5.1. ERMUSR 02-20-2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The Elk River Municipal Utilities reserves the right at any time to require the owner of the premises supplied to furnish and install at his expense, and under the direction of the General Manager an approved water meter and keep the same in accurate operating condition. 110 FIRE HYDRANT USE It is unlawful for any person not an employee of the City authorized to do so; to use, operate, draw water from or in any manner tamper or interfere with any fire hydrant, unless directly authorized by General Manager. In the case a fireman or other authorized person shall open any fire hydrant, the same shall be reported to the General Manager immediately thereafter. When hydrants are used for furnishing water for street sprinkling or flushing sewer mains, or flooding skating rinks, a report must be made immediately thereafter to the General Manager, stating the time and the number of hours the hydrant was used. 111 PLUMBING RULES The right is reserved by Elk River Municipal Utilities to enforce the removal of any faucet, water closet, stop cock, valve or other device of character that will cause or is liable to cause excessive shock to the water pipes, waste of water, or pollution to the general or individual water supply. Licensed plumbers and all others are forbidden to make any cross connection or physical connect on or between the City water supply and that of any other source, including wells. 112 STREET EXCAVATION AND BACK FILL All excavation shall comply with City Code and all other regulations of the City Building Department and Elk River Municipal Utilities. Excavation requests from Gopher State One-Call phone # 1-800-252-1166 shall be obtained prior to start of any work. 113 AIR CONDITIONING These regulations will cover all apparatus or equipment installed for the purpose of changing the dry bulb temperature or humidity content of the air, whether used in conjunction with summer comfort air conditioning or other refrigeration. The use of municipal water is prohibited when used directly from the mains as a cooling medium in air washers or any type of equipment whereby the air to be conditioned comes into direct contact with sprays or wet surfaces, or where the water is used as the direct or indirect cooling medium in coils. All compressor type refrigeration units having standard rated capacities in accordance with conditions given in Standard American Society of Refrigeration Engineers Testing and Rating Codes, of from 1 '/z to 10 tons may be equipped with water cooled condensers using water from the municipal water supply; provided that not more than a total of 10 tons capacity so equipped may be installed in one air conditioning or refrigerating system; and that they do not require more than one gallon per minute of water per ton of capacity. Water shall be discharged into wastewater system and not back into the city water system. All compressor type refrigeration systems having standard rated capacities in accordance with conditions given in Standard American Society of Refrigeration Engineers Testing and Rating Codes, of 10 tons or over shall be equipped with evaporative condensers, evaporative coolers and condensers, water cooling towers, spray ponds or other water cooling equipment so that all water from the municipal water supply is used for make-up purposes only. 15