This is directly from the City Code book.
"38-2-11 ELECTRIC GROUND WIRES. All persons are strictly forbidden to attach
any electric ground wire to any plumbing or water piping which is or may be
connected to any water service pipe, water meter, or water main belonging to the
City.
The City shall hold the owner of the premises responsible and liable for any damage
to the property or injury to the employees of the City caused by such ground wire.
Any and all owners and consumers shall remove any existing ground wires
immediately upon written notice from the City. If not so disconnected five (5) days
after notice, the City, through its officials, may enter the property and
remove such ground wires and the consumer shall pay all costs."
"38-2-11 ELECTRIC GROUND WIRES. All persons are strictly forbidden to attach
any electric ground wire to any plumbing or water piping which is or may be
connected to any water service pipe, water meter, or water main belonging to the
City.
The City shall hold the owner of the premises responsible and liable for any damage
to the property or injury to the employees of the City caused by such ground wire.
Any and all owners and consumers shall remove any existing ground wires
immediately upon written notice from the City. If not so disconnected five (5) days
after notice, the City, through its officials, may enter the property and
remove such ground wires and the consumer shall pay all costs."
From the 2002 National Electrical Code or NEC
"205.104 (1) General Metal water piping system(s) installed in or attached to to a
building or structure shall be bonded to the service equipment enclosure, the
grounded conductor at the service, the grounding electrode conductor where of
sufficient size, or to the one or more grounding electrodes used."
"205.104 (1) General Metal water piping system(s) installed in or attached to to a
building or structure shall be bonded to the service equipment enclosure, the
grounded conductor at the service, the grounding electrode conductor where of
sufficient size, or to the one or more grounding electrodes used."
Newton Illinois City Council showing their expertise on electrical code.
This is directly from the City Code book.
"6-1-4 ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND STANDARDS.
(A) National Electrical Code. There is hereby adopted by reference the National
Electrical Code, 2002, NFPA 70, as published by the National Fire Protection
Association and made a part of this Chapter as if the same were set out herein."
"6-1-4 ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE AND STANDARDS.
(A) National Electrical Code. There is hereby adopted by reference the National
Electrical Code, 2002, NFPA 70, as published by the National Fire Protection
Association and made a part of this Chapter as if the same were set out herein."
1. The Newton Illinois City Council adopts the 2002 National electrical code.
2. The 2002 National Electrical code requires metal water lines to be bonded to the
electrical grounding system.
3. The Newton Illinois City Council forbids bonding metal water lines to the electrical
grounding system.
The National Electric Code is written by panels of many experts and is the
accepted authority on electrical code everywhere in the USA except Newton Illinois
where the City council has determined that they are in fact the authority on the
subject.
2. The 2002 National Electrical code requires metal water lines to be bonded to the
electrical grounding system.
3. The Newton Illinois City Council forbids bonding metal water lines to the electrical
grounding system.
The National Electric Code is written by panels of many experts and is the
accepted authority on electrical code everywhere in the USA except Newton Illinois
where the City council has determined that they are in fact the authority on the
subject.
I inquired by email to the cities code enforcer Paul Conlin concerning this conflict and
after asking me to clarify what my question was my final question of
" What I am talking about is that city code 38-2-11 is in direct conflict with 2002 NEC
205.104, which are you going by?"
Has remained unanswered.
after asking me to clarify what my question was my final question of
" What I am talking about is that city code 38-2-11 is in direct conflict with 2002 NEC
205.104, which are you going by?"
Has remained unanswered.
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Update 12/23/15,
Frank Heiligenstein (Illinois codification services) at Mayor Bolander's request has
responded and once again shown his expertise on electrical code by saying that city code
38-2-11 is based on a EPA rule and has in fact been the law for 70 years in the entire
United States, but for some reason he is unable to quote, provide a link, or any information
whatsoever about the alleged EPA rule. Also a exhaustive Internet search failed to turn up
anything on the elusive 70 year old "rule".
This particular piece of city code is possible only by the combination of arrogance and
ignorance.
Frank Heiligenstein (Illinois codification services) at Mayor Bolander's request has
responded and once again shown his expertise on electrical code by saying that city code
38-2-11 is based on a EPA rule and has in fact been the law for 70 years in the entire
United States, but for some reason he is unable to quote, provide a link, or any information
whatsoever about the alleged EPA rule. Also a exhaustive Internet search failed to turn up
anything on the elusive 70 year old "rule".
This particular piece of city code is possible only by the combination of arrogance and
ignorance.