Posted: April 17, 2025 | Updated: June 11, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. 523
WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CRESCO, IOWA, BY AMENDING
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Cresco, Iowa, as follows:
SECTION 1. SECTIONS MODIFIED. Chapter 90.11 in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, is modified and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
90.11 INSTALLATION OF WATER SERVICE PIPE.
Water service pipes from the main to the meter setting shall be Type K copper or Polyethylene pipe (PE). If Polyethylene pipe is used, the following specifications are also required: (1) the pipe shall be rated for a minimum of 250 psi; (2) the pipe shall be ¾” or 1” IPS; (3) compression fittings and stainless steel stiffeners shall be used on all connections; and (4) a tracer wire and terminal box, ground rod, and clamp shall be installed with the pipe so that the pipe can be located when necessary, as well as any other requirements that the City may prescribe. The use of any other pipe material for the service line shall first be approved by the Water Superintendent. Pipe must be laid sufficiently waving, and to such depth, as to prevent rupture from settlement or freezing.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________, 2025.
_____________________________ ATTEST: _____________________________
Mayor Alexander Fortune City Clerk Nicole Hill
1st Reading 2nd Reading 3rd Reading
I certify that the foregoing summary was published as Ordinance No. 523 on the day of
_____________________, 2025.
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City Clerk Nicole Hill