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Board of 'rustees of the Village of Uk Grove Village, Counties
of Cook and bnta;e, Illinois, that
That the &tushed bules and Retulationo
and Con a -ss if water and 3ower Servico be and are hereby
adapted as the Mules and Rogulatims of tho Village of Elk shove,
a "Thatthe dosi �mm�aaeted officer to obarbo of the
tater a of the Vilisae thanand is hereby riven
the rift to reftae water *ad sewer* serviee or to tormiaste
sane ones esta4bliskad, It any user thereof violates any of she
rules set forth as ett.aeked.
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offset fWas sifter its passage and approval aeeardint to law.
this
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SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR WATER SERVICE
GENERAL WATER SERVICE
Availability - Available to any domestic, commercial or industrial
consumer using water furnished by metered service.
Rate
First 4,000 gals. or less per month - $4.00
Next 49000 gals per month - .65 per 1000 gals.
Next 4,000 gals. per month - .45 per 1000 gals.
All in excess of 12,000 gals, per month - .35 per 1000 gals.
Minimum Bills
A minimum charge based upon the size of meter required for each
installation shall be made to each domestic, commercial and industrial
consumer to whom water service is furnished under the above general
water service schedule. The minimum charge for each meter size shall
be in the amount set forth below:
Size of Meter
/1713/4
1 1/2
2n
311
4"
611
Delayed Payment Charges
Minimum Monthly Charge
$4.00
4.00
6.60
13.65;
20.65
42.70
67.20
137.20
An additional charge amounting to five percent (5%) of the net bill
will be added to all water bills for general water service
under the foregoing schedule not paid within ten (10) days of the
date of the bill.
MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE
Availability - Available to the Village of Elk Grove Village and
other municipal corporations to whom water service is furnished by
meter in the service area.
Rate
First 4,000 gals. or less per month - $2.00
Next 4,000 gals. per month - .375 per 1000 gals.
Next 4,000 gals per month - .225 per 1000 gals.
All in excess of 12,000 gals per month - .175 per 1000 gals.
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Minimum Bills
A minimum charge based upon the size of meter required for each
installation shall be made to each consumer to whom water service is
furnished under the municipal water service schedule. The minimum
charge for each meter size shall be in the amount set forth below:
Size of Meter
Minimum Monthly Charge
5/8"
$ 2.00
3/4"
2.00
1"
3.30
1 1/2"
6.83
2"
10.33
3"
21.35
4"
33.60
6"
68.60
Delayed Payment Charges
An additional,charge amounting to five percent (5f) of the net
bill will be added to all water bills for municipal water service
under the foregoing schedule not paid within ten days (10) of the
date of the bill.
PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE
Availability - Unmetered water service available to any consumer
in the service area to whom metered water service is furnished
for private fire protection service solely. The charge for private
fire protection service shall be based upon the size of service pipe
and shall be in addition to other charges rendered for metered water
service.
Rate - The rate for private fire protection service shall be as follows:
Size of Service Pipe Annual Charge
2" or under $32.00
3" 60.00
4 100.00
6" or larger 200.00
Bills for private fire protection service shall be paid annually in
advance beginning on the date when the service pipe is installed.
Delayed Payment Charge
An additional charge amounting to five percent (5f) of the bill
will be added to all bills for private fire protection service under
the foregoing schedule not paid within ten (10) days of the date of
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WATER FOR BUILDING AND OTHER TEMPORARY PURPOSES
All water used for building purposes and other temporary uses
shall be based upon metered consumption of the water used at the
rate of $1.00 per 1000 gals., plus a reasonable charge, based upon
the current hourly rate paid to employees of the Villago, for such
attendance as may be necessary.
Delayed Payment Charges
An additional charge amounting to five percent (5%) of the bill
will be added to all bills for water service for buildings and
other temporary purposes under the foregoing rate not paid within t
ten (10) days of the date of the bill.
RULES REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF WATER SERVICE
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
Village - The word "Village" whenever the lames appears herein,
means Village of Elk Grove Village.
Owner - The word "Owner", whenever the same appears herein,
means the person, firm, corporation or association having the sole
interest in any premises which is, or is about to be, supplied with
water service by the Village and the word "Owners" means all so
interested.
Tenant - The word "tenant", whenever the same appears herein,
means any one occuping a premise under lease, oral or written, from
the Owner and obtaining water service from the mains of the Village
with the consent of his landlord.
Customer, Consumer - Either the word "Customer or the word
"Consumer" as used herein shall mean the party contracting for water
service to a property as herein classified, and a seperate contract
shall be required for each property described as follows:
(a) A building under one roof owned by one party and
occupied by one person or family as a residence, or
(b) A building under one roof owned by one party and
occupied by one person, firm or corporation as one
business, or
(c) A combination of buildings in one common enclosure
owned by one party and occupied by one person or
family as a residence, or
(d) A combination of buildings in one common enclosure
owned by one party and occupied by one person, firm
or corporation as one business, or
(e) The one side of a double house having a solid vertical
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partition wall, or
(f) A building owned by one party of more than one
apartment and using in common one hall, or
(g) A building owned by one party and having a number
of offices which are rented to tenants using in
common one hall and one or more means of entrance,
or
(h) A single lot, or park, or playground, or
(i) Each house in a row of houses.
Section II. WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
1. All applications for water service connections must be
made in writing on forms furnished by the Village by the person o^
parties desiring the same, must state fully and truly the uses to
which the water is to be applied and the correct lot and street num-
ber of the premises to be supplied, and must be signed by the Owner
of the premises or his duly authorized agent.
2. The service pipe from main to property line, curb stop,
curb box and meter shall be placed by the Village at the Owners
expense and the remainder of the service pipe shall be installed by
a plumber at the expense of the applicant. A service pipe shall not
be used to supply more than a single property without the consent of
the Village or unless a private fire protection service is also
desired. The minimum earth cover of the Customerts service pipe
installation shall be five and one-half (5 1/2) feet.
3. Service pipes shall not be installed where any portion of the
pipes must pass through lands, buildings or parts of buildings which
are not the property of appliem t unless. applicant in writing assumes
the liability therefor.
4. Applications for service pipes will be accepted subject to
there being a Village main adjacent to the premises to be served,
5. The owner shall pay any excess cost of construction of a
customersf service in cases where the excess cost can be attributed
to abnormal construction conditions, as determined by the Village Eng-
ineers.
6. The Village will repair all leaks in the service pipe from
the main to the curb boxes.Beyond the curb box the property Owner is
responsible for all leaks and the same must be repaired by him, and.
if such leaks are not repaired within a reasonable time, the water may
be turned off.
Section III APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE
7. All applications for water service where connections have
previously been installed must be made on a form provided by the Village„
Upon acceptance thereof such application shall constitute a contract
between the applicant as a Consumer and the Village.
8. A new application must be made upon any change in tenancy
where the tenant has contracted for water service or by the Owner
where the Owner has contracted for water service. Where more than
one tenant is supplied through a meter, the application for the water
service must be made by the Owner of the property.
9. When an application is made, the Village reserves the right
to require a deposit in cash commensurate with the probable size of
the applicant's bill for the purpose of establishing or maintaining
any Customer's credit. In lieu of a deposit the applicant may furnish a
guarantor for his bill.
10. No agreement for water service will be entered into by the
Village with any applicant until all arrears and charges due by such
applicant for water service to any premises then or theretofore owned
or occupied by him shall have been paid.
Section IV. BILLS AND PAYMENT FOR SERVICE
11. Customers are liable for payment for all water used on the
premises until notice has been received at the Water and Sewer Department
office that the use of water is no longer desired. Customers are liable
for all water shown to have been passed through the meter whether by use,
wastage or leakage.
12. Bills for water service will be mailed or delivered to the
Customer's last address as shown by the records of the Village when due,
but failure to receive a bill will not relieve Customer from the oblig-
ation to pay the same. All bills and other accounts must be paid at the
office of the Water and Sewer Department (or any place properly design-
ated). All bills for water service become delinquent ten(10) days after
the date of bill and service will be discontinued after (5) five days
notice by the Village that the bill is delinquent unless the bill is
paid according to said notice.
13. The amount shown to be due by any bill (without penalty)
will be accepted if mailed within ten (10) days of the date of the
bill. When the last day for payment falls on a Sunday or a legal
holiday, the time for payment of the bill will be automatically ex-
tended to include the first following full business day.
14. In case a Customer files written objection to any bill within ten (10)
days of the date thereof the Village will accept payment (without penalty) within
ten (10)days after the Customer has been notified of the results of the Village's
investigation.
15. Bills for metered service shall be rendered monthly unless otherwise
specified in the rate schedule then in effect and shall show the readings of the
meter at the beginning and end of the period for which the bill is rendered. The
basis for computing such bill shall be the same as indicated by the meter dials.
* 16. In case the meter for single family residences cannot be read for any
cause, the Village will require a payment on account equal to the average bill of
the average single family resident water and sewer user for the billing period
one year immediately preceding the billing period in question.
17. In cases where for any cause the meter cannot be read for a period of three
(3) months the Village will turn off the water upon due notice unless the Consumer
provides access to the meter immediately.
18. dhere a meter has ceased to register or is registering improperly, the
quantity of water for which the bill will be rendered will be determined by the
average registration of the meter for the prior six month (6) consumption.
SECTION V. RULES GOVERNING SERVICE
19. The Village will not permit its mains or services to be connected on
any premises with any service pipe or piping which is connected with any other
source of supply. The Village will not permit its mains or services to be con-
nected in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other apparatus which contains
liquids, chemicals or any other matter which may flow back into the Village's
service pipe or mains.
20. The Village undertakes to use reasonable care and diligence to provide a
constant supply of water at a reasonable pressure but reserves the right at any
time, without notice, to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making
repairs or extensions or for other purposes.
21. The Village shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure, regardless
of causes, in the supply of water or in the pressure nor for any damage caused
thereby or by the bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attach-
ments to the Village's property. All applicants having boilers upon their premises
depending upon the pressure in the Village's pipes to keep them supplied are
cautioned against danger of collapse and all damage occasioned by any such collapse
must be borne exclusively by the customer.
22. The Village will not permit the use of water from separate fire pro-
tection lines except for the extinguishing of fires or for fire drills.
*as amended by Resolution 15-64 adopted 4-23-64
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23- The Village shall have the sole right to determine the
size and type of meters, valves, service lines en d connections
necessary to give the service applied for.
24. All use of water for any purpose or upon any premises not
stated or described in the application must be prevented by the Cu,stome-_�.
25. Service may be discontinued for any of the following reasons -
(a)
For the use
of water for any other
property or
purpose than
that described in the
application.
(b)
For waste of
water.
(c) For molesting or damaging any service pipe, mote^,
Curb stop, meter seal or other appliances of t1le
Village.
(d) For non-payment of bills for water service or any
other charges accuring under the application 'o -
water service.
(e) For cross connecting the Villagers service pipe
with any other source of supply or with any
apparatus which may endanger the quality of' t1-
Villages water supply.
(f) For refusal of reasonable access to property for
purposes of inspecting, reading, repair9.ng or
removing meters,
(g) For violation or refusal to comply with any of the
rules and regulations of the Water and Sewer Depart-
ment of the Village.
(h) For failure to comply with any temporary water use
restrictions temporarily envoked by the Water and
Sewer Department.
26. If a customer whose service has been discontinued for non-
payment of bills or for violation of the rules and regulations of the
Water and Sewer Department desires a reconnection, such reconnection
will only be made after the Customer has:
(a) Made a deposit to insure future payment of bills.
(b) Has paid all unpaid bills and other charges for
water service,
(c) Has paid a reconnection fee of four dollars ($!x..00).
This reconnection fee must be paid, regardless of the
water being turned off or not turned off, when a leral
water shut-off is justified,
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(d) And has corrected any condition found objectionable
under the ordinances of the Village.
27. Automatic lawn sprinklers or sprays or other attachments
requiring large quantities of water will be permitted only when
water is furnished by meter measurement and only after securing the
Village's written permission. The Village reserves the right to restrict
lawn sprinkling by Customers whenever in its judgement there is not
an adequate supply of water available for such purposes -
28. A supply of water for construction or other special purposes
must be especially applied for and the Village reserves the right to
require a suitable deposit from the applicant. Water so supplied
shall be discharged through a hose or pipe directly upon the material
to be wet or into a barrel or other container and not upon the ground
or into or through a ditch or trench, and all use of water by other
than the applicant or for any purposes or upon any premises not des-
cribed or stated in the application must be prevented by the applicant.
Section VI. METERED SERVICE
29. The Village will furnish and install a suitable meter for
each customer which in turn the Village will be reimbursed for accord-
ing to a price schedule established by the Village. All water meters
installed as means of measuring water to be sold by the Water and
Sewer Department thereof, must be of the straight gallon numeral
type.
30. Meters shall be conveniently located at a point approved
of by the Village so as to control the supply, and a proper place and
protection for the meter shall be provided by the applicant. A stop
and waste or gate valve shall be placed on the service line on the
street side of and near the meter, and a stop and waste or valve on
the house side of such meter.
31. Meters will be maintained by the Village and all repairs
including damage due to freezing, hot water or external causes shall
be paid for by the Customer.
32. All meters placed in buildings shall be located in the
basement or on the first floor, or as near as possible to the point
of entrance of the service, or in a clean, dry, safe plgce not sub-
ject to great variation in temperature and so located as to be easily
accesible for installation or disconnection purposes and for reading.
33. The Village will make a charge for installation of a meter
when the same is removed because of damage in any way due to the
negligence of the Customer in an amount equal to four dollars 04.00)
for meters one (1) inch in diameter and smaller and eight dollars (;8.00)
per inch or fraction thereof for meters larger than one (1) inch in
diameter, in addition to the cost of repairing and testing.
34• No meter shall be placed in service nor allowed to remain in
service if it registers more than one hundred two percent (102%)
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of the water passed or less than ninety-eight percent (98%) thereof"
35. The Village reserves the right to remove and test a meter
at any time and to substitute another meter in its place In case of
a dispute involving a question as to the accuracy of the meter, a test
will be made by the Village upon the request of the Customer without
charge if the meter has not been tested within twelve (12) months
preceding the requested test; otherwise, a charge of ten dollars ($10.00)
will be made if the test indicates meter accuracy within the limits
specified by these rules and regulations.
Section VII. PUBLIC FIRE PROTECTION S RVICE
36. No person except a Village agent or employee shall take
water from any public fire hydrant, hose plug, street washer or
fountain pipe except for fire purposes or for the use of the fire
department in case of fire, and no public fire hydrant shall be used for
sprinkling streets, flushing sewers or gutters or for any other than
fire purposes except with the approval of the Superintendent of Public
Works.
37. Requests for the installation of Public Fire Hydrants must
be made in writing to the Village specifying the exact location thereof
any the Village shall not be required to comply with any such request
if it does not have an adequate main at the location requested or the
Village Engineer does not deem it necessary or required.
Section VIII. PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE
38. All service connections for private fire protection service
will be made at the expense of the Consumer and will be installed b=,
the Village and the Consumer will be charged with the cost of the in-
stallation.
39. Where a hydrant for private fire protection is to be located
upon the Customerts premises, or when a hydrant must be moved to ac,cnm-
odate a legitimate request the entire installation from the street main
to and including the hydrant shall be made by the Village but shall be
paid for by the Customer at the exact cost of labor and materials used
in the work plus an additional ten percent (10%) for overhead.
40. All private fire service installations are to be used fcr
fire purposes only and are to have no connection whatsoever with any
taps or pipes which may be used for other than fire protection purposes,
except in cases authorized by the Superintendent of Public Works.,
Section IX. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
41. Water will not be furnished where service pipes are inferior,
the plumbing defective or the water closets or other fixtures are leaky
or imperfect. When such conditions are discovered, the Village reserves
the right to shut off the supply of water unless immediatB re._)airs
are made.
42. Title to all services from the main to the curb box, meters,
and meter installations is vested in and the same shall at all times
remain the sole property of the Village and shall not be trespassed
upon or interferred with in any respect.
43. Curb boxes shall not be used by the Customer for turning
on or shutting off the water supply. The control of the water supply
by the Consumer shall be by means of a seperate stop located in general
just inside the building wall.
44. Where two or more Customers are supplies through a single
service pipe, any violation of the rules and regulations of the Village
by either or any of such Customers shall be a violation as to all and
t:ze Village may take such action as can be taken for a single Customer,
45. All employees of the Village whose duty compels them to
enter the Customer's premises shall, upon request, show their cred-
entials or other evidence of authority.
46. If the Village finds that a meter seal has been broken or
any bypass inserted or there is evidence that the meter has been tamp-
ered with, the water will be shut off and not turned on again until
the Customer has paid for the estimated quantity of water which ha.,
been used and not registered plus the cost to restore the meter to
proper working order and other necessary expenses incurred by the
Village,
Section X. USE OF WATER FOR SUMMER COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING
OR REFRIGERAT ION
47. In all apparatus or equipment installed for the purpose oT'
changing the dry bulb temperature or humidity content of the air,
whether used in conjunction with summer comfort air conditioning or
other refrigeration, the following regulations shall apply.
(a) The use of water is prohibited when used directly
from the mains as a cooling medium in air washers or an -,,r
type of equipment whereby the air to be conditioned comes
into direct contact with sprays or wet surfaces, or wbor-,
the water is used as the direct or indirect cooling syjcrn
medium in coils.
(b) The use of water is permitted in all compressor type
refrigeration units having standard rated capaciti.e^ c-
one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or less.
(c) All compressor type refrigeration units having
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rated capacities of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or
over shall be equipped with evaporative coolers and
condensers, water cooling towers, spray ponds or other
water cooling equipment so that all water from the
mains is used for make-up purposes only.
*Note in (b) and (c) capacities shall be in accordance
with conditions given in Standard A.S.R.E. Testing and
Rating Codes.
(d) If other than compressor types of refrigeration
units are used, the consumption of water from the mains
shall be limited in amount to not more per ton of refr-
igeration produced than would be used by the compressor
type described under (c) above when such type is operat-
ed under nor:ial conditions.
48. Failure to comply with the above rule 47 shall be suffic-
ient cause to discontinue service.
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE
GENERAL SANITARY SEWER SERVICE
Availability - Available for the purpose of furnishing sanitary
sewer service to all consumers (including municipal corporations)
to whom water service is furnished by meter in the service area.
The sewer service charge shall be based upon the amount of water
consumed upon the premises to which the sewer service is furnished.
Rate
First 4,000 gals. or less per month
Next 4,000 gals, per month
Next 4,000 gals. per month
All in excess of 12,000 gals per month
Minimum Bills
- $1.50
- .15
per 1000 gals.
- .10
per 1000 gals,
- .08
per 1000 gals.
A minimum charge of $1.50 shall be made to each consumer to
whom sewer service is furnished under the above general sanitary
sewer service schedule.
Delayed Payment Charge
An additional charge amounting to five (5%) percent of the bill
will be added to all bills for general sanitary sewer service under
the foregoing schedule not paid within ten days (10) of the date of
the bill.
RESIDENTIAL SANITARY SEWER SERVICE
Availability - Available for
sewer service to all residential
not furnished,
Rate - $2.00 per month
Delayed Payment Charge
the purpose of furnishing sanitary
customers to whom water service is
An additional charge amounting to five percent (5%) of the
bill will be added to all bills for residential sanitary sewer service
under the forgoing schedule not paid within ten (10) days of the date
of the bill.
RULES, REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SEWER SERVICE
Section I. Definitions
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Village - The word "Village", whenever the same appears herein,
means "Village of Elk Grove Village", an Illinois corporation.
Owner - The word "Owner", whenever the same appears herein, means
the person, firm, corporation or association having the sole interest
in any premises which is, or is about to be, supplied with sewer service
by the Village and the word "Owners" means all so interested.
Tenant - The word "Tenant" as used herein means any one occup-
ing a premises under lease, oral or written, from the owner and obtain-
ing sewer service from the mains of the Village with the consent of
his landlord.
Customer, Consumer - Either the word "Customer" or the word
"Consumer" as used herein shall mean the party contracting for sewer
service to a property as herein classified, and a seperate contract
shall be required for each property described as follows:
(a) A building under one roof owned by one party and occup-
ied by one person, firm or corporation as one business,or
(b) A building under one roof owned by one party and occupied
by one person, firm or corporation as one business, or
(c) A combination of buildings in one common enclosure owned by
one party and occupied by one person or family as a resid-
ence, or
(d) A combination of buildings in one common enclosure owned
by one party and occupied by one person, firm or corporation
as one business, or
(e) The one side of a double house having a solid vertical
partition wall, or
(f) A building owned by one party of more than one apartment
and using in common one hall, or
(g) A building owned by one party and having a number of
offices which are rented to tenants using in common one
hall and one or more means of entrance, or
(h) A single lot, or park, or playground, or
(i) Each house in a row of houses.
"Building sewer service connection" - as herein used shall mean
that portion of the sewer system extending from the service stub on
the street sewer main to the Customers premises as d)ove described.
"Street sewer" - As herein used shall mean the sewer main located
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in the street, avenue, alley or other public way adjacent to the
premises to be supplied with sewer service and serving such premises
and other premises in the immediate vicinity thereof.
Section II. BUILDING SEWER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
1. All applications for building sewer service connections must
be made in writing on forms furnished by the Village by the person or
parties desiring the same, must state the correct lot and street
number of the premises to be supplied, and must be signed by the Owner
of the premises or his duly authorized agent.
2. The street sewer, sewer wye and sewer stub shall be placed by
the Village at the Owners expense and the remainder of the building
sewer service connection shall be installed by and at the expense of
the applicant. A building sewer service connection shall not be used
to supply more than a single property without the consent of the Vill-
age.
3. Building sewer service connections will not be installed where
any portion of the connections must pass through lands, buildings, or
parts of buildings which are not the property of applicant unless app-
licant in writing assumes the liability therefor.
4. Applications for building sewer service connections will be
accepted subject to there being a street sewer adjacent to the premises
to be served.
5. The owner shall pay any excess cost of construction of a
Customers service in cases where the excess cost can be contributed
to abnormal construction conditions as determined by Village 7ngineer„
6. The Village will repair all leaks in the street sewer,
Beyond the street sewer the property Owner is responsible for all leaks
and the same must be repaired by him, and if such leaks are not repaired
within a reasonable time, the Owner will be in violation of these rules
and regulations and subject to the penalties thereby imposed including
shutting off of water service.
7. The building sewer service connection shall be of cast iron
soil pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe or other pipe or material app-
roved by the Village. Whenever the excavation for a building sewer
service connection is made in unstable ground, the material for such
connection shall be cast iron soil pipe.
8. In making and laying such building sewer service connection,
the following specifications must be observed by the applicant:
(a) All joints and connections shall be gas tight and
water tight;
(b) If vitrified clay tile or other approved material is
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used, the diameter of such connection shall not be
less than six (6) inches, and if cast iron soil pipe
is used, shall be not less than four (4) inches.
(c) The slope of said connection shall be not less than
one -eight (1/8) inch per foot (12.5);
(d) The depth of such connection shall be sufficient to
afford protection against brea-age or damage from
heavy vehicles moving on the surface of the ground
over or adjacent to such connection;
(e) The connection shall be laid at uniform grade and in
straight alignment in so far as possible and any changes
in direction shall be made only with properly curved
pipe and fittings;
(f) The connection shall be laid so as to, permit gravity
flow of sewerage to the street sewer main or be equipped
so that the sewerage may be lifted by approved artificial
means from the drain to discharge into the building sewer
and thence to the street sewer;
(g) All excavations for the installation of a building sewer
service connection shall be open trench work unless
otherwise approved by the Manager of the Water and Sewer
Department and/or Village Engineer, and no back -fill shall
be replaced until the sewer pipes laid therin have been
inspected by a duly authorized agent of the Village.
9. The specifications for making and laying building sewer service
connections set forth in Rules 7 and 8 shall be applicable to buildings
having normally not more than ten (10) occupants. If the building
sewer service connection is intended to furnish sewerage service to a
building which will normally have more than ten (10) occupants, the size
and kind of sewer pipe, slope and other specifications shall be approved
by the Village at the time the application for connection is made.
10. The Village will not permit any connection to be made from
a building sewer service connection to the sewer stub unless the app-
licant has complied with the terms and provisions of the applicable
rules contained in this Section. Such connection shall not be covered
unless the work has been approved by a duly authorized agent of the
Village.
Section III. APPLICATIONS FOR SEWER SERVICE
11. All applications for sewer
service connections have previously
form provided by the Village. Upon
shall constitute a contract between
the Village.
service where building sewer
been installed must be made on a
acceptance thereof such application
the applicant as a Consumer and
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12. A new application must be made upon any change in tenancy
where the tenant has contracted for the sewer service or by the Cwner
where the Owner has contracted for such service,. Where more than the
one tenant is supplied through a building sewer service connection, the
application for the sewer service must be made by the Owner of the prop-
erty.
13. When an application for sewer service is made, the Village
reserves the right to require a deposit in cash commensurate with ti -
probable size of the appliem t:s bill for the purpose of establishing,
or maintaining any Customer's credit. In lieu of a deposit the applicC.nt
may furnish a guarantor for his bill.
14. No agreement for sewer service will be entered into by the
Village with any applicant until all arrears and charges due by such
applicant for sewer service supplied by the Village to any premises
then or theretofore owned or occupied by him shall have been paid.,
Section IV. BILLS AND PAYhENT FOR SERVICES
15. Customers are liable for payment for all sewer service to
the premises until notice has been received at the Water and Sewer
Department's office that the use of the sewer is no longer. desired,
16. Bills for sewer service will be mailed or delivered to the
Customerfs last address as shown by the records of the Village when
due, but failure to receive a bill will not relieve the Custo:ro.er from
the obligation to pay the same. All bills aid other accounts must be
paid at the office of the Water and Sewer Department. All b_lls for
sewer service become delinquent ten (10) days after the date of bill
and service will be discontinued after five (5) days notice by the Vil-
lage that the bill is delinquent unless the bill is paid according to
sand notice.
17. The amount shown to be due by any bill (without penalty) will
be accepted if mailed within ten (10) days of the date of the bill.
When the last day for payment falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, the
time for payment of the bill will be automatically extended to include the
first following full business day.
18. In case a Customer files written objections to any bill within
ten (10) days of the date thereof, the Village will accept payment(without
penalty) within ten (10) days after the Customer has been notified of the
results of the Village's investigation.
19. Bills shall be rendered monthly unless otherwise specified in
the rate schedule then in effect ,and shall show the readings of the
water meter at the beginning and end of the period for which the bill
is rendered.
20. In case the water meter cannot be read for any cause, the
Village will require a payment on account equal to the average sewer
service bill for the prior six (6) months.
21. In cases where for any cause the water meter cannot be read
for a period of three (3) months the Village may, upon due notice,
terminate sewer service unless the Consumer provides access to the
water meter immediately.
Section V. RULES GOVERNING SEWER SERVICE
22. Neither the applicant nor any occupant of the premises
receiving sewer service shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off, su2face
drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water into
the street sewer or into the building sewer service connection so as
to reach said street sewer.
23. Neither the applicant nor any occupant of the premises shall
discharge or cause to be discharged into the building sewer service
connection or into the street sewer any of the following described
waters or wastes:
(a) any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
105oF;
(b) any water or waste which may contain more than one
hundred (100) parts per million by weight of fat, oil
or grease;
(c) any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flam-
mable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(d) any garbage that has not been properly shredded through
a disposal unit or other shredding device;
(e) any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, tar, wood or any other solid or viscous substance
capable of causing obstruction to the sewers, mains or
outlets or the proper operation of said sewer system;
(f) any water or waste having a toxic or poisonous subs`a-nce
in suUicient quanta';,- so as to constitute a hazard to
humans or animals.
(g) any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance;
(h) any water or waste containing more than five hundred
(500) parts per million by weight of suspended solids.
The term "suspended solids" as used in this paragraph
shall mean solids that either float on the surface of,
or are removable by laboratory filtering;
I.
(i) any water or waste having a "pH" less than 5.0 or
greater than 9.0 or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, pipes, equipment and personnel of the
sewer system. The Term "pH" as used in this sub-
paragraph shall mean the logarithm of the recipro-
cal of the weight; of hydrogen ions in germs per
liter of solution.
24. Water pressure ejectors or siphons shall not be installed for
the discharging of sewerage or waste unless adequately protected against
back siphonage.
25. Either the applicant or any occupant of premises or properties
served by a building sewer service connection carrying industrial wastes
and discharging the same into a street sewer shall install a standard
48" control manhole outside the building sewer service connection to
facilitate observation, sampling and measuring of such wastes. Such
required manhole shall be accessible and safely located, constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Village and installed and main-
tained at the expense of the applicant or occupant of the premises to
whom sewer service is supplied.
26. The applicant must observe
by the Metropolitan Sanitary District
thereof may result in discontinuance
written notice by the Village.
Section VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
all rules and regulations established
of Greater Chicago and any violation
of water and sewer service upon
27. Sewer service will not be furnished where building sewer
service connections are broken, obstructed, inferior, defective, leaky
or imperfect, so that sewerage or drainage escapes into surrounding
soil or into adjacent premises. When such conditions are discovered,
the Village reserves the right to discontinue service unless immediate
repairs or replacements are made. Such replacements or repairs shall
be made by, and at the expense of, the applicant.
28. Title to all of the building sewer service connection from
the main (street sewer) to and including the sewer wye and to all meters
and meter installations is vested in and the same shall at all times
remain the sole property of the Village and shall not be trespassed v.pon
or interefered with in any respect.
29. If two or more Customers are supplied through a single
building sewer connection, any violation of the rules and regulations
of the Village by either or any of such Customers shall be a violation
as to all and the Village may take such action as can be taken for a
single Customer.
30. All employees of the Village whose duty compels them to enter
the Customerts premises shall, upon request, show their credentials or
other evidence of authority.
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Section VII. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE
31. The Village reserves the right, upon the giving of not less
than five (5) days written notice to the Customer, to discontinue
service for non-payment of sewer bills or for violation of or refusal
to comply with these rules and regulations or any other rules and re-
gulations at the time of giving of such notice.
32. In case of violation by the Customer of any of the provisions
of Rule 23 or if a condition shall exist which, in the opinion of the
Village renders further service to the Customer dangerous to his health,
and safety or to the health and safety of other parties, the Village
may discontinue service immediately upon giving of verbal or written
notice to the Customer.