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9-4-1 - Water Official.#
The Water Official shall be responsible for ensuring/performing, or causing to be done, all proper documentation, management, maintenance, repairs, inspections, enforcement, mapping and approving connections in regards to the City's drinking water system. The Water Official, or their designee, shall: 1.
Have police powers relating to enforcement of code, rules and regulations, and shall have power to suspend connections or order work on the City's drinking water system stopped when such work is being done in violation of any provision of any ordinance, permit requirements or State drinking water laws or regulations. Such power shall extend to all current and future connections, and shall be executed in accordance with City ordinance. Such order shall be in writing and should indicate the violation, the authority of the Water Official, and be posted in a conspicuous location on the work site. It is unlawful for any person to continue to work on the City's Drinking Water System or for any person to remove, without the consent of the Water Official, any stop work order from any work site. Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of such order except by written permission from the Water Official.
2.
In coordination with the City Engineer, have authority to establish additional requirements for the connection to or extension of the City's drinking water system when such poses sufficient documented concerns about water quality, system integrity, pressure or fire flows.
3.
Have the power to enter onto any project site where work is being done on the City's drinking water system, for the purpose of making routine inspections at any reasonable hour. In the case of an emergency, the Water Official may inspect the site at any time. The Water Official's entry powers shall include the right to enter upon all public and private properties to inspect all facilities that relate to drinking water.
(Ord. 21-12-01, 12/2/2021)
9-4-2 - Powers and Duties.#
It shall be the duty of the Public Works Superintendent to supervise, manage, operate and maintain the City's water system in accordance with the provisions of the City ordinances and the rules and regulations adopted by the City Council. It shall be the Superintendent's duty to authorize all connections to the City's water system, to keep suitable maps and records of the system and of all connections, repairs and extensions made to the water system. The Superintendent shall supervise the maintenance of the water system and any extensions or repairs thereof, inspect all connections made to the system and shall make periodic inspections of the water system and keep a record showing when each part of the system was inspected. The Superintendent shall, upon request, report to the City Council the condition of the water system and shall furnish such information regarding the same as the City Manager may from time to time require. The Public Works Superintendent may employ, subject to the approval of the City Manager, such help as shall be necessary to carry out the duties prescribed by the City ordinances and by the rules and regulations adopted by the City Council.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
9-4-3 - Rate Schedules and Connection Fees.#
Rate schedules and connection fees deemed necessary or expedient shall be adopted by the City Council by resolution without publication thereof and all such schedules and rules and regulations whether heretofore or hereafter adopted shall become effective and operative upon adoption thereof by the City Council.
9-4-4 - Connections and Extensions.#
No connection shall be made to the City water system and no extension shall be made to any installation served by the water system until a permit has been issued by the Public Works Superintendent. The Public Works Superintendent shall not issue a permit until the required connection and other fees have been paid.
9-4-5 - Pipes to Be Kept in Good Repair.#
All water users shall keep their service pipe and connections and other apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, but no person, except under the direction of the Public Works Superintendent, shall be allowed to dig into the street for the purpose of laying, removing, or repairing any service pipe.
9-4-6 - Waste of Water Prohibited.#
It shall be unlawful for any water user to waste water, or to allow it to be wasted, by imperfect stop-taps, valves, leaky joints or pipes, or to allow tanks or watering troughs to leak or overflow, or wastefully to run water from hydrants, faucets or stops or through basins, water closets, urinals, sinks, or other apparatus, or to use the water in violation of the rules and regulations for controlling the water supply.
9-4-7 - City to Have Free Access.#
The City, by its agents, shall at all ordinary hours have free access to places supplied with water from the water system for the purpose of examining the apparatus to ascertain the amount of water used and the manner of its use.
9-4-8 - City Not Liable for Damage.#
The City shall not be liable for any damage to a water user by reason of stoppage or interruption of the user's water supply caused by fires, scarcity of water, accidents to works or mains, alterations, additions, repairs or from any other cause.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
9-4-9 - Water Not for Motors.#
No water shall be supplied from the pipes of the City water system for the purpose of driving any motor, syphon, turbine or other wheels, or any hydraulic engines, or elevators, or for driving or propelling machinery of any kind whatsoever, nor shall any license be granted or issued for any such purpose except by special permission of the City Council.
9-4-10 - Water Shortage.#
The City Council may, by resolution, regulate, restrict or limit the use of water during water shortage periods and shall have the power to take all necessary means and make any necessary regulations as circumstances may require to protect the users of the City water.
9-4-11 - Two Users on Same Connection.#
Where two (2) or more families or premises are supplied from the same water service pipe, the failure on the part of either of said parties to comply with these regulations shall warrant the City to withhold a supply of water through said service pipe until a separate service pipe with stopcock and key box is put in for each user of water under a separate application.
9-4-12 - Taker Only to Use Water.#
It shall be unlawful for any water user to permit any person from other premises, or any unauthorized persons, to use or obtain water regularly from the user's premises or water fixtures, either outside or inside the user's building.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
9-4-13 - Prohibitions.#
1.
Turning on Water Without Authority. It shall be unlawful for any person, after the water has been turned off from the person's premises for either non-payment of utility charges as provided for herein or for a violation of the rules and regulations pertaining to the Kaysville Water and Sewer Systems, to turn on or allow the water to be turned on or used without authorization from the Public Works Superintendent.
2.
Destruction of or Interference with System. It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, deface, injure or interfere with the operation of any part, pipe, fixture, appliance or appurtenance of the Kaysville Water System.
3.
Introducing Substances. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, cause to be placed or to introduce into the Kaysville Water System or any source of water supplying said system any matter, substance, chemical or compound without authorization from the Public Works Superintendent.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
9-4-14 - User Outside City Limits.#
The City may sell water to users outside the City limits at such rates and under such terms and conditions as the City Council may determine by resolution.
9-4-15 - Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention.#
The purpose of this Chapter is to protect the public water supply of Kaysville City from the possibility of contamination or pollution by eliminating or controlling existing cross connections (actual or potential) in accordance with International Plumbing Code (IPC) and State amendments to the International Plumbing Code as well as the Utah Administrative Code. 1.
External Regulations. Public Drinking Water Rule (UPDWR) Section R309-105-12 states that public drinking water systems shall not allow a connection to their system which may jeopardize its quality and integrity. Cross connections are not allowed unless controlled by an approved and properly operating backflow prevention assembly or device. The requirements of the International Plumbing Code and its amendments as adopted by the Department of Commerce shall be met with respect to cross connection control and backflow prevention.
Federal Public Law 104-182, (the Safe Drinking Water Act and Amendments of 1996) identifies the responsibility of each public drinking water system to protect the quality of the water supplied to the consumers from any sources of contamination. As stated in the US EPA Cross Connection Control Manual, the water purveyor must provide water that complies with all EPA standards at the source and deliver it to the customer without the quality being compromised as a result of its delivery through the distribution system.
2.
Kaysville City Regulations. To comply with the aforementioned State and Federal requirements, and to help safeguard public health, the following regulations shall also be in effect:
a.
No culinary water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by Kaysville City unless the water supply is protected as required by State laws, regulations, codes, and this Chapter.
b.
In accordance with Sections 18-3-7 and 9-6-1 of the City Code, no connection of an irrigation system to a culinary water service shall be allowed. Dual, or "swing," connections that allow for switching use back and forth between City culinary water and any other water source are prohibited.
c.
The use of City culinary water for irrigation or certain industrial/commercial applications shall require prior authorization from the Public Works Superintendent or an agent of the Public Works Superintendent and the installation of an approved backflow assembly. Additional requirements are detailed in Subsection (e) of this Chapter.
d.
All commercial/industrial connections to the public water system shall be protected by an approved backflow assembly on the service line before the first branch line leading off the service line. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to purchase, install, test and maintain any backflow prevention device/assembly required to comply with this Chapter.
e.
Upon assessment or inspection, if the Public Works Superintendent or an agent or the Public Works Superintendent deems a new or existing service connection's water usage is a hazard to the water supply, the connection or usage shall be protected by an approved backflow device/assembly to eliminate or satisfactorily reduce said hazard. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to purchase, install, test and maintain any backflow prevention device/assembly required to comply with this Chapter.
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All backflow devices/assemblies shall be installed within thirty (30) days of the original assessment/inspection date. Failing to do so could result in water service being discontinued until requirements have been met.
g.
"Approved Backflow Prevention Assembly" shall mean an assembly that has met completely the laboratory and field performance standard of the foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research of the University of Southern California. (USC FCCCHR).
h.
The customer's system(s) shall be open for water quality assessment/inspection at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the Public Works Superintendent. Failure to do so could result in discontinued water service.
i.
Hazard Assessment Official. This official can be anyone whom Kaysville City has authorized and delegated to perform compliance and/or hazard assessment inspections or surveys and who should also hold a Class I or Class III Utah Backflow Technician Certificate.
i.
This individual shall conduct hazard assessments to determine the "degree of hazard" to the public drinking water system from an individual service connection (new or existing). In the case of an existing connection, a hazard assessment investigation or survey must be conducted to determine the "degree of hazard" within the existing site, as well as educating the customer to the dangers of cross connections and their personal liability should a backflow event occur.
ii.
A hazard assessment is a detailed inspection of the customer facilities within the service connection. This inspection would involve inspecting all water uses and piping within the connection. If the customer refuses access to their facilities, the service connection must be classified as a high hazard connection and appropriate protection must be required at the service connection.
j.
The adopted Plumbing Code and associated amendments, state: "backflow preventers shall be tested at the time of installation, immediately after repairs or relocation and at least annually". Testing shall be performed by a Utah Certified Backflow Preventer Assembly Tester.
i.
Any commercially available Class II or III Certified Backflow Technician is authorized to test any backflow prevention assembly at the invitation of the owner, and to report the results of that test to the owner and the City. However any repairs on backflow prevention assemblies which did not pass a test conducted by a Certified Backflow Technician, must be performed by a tester having appropriate licensure from the Department of Commerce, Division of Professional Licensing who also holds a current Class II or III Backflow Technician Certificate or by an "agent of the owner" of the assembly.
ii.
Test results must be reported to the City within thirty (30) days of testing. A failing backflow prevention assembly must be reported within five (5) days of failing test.
(Ord. 19-05-03, 5/2/2019; Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021; Ord. 21-12-01, 12/2/2021; Ord. 25-11-02, § 4, 11/20/2025)
9-4-16 - Extension of Water Mains.#
1.
Any person or persons, including any subdivider or developer, desiring to have water mains extended or modified within the City limits, and being willing to advance the whole expense of such extension or modification, may make application to the City by petition containing:
a.
A description of the proposed extension or modification accompanied by a map showing the location thereof.
b.
An offer to pay the whole expense incurred by the City in providing such extension or modification and to advance such payment as said expense shall be agreed upon by the petitioner and the City.
2.
Upon receipt of such petition and map, and before the petition is granted, the City Council may:
a.
Obtain from the Public Works Superintendent a statement showing the estimated cost and expense of making such extension or modification.
b.
Obtain from the Public Works Superintendent a description of the area and number and type of users that may be served in the future by the extension or modification and the estimated pro rated share of the cost that should be borne by said future users.
c.
Determine the amount to be charged future users of the extension or modification and what portion thereof shall be reimbursed to the petitioner upon payment by future users, and the time limit thereof.
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Prepare an agreement specifying the manner and circumstances under which the extension or modification will be constructed and under which said reimbursement will be made.
3.
The City Council may grant or deny said petition as in its discretion seems best for the welfare of existing users in the City.
4.
If the City Council grants said petition, the petitioner and the City may execute said agreement. The petitioner shall deposit with the City Treasurer the amount of the estimated cost and expense of making such extension or modification before any work shall be done on such extension or modification, and within thirty (30) days after the granting of said petition or such other time as the City Council shall indicate.
5.
Before any work shall be done on said extension or modification, the petitioner shall furnish at no cost to the City adequate rights-of-way or easements, in the name of the City, for construction and perpetual maintenance and replacement of said extension or modification.
6.
If the petitioner or their agent is to construct the water line, the petitioner or agent shall guarantee the proper installation and construction of the water line and fixtures and that the water line and fixtures shall be maintained in a state of good repair free from defective material or workmanship for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of completion and acceptance by the City.
7.
Any such extension or modification shall be deemed the property of Kaysville City upon acceptance by the City.
(Ord. 21-07-03, 7/15/2021)
9-4-17 - Water Use Time Restrictions.#
1.
No outside use of culinary or secondary water shall be allowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise directed in writing by the public works director or specific water provider. This restriction shall not include supervised hand watering. This shall not have any effect on any entity covered by agricultural zoning designations.
2.
Culinary water shall not be used for irrigation purposes prior to the first irrigation company, within Kaysville City, beginning their service or after the last irrigation company ends their service for the irrigation season.
(Ord. 21-08-04, 8/19/2021; Ord. 25-06-03, § 13, 6/19/2025)
9-4-18 - Service Restoration; Fees; Penalties.#
1.
Payment in Full; Required. Whenever water has been turned off or water service limited in accordance with this Chapter or any other ordinance, rule, or regulation of the City, the water shall not be turned on again nor shall service be restored to normal, unless and until:
a.
All sums due the City with respect to utility services provided by the City to the premises together with any applicable late charges or penalties have all been paid in full; and
b.
The required deposits are paid in the manner required by ordinance, provided that in cases of hardship, water service may be restored prior to payment in full on conditions approved by the City Manager.
2.
Restoring Water Service. There is established a service fee in the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for turning on or restoring normal water service where water has been turned off under the provisions of this Title.
3.
Meter Removal. In the event a water customer turns the water back on after it has been turned off by the City and the City removes the water meter to enforce this turnoff and later replaces the water meter, a charge of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in addition to all other fees and charges shall be assessed and be collected for such additional service.
4.
Illegal Hookup. It shall be a Class C Misdemeanor for an owner or occupant to make an unauthorized connection by bypassing a meter box from which the water meter has been removed by the division, in addition to all other fees and charges shall be assessed, which charge shall be collected prior to reinstatement of water services.
5.
Penalty for Illegal Watering.
a.
In the event of water usage in violation of the time restrictions imposed under Section 9-4-17 or 9-4-18 of this Chapter or administrative order adopted pursuant to Section 9-4-19 of this Chapter:
i.
For the first offense, a written warning will be issued to the customer either personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the address listed on the application for service applicable to the location of the violation.
ii.
For the second offense in the same year, a civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be imposed, in addition to all other fees and charges assessed herein, which penalty shall be collected in the same manner as other fees and charges assessed under this Chapter.
iii.
For subsequent offenses, an additional civil penalty shall be imposed in the same manner, but each subsequent civil penalty shall be double the amount of the penalty previously imposed on the same customer; provided that no penalty shall exceed an amount of eight hundred dollars ($800.00).
b.
No more than one (1) civil penalty may be imposed on any one (1) day.
c.
If such penalties are not paid when due, water will be shut off and not reinstated again as provided herein, until all such penalties are paid in full.
(Ord. 21-08-04, 8/19/2021)
9-4-19 - Drought Conditions.#
The Public Works Superintendent shall be given authority to implement additional restrictions on water usage within the City during any local or statewide need for water conservation. All further restrictions will be well defined with a limited duration reflecting the purpose for the restriction.
(Ord. 21-08-04, 8/19/2021)
9-4-20 - Dead-End Water Lines and Looping.#
To assist with efforts to maintain sufficient water quality and pressures/flows for fire suppression, the following shall be required for all new and re-development: 1.
Any development containing at least fifteen (15) lots or fifteen (15) service connections to the culinary water system (whichever is higher) shall be required to "loop" or connect the development's water lines with at least two (2) existing system mainlines. Exceptions may be temporarily approved by the water official for a single phase of an overall development, so long as all other applicable laws, codes and requirements are satisfied, and the overall development ultimately meets this requirement.
2.
Dead-end mainline lengths shall not exceed six hundred fifty feet (650').
(Ord. 21-12-01, 12/2/2021)