Sec. 26-27.  Installation and repair.

 

(a)   No person other than the water and sewer director, or his or her duly authorized agent, or a licensed plumber under the direction of the water and sewer director, shall be permitted to set meters.  All meters so set and installed shall be kept in repair at the expense of the city unless the same are damaged by the negligence or willful conduct or acts of the patron or consumer.  When such meters are no longer serviceable, they shall be replaced by the city.

 

(b)   Water meters will be installed just prior to building occupancy and it will be the responsibility of the developer to request the installation.

 

(c)   No person shall test or repair backflow prevention assemblies unless he/she is a holder of a valid Nebraska Grade VI water operator license issued pursuant to the regulations of Nebraska Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure, Title 179 of Nebraska Administrative Code 2.

 

(d)   Gauge equipment used to test backflow devices must be certified and calibrated in accordance with the regulations of Nebraska Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure, Title 179 of Nebraska Administrative Code 2. 

 

Source:  Code 1962, § 3-1-8, 4-2-20; Ord. No. 4319, § 3, 3-16-98