Ontario Municipal Code Art. 5 Design and Construction

(a) (1) The water system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with criteria described in the most current City of Ontario “Water Master Plan” and other City published design guidelines, specifications, and standards including but not limited to:

(i) Cross-Connection Control Program, Chapter 8E of Title 6 of the Municipal Code;

(ii) Design Development Guidelines and Specifications;

(iii) Standard Drawings;

(iv) Water Master Plan;

(v) Water Pipeline Construction Specifications; and

(vi) Water Pipeline Material Specification and Approved List.

(2) Design elements include but are not limited to system layout and pipeline locations, demand and usage, pipe sizing, valving, pressure regulating facilities, air/vacuum release valves, fire hydrants, blow-off appurtenances, service laterals, corrosivity, and tracer wires.

(b) In addition to subsection (a), design and construction of the water system shall meet the applicable requirements and specifications described in following documents:

(1) This chapter;

(2) DDW Waterworks Standards Main Separation, California Code of Regulations Title 22, Section 64572;

(3) California Fire Code, as it exists or may be amended, for the purposes of fire hydrant location and frequency;

(4) Greenbook; and

(5) Any other requirement or specification the Engineer deems reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and the reliability and safety of the City’s water system.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

If recently installed mains and services are required to be removed, relocated or adjusted to grade as a result of changes requested by the developer or, because of incorrect survey information as to the grade of curbs and street, location of property lines or other utilities, etc., all expenses incurred by making said changes shall be borne solely by the developer. For newly surfaced streets, all trench restoration and resurfacing charges shall be paid by the developer and subject to City street moratorium requirements.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

Unless otherwise granted in writing by the Engineer:

(a) No public utilities shall be installed in any street or other location not formally dedicated for such use, except by consent of the property owner and the City. Such consent shall be prepared by the developer, reviewed and approved by the Engineer, in an approved easement deed format provided by the City, and recorded in favor of the City.

(b) Within a utility easement, water main separations shall adhere to the California Code of Regulations, Section 64572. Additional minimum separations shall be met for each utility and adhere to this chapter.

Crossing of non-potable lines shall adhere to DDW Waterworks Standards Main Separation requirements as contained in California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Section 64572. If minimum clearance cannot be achieved, a separation waiver request shall be completed and submitted to the Municipal Utilities Company. The Municipal Utilities Company shall review and if in concurrence, submit the request to DDW for state review and approval pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Section 64511.100.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

All fire hydrants shall be installed at a frequency and distance that is consistent with Appendix C and CC of California Fire Code. Fire hydrants shall be installed with a minimum separation of five (5)-feet from any driveway, street light, power pole, sign, fence, wall, or other development that may obstruct access.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

(a) Service connections shall be installed to the curb or street right-of-way line as determined by the Engineer. The property to be served shall front on or be adjacent to a dedicated public right-of-way wherein the City maintains or can install a standard potable water main.

(b) The developer or applicant shall determine the size of service connections and meters and their location with respect to the boundaries of the premises to be served prior to issuance of building or plumbing permits by the City.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the City may determine the size of the water service lines, the service connections, and the meters.

(d) The City shall determine type and size of backflow protection devices for potable water service, in accordance with Chapter 8E of Title 6 of the Municipal Code, and any and all other appurtenances to the service.

(e) The water service line(s) shall be installed to a curb line of the customer’s property, or if no curb,

to the customer’s property line, abutting upon a public street, highway, alley, easement, lane, or road (other than a freeway) in which are installed water mains of the City. Water service line(s) should not be done until the exact location of the service connection has been approved by the Engineer.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

Unless otherwise granted in writing by the Engineer:

(a) Each residence and/building, excepting condominium and townhouse projects under separate ownership shall must be provided with a single and separate service connection and water meter except under special conditions as determined by the City.

(b) Two (2) or more dwellings or buildings under one (1) ownership and on the same lot or parcel of land shall have separate service connections for each dwelling or building. A separate landscape irrigation meter is required for a property under the conditions described in Chapter 7, Chapter 8A, or Chapter 8C of Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(c) The customer’s pipe which connects to the outlet side of the meter shall not be installed until the service connection is completed. If the applicant or developer’s pipe is installed to the outlet side of the meter before the service connection is installed and its location does not correspond with the service connection specified on the application form and improvement plans, then the applicant or developer shall pay the additional cost for completing the service connection from the water main to the outlet side of the meter. The service connection and all equipment appurtenant thereto, including the meter and meter box, shall be the sole property of the City, and no part of the cost thereof shall be refunded to the applicant or developer.

(d) The Engineer reserves the right to limit the number of houses or buildings, such as apartments, or the area of land under one (1) ownership to be supplied by one (1) service connection and water meter.

(e) The Engineer may limit the number of service connections to any residential or other project whether under separate or multiple ownership.

(f) A service connection and water meter must not be used to supply adjoining property of a different owner, or to supply property of the same owner across a street, or alley.

(g) No service connection shall be installed on the public or private side of any service lateral that is intended to service joint or adjacent parcels of land.

(h) When property provided with a service connection and water meter is subdivided, that connection and meter will be considered as serving the lot or parcel of land that it directly or first enters. Additional water mains and/or service lines will be required for all subdivided areas in accordance with this chapter.

(i) Every service connection will be equipped with an angle curb stop, or valve, on the inlet side of the meter; that angle curb stop, or valve, is intended exclusively for the use of the City in controlling the water supply through the water service line. If the angle curb stop, or valve, is for any reason damaged by the customer’s use to an extent requiring replacement, the City shall have the right to charge the customer for the cost to replace or repair such angle curb stop, or valve.

(j) The City, at its option, may allow connection to the City’s water system by persons outside the City limits. Said connection is at the discretion of the City and may be disconnected upon thirty (30) days’ notice.

(a) The valve controlling water flow to the service connection shall be closed when a fire service connection is installed and remain so until a written order is received from the owner or lessee of the premises to have the water turned on. After the water is turned on, the City shall not be held liable for damages of any kind whatsoever that may occur on or to the premises serviced as a result of the installation, maintenance, or use of such service connection, or because of fluctuation of pressure, or interruption of supply.

(b) If water is used through a fire service connection for any other purpose than extinguishing of fires or conducting annual testing of the fire system, the City Manager shall have the right to require a

meter on the fire service connection at the owner’s expense or shut off the entire water supply for such premises. Upon the installation of such a meter, the established water rates then in effect for water services shall apply and be imposed for any water service provided to the property.

(c) The City shall have the right to take a domestic, commercial, or industrial service connection from the fire service connection at the curb to supply the same premises as that to which the fire service connection belongs. The Engineer shall have the right to determine the proportion of the installation costs properly chargeable to each service connection if such segregation of costs becomes necessary. The established water rates then in effect for water services shall apply and be imposed for any water service provided to the property.

(d) The Engineer shall require the installation on all fire service connections, a backflow prevention assembly device as determined in Chapter 8E of Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(a) All new developments shall utilize automated meter reading devices as the standard meter for all new metered services. The cost of the installation for these devices shall be paid and borne solely by the applicant or developer at a cost established from time to time by the City. The City reserves the right to make an installation on the basis of actual cost.

(b) The City shall test each meter prior to installation.

(c) The Municipal Utilities Company shall set all meters after acceptance of the installation by the Engineer, and application for service in accordance with Chapter 8B of Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(a) An applicant must provide sufficient information, including plumbing and building plans, to enable the City to determine the level of backflow prevention required. The proper backflow protection, as determined by the City, shall be installed, and inspected before water service is provided.

(b) Backflow protection assemblies shall be installed in accordance with the City’s standard drawings and Chapter 8E of Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

(a) The City reserves the right to relocate or modify the existing service connection, at any time, upon notification to the consumer.

(b) Whenever service connections, meters, fire hydrants, or other appurtenances are requested to be moved by a customer, the charges for such service relocation shall be borne and solely paid by the customer at the actual cost.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)

(a) An applicant shall submit an application for temporary service to a property to the Engineer for his or her review and recommendation. Before any temporary service shall be installed, the applicant shall agree to the following:

(1) Pay the cost of the temporary service connection, appropriate deposit, and the cost of all water delivered to the property;

(2) Not to provide water for or to any other property;

(3) Pay appropriate charges for a permanent service connection for the property when a water main is available and the cost, if any, for removal of the temporary service connection;

(4) All temporary service connections shall be limited to six (6) months unless an extension is granted by the City Manager;

(5) The applicant or contractor shall be held responsible for loss or damage to the meter from the time it is installed until it is removed, or until 48 hours after notice in writing has been given to the City that the contractor or other person is finished using the meter. In the event that a meter is stolen, it will be at the City's sole discretion whether the deposit shall be forfeited. If a replacement meter is requested, a new deposit and application may be required for the replacement meter;

(6) Flows through a three (3)-inch or larger temporary service fire hydrant meter shall be limited to a maximum of 330 gallons per minute, unless

otherwise authorized in writing at the time of application. Any deliberate attempt on the part of the applicant or user to increase the flow is just cause for the City to discontinue service;

(7) The City reserves the right to interrupt service without notice if such usage is causing pressure in the system to drop below an acceptable range;

(8) Each temporary service customer shall make every attempt to maintain a constant flow through the meter. To achieve this requirement, the customer may be required to provide and install a storage facility (construction tank, small interim reservoir, etc.) at the sole expense of the customer, approved by the City, in conjunction with the meter; and

(9) When using fire hydrants for temporary service connections, no more than one outlet per hydrant shall be used for this purpose and shall be accompanied by a tested and properly functioning backflow prevention assembly in accordance with Chapter 8E of Title 6 of the Municipal Code.

(b) Temporary service connections are primarily installed for the convenience and use of contractors during construction work.

(c) All meters for temporary service connections shall be installed by the City and secured to the desired fire hydrant with a City locking device and lock. These meters shall remain at this location until such time the responsible person requests it to be moved or removed pursuant to § 6-8.223.

(§ 4, Ord. 3297, eff. March 18, 2025)