or beverage processing plants.
f. Chemical plants.
g. Metal plating industries.
h. Petroleum processing or storage plants.
i. Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
j. Car washes.
k. Pesticide, herbicide or extermination plants and trucks.
l. Farm service and fertilizer plants and trucks.
(g) Rule 7. Type of protection required.
(1) The type of protection required under rule 6, subsections (f)(1), (f)(2) and (f)(3) of this section, shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:
a. An approved fixed proper air gap separation shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated with substances that could cause a severe hazard.
b. An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated with a substance that could cause a system or health hazard.
c. An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly or a double checkvalve assembly shall be installed where the public water supply system may be polluted with substances that could cause a pollution hazard not dangerous to health.
(2) The type of protection required under rule 6, subsections (f)(4) and (f)(5) of this section, shall be an approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device.
(3) Where a public water supply or an auxiliary water supply is used for a fire protection system, reduced pressure principle backflow preventers shall be installed on fire safety systems connected to the public water supply when:
a. The fire safety system contains antifreeze, fire retardant or other chemicals;
b. Water is pumped into the system from another source;
c. Water flows by gravity from a nonpotable source; or water can be pumped into the fire safety system from any other source; or
d. There is a connection whereby another source can be introduced into the fire safety system.
(4) All other fire safety systems connected to the potable water supply shall be protected by a double checkvalve assembly on metered service lines and a double detector checkvalve assembly on unmetered service lines.
(h) Rule 8. Backflow prevention devices.
(1) All backflow prevention devices or methods required by these rules and regulations shall be approved by the Research Foundation for Cross-Connection Control of the University of Southern California, American Water Works Association, American Society of Sanitary Engineering, or American National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation to be in compliance with applicable industry specifications.
(2) Installation of approved devices shall be made in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Maintenance as recommended by the manufacturer of the device shall be performed. The manufacturer's maintenance manual shall be available on-site.
(i) Rule 9. Inspection and maintenance.
(1) It shall be the duty of the customer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices required by these rules and regulations are installed to have inspection, tests, maintenance and repair made in accordance with the following schedule, or more often where inspections indicate a need or are specified in manufacturer's instructions:
a. Fixed proper air gap separations shall be inspected to document that a proper vertical distance is maintained between the discharge point of the service line and the flood level rim of the receptacle at the time of installation and at least annually thereafter. Corrections to improper or bypassed air gaps shall be made within 24 hours.
b. Double checkvalve assemblies shall be inspected and tested at time of installation and at least annually thereafter, and required service performed within five days.
c. Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assemblies shall be tested at the time of installation and at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer, and required service performed within five days.
(2) Testing shall be performed by a person who has been approved by the agency as competent to service the device. Proof of approval shall be in writing.
(3) Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of the most recent test or visual inspection, name of tester, and type and date of repairs.
(4) A maintenance log shall be maintained to include:
a. Date of each test or visual inspection;
b. Name and approval number of person performing the test or visual inspection;
c. Test results;
d. Repairs or servicing required;
e. Repairs and date completed; and
f. Servicing performed and date completed.
(5) Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these rules and regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the customer without delay as required by rule 9, subsection (i)(1).
(6) Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization by the superintendent.
(j) Rule 10. Booster pumps.
(1) Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or within any premises, such pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cutoff device designed to shut off the booster pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump is 20 psi or less.
(2) It shall be the duty of the water customer to maintain the low pressure cutoff device in proper working order and to certify to the superintendent, at least once a year, that the device is operable.
(k) Rule 11. Violations.
(1) The superintendent shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupants thereof, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these rules and regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the superintendent, or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises, or if a low pressure cutoff required by these rules and regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
(2) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the customer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these rules and regulations and to the satisfaction of the superintendent, and the required reconnection fee is paid.
(3) Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the customer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these rules and regulations and to the satisfaction of the superintendent.
(4) Neither the city, the superintendent, nor its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the city 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 division, whether or not such termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
(5) The customer 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.
(6) Any person found to be violating any provision of this division shall be served with written notice stating the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of the time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(7) Any person violating any of the provisions of this division, in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation, whether the violation was caused before or after notice.
(Ord. No. 91-3, § 7, 2-11-91; Ord. No. 05-9, § 29, 5-9-05)
Secs. 86-128– 86-150. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. DIVISION 1. Sec. 86-151. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Administrator means the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Article means this article V of chapter 86 of the Code of Ordinances of the city.
Basic user charge means the basic assessment levied on all users of the public sewer system.
BOD (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five days at 20 degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Building drain means 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 meters) outside of the inner face of the building wall.
Building sewer means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
Capital improvement charge means a charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the sewage treatment works.
Combined sewer means a sewer which is designed and intended to receive wastewater, storm, surface and ground water drainage.
Commercial user means and includes transit lodging, retail and wholesale establishments or places engaged in selling merchandise or rendering services.
Control manhole means 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 or measure discharges.
Debt service charge means the amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage (of loan, bond, etc.) outstanding.
Director means the director of the state environmental protection agency.
Division means a division of this article.
Easement means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
Effluent criteria means as defined in any applicable NPDES permit.
Federal act means the Federal Clean Water Act (33 USC 466 et seq.), as amended (Pub. L. 95-217).
Federal grant means the U.S. government in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by title II, grants for constitution of treatment works of the act and implementing regulations.
Floatable oil means 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.
Garbage means solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of food.
IEPA means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Industrial users means establishments engaged in manufacturing activities involving the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials of substance into products.
Industrial waste means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resource, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Institutional/governmental user means and includes schools, churches, penal institutions, and users associated with federal, state and local governments.
Local capital cost charge means charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, i.e., debt service and capital improvement charges.
Major contributing industry means an industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works that:
(1) Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average workday;
(2) Has a flow greater than ten percent of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste;
(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 issuant 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.
Milligrams per liter (mgl) means a unit of the concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 0.001 gram of the constituent in 1,000 milliliter 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.
Natural outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
NPDES permit means any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued by the administrator or, where appropriated by the director, after enactment of the Federal Clean Water Act to regulate the discharge of pollutants pursuant to section 402 of the Federal act.
Person means 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.
pH means the logarithm (base ten) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
Population equivalent is 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 pound of BOD and 0.22 pound of suspended solids.
Ppm means parts per million by weight.
Pretreatment means the treatment of wastewaters from sources before introduction into the wastewater treatment works.
Properly shredded garbage means 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.
Public sewer means 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, as long as they are constructed according to city specifications and accepted by the city.
Replacement means expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.
Residential user means all dwelling units such as houses, mobile homes, apartments, and permanent multifamily dwellings.
Sanitary sewer means a sewer that conveys sewage or industrial wastes or a combination of both, and into which storm, surface and ground water or polluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
Sewage is used interchangeably with "wastewater."
Sewer means a pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste liquids, including storm, surface and ground water drainage.
Sewerage means the system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection, transportation and pumping of sewage.
Sewerage fund means the principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the sewerage system.
Slug means 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.
State act means the Anti-Pollution Bond Act (30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.).
State grant means the State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by the Anti-Pollution Bond Act (30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.) and for making such grants as filed with the secretary of state of the State of Illinois.
Storm sewer means a sewer that carries storm, surface and ground water drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.
Stormwater runoff means that portion of the precipitation that is drained into the sewers.
Superintendent means the superintendent of public works of the city or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Surcharge means the assessment in addition to the basic user charge and debt service charge which is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than the concentration values established in division 3.
Suspended solids (SS) means 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 the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
Unpolluted water means water 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 benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Useful life means the estimated period during which the collection system or treatment works will be operated.
User charge means a charge levied on users of treatment works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
User class means the type of user, residential, institution/governmental, commercial or industrial, as defined in this section.
Wastewater means 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.
Wastewater facilities means the structures, equipment and processes required to collect, carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and transport effluent to a watercourse.
Wastewater service charge means the charge per month levied on all users of the wastewater facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined in division 3 and shall consist of the basic user charge, the local capital cost and a surcharge, if applicable.
Wastewater treatment works means an arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes and sludge. The term is sometimes used as synonymous with waste treatment plant or wastewater treatment plant or pollution control plant.
Water quality standards means as defined in the state water pollution regulations.
Watercourse means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Code 1976, § 12-200; Ord. No. 98-19, § 1, 8-10-98; Ord. No. 05-9, § 30, 5-9-05)
Cross references: Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 86-152. Systems to be considered property of city.
The several systems of lines of sewers constituting the sewerage system, and such other sewers as may be constructed and built by the city, or by and under its supervision, shall be considered the property of the city, and subject to its control, management, supervision and regulation.
(Code 1976, § 12-201)
Sec. 86-153. Water and sewer system combined.
The water system in its entirety and the sewer system in its entirety of the city are hereby declared to be combined waterworks and sewerage systems pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-139-1 et seq. For financial purposes, a separate set of books shall be kept for each of the water system and sewer system.
(Code 1976, § 12-202)
Sec. 86-154. Interference prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to willfully impede the flow of water or sewage in any sewer belonging to the city or any private or residence sewer connecting thereto, or to dig up or destroy or in any manner disturb the same with intent to willfully destroy or impede the flow of water or sewerage in the same.
(Code 1976, § 12-203)
Secs. 86-155– 86-165. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. Sec. 86-166. Use of public sewers required.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any insanitary manner on public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this division.
(c) Except as provided in this division 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.
(d) The owner of all the houses, buildings 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 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 division, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that such public sewer is within 200 feet (61 meters) of the property line.
(e) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any sewage or wastewater directly or indirectly into any storm sewer constructed in the city.
(Code 1976, § 12-210)
Sec. 86-167. Private sewage disposal.
(a) Where a public sanitary (or combined) sewer is not available under the provisions of section 86-166(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(b) 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 (reference appendix to this article) which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $5.00 shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
(c) 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 superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of written notice by the superintendent.
(d) 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 environmental protection agency and with the state department of public health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities without compliance with the above act and code and approval of the department of public health. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in section 86-166(d), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this division, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(f) 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.
(g) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the board of health.
(h) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to such sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(Code 1976, § 12-211)
Sec. 86-168. Building sewers and connections.
(a) 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 superintendent.
(b) 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.
(c) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits, one class for residential wastewater service, and a class for commercial institution/governmental or industrial wastewater service. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city (reference appendix to this article). The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $5.00 for a residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, shall provide information describing its wastewater constituent, characteristics, and type of activity. Industrial dischargers that are tributary to the combined sewer system shall be subject to discharge reports, permit modifications and monitoring facilities at the discretion of the superintendent.
(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 sewer, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load. All new sewer construction tributary to the combined sewer system shall be designed to minimize and/or delay inflow contribution to the combined sewer system.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) 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 division.
(h) 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 for Testing and Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Stand Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois shall apply.
(i) 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 is approved in accordance with subsection (b) and discharged to the building sewer.
(j) All new building domestic waste connections shall be distinct from the building inflow connect, to facilitate disconnection if a storm sewer becomes available. No person 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 or to a public combined sewer. Inflow sources on the combined sewer system shall be connected to a storm sewer, within a reasonable period of time, if a storm sewer becomes available.
(k) 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 for Testing and Materials, Water Pollution Control 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.
(l) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the superintendent.
(m) 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.
(n) All newly constructed multifamily dwellings, apartments, mobile homes, and trailer courts shall have a separate sewer connection and shall be metered separately for each unit. All multiuse facilities (i.e., business building with an apartment or residence within the same structure) shall have a separate sewer connection and be metered separately for each unit.
(o) Connection fee.
(1) The fee for the right or permission to tap, attach to or connect to any public sewer for the purpose of procuring a sewerage outlet shall be as specified in subsection (o)(2), it being expressly understood that such connection fee is paid for the right or permission to connect to such sewer only, and nothing contained in this section shall be construed so as to impose any liability or duty upon the city to construct, lay, maintain, repair or attach such private or residence branch connecting with such public sewer at the connection aforesaid, and such private or residence sewer shall be the sole property of the owners thereof, subject to be laid, constructed and used according to the rules and regulations prescribed by this article. Provided, however, that such connection fee shall not be charged for any single residence property or business lot which has heretofore been assessed by the city for the purpose of constructing any sewer heretofore laid by the city.
(2) The connection fee (per tap) shall be as follows:
a. For the Illinois State Highway 1 north sewer extension:
For residential taps . . . . $2,000.00
For nonresidential taps . . . . 5,000.00
Taps within a mobile home park shall be individually contracted
b. For the Golf Lakes force main between the city's sewage treatment plant and the lift station site located south of Golf Lakes Subdivision Section 3:
Inside the corporate limits . . . . 1,500.00
Outside the corporate limits . . . . 2,000.00
c. For all other taps:
Inside the corporate limits . . . . 200.00
Outside the corporate limits . . . . 2,000.00
(Code 1976, § 12-212; Ord. No. 90-10, § 1, 6-11-90; Ord. No. 97-3, § 1, 4-28-97; Ord. No. 97-23, § 1, 10-27-97; Ord. No. 00-8, § 1, 8-14-00)
Sec. 86-169. Additional rules and regulations.
In addition to the rules, regulations and laws elsewhere set out in this article, and in addition to state and federal rules, regulations and laws, the following rules, regulations and laws are hereby adopted for the control, management, government and operation of the sewer system of the city:
(1) All residence or service sewers connecting with the sewers of the city shall be laid upon the grade and according to the specifications and directions, not herein enumerated, as shall be given by the superintendent.
(2) All wearing surfaces, tongues, curves, etc., in manholes or other places shall be plastered over with Portland cement.
(3) All sewers shall be laid with cement joints and practically watertight to prevent matter and sewerage from contaminating the ground.
(4) All sewer pipe shall be laid to a perfectly straight line and grade, and small imperfections or roughness in pipe should be made to come on top by turning the pipe.
(5) All connections to other drains or sewers shall be made at a T or Y junction. If there is no T or Y set at or near the point where it is desired to make the connection, one should be installed by removing the joint of straight pipe and inserting the joint with T or Y, taking care to replace such joint and cement the same as firmly and as properly as the joint removed.
(6) All sewers should be well ventilated to prevent accumulation of sewer gas, and its backing up in the house fixtures.
(7) The connections from the sewer to the house shall be made with PVC pipe not less than six inches in diameter, with a fall of not less than one foot in each 100 feet of length. It shall be laid to a true line and grade, and all joints cemented perfectly, and a sack completely filling the sewer shall be drawn through the pipes as they are laid, care being taken to avoid disturbing them.
(8) The house connections shall stop four feet from the house wall, and there be connected to a four- or six-inch soil pipe.
(9) When streets or alleys are to be paved, the connections shall be laid to the curbline of all properties abutting thereon.
(10) All piping used in the house or building shall be of PVC or any other state or federally approved material.
(11) All fixtures should be trapped and vented, and the vent should extend at least 18 inches above the roof.
(12) No vertical soil or vent pipe shall be trapped.
(13) Each fixture shall be separately trapped to prevent siphonage.
(14) No refrigerator or provision receptacle shall be connected directly with the sewer.
(15) Water closets shall be flushed from tanks, and not by direct connection.
(16) Pipes shall be easy of access for inspection.
(17) Grease traps shall be provided for sinks and all places where considerable greasy matter will be discharged.
(18) Soil pipes shall not be less than four inches in diameter, and vent pipes shall not be less than two inches in diameter.
(19) No person but a licensed or qualified plumber shall do any plumbing.
(20) Any street, alley, ditch, drain, pipe, walk or pavement which is disturbed or in any manner interfered with by reason of laying or constructing any sewer or connection therewith, shall upon completion of the work be replaced in as near the same condition as it was prior thereto; and all holes, excavations, ditches or dangerous places caused by construction of any work mentioned in this section shall be protected at all times, both day and night, so that no injury may occur to any person or animal by reason thereof.
(21) All new or repaired residence or service sewers connecting to the sewers of the city shall have tracer wire installed with the sewer line. The wire shall be #12 AWG THHN or THWN and all splices shall have watertight connectors (grease filled) for direct burial.
(Code 1976, § 12-213; Ord. No. 09-21, § 2, 10-12-09)
Sec. 86-170. Use of public sewers.
(a) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(b) (1) Except as prohibited by subsection (b)(2), 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 city council's committee on water and sewers. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of the superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
(2) No roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, or areaway drains (excluding basement drains) shall be connected directly or indirectly to a combined sewer.
(3) 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 in 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 water 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 structure, 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 fleshing, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(4) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it shall appear likely in the opinion of the superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewer, 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; 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 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius).
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 degrees Fahrenheit (zero and 65 degrees Celsius).
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 excessive chlorine requirements, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceed 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 or jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
g. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such halflife 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, fuller's 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 in this article.
l. Waters or wastes containing 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 discharges to the receiving waters.
(5) 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 subsection (4) 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:
a. Reject the wastes;
b. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
c. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; or
d. Require payment to cover the added costs of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing traces or sewer cages, under the provisions of subsection (11).
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.
(6) 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 so located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(7) 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.
(8) 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.
(9) 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 division and any special conditions for discharge established by the city or regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the discharge.
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.
(10) All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this division 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 such control manhole. If 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 premises 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.
(11) No statement contained in this section 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 therefor, in accordance with section 86-186, by the industrial concern, provided such payments are in accordance with federal and state guidelines for user charge system.
(Code 1976, § 12-214; Ord. No. 90-10, § 2, 6-11-90)
Sec. 86-171. Protection of sewage works from damage.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this section shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(Code 1976, § 12-215)
Sec. 86-172. Powers and authority of inspectors.
(a) The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city, the state 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 division. 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 sewer or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
(b) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city, the state 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 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 conditions as required in section 86-170(9).
(c) The superintendent and other fully authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a private negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Code 1976, § 12-216)
Sec. 86-173. Penalty for violation of division.
(a) Any person found to be violating any provision of this division except section 86-171 shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. The city may revoke any permit for sewage disposal as a result of any violation of any provision of this division.
(b) Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in subsection (a) shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined according to the provisions of section 1-5 of this Code. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this division shall become liable to the city by reasons of such violation.
(Code 1976, § 12-217; Ord. No. 97-24, § 6, 10-27-97)
Secs. 86-174– 86-185. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. Sec. 86-186. Generally.
(a) Basis for wastewater service charges. The wastewater service charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater facilities of the city shall consist of a basic user charge, a debt service charge, a capital improvement charge and applicable surcharges.
(b) The basic user charge is levied on all users to recover the operation, maintenance and replacement (O, M & R) costs and shall be based on water usage as recorded by water meters or sewage meters for wastes having the following normal domestic concentrations:
A five-day, 20-degree Celsius biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 300 mg/l; or
A suspended solids content of 390 mg/l.
The basic user charge shall be computed as follows:
(1) Estimate the annual wastewater volume, pounds of BOD and pounds of SS to be treated.
(2) Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund for the year, for all works categories.
(3) Proportion the estimated O, M & R costs to wastewater facility categories by volume, BOD and SS.
(4) Proportion the estimated O, M & R costs to wastewater facility categories by volume, BOD and SS.
(5) Compute costs per 1,000 gallons for normal domestic strength sewage.
(6) Compute surcharge costs per pound for BOD and SS concentrations in excess of normal domestic strengths.
(c) The debt service charge is computed by apportioning the annual debt service as a charge per 1,000 gallons.
(d) The capital improvement charge is levied on sewers to provide for capital improvements, extensions or reconstruction of the sewage treatment works. The capital improvement charge is computed by apportioning the annual amount to be accrued as a charge per 1,000 gallons.
(e) A surcharge will be levied to all users whose waters exceed the normal domestic concentrations of 300 mg/l BOD and 390 mg/l SS. The surcharge will be based on water usage as recorded by water meters or sewage meters for all wastes which exceed the 300 mg/l and 390 mg/l concentrations for BOD and SS, respectively.
The concentration of wastes used for computing surcharges shall be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling shall be performed as often as may be deemed necessary by the superintendent and shall be binding as a basis for surcharges.
(f) The adequacy of the wastewater service charge shall be revised periodically to reflect a change in local capital costs or O, M & R costs.
(g) The users of the wastewater treatment services will be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to the wastewater operation, maintenance and replacement.
(h) Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing basic user charges and surcharges shall be the metered or spent water consumption read to the lowest even increments of 100 gallons.
(1) If the person discharging wastes into the public sewers procures any part, or all, of his water from sources other than the city's water system, all or part of which is discharged into the public sewers, the person shall install and maintain, at his expense, water meters of a type approved by the superintendent for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these other sources.
(2) Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required by the superintendent if these volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records.
(3) Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed, unless service is cancelled, without the consent of the superintendent.
(i) Basic user charge: There shall be and there is hereby established a basic user charge of $2.40 per 1,000 gallons per month of metered water consumption to be applied to all users to recover O, M & R costs. Commencing with the first billing date for each user after July 1 of each year, there shall be a five percent increase to the basic user charge in effect prior to the increase.
(j) Debt service charge. There shall be and there is hereby established a debt service charge of $0.73 per 1,000 gallons per month, to each user of the wastewater facility. All users outside the corporate limits of the city shall have an additional $10.00 per month per meter charge added to their debt service charge.
(k) Capital improvement charge. There shall be and there is hereby established a capital improvement charge of $0.36 per 1,000 gallons per month to each user of the wastewater facility.
(l) Rates. A minimum charge per month shall be applied to all users whose water consumption does not exceed 2,000 gallons per month. This minimum charge shall consist of two multiplied by the total of the basic user charge per 1,000 gallons per month plus the debt service charge per 1,000 gallons per month plus the capital improvement charge per 1,000 gallons per month. The minimum charge for multifamily dwellings or multi-user units, which are not connected and metered separately, shall be the minimum charge per month as calculated in the foregoing sentence times the number of dwellings or units connected to the single line per month.
(m) All nonmetered residential users of the wastewater facilities shall pay a flat rate charge of $12.40 per month. The flat rate charge consists of $6.48 for O, M & R costs, $4.48 for debt service costs and $1.44 for capital improvement costs. The flat rate charge will allow a maximum of 4,000 gallons per month. In the event use of the wastewater facilities is determined by the superintendent to be in excess of 4,000 gallons per month, the superintendent may require such flat rate user to install metering devices on the water supply or sewer main to measure the amount of service supplied.
(n) Surcharge rates. The rates of surcharges for BOD and SS shall be as follows:
Per pound of BOD . . . . $0.12
Per pound of SS . . . . 0.14
(o) Computation of wastewater service charge. The wastewater service charge shall be computed by the following formula:
CW = CC + CD = CM + (Vu-X) CU + CS
Where CW = Amount of wastewater service charge ($) per billing period.
CC = Capital improvement charge (subparagraph (k)).
CD = Debt service charge (subparagraph (j)).
CM = Minimum charge for operation, maintenance and replacement (subparagraph (l)).
Vu = Wastewater volume for the billing period.
X = Allowable consumption in gallons for the minimum charge (subparagraph (l)).
CU = Basic user charge for operation, maintenance and replacement (subparagraph (i)).
CS = Surcharges, if applicable (subparagraph (n)).
(Code 1976, § 12-220; Ord. No. 94-2, § 1, 1-10-94; Ord. No. 96-1, § 2, 1-22-96; Ord. No. 99-6, § 1, 4-26-99; Ord. No. 00-3, § 3, 4-24-00)
Sec. 86-187. Billing; delinquency; foreclosure; accounts.
(a) Liens. Billings, delinquencies and foreclosures of liens shall be governed by article I of this chapter.
(b) Accounts. In addition to the customary operating statements, the annual audit report as required by section 86-29 shall also reflect the revenues and operating expenses of the wastewater facilities, including a replacement cost, to indicate that sewer service charges under the waste cost recovery system do in fact meet the requirements of this chapter. In this regard, the financial information to be shown in the audit report shall include the following:
(1) Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant for the current fiscal year.
(2) Billing data to show total number of gallons billed per fiscal year.
(3) Debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(4) Number of users connected to the system.
(5) Number of nonmetered users.
(6) A list of users discharging nondomestic and industrial wastes and volume of waste discharged.
(c) Access to records. The IEPA or its authorized representative shall have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the city which are applicable to the city system of user charges for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the special and general conditions to any state grant.
CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
SEWER SERVICE
GENERALLY
SEWER USE
WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGES
| Number | Fixtures | Number | Fixtures |
| ________ | Kitchen sinks | ________ | Water closets |
| ________ | Lavatories | ________ | Bathtubs |
| ________ | Laundry tubs | ________ | Showers |
| ________ | Urinals | ________ | Garbage grinders |
Specify other fixtures ____.
2. The maximum numbers of persons who will use the above fixtures is ________.
3. The name and address of the person or firm who will perform the proposed work is ________.
4. Plans and specifications for the proposed building sewer are attached hereunto as Exhibit "A."
B. In consideration of the granting of this permit, THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES:
1. To accept and abide by all provisions of the City Code of the City of Marshall, and of all other pertinent ordinances or regulations that may be adopted in the future.
2. To maintain the building sewer at no expense to the city.
3. To notify the superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer, but before any portion of the work is covered.
| DATE:____ | SIGNED:____ (Applicant) |
| ____ (Address of Applicant) |
| ____ (Certification by City Treasurer) |
| $ | ________ | connection fee paid. |
| $ | ________ | inspection fee paid. |
Application approved and permit issued:
| DATE:____ | SIGNED:____ Director of Public Works |
Private Sewage Disposal Application
To the City of Marshall:
A. THE UNDERSIGNED, being the ____ of the (Owner, Owner's Agent) property located at ____ Number Street DOES HEREBY REQUEST a permit to install sanitary sewage disposal facilities to serve the ____ at said location. (Residence, Commercial Building, etc.)
1. The proposed facilities include: ____ ____ to be constructed in complete accordance with the plans and specifications attached hereunto as Exhibit "A."
2. The area of the property is ________ square feet (or ________ square meters).
3. The name and address of the person to be served by the proposed facilities is: ________.
4. The maximum number of persons to be served by the proposed facilities is: ________.
5. The locations and nature of all sources of private or public water supply within the 100 feet (30.5 meters) of any boundary of said property are shown on the plat attached hereunto as Exhibit "B."
B. In consideration of the granting of this permit, THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES:
1. To furnish any additional information relating to the proposed work that shall be requested by the superintendent.
2. To accept and abide by all provisions of the City Code of the City of Marshall, and of all other pertinent ordinances or regulations that may be adopted in the future.
3. To operate and maintain the wastewater disposal facilities covered by this application in a sanitary manner at all times, in compliance with all requirements of the city and at no expense to the city.
4. To notify the superintendent at least 24 hours prior to commencement of the work proposed, and again at least 24 hours prior to the covering of any underground portions of the installation.
C. THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that the proposed private sanitary sewage disposal facility will comply with the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code and that it complies with all recommendations of the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Illinois Department of Public Health and that approval has been received by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health.
| DATE:____ | SIGNED:____ (Applicant) |
| ____ (Address of Applicant) |
$________inspection fee paid.
____ (Certification by City Treasurer)
Application approved and permit issued:
| DATE____ | SIGNED:____ Director of Public Works |
For applicant's information, the City of Marshall provides the following information:
| Illinois Department of Public Health Champaign Region 2125 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-8361 | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Champaign Region 2125 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-6914 |
Commercial, Institutional/Governmental and Industrial Sewer Connection Application
To the City of Marshall:
A. THE UNDERSIGNED, being the ____ of the (Owner, Owner's Agent) property located at ____.
DOES HEREBY REQUEST a permit to ____ an industrial sewer connection (Install, Use) serving the ____ which company is engaged in ____ at said (Name of Company) location.
1. A plat of the property showing accurately all sewers and drains now existing is attached hereunto as Exhibit "A."
2. Plans and specifications covering any work proposed to be performed under those permits is attached hereunto as Exhibit "B."
3. A complete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced or expected to be produced at said property, including a description of the character of each waste, the daily volume and maximum rates of discharge, and representative analyses, is attached hereunto as Exhibit "C."
4. The name and address of the person or firm who will perform the work covered by this permit is ____ ____ .
B. In consideration of the granting of this permit THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES:
1. To furnish any additional information relating to the installation or use of the industrial sewer for which this permit is sought as may be adopted in the future.
2. To operate and maintain a control manhole and any waste pretreatment facilities, as may be required as a condition of the acceptance into the public sewer of the industrial wastes involved in an efficient manner at all times, and at no expense to the city.
3. To cooperate at all times with the superintendent and his or her representative in their inspecting, sampling, and study of the industrial wastes, and any facilities provided for pretreatment.
4. To notify the superintendent immediately in event of any accident, negligence, or other occurrence that occasions discharge to the public sewers of any wastes or process waters not covered by this permit.
| DATE:____ | SIGNED:____ (Applicant) |
| ____ (Address of Applicant) | |
| ____ (Certification by City Treasurer) |
| $ | ________ | connection fee paid. |
| $ | ________ | inspection fee paid. |
Application approved and permit granted.
| DATE:____ | SIGNED:____ Director of Public Works |
(Ord. No. 05-9, § 31, 5-9-05)