[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Fenton 7-3-1996 as L.L. No. 2-1996. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Fenton does hereby
adopt and ordain the following rules and regulations to govern and
control such public water supplies, water districts and water supply
districts, as shall be under its jurisdiction, and does hereby repeal
and revoke any previous rules and regulations, resolutions, motions,
etc., insofar as they conflict with this chapter. This chapter shall
be considered as a part of the contract with all parties now or hereafter
taking and using water furnished by such public water supplies, water
districts or water supply districts. Nothing herein shall be construed,
however, as ruling that any piping or other facilities in active use
on the date of adoption of this chapter is unsatisfactory.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
One in which substances are present, which, if introduced
into the public water supply system, could be a nuisance to other
water customers, but which would not adversely affect human health.
Typical examples of such substances are: food-grade dyes, hot water,
stagnant lines from fire lines in which no chemical additives are
used, etc.
The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere
between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water
to a tank, plumbing fixture or other device and the flood rim of the
receptacle. The differential distance shall be at least double the
diameter (D) of the supply pipe. In no case shall the air gap be less
than one inch.[1]
An acceptable air gap, reduced pressure zone device or double-check
valve assembly as used to contain potential contamination within a
facility.
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze, composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be of
bronze or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for
easy, dependable operation. The closure element, e.g., clapper, shall
be internally weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote
rapid and positive closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
Two single independently acting check valves, including tightly
closing shutoff valves located at each end of the assembly and suitable
connections for testing the watertightness of each check valve.[2]
A flow condition, induced by a differential in pressure,
that causes the flow of water or other liquids and/or gases into the
distribution pipes of a public water supply from any source other
than its intended source.
The resulting backflow of contamination, polluted or otherwise
unacceptable quality water from a plumbing fixture or other customer
source(s) into a public water supply system due to a greater pressure
within the customer's water system.[3]
The backflow of contaminated or polluted water or water of
questionable quality from a plumbing fixture or other customer source(s)
into a public water supply system main due to a temporary negative
or sub-atmospheric pressure within the public water supply system.[4]
A loop of pipe rising approximately 35 feet, at its topmost
point, above the highest fixture it supplies.
The Town Board of the Town of Fenton, New York, or its duly
authorized employees or agents.
Any pipe connecting to a lateral.
A person who has received a general tester certification
proving satisfactory completion of a training course for testers of
backflow and prevention devices which have been approved by the New
York State Health Department.
Cross-connection control which isolates the customer's entire
facility from the public water system so as to provide the protection
necessary to prevent contamination of the public water supply in the
event of backflow from the customer's facility.
The presence in water of a substance that tends to degrade
its quality.
A physical connection through which a water supply could
be contaminated.
One in which substances may be present which, if introduced
into the public water system, would or may endanger or have an adverse
effect on the health of other water customers. Typical examples are
laboratories, sewage treatment plants, chemical plants, hospitals
and mortuaries.
A joining of two independently operated public water supply
distribution systems.
A pipe owned by the town used for supplying water to more
than one property.
The same as "or their lawful agent."
A permit from the Town Board of the Town of Fenton, New York,
or its duly authorized employees or agents.
An individual, fiduciaries, partnerships, corporations and
associations.
A minimum of two independently acting check valves, together
with an automatically operated pressure differential relief valve
located between the two check valves. During normal flow and at the
cessation of normal flow the pressure between these two checks shall
be less than the upstream (supply pressure). In case of leakage of
either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging
to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between
the checks at less than the supply pressure. The unit must include
tightly closing shutoff valves located at each end of the device,
and each device shall be fitted with properly located test cocks.
A vacuum breaker which is designed so as not to be subjected
to static line pressure.
A vacuum breaker designed to operate under conditions of
static line pressure.
[1]
Editor's Note: An illustration corresponding
to this definition is on file in the town offices.
[2]
Editor's Note: An illustration corresponding
to this definition is on file in the town offices.
[3]
Editor's Note: An illustration and descriptive
example corresponding to this definition are on file in the town offices.
[4]
Editor's Note: An illustration and descriptive
example corresponding to this definition are on file in the town offices.
Applications for water service must be made
at the office of the Town Clerk, on forms furnished for that purpose,
at least seven days before a service connection is desired and must
be signed by the property owner. The application for water service
shall be accompanied by any fees prescribed by state or local laws
or regulations. In making application for water service, the applicant
must comply with the rules and regulations as hereinafter set forth,
including such revisions, additions and changes thereto which may
be officially adopted from time to time by the Town Board.
A.
Certificate of insurance. The contractor must file
with the Town of Fenton a certificate of insurance before any work
is to be started.
B.
Street opening bond. The contractor must file with
the Town Clerk a street opening bond for $2,000 before any work is
to be started.
C.
Permits. For any services that abound on any street
within the town, be it a town, county or New York State route, the
contractor must secure the necessary permits from the proper agency.
The contractor shall provide and maintain all
necessary barricades, lights and warning signs and take all necessary
precautions for the protection and safety of the public.
No person other than the individual appointed
by the Town Board to direct the operation of the water works system
or persons in the employ of the town duly, authorized by and under
the supervision of that individual, shall be permitted to tap or make
any connection with any street main or distribution pipe of the water
system, unless written approval is previously given by the aforementioned
individual. Any other person or persons who shall tap or make any
connection with any street main or distribution pipe without prior
approval will be in violation of this chapter. Water service to the
premises through the connection so made shall be shut off until the
penalty fee and other costs stated above are paid in full.
No person other than duly authorized personnel
of the Water Department or other person who has first obtained permission
so to do shall open, close or operate in any way the curb stop in
the water service line. The owner of the property served by the water
service shall be liable for any costs arising from damages to the
curb stop, service box and/or piping on either side of the curb stop
unless the curb stop is operated by employees or agents of the town
or by a person having permission of the person in charge of the Water
Department.
Any injury or damage to service pipes, street
mains, hydrants, valves, valve boxes or other fittings and devises
and any damage that may be caused by leakage or flow of water occasioned
by such injury caused by the installation or repair or any sewer or
drain line, electrical conduit or cable, telephone conduit or cable
or by any excavation, embankment, paving or other construction operation
shall be repaired at the expense of the contractor doing the work
causing the injury or damage or by the owner of the premises or the
person or corporation for whom such work is being done.
A.
The use of water is permitted subject to such conditions
or reservations as the Water Department may, in its sole discretion,
consider to be reasonable. The Water Department reserves the right
to restrict or prohibit extraordinary use of water if water supply
conditions so require.
B.
No installation of water-cooled refrigeration and/or
air-conditioning equipment shall be installed on any premises supplied
from the Town Water System until a written permit has been issued
by the Water Department to the owner on whose premises the installation
is to be made. Applications for refrigeration and/or air-conditioning
equipment shall set forth the details of the equipment to be installed
and the conditions under which it is to operate.
C.
No water shall be taken from any hydrants in any water
district for the purpose of filling, refilling or use in any swimming
pool, pond, reservoir or other storage on private property or for
any commercial purpose without a written application being filed with
the Water Superintendent by the person desiring to take such water,
setting forth the name of the owner of the property to which such
water is to be taken, the location of the property to which such water
is to be taken, the size of the swimming pool, pond, reservoir or
other storage desired to be filled or the name and address of such
commercial user, with a description of the commercial use, the location
of the hydrant from which water is to be taken and the number of gallons
of water to be taken from said hydrant.
[Added 2-21-2018 by L.L.
No. 1-2018]
A.
The use of private wells on any property within any water district
or served by any water district or any other public water system shall
be discontinued, with such wells capped or secured in a manner that
safely ensures against future use or mishap to the general public,
the cost of such to be borne by the landowner.
B.
The use of any such private well shall be discontinued, and the well shall be secured as provided in Subsection A, within 90 days following service by the Town of a notice to comply upon the owner of the property on which the private well is located. The owner shall thereafter promptly provide the Town with a certification that the well has been capped or otherwise secured, and if the latter shall provide the Town with a description of the method of security utilized. The Town may thereafter request access on reasonable notice to inspect the cap or other method of security, and if such access is refused the Town may seek authority to access the property from a court of competent jurisdiction.
A.
Employees of the Water District may enter and must
be permitted to enter upon any premises where water is being supplied
or upon any premises for which application is made for a service for
the purpose of inspecting all work in connection with such service.
Water may be shut off by the Water District from any service or main
for the purpose of constructing new work or for making repairs to
the water system. Whenever it is possible, due notice will be given,
but in case of emergency, the water may be shut off without notice
and the Water District shall not be held responsible for any damage
resulting therefrom.
B.
The owner of property into which water is introduced
by a service pipe will be responsible for maintaining in perfect order,
at his own cost and expense, said service pipe from the point where
it leaves public lands or lines owned by others and enters the lands
of said property owner, so as to prevent loss of water by leakage.
ln the event that the lateral connection is not maintained in a suitable
condition and causes loss of water by leakage, the property owner
or occupant fails or neglects to correct such condition as specified
in said notification within 10 days from the receipt thereof, the
Water District may thereupon enter upon the subject premises, make
such repairs as are necessary, and the cost thereof shall be borne
by the property owner. The Water District shall not be responsible
if the service pipe from the water main freezes, and if the District
assists in thawing them out, the cost shall be borne by the property
owner.
C.
It shall be the obligation of the applicant of the
service connection to open and close and compact the trench and/or
driving through the ground from the main to the building wall and
provide proper connections for the installation of the meter. All
work is to be done to the satisfaction of the Water Superintendent.
D.
The service connection shall include tapping the main;
corporation cock with shut off installed at the main; piping from
the main to the curb cock and curb box; piping to the water meter;
and installation of a suitable meter.
E.
Installation of service pipes.
(1)
Each premises to which water is supplied must be connected
to the water main by a separate service pipe which must be laid in
a straight line from the water main and enter the premises at the
front and at right angles thereto. No attachment to a service pipe
or any branch connection shall be made between the meter and the point
of connection of the service pipe to the water main. The service pipe
must be of Type K copper tubing and shall have a minimum size of three-fourths
(3/4) of an inch.
(2)
Whenever a new tap on the water main is desired at
a location different from that of the existing service, the existing
service shall be cut off at the main and the curb stop and curb box
removed. The expense of this work shall be borne by the property owner.
The curb stop and curb box so removed may be reused at the new location
if it is of the proper size and in good condition, and credit allowance
for such reuse shall be made on the basis of the cost of the curb
stop and curb box at the time of its installation or 75% of the price
of a new curb stop and curb box at the time of the new installation,
whichever is greater. If within a period of six months after a property
has been substantially demolished and no new structure is in the process
of erection at such location as will permit the use of the existing
water service, the water stop and curb box may be removed. No connection
shall be made to a water main which is larger in size than the water
main itself.
F.
A separate application shall be made and a separate
service connection shall be installed for each premises. If title
shall change for a portion of a premises, a new application and a
separate service connection shall then be provided by the newly formed
premises.
The Water Department shall not be legally required
to supply water to a greater pressure than necessary to deliver water
into the basement of buildings. The Water Department, however, will
make an effort to maintain a pressure sufficient to supply water to
the second floor levels.
A.
Cross-connection of the piping (either inside or outside
of the premises) serving water supplied by the town water mains will
not be permitted with any other source of supply. Such a violation
is a violation of the New York State Sanitary Code.
B.
No connection of piping, either inside or outside
of the premises, serving water shall be made ahead of the meter.
C.
The penalty for violation of this section will be
the shutting off at the water main of the water supply to the premises
and the charging of the owner of all expenses of every nature incidental
thereto. Water service will not be restored until violations have
been removed and all costs in connection therewith paid.
A.
Where protection is required.
(1)
Each service connection from a public water system
for supplying water to premises having an auxiliary water supply shall
have no interconnection into the public water system.
(2)
Each service connection from a public water supply
for supplying water to premises on which any substance is handled
under pressure in such fashion as to permit entry into the water system
shall be protected against backflow of the water from the premises
into the public system. This shall include the handling of process
waters and waters originating from the public water supply system
which may have been subject to deterioration in sanitary or chemical
quality.
(3)
Each service connection from a public water system
for supplying water to a hazardous facility shall be protected against
backflow of the water from premises into the public system.
B.
Type of protection. The protection device required
shall depend on the degree of hazard as tabulated below:
(1)
At the service connection to any premises defined
as nonhazardous where there is an auxiliary water supply handled in
separate piping system with no known cross-connection, if the user
justifies the need for a separate source of water, the public water
supply shall be protected by:
(a)
Requiring the user to regularly examine the
separate water source as to its quality;
(b)
Approving the use of only those separate water
sources which are properly developed, constructed, protected and found
to meet the requirements of Sections 5-1.51 and 5-1.52 of Subpart
5-1 of the New York State Sanitary Code;
(c)
Filing such approvals with the state annually;
and
(d)
Requiring an internal plumbing control.
(2)
At any service connection to any premises defined
as a hazardous facility, the public water supply shall be protected
by an approved RPZ or air gap to be installed in the service connection
to the public water distribution system. Each of the below listed
facilities are considered hazardous facilities:
|
Type of Facility
|
Potential Hazard
|
|---|---|
|
Sewage and industrial wastewater treatment plants
and pumping stations, sewer flushers, etc.
|
Sewage industrial wastewater, contaminated water,
toxic chemicals, etc.
|
|
Paper manufacturing or processing, dye plants,
petroleum processing, printing plants, chemical manufacturing or processing,
industrial fluid systems, steam generation, rubber processing and
tanneries
|
Toxic chemicals, water conditioning compounds,
such as toxic dyes, acids, alkalis, solvents, Quaternary ammonia compounds,
mercury, chromium, etc.
|
|
Canneries, breweries, food processing, milk
processing, ice manufacturing, meat packers, poultry processing, rendering
companies, etc.
|
Process wastewater, steam, detergents, acids,
caustics, refrigeration lines
|
|
Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, veterinary
hospitals, mortuaries, embalmers, etc.
|
Bacterial cultures, laboratory solutions, blood
and tissue waste, toxic materials, etc.
|
|
Metal-plating, photoprocessing, laundries, commercial
car washes, commercial refrigeration systems, dry- cleaning establishments,
etc.
|
Toxic chemicals, concentrated cleaning agents,
solvents, etc., such as cyanides, fluorides, copper, chromium, caustic
and acid solutions, etc.
|
|
Commercial greenhouses, spraying and irrigation
systems using weedicides and herbicides and exterminators
|
Toxic chemicals such as ammonium salts, phosphates,
2.4 D sodium, arsenite, lindane, Malathion, etc.
|
|
Boiler systems, cooling towers or internal fire-fighting
systems using conditioners, inhibitors, corrosion control chemicals,
etc., typically apartment buildings, cooling towers and warehouses
|
Toxic chemicals such as hydrazine, sodium compounds,
antifreeze solutions, etc.
|
(3)
At any service connection to aesthetically objectionable
facilities, an approved DCV must be installed in the service connection
to the public water distribution system. Each of the below listed
facilities are considered aesthetically objectionable facilities:
|
Type of Facility
|
Potential Hazard
|
|---|---|
|
Customer fire protection loops and fire storage
tanks with no chemical additives
|
Stagnant water and objectionable tastes and
odors
|
|
High-temperature potable water
|
Objectionable temperatures
|
|
Utilization of food grade dyes
|
Objectionable color
|
|
Complex plumbing systems in commercial buildings,
typically barbershops, beauty salons, churches, apartment buildings,
gas stations, supermarkets, nursing homes, construction sites and
carnivals
|
Plumbing errors, obsolete plumbing equipment
and poor plumbing inspection/correction programs
|
C.
Frequency of inspection of protective devices. It
shall be the duty of the water user on any premises on account of
which backflow protective devices are installed to have competent
inspections made at least once a year or more often in those instances
where successive inspections indicate repeated failure. These devices
shall be rebuilt or replaced at the expense of the water user whenever
they are tested and found to be defective, but at least every five
years. These tests shall be performed by a certified backflow prevention
device tester and all test results will be provided to the Water Department
within 72 hours after the test is made. Records of such tests, repairs
and overhaul shall also be kept and made available to the Water Department
and the local Health Department upon request.
D.
Recourse for noncompliance.
(1)
No water service connection to any premises shall
be installed or maintained by the Water Department, unless the water
supply is protected as required by state regulations and this chapter.
(2)
Service of water to any premises may be discontinued
by the Water Department if a backflow preventive device required by
this chapter is not installed, tested and maintained; if any defect
is found in an installed backflow preventive device; if it is found
that a backflow preventive device has been removed or bypassed; and
if unprotected cross-connections exist on the premises, and service
will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
A.
Separate drinking water systems. Whenever the Water
Department determines that it is not practical to protect drinking
water systems on premises against entry of water from a source or
piping system or equipment that cannot be approved as safe or potable
for human use, an entirely separate public water supply shall be installed
to supply water at points convenient for consumers.
B.
Fire systems. Water systems for fighting fire derived
from a supply that cannot be approved as safe or potable for human
use shall, wherever practicable, be kept wholly separate from drinking
water pipelines and equipment. In cases where the domestic water system
is used for both drinking and fire-fighting purposes, approved backflow
prevention devices shall be installed to protect such individual drinking
waterlines as are not used for fire-fighting purposes. Any auxiliary
fire-fighting water supply which is not approved for potable purposes
shall not be connected such that it may be introduced into potable
water piping.
C.
Process waters. Potable water pipelines connected
to equipment for industrial processes or operations shall be protected
by a suitable backflow prevention device located beyond the last point
from which drinking water may be taken, which device shall be provided
on the feed line to process piping or equipment. In the event that
the particular process liquid is especially corrosive or apt to prevent
reliable action of the backflow prevention device, air gap separation
shall be provided. These devices shall be tested by the water user
at least once a year or more often in those instances where successive
inspections indicate repeated failure. The devises shall be rebuilt
or replaced whenever they are tested and found to be defective, but
at least every five years. These tests must be performed by a qualified
backflow prevention device tester at least every year, and records
of tests, repairs and replacement shall be kept and a copy forwarded
to the Water Superintendent.
D.
Plumbing connections.
(1)
Where the circumstances are such that there is special
danger to health by the backflow of sewage as from sewers, toilets,
hospital bedpans and the like into a drinking water system, a dependable
internal plumbing control device shall be installed to prevent such
backflow.
(2)
The purpose of these regulations is only to deal with
those extraordinary situations where sewage may be forced or drawn
into the drinking water piping. These regulations do not attempt to
eliminate at this time the hazards of backsiphonage through flushometer
valves on all toilets, but deal with those situations where the likelihood
of vacuum conditions in the drinking water system is definite and
there is special danger to health. Devices suited to the purpose of
avoiding backsiphonage from plumbing fixtures are roof tanks, barometric
loops or separate pressure systems separately piped to supply such
fixtures, recognized approved vacuum or siphon breaker and other backflow
protective devices which have been proved by appropriate tests to
be dependable for destroying the vacuum.
(3)
Inasmuch as many serious hazards of this kind are
due to water supply piping which is too small, thereby causing vacuum
conditions when fixtures are flushed or water is drawn from the system
in other ways, it is recommended that water supply piping that is
too small be enlarged whenever possible.
E.
Marking safe and unsafe waterlines. Where the premises
contain dual or multiple water systems and piping, the exposed portions
or pipelines shall be painted, banded or marked at sufficient intervals
to distinguish clearly which water is safe and which is not safe.
All outlets from secondary or other potentially contaminated systems
shall be posted as being contaminated and unsafe for drinking purposes.
All outlets intended for drinking purposes shall be plainly marked
to indicate that fact.
F.
Water Supervisor. The Health Department and the Water
Department shall be kept informed of the identity of the person responsible
for the water piping on all premises concerned with these regulations.
At each premises where it is necessary in the opinion of the Water
Department, a Water Supervisor shall be designated. This Water Supervisor
shall be responsible for the installation and use of pipelines and
equipment and for the avoidance of cross-connections. In the event
of contamination or pollution of the drinking water system due to
a cross-connection on the premises, the local health officer and Water
Department shall be promptly advised by the person responsible for
the water system so that appropriate measures may be taken to overcome
the contamination.
A.
The service pipe will be required to be laid not less
than four feet below the surface of the ground at any point outside
the foundation wall of the building into which the service is to be
introduced. In the event that the final grade of a street or sidewalk
has been officially determined and established, then the service shall
be laid at a depth of not less than four feet below said established
grade at all points so that when the street and walk are graded there
shall be not less than four feet of earth cover over the service line
at all points. A service pipe shall not be laid within six inches
of any other subsurface structure, conduit or pipe, nor directly under
and parallel with such subsurface structure, conduit or pipe. A service
pipe laid in a sewer or construction trench shall be provided with
completely adequate supports in order to protect it from settlement
or lateral movement or it shall be placed on a secure bench in the
side wall of the trench.
B.
Service curb box shall be located at the center of
a property unless prior approval is given by the Water Superintendent.
A.
Upon receiving a written petition containing a statement
of proper facts and circumstances from which it will appear that the
extension of any main or mains or distributing pipe or pipes is necessary
and required in order to service properties of petitioners, the Town
Board and its Water Department may authorize such extension, the condition
of which shall be that the cost shall be paid wholly by the owners
of the lands benefited or abutting the street where said work is done,
all as provided for in Article 12 of the Town Law.
B.
Rules governing installation of water mains and services.
After November 1 of any year, the Water District will make no installation
of water mains or service connections until weather permits in the
spring, except in case of emergency.
A.
A property owner or occupant shall, during any reasonable
hour, permit the entrance on the premises of a duly authorized representative
of the Water District for the purpose of removing a water meter for
repair and/or testing and shall permit the entrance on the premises
of said representative for the purpose of reading and/or inspecting
a water meter, which meter will be furnished by and remain the property
of the Water District.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of every property owner
or occupant to keep water meters in a protected and accessible location
where said authorized representative may conveniently inspect, read
or remove said water meter. Cost of meter replacement due to negligence
or lack of protection shall be borne by the property owner.
C.
In the event that said water meter cannot be inspected
and/or read and/or removed with convenience, the property owner or
occupant will be notified by a duly authorized representative of the
Water District to correct the existing condition with regard to the
water meter. If the property owner or occupant fails or neglects to
correct the condition as specified by the duly authorized representative
of the Water District, then and in that event the Water District shall
discontinue water service to said property owner or occupant of said
premises until such time as compliance is made with the directions
of said representative.
A.
As necessity may arise in the case of breaks in water
mains or other emergencies of a similar nature, including the necessity
for making repairs, connections, extensions and/or the installing
and repairing of consumer services, the Water Department shall have
the right and authority to temporarily shut off the water supply in
order to perform the necessary work. The Water Department will use,
if possible, all reasonable and practicable means to notify the consumers
in advance of such discontinuation of water service. However, the
Water Department shall not be liable for any inconvenience suffered
by the consumer or for any damage which may result to the consumer's
piping, fixtures, appliances, etc., resulting from the shutting off
of the water supply for any purpose whatever, whether or not previous
notice has been given.
B.
The Water Department will not be liable in any case
for any claim against it at any time for the interruption of water
service, lessening of the water supply, inadequate water pressure
or any other cause which may be beyond its control.
C.
Water service to a consumer may be shut off only by
a Water Department employee or its agent for the purpose of inspection
or for the making of repairs or alterations to water mains, meters,
pipes, valves or other appurtenances. No other person shall open,
close or tamper with any valve, valve box or valve box cover or any
other equipment of the town water supply system.
A.
All hydrants are under the control of the Water District.
No person shall use a wrench to open a hydrant, except an authorized
employee of the Water District or authorized personnel of the Fire
Department. Any person causing damage to a fire hydrant by collision
or otherwise will be held responsible for any damage caused thereby,
and they should immediately report the same to the Water Department
or nearest fire station giving the name and address.
B.
To minimize disruption to water district consumers,
the location and duration of training practices by Fire Department
personnel shall be coordinated with and approved by the Water Superintendent
at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed training session.
C.
Property owners and/or tenants adjacent to fire hydrant
locations are encouraged to keep fire hydrants clear of snow in the
winter months.
A.
Development shall be all new public water facility
construction and shall be subject, without exception, to the final
approval by the Water Department.
B.
All mains, hydrants, valves and necessary appurtenances
thereto, other than replacement of existing and accepted ones or other
than on lands accepted for highway purposes prior to the adoption
of this chapter, shall be constructed and installed without expense
to the Water District and shall become the property of such water
district by deed or bill of sale without expense to the Water District
before being placed in use. Further, all replacement or repair of
mains, pipes, hydrants, valves, etc., outside the Water District which
are supplied regularly with water by the Water District shall be under
the supervision of the Water Department and made without expense to
the Water District.
C.
All new facilities and service connections, whether
within or without the Water District, which are supplied regularly
with water by the Water District shall be inspected and certified
by the Water Department to be free from defects of installation, leaks,
etc., before they are accepted by the Water District, if within the
Water District, or before being placed in use, if without the Water
District. No main of a size smaller than six inches shall be installed.
Five feet of earth coverage and not less than four feet from any open
area or vault shall be required.
D.
If a developer has written permission to tap the main and install a curb box and service to a house, the town charge will be for meter installation only in accordance with § 145-24.
E.
No deed to land for highway purposes shall be accepted
by the town within a water district until such deed also conveys completed
facilities, including mains, valves and hydrants, or until the grantor
tenders a performance bond to the town guaranteeing that such facilities
will be installed without expense to the Water District at a future
date as agreed upon.
F.
Material. Unless otherwise approved by the Water Department,
the following specifications shall be conformed to:
(1)
Pipe. Ductile iron pipe for water shall comply with
AWWA C-151. Iron pipe joints shall comply with AWWA C-111, AWWA C-110
or AWWA C-115 for the type used. All ductile and cast-iron, rubber
gasket, push-on, mechanical and flanged joint fittings for iron pipe
shall be manufactured in accordance with AWWA C-110. The internal
surfaces of the iron pipe and fittings shall be lined with a uniform
thickness of cement mortar, then sealed with a bituminous coating
in accordance with AWWA C-104.
(2)
Hydrants. Hydrants shall conform to AWWA specifications
and shall meet the requirements of the Underwriters' Laboratory. Hydrants
shall be six inches having a mechanical joint connection, two one-and-one-half-inch
hose connections and one pumper connection. Threads for nozzles shall
be as required by the Town Fire Department. Hydrants shall be dry
barrel-type conforming to AWWA Standard C-502.
A.
Pursuant to § 198, Subdivision 3d, of the
Town Law, the water rates charged by Hillcrest Water District No.
1 shall be as prescribed by state or local law or regulation.
B.
Periodic reading. For purposes of billing, water meters
shall be read three times each year, during the months of February,
June and October.
C.
Billing. All water charges shall be billed as soon
as practical after the first day of each March, July and November,
based upon a reading of the customer's water meter next preceding
the billing date. Wherever possible each customer will be given notice
of the option to report the customer's meter reading by mail, except
where circumstances indicate that a reading by a representative of
the district is necessary. Customers who anticipate that they will
be absent for a prolonged period during a month in which meters are
regularly read should be advised to contact the Town Supervisor's
office for meter reading instructions in order to avoid penalties
for failure to report meter readings.
D.
Penalties for nonpayment. Every water bill not paid
within 30 days of the date rendered will be subject to a twenty-percent
penalty. Bills outstanding on November 1st will be taxed and collected,
together with applicable penalties, in the manner provided by law.
The Water Superintendent will not issue any
permits for the use of hydrants unless there is no other possible
way to get water without unreasonable hardship. No permits will be
issued in winter. If the Water Superintendent issues a permit, the
person or persons making application will pay a fee prescribed by
state or local laws or regulations.
All provisions of this chapter apply, modified
as follows:
A.
All service connections made to privately owned mains
or common supply pipes must be made in accordance with this chapter,
entirely without expense to the Water District. There shall be no
obligation to provide any applicant outside the Water District with
a new service connection, regardless of precedent, and water can only
be furnished to any user outside the Water District from a surplus
of water existing within the Water District.
Permit and water service rates shall be as prescribed
by state or local laws or regulations.
[Amended 2-7-2018 by L.L.
No. 2-2018]
Any violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense,
punishable by a fine of a minimum of $50 but not to exceed $1,000
or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each
week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional
violation, subject to weekly fines in the amount of at least $50 but
not to exceed $1,000 per week. The Town may also, in addition, institute
any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent or enjoin a violation
of this chapter.
