Kingdom City User's Duty Regarding Service Lines ordinance (§ 700.430)

A. The user's service pipe and all connections and fixtures attached thereto shall, at the Village's discretion, be subject to inspection by the Village before the water will be turned on. All properties receiving water and all service pipes, meters and fixtures, including any and all fixtures within any improvements or buildings on the properties, shall at all reasonable hours be subject to inspection by any duly authorized employee or agent of the Village.

B. All service pipes shall be laid at all points at least forty-two (42) inches below the surface of the ground and shall be placed on firm and continuous earth so as to give unyielding and permanent support. Service pipes shall not be laid in sewer ditches. Service pipes shall be installed in the trench at least eighteen (18) inches in a horizontal direction, in undisturbed earth, and separate from any other trench where gas pipe, sewer pipe or other facility is laid regardless of whether the service is for public or private service. The service line shall not pass through premises other than that to be supplied unless the Village agrees to such in writing.

C. A user shall, at his/her own cost, make all changes in the service pipe required or rendered necessary due to changes in the street grades, relocation of mains or other causes. No fixture shall be attached to, or any branch made in, the service pipe between the main of the Village and the meter.

D. Any repairs or maintenance necessary to the service pipe or any pipe or fixture in or upon the user's premises shall be performed by the user at his/her sole expense and risk. Service pipes shall be kept and maintained in good condition and free from all leaks. The water supply may be discontinued to any user who fails to repair or maintain the service pipe and any other pipe or fixture upon his/her premises.

E. The Village shall in no event be liable for any damage done to or inconvenience caused by reason of any break, leak or defect in, or by water escaping from service pipes, or from fixtures on the premises of the Village or user. The user shall be billed in the usual manner for the cost of all water according to the rate schedule as set forth herein.