§ 401-33. Installation of Service Branch.

When a service branch is installed, the tap connection to the water main and so much of the branch as is within the highway to its property line shall be installed in accordance with (a) and (b) below:

(a)

The department shall install a service branch, except under (b) hereof, and the service branch shall remain the property of the department.

(b)

It shall be the obligation of every developer or subdivider whose development includes the extension of the Cincinnati Water Works System to provide a separate water branch for every lot or facility abutting proposed streets or rights-of-way within the development, which water service branch shall be installed from the water main to the right-of-way or property line and shall become the property of the department upon acceptance.

Any such developer or subdivider shall be responsible for the proper installation, altering or repairing of such service branches in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Cincinnati and the rules and regulations of the superintendent of water works, and shall furnish a bond indemnifying the City of Cincinnati for any loss it might sustain through the fault of the developer, the developer's agents or contractors, or for the failure of the developer, the developer's agents or contractors, to properly install, alter, repair, or connect such water service branches, or for failure to perform any other act in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Cincinnati and the rules and regulations of the superintendent of water works. The bond shall be in a form prescribed by the city solicitor and shall be signed by the developer and a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State of Ohio.

The bond shall be set in an amount to be determined by the Director of the Greater Cincinnati Water Works ("Director") or his or her designee. Such determination shall be based on costs for construction and materials related to water service branch installation, alteration or repair, and other factors that may be determined relevant by the Director. The determination of the amount of the bond will be left to the discretion of the Director and will be final.

No water service branch shall be used for water supply purposes without a water meter. Branches intended for fire protection purposes shall be subject to Division K of this chapter and any rules and regulations conformable thereto as may be promulgated by the superintendent.

(C.O. 401-33; a. Ord. No. 374-1967, eff. Oct. 27, 1967; reordained as C.M.C. 401-33, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; a. Ord. No. 14-1974, eff. Jan. 9, 1974; Ord. No. 352-2005, eff. Oct. 20, 2005)