[Adopted 4-6-1964 by the Select Board; amended 6-5-1978]
The application for the use of water must be
made at the office of the Department of Public Works.
The Director of Public Works will make the final
determination in questions arising over the size of services and meters.
A.
The Town or its agents will, except as provided herein,
furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main to the property
line and shall provide on the service a curb cock or gate valve. The
Town will not in any case lay any service pipe on private property.
B.
The owner of the premises shall in all cases pay for
such service pipe as may be laid by the Town or its agents from the
main to the property line at such rates as may be fixed by the Select
Board.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
C.
Where the service pipe has not been previously installed
from the main to the property line, the owner must in all cases pay
his part of the estimated cost of such service construction before
the work is started. When the work is completed and the cost determined,
the applicant shall pay for any excess cost of the work above the
estimated cost, or if the actual cost is less than the estimated cost,
the difference will be refunded to the applicant.
D.
Where the service pipe has been previously installed
to the property line by the Town or its agents and the cost already
determined, the owner will pay said charge prior to receiving permission
to connect to the Town system.
E.
In subdivisions which are governed by the Subdivision
Control Law, the subdivider shall furnish and lay the service pipe,
at his own expense, from the street main to the property line and
shall provide on the service a curb cock or gate valve.
F.
The Town shall be responsible for the repair of the
part of the service pipe which is within the limits of the street.
A.
The owner of the premises shall in all cases furnish
and install the service pipe on his property at his own expense and
shall provide on the end thereof a valve which conforms to Town specifications.
All water service pipe, fittings and appurtenances installed on private
property shall conform to the then-current standard specifications
of the Lexington Public Works Department, and the installation shall
be subject to inspection by an authorized representative of the Department.
The Town will not in any case lay any service pipe on private property.
B.
The owner of the premises shall in all cases be responsible
for the repair of the service pipe on his property between the building
and the property line. If this regulation is not complied with, the
water will be shut off. The Town may, at the request of the owner,
repair or renew a service pipe on private property at the expense
of the owner.
A.
The Town will furnish and install all meters one inch
or less at no charge to the owner. All meters 1 1/2 inches and
over will be furnished and installed by the owner. If this regulation
is not complied with, the water will be shut off. All meters one inch
in size or less will be kept in repair by the Town and no charge made
therefor, except in case of freezing or negligence by the water user.
All meters over one inch shall be kept in repair by the owner. If
a two-inch water service or a one-and-one-half-inch water service
is installed, there must be a two-inch meter or a one-and-one-half-inch
meter installed on this service. All meters will be manufactured by
the Neptune Meter Company.
B.
All meters shall be computed semiannually, except
in special cases as determined by the Select Board. In the case of
a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used
shall be estimated as the amount which ordinarily passes through the
meter when in operation.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
C.
The Director of Public Works will make the final determination
in questions arising over the type and size of meters.
A.
Water bills shall be paid at the office of the Tax
Collector semiannually. The owner of the property is responsible for
payment of water bills. In all cases of nonpayment of water bills
within 30 days from the date of the bill, as well as any violation
of these rules and regulations, the supply of water may be shut off,
and the water will not be turned on again except upon payment of the
amount due, together with the sum of $3 for turning it off and on.
B.
For either shutting off or turning on water, at the
request of the owner, a charge of $1.50 will be made.
C.
No abatement of the water rates for the nonuse of
water in vacant premises will be made unless notification of such
vacancy is made at the office of the Public Works Department. No abatement
for the nonuse of water shall be made unless the property is vacant
for an entire six-month billing period.
The Town shall not be liable for lack of water
or damages caused as a result of the interruption of the water supply
for any reason whatever, such as the opening of fire hydrants or a
break in a main or by shutting off the water in a main to make extensions,
connections or repairs, or for any other reason found necessary.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
The apparatus and places supplied with water
must be accessible at all times to the inspection of the Select Board
or its authorized representative to examine the pipes and fixtures
and ascertain the quantity of water used and the manner of its use.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
No person shall open any hydrant of the water
works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained
from the Select Board or its authorized representative; provided,
however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
the use of hydrants and water by the Fire Department.
All proposed new and replacement water supply
systems to be located in the Floodplain District established under
the Zoning Bylaw shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration
of floodwaters into the systems.
Refer to Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, Engineering
Department General Specifications, 1980.
