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Board Of Commissioners
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The mayor is elected to serve four year terms. There is no limit on a number of terms a mayor can serve. |
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A commissioner is elected to serve two year terms. There is no limit on a number of terms a commissioner can serve. |
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Mayor Pro-Tem is elected from among the commissioners to serve in the mayor's absence. |
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By statute, the Board must meet at least monthly at such times and places as are fixed by ordinance. In Danville, according to the current ordinance, the Board meets twice a month: at 6:30 pm on the second and fourth Monday. The Board may vote to suspend meetings or meet at other times (called Special Meetings) provided proper notice is provided. |
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A minimum of three of the five members of the Board of Commissioners must be present to conduct business. The Mayor counts as one of the five members. |
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No, under Danville’s form of government, the Mayor votes on an equal basis with the Commissioners and has no power to veto an action of the Commission. |
Cemetery
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Contact the City Engineer's Office at 219 West Walnut, Danville, KY (859)238-1200 from 8:30 to 5:00 M-F. There is also kiosks at the Cemeteries that contain copies of the Interment Books. |
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Contact the City Engineer's Office at 219 West Walnut, Danville, KY (859)238-1200 from 8:30 to 5:00 M-F. Check the Cemetery Fee Schedule for pricing. Cemetery Fee Schedule |
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Hilldale has graves available throughout the eastern end of the Cemetery. Bellevue has single graves available throughout the Cemetery, but multiple graves are only available in Section U near the main entrance. |
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Contact the City Engineer's Office at 219 West Walnut, Danville, KY (859)238-1200 from 8:30 to 5:00 M-F. For services scheduled for a Monday, the City must be notified by the previous Friday. Check the Cemetery Fee Schedule for pricing. Cemetery Fee Schedule |
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No, unless the arrangement is attached to the headstone and does not disrupt mowing services. Also, artificial arrangements may be placed on the ground 10 days prior to and 5 days after Easter and Memorial Day. Check the Cemetery Rules and Regulations Section 5 for more details. Cemetery Rules & Regulations |
Codes
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If your business is located within the City limits of Danville, the City of Danville requires you to purchase a license for a one-time fee of $25. You can download instructions and a business license form on the Business / Occupational Licensing page. Boyle County requests that you register your business with the Tax Administrator, but a license is not required. However, if your business is located in Parksville, Perryville, or Junction City, you may need to check their requirement. |
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Employees working within the City of Danville are subject to the City of Danville and Boyle County tax fees. |
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Boyle County withholding rate is .75% and the City of Danville is 1.25%. This is calculated on absolute gross wages before any deductions, which includes salaries, commissions, or any other form of remuneration paid by an employer for services performed by an employee. |
Communications
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* Must be 18 years of age or more on date of appointment
* Must be a citizen of the United States
* Must have 20-20 binocular vision with no color blindness
* Must have no uncorrected hearing impairment
* Must successfully pass a detailed bakcground check
* Must be able to sit for long periods of time
* Must have full use of all limbs
* Must be able to type
* Must be able to successfully complete required annual training in order to obtain and maintain required certifications
* Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
* Must participate in drug and alcohol testing9-1-1 Telecommunicators must have good computer skills, a good working knowledge of the Boyle County area, ability to multi-task under stressful situations and have a strong desire to help others in their time of need. * Applications are taken by Human Resources at City Hall. |
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9-1-1 is only to be used in emergency situations. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from law enforcement, ambulance or fire personnel. The Danville 9-1-1 Center answers and dispatches approximatley 300 phone calls per 24-hour shift. |
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* Calls received at the 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point from landline telephones receive resident's name, address, and telephone number for the address where the call is being made. * Calls received at the 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point from cellular phones receive the cellular company of the telephone, the telephone number, and the tower that the cellular phone has hit. Technology is in the process of placing GPS devices in cellular phones so that 9-1-1 operator's can map where the cellular phone is located in times of emergency. * Calls rerceived at the 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point from VOIP telephones receive the telephone number for the citizen and that the call is VOIP. The 9-1-1 operator will have to question the caller to ascertain other pertinent information such as location of the emergency before they can dispatch emergency services. |
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Cellular telephones, as long as they are charged, can still call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance. Unused cellular devices should never be given to children as play toys. 9-1-1 centers across the country struggle with children playing on 9-1-1 using discarded cellular devices. Some court systems and domestic violence centers collect old cellular phones to give to victims of domsestic violence for emergency use. There are agencies that collect old cellular devices to refurbish for use by military personnel. Contact your cellular vendor for guidelines for disposal. |
Finance
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Payments for water services may be made by cash, check or money Order made out to “City of Danville” or by
registering for the ACH/Direct Debiting program Monday –
Friday between the hours of 8:30
AM and 5:00 PM. There is also an
after-hours drop box available at
the entrance of City Hall. When
using the drop box or paying by
mail, please make sure that your
check includes either the Book and
Account numbers or the service address. |
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Meters for residential water customers are read every other month, and the resulting bills are due on the 10th of the following month. When
applying for water service, a customer service representative
should be able to determine whether your due date for payment will be even or odd numbered months. |
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Bills are due by the 10th of the month. Payment plans are available only before the due date of the 10th and only two payment plans may be approved per year. Delinquent notices are mailed and due approximately two weeks later. The delinquent notice includes a 10% penalty and payment is due on the due date listed on the notice. This is considered an extension and no other extensions will be approved after the due date of the delinquent notice. |
Fire Department
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No. We will usually provide a list of independent businesses that offer chimney-cleaning services, but we do not recommend or single out any particular service. If a homeowner experiences problems with their chimney, we can come out and examine the chimney for potential fire hazards or similar issues. |
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Danville Fire Department has on-staff certified child seat technicians. We will inspect and help with installation by appointment; call (859) 238-1211 to schedule. We prefer to manage car seat requests after 4:00 pm on weekdays, becaus daily work assignments and fire and emergency calls still take precedence. We cannot guarantee a technician will be available for walk-in requests. |
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By state law you can only burn developed brush, such as tree limbs and storm debris, on-site. Construction materials, household waste, scrap wood, pallets, and leaves cannot legally be burned. Open burns must be a safe distance from buildings, power lines, property lines, and should not be done under extremely dry or windy conditions. |
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Inside the City of Danville, contact the Fire Department at (859) 238-1211. In Boyle County, please contact the Boyle County Fire Protection District at (859) 236-8238. No fee is involved, but an on-site inspection may be required before a permit is issued. |
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With some notification, you usually can. We handle walk-ins regularly, but we have a better organized and more focused tour when we have some notification ahead of time. We accommodate most reasonable requests, although we do need to respect the privacy of our firefighters, since they live here 24 hours at a time. |
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Applications are available from Human Resources at City Hall. You must have a high school diploma or a GED and you must have a valid Kentucky driver’s license, by state law. |
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The same qualifications for full-time personnel apply for part-time personnel. Part-time personnel are limited to no more than 35 hours per week and not more than 1,200 hours annually. Part-time hire processes are held as needed. |
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No. We can offer information on detector types, placement, and maintenance. We can also come out and check if you are experiencing problems with smoke detectors. |
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Fire hydrants are flowed twice a year in Danville, and annually in the rest of Boyle County. This is done to flush the water mains, to determine available water pressure for firefighting purposes, and to identify problems with the system for repair. Testing occurs in the spring and the fall of the year. |
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Sometimes during fire hydrant testing, people experience a temporary discoloration due to sediment in the water lines. In most cases, running the tap for a minute will resolve the problem. The Fire Department will publish and announce on radio when hydrant testing occurs, so people can plan ahead and avoid issues with the water discoloration. |
GIS
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Maps are available in a variety of formats and vary in cost. A list of formats and costs can be found in the Fee Schedule. |
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The GIS Department also has maps available for Junction City, Perryville, and Boyle County. |
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The city has a large amount of data available. Some examples are: water lines, sewer lines, road center lines, fire hydrants, manholes and contour lines. |
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There are several types of data formats available. The most common is ESRI shapefiles. These can be converted to CAD files. We also have tif files for aerial photography. |
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Generally no. If the city doesn’t already have the data, it isn’t available from us. The exception would be if it was for a city project. |
Information Technology
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To check for current city job opportunities, or to sign up for job notifications visit the job opportunites page. |
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If there is something you would like us to add to the site, please use the contact us form and select "Information Technology" for the department.
Contact Us |
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The IT department also maintains city phone systems, network switching and routers, water/sewer SCADA & AMR equipment, wireless broadband radios, and many other specialized devices. |
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SCADA stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition.
AMR stands for Automated Meter Reading. |
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You can now sign up to receive "Notify Me" notifications on your cell phone. To sign up go to the Notify Me page and enter in the email address associated to your cell phone.
Example: [10-digit phone number]@text.att.net
Complete US Cell Providers Examples |
Legislative / Executive
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The City of Danville provides many methods for you to get answers to questions regarding City services. We recommend you first consult the FAQs provided for each City Department to see if your question is answered there. Next if you know what City Department is involved, get in touch with the contact listed. If you are not able to find an answer using these methods, contact the City Manager. The Board of Commissioners is always willing to hear from the residents of the City on any matters relating to the City. |
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Many frequently requested records may be found on our website without the need to make an open records request. We recommend you first look here to determine if the documents you seek are available through the website. If you do not find the documents you seek, you can request records by completing an Open Records Request on-line or visiting City Hall and completing a paper request form. |
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You can submit a damage claim online using the link below. You can also contact the city clerk at (859) 238-1200.
Submit Damage Claim |
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The Open Meeting Act provides that “All meetings of a quorum of the members of any public agency at which any public business is discussed or at which any action is taken by the agency, shall be public meetings, open to the public at all times [except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Open Meetings Act”. |
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By Kentucky statute, all cities, except for first class cities must establish the nonelected office of City Clerk. Among the many duties, the City Clerk maintains and keeps safe the permanent records of the City, answers Open Records requests, publishes notices and legal requirements and maintains the Seal of the City.
The City Manager under Danville’s form of government, is the chief executive/administrative officer of the City. The City Manager exercises the executive powers and functions delegated by statute and ordinance and is directly responsible to the Board of Commissioners.
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The City Manager is a nonelected officer of the City and as such is appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners, and may only be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners. |
Parking
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Parking downtown in designated zones is limited to 2-hours Free Parking Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. |
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CDO 17-53. Individual parking spaces; manner of parking The Chief of Police and the City Engineer are hereby directed and authorized to mark off individual parking spaces in the two-hour free parking zone. At each space so marked off it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that the vehicle shall not be entirely in the limits of the space so designated. |
Police
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The police department shares a building with the fire department at 410 West Main Street. The facility is near the intersection of Fourth Street and Main.
There is a phone on the wall of the lobby that can be used to contact police and fire personnel. |
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You can come to the police department between 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday and use the phone in the lobby to contact our reports division. They will ask for your name and the location of the incident, or you may provide the report number if the officer gave it to you at the time of the incident. The report division staff will provide you with a photocopy of your report. |
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The Danville Police Department is currently authorized for 31 sworn officers and 2 non-sworn clerical staff. All 33 positions are filled at this time.
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Come to the police station on Main Street and ask to speak to a supervisor. They will provide you with some simple paperwork that will enable the department to schedule a ride time for you. NOTE: the ride-a-long program is generally restricted to citzens of Danville/Boyle County, potential employees, and/or employees of other social service and criminal justice agencies. |
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The Police Department takes applications at any time through the human resources department at the Danville City Hall.
Notice will be posted on this website and in several area newspapers when the department is actively seeking to fill a vacant position, and people with applications on file will be contacted by the human resources department. |
Public Works
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You may contact the City Engineer's Office at 219 West Walnut, (859)238-1200, or you many enter a service request into the Request Tracker. Request Tracker |
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The City does not maintain the State Roads running through Danville. The State roads are numbered and usually striped. For service on these roads contact the State Maintenance Garage at (859)239-7065. |
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The property owner is responsible for maintenance and repair of sidewalks in the City of Danville, unless the damage was caused by a City utility or vegetation. Contact the City Engineer's Office for details or exceptions. |
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All streetlights in Danville, besides the pedestrian lights on Main Street, are owned and maintained by Kentucky Utilities. To request service on a streetlight, contact KU with the yellow tag number on the light and the street where the light is located. Contact KU at (800) 981-0600 or report the outage at the following link. Report a Streetlight Outage |
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Each year the City receives funds from the State of Kentucky for the repair and maintenance of city streets. These funds are used to pave as much of the City's streets as possible. The list of streets is determined by a several criteria including; pavement condition, traffic capacity, time since previous paving, and location within the City (each year City staff attempts to pave a street in each part of the City). Any questions or requests for a street to be added to the next list should be directed to the Assistant City Engineer, Josh Morgan, at (859) 238-1200. |
Stormwater
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The revenue generated by the Utility will be applied to: maintaining and improving existing storm sewer infrastructure; preserving, protecting and improving the water quality issue of stormwater runoff in Danville; and continue developing and implementing the Stormwater Management Program required by the Federal Government in the SMS4 Phase II Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) Permit. EPA Requirements of Small Communities |
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Everyone within the City uses or benefits from the maintenance and
improvement of the stormwater system. Properties in the City must pay, even those that are tax exempt.
The only exemptions from the fee are city owned streets and sidewalks. |
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The Stormwater Management Fee will be based on the impervious area of the
property or unit that is being billed. All residential units and vacant lots will be billed for a quantity of one unit. All other parcels will be billed
based on the impervious surface on the property. The rate for non-residential properties is determined by calculating the
impervious surface area on the property and dividing that number by the average impervious surface area for residential
property in Danville. The result of that calculation determines the quantity of units that each parcel is billed. The current rate for 1 unit $3.36 per month. |
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An impervious surface is any surface that does not allow rainwater to soak into the ground;
such as buildings, driveways and sidewalks. |
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If the problem is caused by water from a City street, the Stormwater department can install a asphalt curb or put a pipe in your front yard at the property owner's expense. Large scale problems may be a candidate for a project during a watershed analysis. Current Stormwater Projects |
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The Sub-Basins were prioritized by several different criteria including; size, length of infrastructure, drainage structures, master plan projects, and recent development. |
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Rain water and tap water are the only truly acceptable items that should be dumped into a Storm Sewer System. Whatever enters the Storm Sewer System drains directly into the City's creeks and streams without being treated. More... |
Wastewater Rehab
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In most cases the property owner’s line will end at the property line. A good measure of judgment would be the water meter. |
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No. We only have maps of the main lines. We can however tell you where your line is connected to the city main line. Your builder or plumber may be able to help you locate your line. |
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Sanitary sewer systems are designed to treat human wastes and are not capable of treating petroleum products, solvents, pesticides, hazardous chemicals, or cooking grease. |
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Our charge is time and materials. If the problem is in the city line there is no charge. If the problem is where the customer and city lines meet, there is still no charge. |
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The property owner’s line can be any size. Most of the time it is 4”. |
Wastewater Treatment
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The purpose of treating waste water is for protecting public health and the environment. |
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The treatment plant is owned and operated by the City of Danville. The treatment plant also provides service for Junction City. |
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Definitely not! We rely on living bacteria to treat the waste in the water. There are many substances that will create problems in sewer lines, kill the bacteria, or interfere with their ability to remove contamination. |
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Even small amounts of highly flammable liquids that evaporate (such as gasoline) can cause an explosion in the sewer lines or at the waste water treatment plant thereby damaging or destroying property or endangering personnel. Acids or caustics can damage sewer lines and shorten operational life as well as kill bacteria. In high enough volumes animal and vegetable derived fat, oil, and grease can cause problems. It can block your drains and in some cases it can even block the City’s sewer lines, and cause blockages at the treatment plant resulting in higher operating costs.
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For households, they should be put in the trash. This liquid can be solidified by pouring in an empty container and put in the refrigerator. |
Water Distribution
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You, the customer, are responsible for repairing all leaks, service line breaks, or other problems beyond the service-connection fitting. If you have a question about responsibility, please call our office. |
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You may call the Before U Dig (BUD) Center by simply dialing 811 or at (800) 752-6007 for information locating your utility lines. When calling into the center, the One Call agent will ask you a series of questions concerning the dig site. The questions that will be asked were designed to comply with the KRS 367.4911 as well as input from it’s members. The Danville Water Department will only mark it’s water mains and the service line to the water meter. It is the responsibility of the customer to locate the service lines on their property from the meter on the structure.
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Your meter is read bi-monthly. Commercial and Water District meters are read monthly. The only exceptions to this are extreme weather conditions that prohibit the service workers from accessing your meter or something blocking access to your meter jar (i.e. an automobile parked over your meter jar, debris piled on top of your meter, etc.). It is your responsibility to maintain a clear area around your meter jar. |
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- Take showers instead of baths
- Turn off water while brushing your teeth
- Fill the sink with water when shaving rather than letting the water run
- Avoid watering your lawn during the heat of the day to prevent loss due to evaporation
- Collect rain water and use it to water your flowers
- Repair dripping faucets and running toilets immediately
- Know the location of your shut-off valve in case a water line leak occurs
- Replace old water-wasting toilets with new 1.6 gallon flush toilets
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- Toilet Flush: 5 - 7 Gallons
- Hand Washing: 2 Gallons with the tap running
- Dishwasher: 15 Gallons
- Shower: 25 - 50 Gallons
- Bath Tub: 36 Gallons
- Clothes Washer: 30 - 60 Gallons
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A typical toilet can leak around 2 gallons per minute. If this is not repaired, a toilet can leak up to 3,000 gallons of water a day. A pipe with a small leak can leak from 24,000 gallons to 394,000 gallons of water in one month’s time. |
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Take these steps before cold weather sets in:- Wrap exposed pipes with insulating material.
- Block air passages into crawl spaces and basements.
- Remove hoses from outside faucets and be sure to fix any leaky outside faucets.
- Know where your shut-off water valve is located. This valve should be used in the event of a burst pipe or significant leak.
Tips during freezing weather:- Make sure that heat reaches your pipes. If your pipes are in a cabinet under the bathroom or kitchen sink, leave the cabinet doors open so heat can get in.
- Keep a trickle of water running during periods of low usage and particularly on sub-zero nights.
- The trickle should be a steady stream the size of the lead in a pencil.
If you have a frozen pipe:- Simply wait for the pipe to thaw, if at all possible.
- Never use an open flame to thaw a pipe, since you could start a fire.
- Call a plumber and get professional help, if all else fails.
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In the event you have a leak and you cannot turn your water off, you can call City Hall Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, at (859) 238-1200. After hours or nights and weekends, please call (859) 238-1241. |
Water Treatment
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Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply and protecting sources of drinking water. The SDWA is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its state partners. |
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Since 1999, water suppliers have been required to provide annual Consumer Confidence Reports to their customers. These reports are due by July 1 each year, and contain information on contaminants found in the drinking water, possible health effects, and the water's source. These are mailed out annually or can be requested by contacting the Danville Water Treatment Plant at (859)238-1241 for customers in the local area. |
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Even when water meets EPA's standards, you may still object to its taste, smell, or appearance. EPA sets secondary standards based on these aesthetic characteristics (not health effects) which water systems and states can choose to adopt.
Common complaints about water aesthetics include:
Temporary cloudiness (typically caused by air bubbles).
Chlorine taste (which can be improved by letting the water stand exposed to the air).
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Your water supplier must notify you by newspaper, mail, radio, TV, or hand-delivery if your water doesn't meet EPA or state standards or if there is a waterborne disease emergency. The notice will describe any precautions you need to take, such as boiling your water. Follow the advice of your water supplier if you ever receive such a notice. The most common drinking water emergency is contamination by disease-causing germs. Boiling your water for one minute will kill these germs. You can also use common household bleach or iodine to disinfect your drinking water at home in an emergency, such as a flood.
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