[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Holley. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All applications for the introduction of or
use of water on any premises or for the extension of any water pipe
shall be in writing and signed by the owner of such premises or by
his duly authorized agent, and must fully state the purposes for which
such water is required.
A.
Every owner of premises upon which principal water
is now used, or application being made for, shall be required to install
a water meter, which shall be approved and furnished by the Holley
Water Works and with the Water Department retaining ownership.
B.
The setting of meters must be under the supervision
of the Superintendent or his representative. Wherever a meter is to
be installed, a suitable place must be provided by the owner, and
must be a place free from frost and accessible at all times. If it
is impossible to place the meter in a frost-free area, a suitable
boxing must be constructed and the meter packed to prevent freezing
at the property owner's expense.
C.
Any damage which may be sustained to a meter resulting
from carelessness of the owner, tenant or agent of premises, or from
neglect of either of them to properly secure and protect the same,
as well as any damage that may result from allowing said meter to
become frozen, burned, damaged by hot water or steam, shall be paid
to the Holley Water Works on demand, or when included on their water
bill.
A.
All new services (3/4-inch through two-inch), shall
be installed and paid for by the requestee or property owner, from
the service curb stop as designated by the Water Superintendent or
such duly authorized personnel to the building being served.
B.
The Holley Water Works shall supply, install and maintain
the appropriate service line from the main to the curb stop.
C.
The curb stop will generally be within the road, street,
or highway right-of-way at the discretion of the Water Superintendent.
D.
The service line of the property owner shall be "K"
copper or plastic of 160 PSI rating, using flared or compression fittings.
E.
Tapping fee.
(1)
There shall be a tapping fee paid to the Village of
Holley, Holley Water Works upon application for a new service. The
tapping fee inside the Village is at the following rate and includes
the appropriate pipe and fittings:
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Size of Service
(inches)
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Service Tapping Fee
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1
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$225.00
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1 1/2
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$350.00
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2
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$425.00
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F.
Applicants living outside the Corporation of the Village
of Holley and within 250 feet of a Holley Water Works water main and
not within a water district may apply for a water service. If their
application is granted by the Village of Holley at a regular and legal
meeting, an initial tap-in fee of $1,500 will be paid to the Village
of Holley, Holley Water Works prior to the start of any construction.
(1)
All construction road boring, excavation, back filling,
plumbing, other fees, permits and insurance are the sole responsibility
of the applicant.
(2)
The Holley Water Works supplies the following: one
3/4-inch corporation installed, one 3/4-inch curb stop and one 3/4-inch
curb box to be installed by the applicant.
G.
No person or parties inside or outside of the Village
of Holley who now or hereafter use water through the Village of Holley
water system shall permit any other person, firm, organization, or
corporation to use water through his or her water meter nor take water
through or from any part of their service line to act as a separate
service.
H.
The new service shall be inspected and verified as
acceptable by the Superintendent of the Holley Water Works or anyone
duly authorized by him prior to backfilling or covering in any manner.
The user or property owner containing the following
meters will pay whichever charge is higher: the billed water rate
usage or rental rate, but not both.
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Meter Size
(inches)
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Rental Rate
(per quarter)
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1 through 1 1/2
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$37.50
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2
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$62.50
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3
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$87.50
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4
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$112.50
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6
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$162.50
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8
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$212.50
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A.
A service charge will be levied on all water customers
or property owners who request their water service turned off or on
at the curb stop and remain connected to the water supply system at
the curb stop.
B.
The turn-off fee is $25 during regular working hours
and $50 during other than regular working hours. The turn-on fee is
$25 during regular working hours and $50 during other than regular
working hours.
C.
No fee will be levied for assisting the customer to
turn on or off at their valve immediately inside the premises of their
water service during regular working hours.
A.
Discontinuance will be at the requestee's or property
owner's expense.
B.
Discontinuance means the physical disconnection of
the water service at the curb box.
C.
The discontinuance shall be performed by qualified
persons other than Water Works personnel and performed on the property
owner's service line.
D.
The discontinuance will be inspected and verified
as acceptable by the Superintendent of the Holley Water Works or persons
duly authorized by him before being recorded as a discontinued service.
[Amended 8-13-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
A.
The Village of Holley Board, by resolution, may establish and amend
water use rates, fees and charges, for purposes of meeting the expenses
of the Water Department, in such amounts as shall be determined and
be in the best interests of the Water Department. Such rates, fees
and charges shall be on file in the Village of Holley office. Fees
associated with this provision are subject to review and modification
from time to time in the sole discretion of the Village of Holley
Board of Trustees.
B.
Emergencies. If, in the judgment of the Superintendent of the Water/Electric
Department, an imminent health hazard or imminent danger to property
exists, the Village of Holley may immediately cause service to the
building, unit, tenancy, premises or parcel to be terminated and not
restored until the defects are corrected.
C.
Notification of violations. The Village of Holley shall notify owners
or authorized agents of owners, tenants, lessees, renters or any other
person claiming a right to real property in which there is found that
a violation of this section exists and should set a reasonable period
of time for the owner or other person to have the violation removed
or corrected as provided by law. Upon failure to have the defect corrected
by the end of the specified time interval, the Superintendent of Water/Electric
may cause the water service to the building, unit, tenancy, premises
or parcel to be terminated and not be restored until the condition
or defects are corrected.
D.
Unpaid charges, fees, penalties, interest or other costs associated
with water provided to any tenancy or parcel of real property by the
Village of Holley shall be the responsibility of any lessee, renter,
tenant, owner, or any person claiming an interest in said real property.
(1)
Water service provided to a tenancy or parcel of real property in
the name of one or more lessees, renters, tenants or other persons
claiming a right thereto shall not relieve or excuse the owner of
such real property from responsibility for payment of water charges,
including fees, fines, assessments, interest or other penalties or
costs.
(2)
In the case of a delinquent water account, a shut-off notice will
be sent as set forth above.
E.
In the event the Village has to shut off water to real property because
an account is delinquent 30 days or more, the owner of said real property,
or any lessee, renter, or person claiming an interest in said real
property, will be assessed a fee of $50. At no time will duplicate
fees of $50 be collected from more than one person, or entity, per
tenancy or parcel of real property per incident. In other words, if
an incident occurs where water is shut off to a particular parcel
of real property, the Village cannot collect from a tenant and then
again from another person, such as the landlord, for that same incident.
However, nothing contained herein prohibits the Village from collecting
numerous fees for several incidents occurring during the same month,
or from several different tenancies located on one titled parcel of
real property.
F.
Similarly, in the event the Village has to turn the water back on
as associated with a tenancy or parcel of real property, the owner
of said real property, or any lessee, renter, or person claiming an
interest in said real property, will be assessed a fee of $50. At
no time will duplicate fees of $50 be collected from more than one
person, or entity, per tenancy or parcel of real property per incident.
In other words, if an incident occurs where water is shut off to a
particular parcel of real property, the Village cannot collect from
a tenant and then again from another person, such as the landlord,
for that same incident. However, nothing contained herein prohibits
the Village from collecting numerous fees for several incidents occurring
during the same month, or from different tenancies located on one
titled parcel of real property.
Any customer making a complaint as to the correctness
of water bills claiming to be incorrectly charged may, by applying
at the Village Clerk's office within 10 days after the posted mailing
date of their present bill, have the meter re-read; or, by depositing
$15 at the Village Clerk's office and making a written request, have
the meter tested on the Holley Water Works Test Bench. If the meter
is found to be within 4%, plus or minus, or to further under register,
said deposit will be retained by the Water Department as payment for
testing the meter. Should the meter be found to over register by more
than 4%, the deposit will be returned and a correction made in the
bill. The Village Clerk, Assistant or Superintendent of the Holley
Water Works is authorized to correct any change so shown to be due
to a faulty meter, an incorrect reading or other error, but shall
have no power to reduce water bills for any other reason. Bills against
which no complaints have been entered within 10 days after presentation
with a bill in a regular billing period are to be paid as rendered.
A.
In the case of a meter out of order and failing to
register the correct amount of water used, the consumer will be charged
by the average consumption as shown by the meter when in order.
B.
Meters shall not be removed or disturbed except by
a person employed by the Holley Water Works or acting under the direction
of the Superintendent. A penalty of $50 dollars for each offense may
be applied to the consumer's bill as dictated by the Village Board
at a legal meeting.
C.
The Village of Holley, Holley Water Works will accept
no responsibility caused by any leakage prior to or within 24 hours
after receipt of a written notice addressed to the Village Clerk,
72 Public Square, Holley, New York 14470, Attention: Holley Water
Works.
The Village Board and/or the Superintendent
of the Holley Water Works reserves the right to shut off the water,
without notice, for alterations, extensions, repairs and to stop and
restrict the supply of water whenever it may be found necessary. Neither
the Village of Holley, the Holley Water Works nor any of its workers
shall be liable under any circumstance for a deficiency or a failure
in the supply of water, whether occasioned by shutting off the water
to make repairs, connections or for any other unavoidable cause.
A.
All additions or extensions of mains will be minimum
of six-inch inside diameter pipe.
B.
An application with a flat fee of $200 will be made
to and approved by the Village Board. (The fee is nonreturnable upon
acceptance of application.)
C.
Materials and method of installation must be acceptable
to the Superintendent of the Holley Water Works.
D.
All expenses, legal, engineering, material and labor
or other, incidental to the satisfactory completion of the project
are supplied and paid wholly by the applicant.
A.
No person shall open or interfere with any public
hydrant without the permission of the Village Board, Superintendent
of the Holley Water Works or the Chief of the Holley Fire Department,
or some other person duly authorized by such authority.
B.
The use of fire hydrants shall be limited to the purpose
of extinguishing fires, testing hose, testing apparatus or in fire
practice under the supervision of the Fire Chief or his assistants
or the testing or flushing of water mains or sewer systems by the
appropriate Village departments.
A.
No additions to or alteration in any public or private
pipe, conduit or other fixtures, between the public water main and
the individual water meter, shall be made; nor shall the water main
be tapped, or any portion of the water works system be interfered
with, without permission of the Village Board or the Superintendent
of the Holley Water Works.
B.
Any costs incurred by the Holley Water Works to correct
any alterations may be passed onto those responsible or the owner
of the property being benefited.
The Superintendent of the Holley Water Works
or any other person delegated by the Board for that purpose must at
all reasonable hours have free access to all parts of the premises
where water is delivered, for the purpose of examining the meter,
the water pipes or fixtures and the manner in which the water is used.
A.
All water pipes from the curb stop to the premises
being served and all piping and plumbing on that premises where water
is used, together with all the fixtures connected therewith, must
be kept in good repair and protected from freezing, and all unnecessary
waste or leakage of water must be prevented at the expense of the
property owner.
B.
When leaks or a break occur in the service pipe between
the curb stop and meter, they must be repaired immediately by the
owner or occupant, and if not repaired within a reasonable time (reasonable
time is 15 days, after notice, with exception due to public safety
to be determined by the Superintendent of the Holley Water Works),
emergency repairs may be made by the Holley Water Works and such will
be charged against the customers' water bill.
C.
Water lost due to leaks. Water lost due to a leak
or a break in the service line between the curb stop and the meter
will be paid for by the owner or occupant from the time the owner
or occupant is given notice of such leak by the Holley Water Department
until water leakage is stopped. The following formula will be used:
[Added 10-8-1991]
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At 60 PSI water pressure, a 3/16-inch diameter
stream of water from a leaking pipe will cause five gallons per minute
to be lost.
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Five gallons per minute = 300 gallons per hour
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Duration of leak (in hours) X 300 gallons per
hour = gallons lost ÷ by 1,000 gallons X present water rate
per 1,000 gallons = dollar amount due to the Holley Water Department
for water lost
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A.
Buying water in bulk by tank truck or similar device
will be done by prior arrangement only between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
B.
Payment for bulk water in a tank truck or similar
device will be made in advance at the Village Clerk's office at the
rate of $36 per 1,000 gallons.
C.
The water will be loaded at the rear of the Fire Hall
on Thomas Street under such supervision as designated by the Superintendent
of the Holley Water Department.
D.
Bulk water used for filling swimming pools from fire
hydrants will be done under such supervision as designated by the
Superintendent of the Holley Water Works at a fee paid advance at
the Village Clerk's office of $50.
These rules and regulations may be altered or
amended at any time at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, Village
of Holley.
