No water from the city water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person until a written application therefore has been made to the City Clerk and a service fee is paid as may be required in Section 15-202 or Section 15-208.

(Ord. 106; Ord. 141; Ord. 149; Code 2018)

The responsibilities and liabilities of landlords and tenants shall be as described in Section 15-106.

(Ord. 141; Ord. 149; Code 2018)

(Ord. 141; Code 2018)

Upon the filing of said application, the City shall cause to be installed a service line from the water main to the property line of the applicant and shall connect said line to the service line of the land owner from the unit to be served to the property line and make water available through said line. All such connections shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant and which shall include expense of materials necessary for such work including the cost of an adequate water meter furnished by the City. Any water connection which the City finds to be without a meter shall because to have an adequate water meter installed.

If said user has not previously paid for a service connection, they shall be required to file an application for service before service can be continued. Said service connection and meter installation to be made at applicant’s expense. Said meter installation shall be made without charge or application if a meter has been previously installed and removed.

(Ord. 141; Code 2018)

Meters shall be installed in a location which will be easy of access and the City shall cause to be read every water meter used in the City at such times as are necessary for bills to be sent out at the proper time.

(Ord. 141; Code 2018)

All property upon which any building has been or may thereafter be erected having a connection with any mains or pipes which may be hereafter constructed and used about the City water system shall pay such rates as determined from time to time by the City Council. In any event, users of water shall pay to the City of Pretty Prairie, Kansas, a minimum monthly fee, with said monthly minimum charges being determined by the City Council. These minimum fees shall depend on the size of meter for each said user as follows:

(Ord. 106; Ord. 141; Code 2018)

Every person whose premises are connected, have the ability to be connected, or may hereafter be connected to the city water system shall pay to the city an amount to be established by resolution of the governing body for the purchase and use of the water.

(Ord. 141; Ord. 317; Code 2018; Ord. 340)

(a)   A delinquency charge of 10% shall be charged for any water bill not paid within 20 days of billing date. In the event the bill is not paid within 30 days of the billing date, including the delinquency charge, the water shall be turned off and shall not be reinstated until all due bills and the deposit, as required in Section 15-203 have been paid.

(b)   There shall be a $15.00 charge for turning on and reinstating water service if customer has requested service to be discontinued for reasons other than repair.

(Ord. 141; Ord. 149; Code 2018)

Application for water service outside of the City limits shall be made to the City Council of Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Said application must be approved by the City Council before such service connection is made. Before such approval can be given, applicant must sign a “Waiver of Protest”, agreeing not to sign a protest petition if the City is annexing that area. Any applicant requesting a service connection outside of the City limits must also pay all costs of service connection as outlined in Section 15-203 and in addition, it will be the City’s responsibility to maintain the line extending from the City main to the meter, but the user must pay any such cost incurred in said maintenance. The service fee, as well as the monthly billing rates and minimums for all users outside of the City limits, shall be doubled those charged users in the City limits. In the event of a water shortage, the City must give first priority to those residents inside of the City limits. In the event such a water shortage shall exist, the City reserves the right to discontinue service to all users outside of the City limits.

(Ord. 141; Code 2018)

At such time as a municipal water system becomes available to any property, a direct connection from all structures and property, within the City to such municipal water system shall be made by all owners of such properties and/or structures provided, however, that every water faucet within the dwellings must be connected to the municipal water system, and no other water system, and provided, further, that existing well water systems, including those located in a garage, shed or basement of residences, may be used only for lawn consumption and may not be used for potable consumption; and provided further, that attached garages or outbuildings may be plumbed for municipal water system service from the host building.

(Ord. 323; Code 2018)

There is hereby incorporated by reference under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012, including any amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 12-3301 and 12-3302, the certain standard or model ordinance known as the "Ordinance for Cross Connection Control", prepared and published by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. No less than three (3) copies of said ordinance shall be marked or stamped "Official Copy", as incorporated herein and Ordinance No. 174 and shall be filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. All administrative departments of the City, charged with enforcement of this ordinance shall be supplied, at the costs of the City, such number of official copies of said standard or model ordinance and this ordinance as may be deemed expedient.

(Ord. 174; Code 2018)

The owner of any real property that contains a plumbing system that has the ability to access the municipal water system shall be liable for payment of the minimum fee set forth in Section 15-207; regardless of whether such owner connects the plumbing system serving the real property to the municipal water system.

(Ord. 337)