Chapter 7 - Water and Sewer
Division 1 - Definitions
SEC. 7.1-1 TOWN. The word "Town" whenever the same appears herein, means the Town of Normal, McLean County, Illinois, a municipal corporation.
SEC. 7.1-2 OWNER. The word "Owner" whenever found in this text means the person or persons whose name/s appears on the property title of premises served or about to be served water from the Town of Normal.
SEC. 7.1-3 CUSTOMER. The word "Customer" whenever found in this text means the person or persons contracting for water service from the Town to a premises as owner or renter of said premises.
SEC. 7.1-4 WATER DEPARTMENT OR WATER UTILITY. The term "Water Department" or "Water Utility" whenever found in this text shall mean the Water Department of the Town of Normal, Illinois.
SEC. 7.1-5 MAIN OR WATERMAIN. The word "Main" or "Watermain" whenever found in this text shall mean the underground water conduit located in the Public Right-Of-Way or easement (express, implied, or prescriptive) of the Town, used for transporting potable water from the treatment works to the customer’s service connection.
SEC. 7.1-6 WATER SERVICE CONNECTION. The term "Water Service Connection" whenever found in this text means a pipe or tubing and appurtenances connected to the watermain and extending to the customer’s property line for the purpose of supplying water to the owners service pipe.
SEC. 7.1-7 TEMPORARY WATER SERVICE CONNECTION. The term "Temporary Water Service Connection" whenever found in this text shall mean a connection providing water service to a premises for any described purpose for which the period of service is for less than one year.
SEC. 7.1-8 CONSTRUCTION WATER SERVICE CONNECTION. The term "Construction Water Service Connection" whenever found in this text shall mean a connection providing water service to a premises for construction purposes and for which the period of service is the time necessary to complete the construction project.
SEC. 7.1-9 PROPERTY LINE. The term property line whenever found in this text shall mean the boundary or lot line adjacent to the public right-of-way or easement in which the water main is contained.
SEC. 7.1-10 OWNER’S SERVICE, OR SERVICE. The term "Owner’s Service" or "Service" whenever found in this text shall mean the pipe or tubing and appurtenances used to conduct water from the service connection at the property line and into the owner’s or customers premises.
SEC. 7.1-11 METER. The word "Meter" whenever found in this text shall mean the mechanical or electrical device together with any connections to remote readout devices which measures and registers the quantity of water supplied to a customer.
SEC. 7.1-12 CURB STOP. The word "Curb stop" whenever found in this text means the underground shut-off valve or stop owned by the Town and generally located at the owner’s property line for connection to the customers service.
SEC. 7.1-13 FIRE HYDRANT. The term "Fire Hydrant" whenever found in this text shall mean any of several hydrants located throughout the Town solely for the purpose of supplying water for fire protection. Hydrants are classified as either:
- Public Hydrant - Those hydrants are located in the
public right-of-way, and are owned and maintained by the water
utility.
- Private Hydrant - Those hydrants located on private property and which are under private ownership but are directly connected to the Town's distribution system.
SEC. 7.1-14 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. The term "Distribution System" whenever found in this text shall mean any of several mains, valves, service connections, hydrants or other appurtenances used for controlling and transporting water from the treatment plant to the owner’s service.
SEC. 7.1-15 OVER REGISTER. The term "Over Register" whenever found in this text shall mean the amount of water actually passing through a water meter is less than the amount indicated by the meter register as having passed through the meter.
SEC. 7.1-16 BACKFLOW. The term "Backflow" whenever found in this text shall mean water of questionable quality, wastes or other contaminants entering a public water supply system due to a reversal of flow.
SEC. 7.1-17 CROSS-CONNECTION. The term "Cross-connection" whenever found in this text shall mean a connection or arrangement of piping or appurtenances through which a backflow could occur.
SEC. 7.1-18 SAFE AIR GAP. The term "Safe Air Gap" whenever found in this text shall mean the minimum distance of a water inlet or opening above the maximum high water level or overflow rim in a fixture, device or container to which public water is furnished which shall be at least two (2) times the inside diameter of the water inlet pipe; but shall not be less than one (1) inch and need not be more than twelve (12) inches.
SEC. 7.1-19 SECONDARY WATER SUPPLY. The term "Secondary Water Supply" whenever found in this text shall mean a water supply maintained in addition to a public water supply, including but not limited to water systems from ground or surface sources not meeting the requirement of State of Illinois Chapter six regulations, or water from a public water supply which in any way has been treated, processed or exposed to any possible contaminant or stored in other than an approved storage facility.
SEC. 7.1-20 SUBMERGED INLET. The term "Submerged Inlet" whenever found in this text shall mean a water pipe or extension thereto from a public water supply terminating in a tank, vessel, fixture or appliance which may contain water of questionable quality, waste or other contaminant and which is unprotected against backflow.
- Federal Act means the Federal 1996 Safe Drinking
Water Acts Amendments.
- Administrator means the Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
- State Act means the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond
Act of 1970.
- Director means the Director of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
- State Loan shall mean the State of Illinois 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 of the State of Illinois.
- Town means the Town of Normal.
- Approving Authority means the President and Board
of Trustees of the Town of Normal.
- Person shall mean any and all persons, natural or
artificial including any individual, firm, company, municipal,
or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise,
governmental agency or other entity.
- Shall is mandatory; may is permissible.
- ppm means parts per million by weight.
- Milligrams per Liter shall mean a unit of the concentration
of water constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent 1,000
ml 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 shall mean the logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal
of the hydrogen-ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures
outlined in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory
Methods.
- Curb Cock shall mean 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. Also called
curb stop.
- Easement shall mean an acquired legal right for the
specific use of land owned by others.
- Service Box shall mean a valve box used with a curb
cock.
- Water Service Charge shall be the charge levied on
all users of the Water Facilities. The service charge shall
consist of the total of the Basic User Charge and the Local
Capital Cost if applicable.
- User Charge shall mean a charge levied on users of
water works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
- Basic User Charge shall mean the basic assessment
levied on all users of the public water system.
- Debt Service Charge shall be the amount to be paid
each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage
of outstanding debt for the Water Department.
- Capital Improvement Charge shall mean a charge levied
on users to improve, extend or reconstruct the water works.
- Local Capital Cost Charge shall mean charges for
costs other than the Operation, Maintenance and Replacement
costs. Such charge shall consist of debt service and capital
improvement costs.
- Replacement shall mean 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.
- Useful Life shall mean the estimated period during
which the water works will be operated.
- Water Fund is the principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the water system.
(Entire SEC. 7.1-21 Added 12/16/02 by Ord. No. 4842)
(ENTIRE DIVISION 1 AMENDED 9/21/81)