[Adopted 2-16-1972 (Part I, Subpart 15, of the 1964 Code);
amended in its entirety 3-27-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
The following are the ordinances, rules and
regulations established, pursuant to law, by the Town Board of the
Town of Poughkeepsie, and are a part of the contract with each person,
corporation, partnership or other legal entity taking and using water
furnished and supplied by the Town-Wide Water Improvement Area.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
OWNER or CONSUMER
The owner or owners of the premises supplied or furnished
with water.
SERVICE PIPE or SERVICE MAIN
The pipe and attachments of every kind and nature thereto
connecting the street main with the house or building piping.
WATER DEPARTMENT
That department or agency of the Town which is authorized
by the Town Board to operate, maintain and in general terms manage
the water system(s) of the municipality, and shall include the Town
Plumbing Inspector.
If any owner has any source of water, other
than from the municipal public water system, such source will be considered
nonpotable. Before making any service connection between the municipal
public water supply and a consumer's premises, it is required that
all connections between individual wells or other outside sources
of supply physically be disconnected from the consumer's plumbing
fixtures which are connected to the municipal potable water supply.
Water used for building purposes shall be charged
to the owner of the property. The amount consumed shall be metered
or estimated by the Town Board or its duly authorized representative,
at its option.
No water main shall be tapped for nor any service
main extended outside the boundaries of any water improvement area
or consolidated district, except on special application therefor filed
with the Town Board and a special permit therefor granted and issued
by the Town Board. The Town Board shall impose such conditions upon
the granting of the permit as shall be deemed fitting and proper by
it and shall impose and collect such water rents and charges for such
water service as it deems best.
The Town Board reserves the right to change,
modify, supplement or amend these rules, regulations and ordinances
and the rates and charges for the use of water from time to time.
The right is also reserved to make such additional rules and regulations,
which to the Town Board seem best, to regulate the water supply and
the proper and efficient administration of the Town-Wide Water Improvement
Area and to make rates and/or contracts for the use of water in special
cases.
Pursuant to § 135 of the Town Law,
a violation of these ordinances, rules and regulations is hereby declared
to be a violation, punishable by a fine for each violation not exceeding
$250 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both,
and each day said violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation. The proper local authorities of the Town, in addition to
other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding
to prevent unlawful violation of these ordinances, rules and regulations
and to retrain, correct to abate such violation or to prevent any
illegal action, conduct or use in or about said water improvement
area.