§ 16.35.010. Water systems .

A.

General. Any new development and any lot created pursuant to this title shall be served with a properly approved and functioning water supply system. Any new development or lot created pursuant to this title and lying within the city shall be connected to the city water system at the development's expense.

Depending on the number of residential dwelling units proposed, residential developments outside the city, but within the city's one and one-half mile planning jurisdiction, shall be connected to an existing public water supply system at the development's expense if public water service is available within the following distances:

Size of Development	Distance
1 unit	200 feet
2—4 units	400 feet
5—15 units	800 feet
16—50 units	1,500 feet
More than 50 units	2,500 feet

 

Community water sources will not be allowed within the one and one-half mile jurisdiction or the city. Whenever a development is not required to connect to the city water system, and does not propose to connect to the same, the developer shall provide service from individual wells in accordance with Ogle County department of health regulations and consistent with the comprehensive plan. Any development that lies within the one and one-half mile planning jurisdiction, and which is not connected to city water system, shall provide through restrictive covenants that property owners will connect to the system when city water is available to any portion of the tract as it was constituted prior to its development at their expense.

Any proposals to extend or connect to the existing public water system, or to use wells, shall be approved by the appropriate governmental entities.

B.

Capacity. The water supply system shall be adequate to handle the necessary flow based on complete development. The demand rates for all uses shall be considered in computing the total system demand. Where fire protection is provided, the system shall be capable of providing the required fire demand plus the required domestic demand. The average daily residential and nonresidential demand shall be computed in accordance with Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code.

Fire protection shall be furnished at the developer's expense for any development connected to the municipal water supply system.

C.

System Design.

1.

General. Except as provided below, system design and placement shall comply with the construction specifications set forth in the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, May 1996, as amended, by Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE), Illinois Municipal League and AGC of Illinois, referred to in this title as the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer. All testing and disinfection shall be in accordance with current American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards or such other standards as may be imposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) or ISPE.

2.

Specific.

a.

The water distribution system shall be designed to provide water meeting or exceeding the standards set out in Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code.

b.

Water mains shall have a minimum diameter of eight inches with the city providing design data for the exact size. Water mains shall whenever practical be located between the sidewalk and the curb on the north or west side of the street with the top of pipe at least six feet from the finished grade.

Gate valves (open left) shall be located no further apart than four hundred feet in residential areas and four hundred feet in other areas. Two valves shall be provided at every "T" intersection of water main. Three valves shall be provided at every "X" intersection of a water main. Valves shall be placed so that the closure of a maximum of three valves is necessary to shut down any point in the system.

c.

Air release valves shall be provided at high points.

d.

Valve boxes, of a type specified in the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer shall be provided for all valves except fire hydrant auxiliary valves.

e.

The word "water" shall be permanently imprinted on the face of the valve box and valve vault covers.

f.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the size, type and installation of any water main materials shall meet the specifications set out in the City of Byron Water Main and Sanitary Sewer Materials List in Appendices D and E.

3.

Water Services. Water services shall use the size and materials set out in Appendix D. In the event the city approves service using a larger size than provided therein, the connection shall be made by use of proper fittings to protect the main. Services greater than two and one-half inches shall be of ductile iron and shall be tapped under pressure with a tapping sleeve and vault. Multiple taps and the use of a branch gooseneck or "tree connections" are not allowed. Customer water service lines shall be stubbed from the water main to the nearest private property lot line. Water services shall have at least five feet five inches, but no more than six feet, of cover. Every building on a lot served with water shall have its own separate water service with curb stop/curb box, and taps should be directly into the respective mains.

3a.

In the event a single business or homeowner purchases multiple lots with more than one stubbed or existing service, all additional services not being used shall be disconnected at the main and the curb stop/curb box shall be removed and plugged. Any such disconnect must be done under the direction of the city public works staff.

4.

Tapping Requirements. New mains shall be directly tapped into the water main by way of pressurized tap using all cast iron fittings with the valve being located inside a manhole encompassing the entire valve, tap connections and main. The main will be tested by the developer and witnessed by either the fire department inspector, building plan commissioner, or superintendent of water/sewer department.

5.

Permits. No water system construction may begin without a valid public water supply construction permit issued by the IEPA. No water system improvement may be operated without a valid operating permit issued by the IEPA.

6.

Existing Facility/New Construction. It shall not be permissible to use existing water service lines from a demolished or abandoned building for new construction without express written authority from the director of public works.

D.

Fire Hydrants. Hydrants shall be spaced to provide necessary fire/flow. Hydrants shall be placed not more than four hundred feet apart. Hydrants shall be located at the ends of line. Valves of full line size and a ten-foot section of pipe with a plug shall be provided after hydrant tees at the end of all dead end lines that may be extended in the future. Fire hydrants shall have a six-foot bury with final landscaping grade being not more than two inches higher or lower of the bury line on each hydrant and the minimum distance from the landscaping grade to the center of the steamer nozzle being eighteen inches and twenty-four inches maximum. See Appendices D and E.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the size, type and installation of any hydrant shall meet the specifications set out in the City of Byron Water Main and Sanitary Sewer Materials list.

(Ord. 02-13 § 1 (part), 2002).

(Ord. No. 2013-20, §§ 5, 13, 14, 2-5-2014; Ord. No. 2014-17, § 1, 8-20-2014; Ord. No. 2016-22, § 1, 4-19-2017)