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The applicant must also furnish with the application a complete and correct drawing or set of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied, together with location of all valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, sprinkler heads and other appurtenances on the premises. The plans will remain the property of the Elk River Municipal Utilities. These plans shall be revised by the applicant when changes or revisions are made. A detector check valve shall be installed in all fire service lines. The associated meter may be required at a later date. All expenses are to be paid by the owner. If domestic water service is not installed, the monthly fee shall be based on the size of the fire service line from the rate schedule. (Revised 3~13vo~> SERVICE LINE SIZE The Elk River Municipal Utilities expressly reserves the right to determine the size of the service pipe which will be granted depending upon the size of the street main, the available pressure on the main and the nature and capacity of the fire protection equipment within the building. All fire services will be installed by a licensed plumber at the expense of the owner and repairs by a licensed plumber are the owner's expense and responsibility. NUMBER OF SERVICES Only one fire service will be allowed to any one building or premise, unless in the opinion of the General Manager, more than one is absolutely necessary for the proper protection of the premise. All fire protection equipment connected to the Municipal Water System shall be confined within the building or on the premise named in the application and where two or more fire service connections are made for one building or premise, they shall be kept separated, unless special permission is obtained from the General Manager to connect the same in a manner approved by him. All services for fire protection shall have a detector check valve installed at the owner's expense. Installation shall be required by Elk River Utilities General Manager's specifications. WATER USE No water shall be drawn from the fire service pipes for any purpose whatsoever except for fire protection, and no connection shall be made between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premise. Valves on hose outlets, drain cocks, etc. placed on the pipe system shall be of a style that can be sealed by the Elk River Municipal Utilities inspector, and when such valve is opened, the owner or occupant of the premise shall notify the Elk River Municipal Utilities so that the same can be resealed at once. This paragraph is not to be construed as prohibiting a reasonable use of water for fire drills, draining of a system to prevent freezing, or other reasonable use in connection with proper fire protection. Any fire protection system supplied with water from the Municipal System shall be supplied exclusively with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing its supply from any other source, and no auxiliary or secondary suction pipe to any pump taking water from any other source will be permitted. INSPECTION AND PENALTIES All fire services shall be subject to inspection by the agent of the Elk River Municipal Utilities who will visit all premises having fire services from time to time, scheduled to cause as little inconvenience to the owners or tenants as possible. The owners or tenants shall give the inspector all reasonable access to facilities for making the inspections, and of any information concerning the same that he may require. In any case, when the owners or occupants of any premises are found to be using or wasting water from a fire service for other purposes than fire protection, the water shall be shut off from same, until the offender shall give reasonable assurance that the offense will not be repeated; plus an estimated charge of water taken or wasted will be required before turning the water on after it has been shut off for this cause. A second violation of this section will be considered sufficient cause for cutting off at the main, and refusing to reconnect until the situation has been resolved to the satisfaction of the General Manager. 14