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

Administrator means the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Capital improvement charge means a charge levied on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.

Curb stop, shut off means a shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water supply lines of a building.

Debt service charge shall be 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.

Easement means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.

Federal Act means the Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Acts amendments.

Local capital cost charge means charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs (i.e., debt service and capital improvement costs).

Milligrams per liter means a unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001 grams 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 analysis.

pH means the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the TEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.

ppm means parts per million by weight.

Replacement means expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.

Service box means a valve box used with corporation or curb stop.

State act means the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.

State loan means the state participation in the financing of the construction of water works as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such loans as filed with the secretary of state.

Useful life means the estimated period during which the water works will be operated.

User charge means the basic assessment levied on all users of the public water system.

Water fund is the principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.

Water service charge shall be the charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the water facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined in HVC 44.16.010 and shall consist of the total of the basic user charge and the local capital cost if applicable.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.2)

The water department is established as an executive department of the village. The village president and board of trustees are authorized to appoint a superintendent of water department, and all other necessary employees, in accordance with HVC chapter 2.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.1)

The rules and regulations as indicated in this chapter shall be considered a part of the contract with every consumer of village water. The consumer shall be governed by and subject to the rules and regulations.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.3)

1. The water system shall be considered as made up of two parts: the public water supply system and the consumer'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 of water up to the point where the consumer's water system begins. 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.
3. The public water supply distribution system shall include the network of conduits used to deliver water from the source to the consumer's water system.
4. The consumer'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.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.3)

1. Repairs. The village may, when necessary, without notice, shut the water off in its mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes and no claims shall be made against the village for any interruption of service, or by reason of the breakage of any service pipe or service stop, or from any other damage that may result from shutting off water for repairing, laying or relaying mains, hydrants, or other connections. The village water department shall give notice of shutting off water if conditions are such that it is reasonably possible to do so.
2. Boil orders. The public works director or his representative shall, when deemed necessary or when directed by the state environmental protection agency to do so, issue boil orders to users of the village water supply until the water supply is deemed safe through laboratory testing in accordance with directives from the state environmental protection agency. The village water department shall give notice of boil orders issued through the news media and, when reasonably possible, through written notice to each user affected by such boil order. Notice of cancelled boil orders shall be issued to the news media.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.18)

1. Any person, company, contractor or corporation so ever, who may be working in any street of the village who may molest or in any way damage the village water mains, or appurtenances, shall be responsible to the water department of the village for any and all such damages. The party shall bear all expense of the replacement or repair made necessary and shall also be responsible for damage to surrounding properties, on account of the damage to the water main.
2. All fire hydrants installed in the village, for the purpose of extinguishing fires in the village, are declared to be public hydrants and no persons other than members of the fire department of the village, and those specially authorized by the water department, shall open any of the hydrants or attempt to draw water from the hydrant or in any manner interfere with or injure any fire hydrants.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.31)

Any person or member of the fire department who shall allow or permit any persons to take wrenches furnished by the fire department to be used in case of fire, shall forfeit and pay, on conviction, the sum of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.32)

No person or corporation shall allow the water to run to waste through defective pipes, faucets, or other fixtures; provided, however, that a reasonable time, not exceeding 48 hours, shall be allowed to repair the same. In case of neglect or refusal by the persons or corporations to have the fixtures repaired, the water department shall have them repaired at the expense of the owner or occupant, or withhold the water supply. The water department reserves the right to prohibit and control water when in the judgment of the village it shall be necessary to do so.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.33)

1. Inspectors, foremen, meter readers, or any other employee of the water department whose duty it may be to enter upon private premises to make inspections and examinations of water meters, pipes, fixtures, or appurtenances, for any reason in connection with the village water supply will be provided with a badge or other credentials to identify themselves as authorized agents and representatives of the water department.
2. Any officer, inspector, foreman, meter reader or authorized agent, or employee of the water department shall, upon presentation of the badge or other credentials provided for in subsections (a) and (d) of this section, have free access at any and all reasonable hours to any premises, supplied by village water, for the purpose of making any inspection.
3. In case any authorized agent or employee on the water department is refused admittance to any premises, or is hindered or prevented in making an examination, the water department may cause the village water supply to be turned off from the premises, after giving 24 hours' notice to the owner or occupant of the premises.
4. No person not an authorized agent or employee of the water department shall have, wear or exhibit any badge or credential of the department. It shall be the duty of each and every officer, agent or employee upon resignation or dismissal to surrender and deliver to the superintendent of the water department all badges and credentials.
5. It shall be the duty of the plumbing and water inspector to report, in writing, to the superintendent of the water department all premises inspected by him where village water is used or about to be used, within 48 hours after an inspection. The report shall contain the name of the owner, the official house number and the name of the street, the name of the plumbers performing the work, also any necessary data required as to location of tap on main, curb stop, etc.

(Code 2024, §§ 5.1.35, 5.1.36, 5.1.37)

It shall be the duty of the employees of the engineer, fire and street departments to give vigilant aid to the water department in the enforcement of this chapter and to this end they shall report all violations which come to their knowledge to the office of the water department.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.38)

Any persons who shall lay any water service, or introduce in or about any building or on any grounds any water pipes or any other plumbing work, in or about any other plumbing work in or about any building or any grounds for the purpose of connecting such pipes or plumbing work with the main pipes of the village water department, or preparing them for connection with a view of having the premises supplied with water by the village water department, or who shall make addition to or alteration of any of the pipes, bath, closets, stops, make addition to or alteration of any supply of any premises with water, without obtaining a permit from the plumbing inspector to perform such work, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100.00.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.34)

No person, company or corporation shall be permitted to cause a connection to be made or allow one to exist with village water supply for commercial, domestic, sanitary, fire protection, or boiler feed purposes, or for any other purpose where water foreign to the village water supply is used for a second source of supply.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.39)

When there are two or more services on premises, the piping from each service must be kept separate, and no connection made from one to the other.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.13)

No person, company or corporation shall be permitted to cause a connection to be made, or allow one to exist with the village water supply, to boilers, tanks, vats, processing equipment or any other connection, which may at any time cause contamination of the village supply by siphon action or draining into supply system, or otherwise cause contamination of the village water supply.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.40)

Application and payment of fees as required by ordinance must be made at the office of the village clerk by the owner or agent of the property to be served. The application shall state the official house number, the size of the pipe required and the approximate location where the service shall enter the premises. Each applicant for connection to the water system shall pay an inspection tap on fee as provided in the village fee schedule, plus the cost of making each connection.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.4)

The making of all service connections and laying pipes and setting of water service fixtures in streets, public grounds and in premises to be served by village water shall be made by duly licensed plumbers under the supervision of the village public works director or the village engineer.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.5)

No service taps shall be made unless first authorized by the water department. Upon authorization, the service tap shall be made as directed by the water department.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.6)

1. After a service connection has been laid, no plumber or other person shall make any attachment or connection to it to serve other premises so as to connect the same with the village water system unless a written permit shall be obtained from the water department. The permit shall specify the particular additions, repairs, or alterations to be made. The plumber or other person shall perform all work in conformity with the permit, ordinances of the village, and rules and regulations of the water department.
2. No addition or alterations whatsoever in or about any conduit, pipe or water stop shall be made or caused to be made by any person taking water without notice first given and obtaining permission in writing from the water department.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.7)

1. When an application is made to the village to do construction, alteration, or repair work upon any fire extinguishing apparatus involving the use of village water as the primary source of supply, the application with plans shall be submitted to the superintendent of the water department for his approval. No permits shall be issued or any work done until the superintendent has approved issuance of the permit and plans of the work to be done.
2. Village water will not be turned on into any sprinkler or fire protection service unless all pipes in connection with the system are left exposed for a pressure test to be made. The water department must be notified that a representative may be present at such test. Any change in the number of sprinklers in service must be reported to the water department.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.8)

There shall be separate service pipes laid from the main to each building wherever there is a water main laid in front, rear or side of such dwelling. Service pipes shall be laid on a straight line at right angles to the water main and connections made within two lines drawn parallel to the sides of the building to be served or within three feet. Where services are laid to premises, where there are no water mains available for direct connection, a small temporary main will be permitted to be laid as provided under HVC 44.08.180. In all cases such building served must have an independent service shutoff.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.9)

Persons desiring special connections must make application at the office of the water department. Special connections embody all connections larger than the standard one-inch water service to be installed outside the village limit. Water services requested to be installed outside the village limits require that a special agreement form must be filed and certain fees paid in advance of the issuance of a permit therefor. Forms are obtainable from the office of the village clerk and the request must be concurred upon by the board of trustees.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.10)

Yard hydrants, sprinkling plugs, and sills must be connected in such a manner that the water consumed through these devices first passes through the water meter on the service.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.11)

1. A curb stop box and shutoff for controlling the supply of water to consumers shall be placed on every service. When connections are made in streets or avenues, the stop box shall be placed 12 inches outside the sidewalk line on the street side. When made in alleys, it shall be placed six inches outside the lot line. The cover of the stop box shall be maintained at the same height as the sidewalk or the surrounding ground. Where area walls or curblines prevent the location of stop box and shutoff at the point indicated, they shall be placed immediately within the area wall or curbline. All stop boxes must be set on a line drawn at right angles to the main through the service corporation or connection in the main. Any variation in the location for setting of stop boxes shall be made only when authorized by the superintendent of the water department. The stop box used shall be of a design approved by the superintendent and must have an unobstructed opening at least one inch in diameter and fitted with a substantial cover, the word "water" in raised letters.
2. Every service pipe must also have a stop and waste valve placed in the building within 18 inches of the point where the pipe enters the building. The stop must have a handle, wheel or wrench attached to turn the same, and be kept in working order at all times so that the water may be shut off by the occupant of the premises. There shall also be a gate valve placed on the outlet side of the water meter not more than three feet from the meter, so that the meter can be taken out or replaced without draining the pipe system in the building.
3. All stops on the line of service must have round ways of the same diameter as the pipe with which they are placed, and the proper tee head and rods for turning on and off, and of a make and pattern approved by the superintendent. Services larger than one inch shall have gate valve stops.
4. When a meter cannot be set on the premises without danger of freezing, difficulty of reading or other cause inimical to the water department service, the superintendent may demand the installation of an outside meter dial extension of a type to be designated by him.
5. Owners of premises having water services which do not have separate curb stops and boxes for each building or which otherwise do not conform to the requirements of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived at the time of its passage shall be required to put in a curb stop or make other changes as are necessary to conform to these requirements when so instructed by the superintendent of water department.
6. The outside shutoff and stop box is under the sole control of the village water department and no one except an employee or person specially authorized by the village water department shall open the cover of such box, or turn on or off water; provided, however, that licensed plumbers may turn on or off water for testing plumbing or making repairs, but whenever so used, the shutoff must be left closed if found closed, and open if found open by the plumber who uses it.
7. The stop box on every service must be kept flush with the surrounding ground or sidewalk surface, and must be visible from the sidewalk. The valves, curb box and shutoff must be kept in good condition and ready for use at all times by the property owner. Should the property owner neglect to maintain such valves, curb box and shutoff in proper condition to be used, and if the stop box is found to be filled up, or the stop box or shutoff found to be out of repair at any time, the water department shall have the right to clean or repair the same when needed without giving notice, and charge the cost thereof to the owner, and, if payment is refused, may turn off the water in the service until the same is paid. The village will not be responsible for any damage due to the breaking of a service or stop done while setting, resetting or repairing a water meter.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.12)

Service pipes must be laid at least four feet below the surface of the ground. When pipes are laid in streets or grounds subject to fixed grades, where the surface of the ground is higher than the established grades, they shall be so laid that they will be at least four feet below the established grade, except in sandy soil formation the water department may require pipes to be laid to a depth of at least five feet below the established grade.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.14)

All service pipes and fixtures from the street water main to the premises, including the corporation at the mains, shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the property owners, and any leaks or other defects in the same shall be promptly repaired by them, or if not promptly repaired the water shall be turned off until repairs have been made, and the expense shall be charged against the owner, and must be paid before water shall be turned on again.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.15)

The village shall not be held responsible by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or apparatus, water coil, or for failure in the supply of water.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.16)

1. All service pipes that may become useless because of laying of larger or other new services, or because water will be no longer used through them, must be permanently closed off at the water main at the expense of the owner on the premises and reported to the superintendent of water department. No plumber or owner of property shall disconnect or remove water supply fixtures or piping from any premises served by village water, or alter the same in such a way as to make the service connection unnecessary for the premises, without permanently closing off the connections at the water mains and reporting the same to the superintendent of the water department.
2. If a service pipe or connection which is not being used is found to be leaking, the village water department may without notice, repair or turn off the same, and charge the expense to the owner of property for which the repair was made.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.17)

1. Pipe laid temporarily in the streets or alleys where there are not water mains must be laid in such a manner as to not conflict with the location of where water mains may be placed in the future and shall be placed as designated by the superintendent. Service pipe 2 1/2 inches in size or less must be lead, copper or other material as approved by the superintendent for installation from the main to the shutoff located in the boulevard. Three-inch pipe or larger shall be cast iron. The location of the meter shall be designated by the superintendent.
2. Temporary mains shall be laid at the expense of the party to be served. A fee of $50.00 per customer shall be charged for the privilege of obtaining water service. The charge will be in addition to a permit or inspection charges as covered by other sections of this chapter or any other ordinance. The fee shall be construed as a water main assessment or paid in lieu of an assessment or paid in lieu of an assessment which may become due at a later date as a result of the village extending its water mains.
3. The permit for any temporary main shall provide that the size of such main, shall be designated by the water department subject to the approval of the board and shall be of a size as to allow other party connections to be made to such main if requested by intervening property owners, or to allow for any further extension which may be deemed necessary by the water department.
4. If a request is made to the water department for permission to connect onto such main, the water department shall, before granting such permission, require such person to pay a just and equitable amount to the person who laid such main under the original permit.
5. If at any future time the village deems it necessary to extend its regular water service on any street or alley and paralleling such temporary main, then all consumers being served by such temporary main shall abandon their service connection with such temporary main. The connection shall be made within 30 days after completion of the water service.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.19)

1. No water shall be turned on for use on or in any premises until an application in writing has been made for that purpose and filed with village clerk. The application shall state the purpose for which the water is to be used. The application shall contain an agreement to pay all bills. The application, when accepted by the water department, shall constitute a contract between the applicants and the village. All applications for use of water by a tenant shall, in addition to the signature of the tenant, contain the name, address and telephone number of the owner, or landlord/manager of the premises.
2. The applicant shall deposit with his application a sum as provided in the village fee schedule before any water is turned on. The deposit shall be held by the village as security for the payment of water used by the applicant and may be so applied when any default is made in payment of a water bill by the owner of the premises, as well as by the occupant. The deposit shall be refunded to the depositor, subject to the following:
   1. If the depositor has paid his water bill and all water charges promptly for a period of five years after the making of such deposit, then such deposit shall be returned five years after the date of such deposit.
   2. If the depositor has been frequently delinquent or dilatory in the payment of his water bill and water charges, then the deposit shall not be refunded until seven years after the date of such deposit. For the purpose of this subsection, the terms "frequently delinquent" or "dilatory" means 20 percent of the time, over the five-year period. The refund shall be authorized by the village clerk in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.20)

No persons, either owners or tenants, who, in changing their residence from one location to any other location served by the water department, shall be given water service until any and all delinquent water rentals which are charged against them at former place or residence shall have been paid in full. No water at the new location shall be turned on and, if water has been turned on, it shall be turned off until settlement of such delinquent water rental at the former location is made.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.21)

In turning on water, the village or the water department shall not be responsible for any damage that may occur by reason of improper fixtures, open or improper connections or for any other causes.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.23)

Owners or consumers desiring to discontinue the use of water shall give notice in writing to the water department who shall then turn off the water or remove the meter. Owners or consumers desiring to continue the use of water or water service that has been shut off due to nonpayment of the bill shall pay a charge as provided in the village fee schedule to have their water service turned on, once the past due amount has been paid in full. When water service is disconnected, all water rentals for such service shall become due and payable.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.24)

1. Collections. The following shall be the rates for water supplied, payable monthly on the fifth day of the month following the month the meter is read, the bill is prepared, and mailed or delivered to each customer.
2. Calculation of rates. The water service charge shall be computed by the following formula:
   
   CW = CM + (Vu-X) CU
   
   Where:
   CW = Amount of water service charge per billing period.
   CM = Minimum charge for operation, maintenance and replacement.
   Vu = Water volume for billing period.
   X = Allowable consumption in gallons for the minimum charge.
   CU = Basic user charge for operation, maintenance and replacement.
3. Rates. A minimum charge of $19.64 per month shall be applied to all users of the water facility for the first 2,000 gallons used per month. This minimum charge consists of operations, maintenance and replacement costs. Usage in excess of 2,000 gallons per month will be charged at a rate of $5.75 per 1,000 gallons. This rate consists of operations, maintenance, replacement costs and capital improvement costs.
4. Rate review. The adequacy of the water service charge shall be reviewed, not less often than annually, by certified public accountants for the village in their annual audit report. The water service charge shall be revised periodically to reflect a change in local capital costs or operation, maintenance and repair costs.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.22)

1. Payment in full for water service is due to the village water department on the fifth day of the month following the month the bill is rendered and mailed to the customer. If payment is not received in full by the due date, the account will be in default and past due. A ten percent penalty (late charge) will be added to the balance due on all accounts that are past due. A delinquency notice will be sent to each delinquent account within ten days of the account becoming delinquent.
2. Failure to receive a bill will not entitle the owner or consumer to a discount. Written notice must be given by the owner or authorized agent if it is desired that bills be forwarded to any other address than the premises supplied.
3. The village shall have full power and authority to require the payment in advance for the use of water furnished by it in and upon any building, place or premises, and in case prompt payment for the same shall not be made, it may shut off the water from buildings, place or premises and shall not be compelled again to supply the building, place or premises with water until the arrears, together with the costs and expense of turning the water off and on, shall be fully paid.
4. All bills for installation of special water service connections or service repairs and for the installation and repair of meters shall be payable to the water department as soon as the work is completed and bill is rendered. If the bill is not promptly paid, the village water supply may be turned off by the water department until the total amount of the bill has been paid.
5. The village water department shall impose a charge for checks received as payment on an account which is returned to the village as unpaid. The amount will be as set by the village board.
   1. Notice of delinquency; shutoff. When a bill for water service remains unpaid 60 days after it is due, the collector shall serve a shutoff notice to the occupants of the premises or the consumer of the water. The shutoff notice shall be served by regular U.S. mail or in person by the assigned village department. The shutoff notice shall state the amount in arrears and shall allow ten days from the date of the notice for payment in full of the arrears before the service is shut off. If the past due amount has not been paid after serving the notice and the ten days past, then the collector shall direct the water department to tag the door with a notice to shut off the service to the premises. A shutoff fee will be charged. Fees are as provided in the village fee schedule.
   2. Notice to owners. If the consumer of the water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the village clerk has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his address is known to the water department, whenever such bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered.
   3. Notice of lien. When the charges for water services remains unpaid for 75 days after the due date, the clerk of the village shall file with the county recorder of deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain a legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, and notice that the village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
   4. Snowbirds. When a resident wants to temporarily inactivate their utilities, they must contact the village clerk and have their service shut off at the curb stop or continue to pay the minimum fee for utilities. A fee as provided in the village fee schedule will be assessed when the water is turned on during normal business hours. After hours fees will be as provided in the village fee schedule.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.25)

1. All water furnished consumers shall be metered. All meters three-fourths inch and under shall be furnished and set by the village water department, but owners must provide a suitable location in the piping system for same. Meters shall be placed on service pipe not to exceed two feet from the wall where the pipe enters the premises. There shall be a suitable place provided for the meter so as to keep it dry and clean, and readily accessible at all times to the water department. All valves and fittings necessary to comply with the requirements and to provide connection to the meter, except a coupling or flange at each end of the meter, shall be provided by the owner of premises to be served.
2. In case two or more meters are desired for measuring water to different tenants in the same building from one service connection, they shall be so placed that no one of them shall measure water which has passed through another one.
3. All water meters larger than three-fourths inch shall be furnished by the consumer and be of such type and size as required by the village water department. All such meters shall be installed with a bypass with a valve connection at each end of the bypass to permit the repair or replacement of a meter.
4. Size of meters. Size of meters for larger buildings, industry, apartments or flats shall be designated by the water department at the time of application for water supply. The size of meters specified may be subject to change as the demand or other conditions may develop to be out of accord with the provisions of these rules. The water department reserves the right to require an increase in the size of meter, as in these rules provided, in any case where in the discretion of the department the use of water in larger quantities places any meter under undue or unusual strain.
5. The meter reader shall have access to the water meter in each dwelling at least once every 12 months.
6. If a meter reading is not obtained or submitted from any residence, that residence shall be billed for the average usage based upon the usage for the prior two billing periods. Proper adjustments will be made to the account upon the next reading.
7. Every water meter must have a seal on it. No meter shall be removed or in any way disturbed, nor the seal broken, except in the presence of, or under the direction of, the superintendent or his authorized agent. The owner or occupant of the building served by the meter will have 48 hours to report a broken seal. If a seal is broken and there is evidence of tampering, the owner or occupant shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $100.00 for such seal breakage.
8. Condominiums. All new structures erected either as a condominium, cooperative or apartment building:
   1. Shall have a separate meter for each separate unit and shall have a separate meter for any common areas. Common areas are defined as those areas of a condominium which are considered open for the public or common use of all unit owners.
   2. May have a single meter for the entire building, provided that the condominium association or similar association will pay for the water service provided for the entire building.
9. Existing condominium structures. Existing condominium, cooperative, or apartment structures with only one meter shall be billed at a minimum meter bill per unit or at the reading on the meter, whichever is the greater.
   1. Should an existing structure with only one meter be made into a condominium, under these circumstances, the structure shall be considered grandfathered.
   2. In the event that such structures should undergo major remodeling, then at that time metering shall be required as in new structures.
10. Irrigation system meters. Property owners within the village may install separate water meters that measure water usage for irrigation systems in accordance with this subsection.
    1. For the purposes of this subsection (j), the term "irrigation system" means a permanently installed system of pipes and devices, usually installed below ground level, to scatter or spray water over a lawn or other vegetation and landscape areas.
    2. Additional meters for irrigation systems will be installed to measure water used for the irrigation system separate from the water used for the rest of the premises. The meter for the irrigation system shall not be installed in line with the main meter for the rest of the premises, where water for the irrigation system will be metered on both the main meter and the irrigation meter. The intent is to meter water for the irrigation system in addition to water used for the rest of the premises.
    3. Water used for the irrigation system will not be used for the computation of sewer charges. Property owners will be charged for water used for the irrigation system at the rate charged for water used over and above the minimum charge for the main meter for the premises.
    4. The cost for the meter and any remote reading equipment required will be the responsibility of the property owner. Further, the cost of repairs to the meter, backflow device and read equipment will be the responsibility of the property owner.
    5. The irrigation system will have a backflow device installed and maintained by the property owner in accordance with rules and regulations established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Plumbing Code and HVC 44.04.040 and HVC article 44.20.
    6. The backflow device must be inspected annually by a licensed plumber in accordance with HVC 44.04.040 and HVC article 44.20. Results of the annual inspection shall be provided to the village clerk.
    7. Water meters installed for irrigation systems are for those systems only. The connection of sinks, lavatories, showers, washing machines or any other device or fixture for water use other than an irrigation system as defined in this subsection (j) shall be a violation of this subsection (j). Property and dwellings deemed to be in violation of this subsection (j) will have the water service discontinued until modifications are made to the plumbing system to be in accordance with this subsection (j).

(Code 2024, § 5.1.26)

1. Challenges to meter accuracy. In case of a dispute over the amount of a bill due to the accuracy of a meter, the water department shall, at the request of the consumer, test the meter. If it is found upon testing that the meter registers a greater amount of water than has actually passed through it (allowing two percent for accuracy) the bill will be adjusted to conform with the correct amount passing through the meter. The test shall be made without charge. If, however, the meter registers correctly the amount of water passing through it or is slow by two percent or more, the owner shall be required to bear the expense of such test. The charge for testing the accuracy of a water meter, at the request of the consumer, shall be as provided in the village fee schedule. The charge for testing the water meter will be added to the next billing for the consumer whose meter was tested and found to be accurate.
2. Appeals for method of calculation. The method for computation of rates and service charges established for user charges in HVC 44.16.010 shall be made available to a user within 15 days of receipt of a written request for such. Any disagreement over the method used in the computations there of shall be remedied by the accountant for the village within 30 days after notification of a formal written appeal outlining the discrepancies.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.27)

1. The water department reserves the right at any time to enter any premises supplied by village water and exchange any meter, for repairs or other cause, as may be deemed necessary by the department.
2. No allowance for leakages. No deduction shall be made on account of leakage after the water has passed through and been registered by the meter.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.28)

1. No person shall obstruct the access to any stop, hydrant or valve, or any public faucet or opening for taking water in any street, alley, public ground or place connected with or in part of water system. Hay, lumber, brick, or building material, etc., shall not be piled or placed within 12 feet of any stop, hydrant, valve or public faucet. No person shall interfere with or obstruct the flow, rental, storage or authorized use of water in the water system, reservoir or plant, or to injure, deface, remove or displace any water main, hydrant, service pipe shutoff box, public fountain, valve, engine or building connected with the water system, or plant, or to cause, suffer or permit any of these things to be done.
2. Penalty violation of this section shall result in a fine not less than $10.00 or more than $50.00 for each offense. In addition, the person shall be liable for the actual damage done or caused.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.29)

Where water is to be used in the construction of new buildings, or for repairing or remodeling of existing structures, or for construction purposes of any description, it can only be used in the following manner:

1. Through a water meter installed for the purpose, in accordance with rules and regulations governing installation, cost of installation and removal of water meters. All water consumed to be billed to the applicant and all water registered by the meter shall be paid for at regulate meter rates.
2. No meter larger than one inch will be set for construction purposes and no hose or pipe connection or more than one inch in diameter will be permitted or allowed on the meter. The applicant for such meter will be held responsible for any damage to meter after it is set. In case that the dial is broken, or meter fails to register the amount of water consumed, water must be paid for at the regular flat rates governing such work. Rates to be determined by the superintendent of the water department.
3. Through an existing water meter on premises, or an adjoining property, after proper permission for water supply in this manner has been granted.
4. Where water cannot be obtained from any other source, a meter may be attached to one of the openings of a fire hydrant, the supply to be controlled by a small valve on the meter connection. In no case shall the actual fire hydrant valve be opened or closed by anyone but a representative of the water department. A charge shall be made for use of hydrant with the cost to be determined by the superintendent of water department from time to time.
5. Where water is to be used for paving and sewer construction, or where, in judgment of the superintendent, it is not advisable to set a meter, a special valve will be set on one of the openings of a fire hydrant for the control of such supply. In no case shall the valve be set or removed or the actual fire hydrant valve be opened or closed by anyone but a representative of the water department. A fee, which shall be determined by the superintendent of water department, will be charged each time valve is set; and a charge shall be made for use of a fire hydrant, cost to be determined by the superintendent of water department from time to time.
6. All service connections to regularly laid village water mains shall be made before the beginning of any paving construction on any street or alley so designated by the board of trustees to be paved. All property owners abutting such street or alley designated to be paved shall upon being notified of such improvement immediately establish such connections with the water mains serving the street or alley ordered paved; provided, however, if such connections to water mains are not made when requested, the village may, at its discretion, make such necessary connection before paving of streets or alleys and charge the cost of same to the abutting property owners served by the mains.
7. Filling cisterns. Per cistern, a minimum charge for water, plus a charge for use of hydrant in accordance with rules and rates governing the opening of hydrants, shall be as provided in the village fee schedule.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.30)

The purpose of these rules and regulations is:

1. To 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.
2. To promote the elimination or control of existing cross connections, actual or potential, between the public or consumer's potable water system and non-potable water systems, plumbing fixtures and sources or systems containing substances of unknown or questionable safety.
3. To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross connection control which will prevent the contamination or pollution of the public and consumer's potable water systems.
   1. Application. These rules and regulations shall apply to all premises served by the public potable water supply system of the village.
   2. Policy. The owner or official custodian shall be responsible for protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or back siphonage of contaminants through the customer's water service connection. If, in the judgment of the superintendent of water or his authorized representative, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the superintendent of water shall give notice to the consumer to install such approved backflow prevention device at each service connection to the premises. The consumer shall immediately install such approved device at his own expense; failure, refusal or inability on the part of the consumer to install such device immediately shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device has been installed. The consumer shall retain records of installation, maintenance, testing and repair as required in HVC 44.20.040(d)(4) for a period of at least five years. The superintendent of water may require the consumer to submit a cross connection inspection report to the village 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.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.1)

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, and shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of these regulations:

Agency means the state environmental protection agency.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Consumer or 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.

Consumer'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.

Contamination means an impairment of the quality of the water by entrance of any substance to a degree which could create a health hazard.

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.

Direct cross connection means a cross connection formed when a water system is physically joined to a source of unknown or unsafe substance.

Double check valve assembly means an assembly composed of single, independently acting check valves approved under ASSE Standard 1015. A double check valve assembly must include tight shutoff valves located at each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the watertightness of each check valve.

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.

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 consumers. The term "severe," as used to qualify the term "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.

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.

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. Admin. Code 890.

Non-potable water means water not safe for drinking, personal, or culinary use as determined by the requirements of 35 Ill. Admin. Code 604.

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 a person lives, works or assembles. Plumbing includes all piping, from discharge of pumping units to and including pressure tanks in water supply systems. Plumbing includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system of any building where a person lives, works or assembles from the point of connection of such building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system five feet beyond the foundation walls.

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.

Potable water means water which meets the requirements of 35 Ill. Admin. Code 604 for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes.

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.

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, pollution, or system hazard if introduced into the public or a consumer's potable water system. This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Polluted or contaminated waters;
2. Process waters;
3. Used waters originating from the public water supply system which may have deteriorated in sanitary quality;
4. Cooling waters;
5. Questionable or contaminated natural waters taken from wells, lakes, streams, or irrigation systems;
6. Chemicals in solution or suspension;
7. Oils, gases, acids, alkalis and other liquid and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other processes, or for firefighting purposes.

Public water supply means all mains, pipes 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 non-community water supply.

Reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device means a device containing a minimum of two independently acting check valves together with an automatically operated pressure differential relief valve located between the two check valves 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 check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between the check valves 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 tests.

Service connection means the opening, including all fittings and appurtenances, at the water main through which water is supplied to the user.

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.

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 consumer's potable water system.

Used water means any water supplied by a public water supply system to a consumer's water system after it has passed through the service connection and is no longer under the control of the water supply official custodian.

Water purveyor means the owner or official custodian of a public water system.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.2)

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. 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.
3. There shall be no arrangement or connection by which an unsafe substance may enter a supply.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.4)

1. The consumer'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 consumer's premises, and testing, repair and maintenance of cross connection control devices within the consumer's premises.
2. On request by the superintendent of water, or his authorized representative, the consumer shall furnish information regarding the piping system or systems or water use within the customer's premises. The consumer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times to the superintendent of water for the verification of information submitted by the inspection consumer to the public water supply custodian regarding cross connection inspection results.
3. It shall be the responsibility of the water consumer to arrange periodic surveys of water use practices on his premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross connections to his water system through which contaminants or pollutants could backflow into his or the public potable water system. All cross connection control or other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance with 225 ILCS 320/3.
4. It is the responsibility of the water consumer to prevent backflow into the public water system by ensuring that:
   1. All cross connections are removed; or approved cross connection control devices are installed for control of backflow and back siphonage.
   2. Cross connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
   3. 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.
   4. 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.
      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:
         1. Date of each test;
         2. Name and approval number of person performing the test;
         3. Test results;
         4. Repairs or servicing required;
         5. Repairs and date completed; and
         6. Service performed and date completed.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.5)

1. An approved backflow device shall be installed on all connections to the public water supply as described in the Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Admin. Code 890, and the agency's regulations 35 Ill. Admin. Code 680. In addition, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving premises, where, in the judgment of the superintendent of water, 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 consumer's water system serving premises where the following conditions exist:
   1. Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless such auxiliary supply is accepted as an additional source by the superintendent of water and the source is approved by the state environmental protection agency.
   2. 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 of water.
   3. Premises having internal cross connections that, in the judgment of the superintendent of water 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.
   4. Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete cross connection survey.
   5. 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 Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Admin. Code 890, and the agency's regulations 35 Ill. Admin. Code 653. In addition, an approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a consumer's water system serving, but not necessarily limited to, the following types of facilities unless the superintendent of water determines that no actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system exists:
   1. Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes.
   2. Laboratories.
   3. Piers, docks, waterfront facilities.
   4. Sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations or stormwater pumping stations.
   5. Food or beverage processing plants.
   6. Chemical plants.
   7. Metal plating industries.
   8. Petroleum processing or storage plants.
   9. Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors.
   10. Car washes.
   11. Pesticide, or herbicide or extermination plants and trucks.
   12. Farm service and fertilizer plants and trucks.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.6)

1. The type of protection required under 44.20.050(b)(1) through (3) shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:
   1. 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 health hazard.
   2. 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.
   3. An approved fixed proper air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly or a double check valve 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 HVC 44.20.050(b)(4) and (5) 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:
   1. The fire safety system contains antifreeze, fire retardant or other chemicals;
   2. Water is pumped into the system from another source; or
   3. Water flows by gravity from a non-potable source; or water can be pumped into the fire safety system from any other source;
   4. There is a connection whereby another source can be introduced into to the fire safety system.
4. All other fire safety systems connected to the potable water supply shall be protected by a double check valve assembly on metered service lines and a double detector check valve assembly on unmetered service lines.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.7)

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. A manufacturer's maintenance manual shall be available on site.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.8)

1. It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are installed to have inspections, 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:
   1. 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.
   2. Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested at time of installation and at least annually thereafter, and required service performed within five days.
   3. 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 most recent test or visual inspection, name of tester, and type and date of repairs.
4. A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
   1. Date of each test or visual inspection;
   2. Name and approval number of person performing the test or visual inspection;
   3. Test results;
   4. Repairs or servicing required;
   5. Repairs and date completed; and
   6. Servicing performed and date completed.
5. When backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay as required by subsection (a) of this section.
6. Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization by the superintendent of water.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.9)

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 drops to 20 psi or less.
2. It shall be the duty of the water consumer to maintain the low pressure cutoff device in proper working order and to certify to the superintendent of water, at least once a year, that the device is operable.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.10)

1. The superintendent of water 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 regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the superintendent of water, 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 regulations is not installed and maintained in working order.
2. Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the superintendent of water, and the required reconnection fee is paid.
3. Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects on conformance with these regulations and to the satisfaction of the superintendent of utilities/operations.
4. Neither the village, the superintendent of water, nor its agents or assigns shall be liable to any customers of the village water supply for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of the customer's water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter, whether or not the termination of the water supply was with or without notice.
5. The consumer responsible for backsiphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed, must bear the cost of cleanup of the potable water supply system.
6. Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served with written notice stating the notice 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 violation.
7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, in addition to the fine provided, shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the village by reason of such violation, whether the same was caused before or after notice.

(Code 2024, § 5.2.11)

All revenue derived from the sale of water shall be kept separate and apart by the village treasurer from the other revenues of the village and the moneys shall be known as the water department fund. Moneys shall be used exclusively for water department purposes (i.e., for the maintenance, extension and operation, etc.), except as otherwise authorized by law.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.41)

The water department fund and account shall be audited after the close of each fiscal year by an independent firm of certified accountants. The audit report should include a balance sheet, operating statement, and other information as may be required from time to time.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.42)

The state environmental protection agency (EPA) or its authorized representative shall have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the village which are applicable to the village system of user charges for the purpose of making audits, examination, excerpts and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the loan agreement and rules.

(Code 2024, § 5.1.43)