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Town of Hamptonburgh, NY
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamptonburgh as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-6-1979 as Ch. 82, Art. I, of the 1979 Code]
It shall be unlawful, and subject to the penalties provided, for any person to do plumbing work in connection with the Rural Ridge Water District otherwise than in compliance with the terms and provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
The Administrator of the Rural Ridge Water District shall act as agent for the Town Board in the issuance of permits and inspection of work. The Administrator of the Rural Ridge Water District shall be appointed.
No plumber, firm or person shall engage in the installation of services unless and until such person or some member of said firm shall have been approved by the Town Board or Administrator of the respective district.
All applications for the use of water from the mains or distribution pipes of the district must be made at the office of the Town Clerk, where a copy of the rules and regulations will be furnished, together with instructions as to the form prescribed for that purpose. The application shall state truly and fully each particular purpose and manner in which the water is to be used and the name of the plumber or firm selected to do the work and shall be signed by the owner of the premises or his authorized agent.
The permit may be granted thereupon by the Administrator of the water district concerned to the plumber or firm designated, who will be recognized as the agent of the owner or applicant.
A. 
The tapping of water mains or distribution pipes and the furnishing of corporation cocks, curb cocks and hoses shall be done by or under the supervision of the Rural Ridge Water District, to be paid for by the person making application for a supply of water.
B. 
No single tap larger than 3/4 inch (inside diameter) will be allowed, except by special permission issued by the Administrator.
C. 
No water mains or distribution pipes shall be tapped by any person except one authorized by the Administrator of the district.
D. 
Except as hereinafter provided, the applicant shall pay all costs in connection with tapping, including the cost of material furnished, plus a fee, in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedule as amended from time to time, to be paid to the district.[1] All expenses for introducing water to any premises, excavating for and laying service pipes, all fixtures connected therewith and any subsequent repair work (except the corporation cock at the main which belongs to the water district) must be paid by the owner of the premises. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it shall be the obligation of the district to pay all costs in connection with the excavation of and the providing of material for all work performed between the main and the curb stop/curb cock, up to and excluding the curb stop/curb cock.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 8-4-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the town offices.
Any water supply taken from the district's system shall be distributed through a piping system entirely independent of any system conveying another water supply.
A. 
The minimum size of water service pipe from the curb to the meter shall be three-fourths-inch (inside diameter) copper service-type tubing and brass fittings and valves.
B. 
No red or white lead joint compound shall be used on joints between the main and the meter.
A plumber receiving a permit to lay service or supply pipes for the introduction of water to any premises shall give the Administrator 24 hours' notice previous to the time for tapping the main.
A. 
All service pipes to any premises shall be laid at least four feet below the surface of the grade lines of the street and shall extend at right angles to and from the street main to an area off the paved portion of the right-of-way, but within the public right-of-way, where a curb cock shall be attached and valve box placed.
B. 
There shall be a stop and waste cock placed on every supply pipe just inside the building or cellar and on the customer's side of the meter.
All work attendant upon the introduction of water to any premises and laying supply pipes thereto and fixtures connected therewith shall be done under the supervision of the Administrator of the water district involved and subject to his approval.
All plumbers shall, after completing the work to any service pipe or fixture, make a true report, upon blanks furnished by the district, of all the fixtures and pipes attached or connected by them or under their supervision, and such report shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk within 48 hours after completing the work.
A. 
No plumber shall make any addition, alteration, attachment or extension to any water supply or service pipe or service side of meter on any premises until a permit is granted upon an application made and signed by the owner of the premises, as provided in this section and § 142-14.
B. 
No plumber or other person shall open any curb cock or turn on the supply of water through any service pipe without a permit from the water district concerned.
One tap and one service pipe will not be allowed to supply more than one house or premises unless such service pipe is provided with separate and independent curb stops and boxes at the curbline in front of each house or premises. In no case will service pipes be allowed to run across lots, but such pipes must be taken from the main in front of the premises. Any exception to this regulation must receive approval of the Town Board.
A. 
The supply of water to any premises may be shut off for nonpayment if any bills or other charges are unpaid at the expiration of 60 days from the date due. The Administrator shall give such delinquent five days' written or printed notice, at the expiration of which time, if the charges are not paid, the water will be shut off from such premises until said charges are paid in full. A fee in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules, as amended from time to time, shall be charged for turning the water on.[1]
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the Town offices.
B. 
The payment of the regular water rents shall not conflict with the right of the Administrator to shut off the supply of water to any premises for any violation of these rules and regulations.
C. 
In case a house or other building is to be closed or become vacant, notice thereof shall be given the district in order that the meter may be read and the curb cock closed. Where such notice is not given and pipes burst from freezing or other cause, the value of the water lost by reason thereof, as estimated by the Administrator, together with an additional sum in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules, as amended from time to time, to cover labor and expense to the district, shall be added to the next bill and paid in like manner as regular water charges.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
In cases where water is shut off for nonpayment of water rents or other causes, and when, in the opinion of the Administrator, the shutting off at the curb is not sufficient protection against the further use of water, he may cause the corporation cock to be shut off and the supply pipe to be disconnected therefrom.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
Upon reapplication for water where the water has been shut off at the corporation cock, an additional fee, in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules as amended from time to time, must be paid for opening the street main and reconnecting the supply line.
A. 
No person shall be entitled to damages nor to have any portion of a payment refunded for any stoppage of supply occasioned by accident to any portion of the work, nor for any stoppage for purposes of addition or repairs.
B. 
Owners desiring pressure-reducing valves shall furnish and install the same at their own expense.
C. 
The Administrator of each district shall have the right to shut off water to make repairs or additions.
A. 
In all cases where water backs into stoves and ranges or to steam boilers for domestic use or manufacturing purposes, the supply pipe must be provided with a suitable check valve or other sufficient device to prevent any damage from collapse or explosion when the water is shut off from the street mains or other causes.
B. 
Whenever a check valve is installed on the cold-water supply pipe between the street main and the hot-water tank, there shall be installed on the hot-water distributing system a suitable relief valve.
C. 
High-pressure steam boilers shall not be supplied with water directly from public water supply pipes. All such boilers shall be provided with a tank or other receptacle of sufficient capacity to hold not less than six hours' supply for the boiler.
The use of water in all public and school buildings shall be subject to the same requirements and restrictions as apply to private dwellings.
A. 
No person or persons shall open any fire hydrant or draw water therefrom, except the Administrator of the district and persons under his direction or with his permission, except in case of fire, when the Chiefs of the Fire Departments, their assistants and officers and members of the Fire Departments shall have free and entire control of the hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires.
B. 
No person or persons, except the Administrator or employees under his direction, shall open or close any valve or gate in any water main or street pipe or in any manner interfere with or obstruct the same.
Persons desiring to use water for building purposes, filling cisterns or any special purpose whatever shall be required to make application at the office of the Town Clerk and to pay in advance for the same when the Administrator of the district will issue a permit therefor, such advance payment to be the minimum charge fixed by § 142-6 or § 142-17, whichever is applicable.
A. 
No meter shall be set or attached by any person other than by the Rural Ridge Water District or under the supervision of the water district, nor shall any meter so attached be interfered with, removed, disconnected or repaired by any person other than by the Rural Ridge Water District or under the supervision of the Rural Ridge Water District. The plumber making the installation shall provide all necessary supports for the meter as directed by the Administrator. The Administrator shall be given not less than 24 hours' notice of the setting of the meter.
B. 
Owners of premises where meters are attached to the supply pipes will be required to protect the meter from frost or other injury at their own expense, and whenever it should be necessary to attach a meter outside of the building, they shall pay the expense incurred in excavating for and boxing the same. Any cost of repairs necessitated by failure to observe this subsection shall be borne solely by the owners of the premises.
C. 
Where a meter fails to register the correct quantity of water delivered through it or where it becomes otherwise out of order or in need of repair, notice thereof shall be given to the district. Another meter will then be loaned and installed during the time required for testing and repair. When repairs are found necessary, the same shall be made by the district. When, in the opinion of the Administrator of the district, a meter becomes unsuitable for further use, it shall be replaced by another.
D. 
All meters installed in accordance with the above for the purpose of metering water supplied by the Rural Ridge Water District shall become the property of the Rural Ridge Water District. The cost of the meter and the installation for the same shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises that desires water from the district.
E. 
All owners of property, their agents, occupants or employees using water supplied by the district or permitting the same to be used shall allow a district agent, contractor or employee to enter upon the premises where such water is used to install a water meter or to inspect the same within five days after notice is mailed to him or them, in writing, by the Town Clerk or said persons are notified in person by a duly authorized agent of the district.
F. 
Any owner of premises using water supplied by the town not metered as hereinbefore provided shall be liable for a fine of $25 per day for each day so used.
A. 
Any plumber or firm obtaining a permit to make connection with the Rural Ridge Water District shall save harmless said district from all suits, accidents and damages consequential thereupon for any reason of any opening in any street, alley or avenue made by him or those in his employ, for making any connection with said water district's system or for any other purpose or object whatever; and he shall also replace and restore said street over such opening to as good a state and condition as he found it, or reimburse the water district for the cost of the same when done by said district, or he shall keep guards by day and light by night and keep and maintain the same in good order and comply with all ordinances of the Town Board applicable thereto.
B. 
Every plumber, person or firm, before entering upon said business or calling, shall execute and deposit a certified check or other security acceptable to the Administrator, in the office of the Town Clerk, in such sum in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules, as amended from time to time, or such other sum as the Administrator shall fix, with one or more sureties, which bond shall cover all provisions of the preceding subsection and shall be approved by the Town Board as to sufficiency of the sureties and by the district's counsel as to its form.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
All the foregoing rules, regulations and restrictions made and adopted by the Town Board shall be considered a part of the contract with and between any person who applies for and obtains a supply of water, and every person receiving the water so supplied shall be considered as having expressed his consent to be bound thereby.
A. 
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B. 
Any willful act whereby said Rural Ridge Water District or any property, apparatus or appliances pertaining thereto shall be damaged or the supply of water obstructed, impaired or made less pure shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable as provided for in Subsection A of this section.
A. 
Meters will be read on a quarterly basis.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B. 
Rates.
(1) 
The rate shall be set in accordance with the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules, as amended from time to time.[1]
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the Town offices.
(2) 
For out-of-district users, the rate shall be double the rate for in-district users.
C. 
No out-of-district users will be allowed to tap on the water mains or pipes of the Rural Ridge Water District following the adopting of this article.
A. 
All water rents or other charges shall be payable at the office of the Town Clerk quarterly.
B. 
All water rents, accounts or other charges shall be made against the owner or owners of the premises which are connected with the water main, and such owners shall be held responsible for all accounts and charges.
C. 
Water rents for all services shall be payable quarterly when billed.
D. 
Ten percent will be added to bills not paid within 45 days from the date the same are due and payable.
E. 
Water rents for fractional parts of a period shall be prorated for the remainder of the period and shall be payable on the first day of the ensuing quarterly period.
F. 
The schedule of rates, set forth in the duly adopted Town of Hamptonburgh fee schedules, is subject to change by resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]