A.
Service connection shall be made by the Department.
B.
Fee schedule:
[Amended 3-28-1989 by Ord. No. 1424-89]
|
Pipe Size
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
3/4 inch
|
$75.00
| |
|
1 inch
|
$80.00
| |
|
1 1/2 inches
|
$100.00
| |
|
2 inches
|
$150.00
| |
|
3 inches
|
$30.00
| |
|
4 inches
|
$40.00
| |
|
6 inches
|
$60.00
| |
|
8 inches
|
$80.00
| |
|
10 inches
|
$100.00
| |
|
NOTE: The set fees, up to a two-inch pipe, will
include the corporate stop and the tapping of the main. For three-inch
through ten-inch pipe, the cost of installation shall be borne by
the applicant.
| ||
C.
Service lines shall be furnished and installed by a licensed plumber contracted by the applicant, subject to inspection and approval by the Department for the work outlined in § 241-14.
D.
Maintenance of service line shall be performed by
the Department on that portion of the line between the water main
to and including the curb valve. The balance of the service line will
be the responsibility of the applicant.
Material for that part of the service connection
which extends from the curb box to the water meter shall be copper
of a quality approved by the Department.
When a service pipe has been laid to the curb,
it shall not be used to supply other premises than the particular
premises applied for, except as hereinafter provided.
No standpipe or other appliance for any purpose
shall be attached at the curb stop where use of water is desired for
construction purposes. The service pipe shall be extended beyond the
sidewalk before any attachment shall be made.
Where a building originally built as a single
building and fitted with one service pipe, but capable of being divided
by sale or otherwise, has been or may hereafter be subdivided, the
separate divisions so made must be connected with the mains by separate
service pipes within 30 days from the date of notification by the
Department so to do.
The owner of the property to which a service
connection is laid shall be required to maintain at his/her own expense
the service connection from the curbline to the premises, including
all fixtures therein provided for delivering or supplying water for
any purpose.
No person shall tap or connect any water main
or insert a stopcock therein except employees of the Department duly
authorized to do so.
Minimum diameter of a service connection shall
be 3/4 of an inch, nor shall such diameter be less than that of the
tap controlling it.
No person other than an employee of the Department
or person authorized by the Department shall open or close any valve
in the public main, or tamper or interfere with any valve or valve
box cover.
Private mains supplying premises on a street
in which no public main exists shall be not less than one inch in
diameter. Material for the pipe shall be copper of a quality as approved
by the Department. Private mains shall be separately controlled by
a gate valve to be placed where directed by the Department.
Each branch connection (service pipe) from the
private mains shall be controlled at the connection by means of a
stopcock.
Private mains and all connections thereto and
branches therefrom shall be installed only under permit from and inspection
by the Department, for which a fee will be required as hereinafter
provided.
Connections to a private main shall be made
only with written consent of the owners of the private main.
Owners of the premises supplied from private
mains shall maintain such mains in good order and be responsible for
the closing of controlling tap when private main is replaced by public
main.
If a branch connection to a private main is
to be abandoned, it shall be disconnected at the stopcock in the tee
connection to the private main, and a solid plug inserted in the outlet
of the stopcock. This work shall be performed by a licensed plumber
at the owner's expense and under permit from the Department.
No permit will be issued to alter or repair
a private main supplying buildings facing on a street in which a public
main is in service. Notices shall be sent to the owners of such property
to disconnect from the private main, separately connect to the public
main and plug the tap controlling the private main, the Department
reserving the right to disconnect private main from public main.
When tests made by the Department indicate a
leak in a service pipe, a notice to repair will be served upon the
owner or occupant. If the notice is not complied with, the Department
will shut off the tap controlling the service pipe at the expense
of the owner.
No person shall attach, alter or extend any
water pipe, or make any alteration in any tap, stop or other fixtures,
nor do any work calculated to increase the facilities for using water,
nor turn on or off the connection to the main or at the curb, unless
he/she is registered as a licensed plumber and has filed an application
and received a permit for this work.
In repairing old service pipes, the rules governing
installation of new service pipes must be complied with.
Service of water may be discontinued for any
of the following reasons:
A.
For neglecting to make advance payment or for nonpayment
for water service, or any other charge accruing under the application.
B.
For failure to maintain in good order service pipe,
backfill or repair over pipe trench, or meter owned by the applicant.
C.
For tampering with any service pipe, meter, curb stop
or seal of any other appliance belonging to the Department.
D.
For refusal of reasonable access to property for purposes
of inspecting or for reading meters.
B.
Installation fees.
(1)
Installation fees shall be as follows:
|
Meter Size
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5/8 inch
|
$35.00, plus cost of meter and remote
| |
|
1 inch
|
$40.00, plus cost of meter and remote
| |
|
1 1/2 inches
|
$45.00, plus cost of meter and remote
|
(2)
For two-inch and over, meter must be supplied and
installed by the applicant as specified by the Water Department.
(3)
Five-eighths-inch remote reading meters will be installed,
at original construction or the installation of new service, at the
charge set forth above. Replacement of five-eighths-inch meters with
five-eighths-inch remote meters shall be undertaken by the Borough,
without charge, providing that the existing meter has not been damaged
by act of the owner. The superintendent of the Department of Public
Works shall determine a schedule for the replacement of existing meters,
establishing the approximate time for replacement, and listing the
locations where meters are to be replaced. Request for conversions
from individual consumers will be considered on an emergency basis
only. Larger remote reading meters will be at cost plus installation.
The Department may refuse to supply water to
premises wherein the plumbing work has not been done in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Department of health.
Where it is desired to discontinue the use of
water either temporarily or permanently, a request (in writing if
so desired) stating the reason therefor must be made by the owner.
The Borough of Fair Lawn as represented by the
Department will use all diligence and reasonable care to provide a
constant supply of water to the consumers, but in event of failure
to do so, or owing to accident, or shutting off for accidents, repairs,
extensions, alterations or any other necessity that may arise, or
neglect to notify consumers of said failures or accident or purposes
of shutting off the water supply, the Borough or the Department shall
not be liable to any consumer, nor for any damage resulting from the
elements, or any accident, failure or breakage of pipes, or any cause
beyond the control of the Borough or the Department.
Water charges or any charges hereunder are a
lien upon the real estate and the owners thereof are responsible for
delinquencies.
