The intent of this chapter is to regulate and
control the use of the water service system facilities of the Village
of Greene, to regulate the installation of water services and water
connections, to provide specifications for all work pertaining to
water connections, to regulate private water facilities, and in general,
to control and regulate the water use within the Village of Greene.
All properties within the Village of Greene
shall be connected to the Village water system where feasible. Any
exception must have prior Board approval.
The regulations set forth in this chapter may
be amended, revised or repealed from time to time by the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Greene in the manner provided by law.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
The New York State Sanitary Code, Chapter 1, Part 5, and any amendments and additions thereto.
The owner of property or his agent.
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
The Village Board of Trustees or its agent.
The provision of water to premises where the customer is
engaged in trade.
The connection at the curb.
A person connected to the water system of the Village of
Greene.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Water Department of the Village of Greene.
Provision of water for household residential purposes, including
water for sprinkling lawns, gardens and shrubbery, washing vehicles
and similar and customary purposes.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
Provision of water to premises for sprinkler system fire
protection.
Provision of water in unmeasured quantities.
Provision of water to a customer for use in manufacturing
or processing activities.
The pipe between a residence and a water main.
Any water escaping from the Village of Greene's system.
A meter to measure water where a single meter is used to
measure many separate services.
The meter which will, in most cases, be supplied by and owned
by the Village of Greene and installed by the Village of Greene when
possible to measure residential, commercial and industrial water usage.
The New York State Department of Health or other duly authorized
official of said Department.
Water obtained through an unmetered line.
The person or persons who legally own, lease or occupy private
property with water service facilities.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical
or geological leakage of chemical or radiological integrity of water.
The integral property or area, including improvements thereon,
to which water service is or will be provided.
The Public Service Commission or, where appropriate, a designation
for the Administrator or the duly authorized official of said Agency.
The entire body of effective rates, rental charges and regulations
per the Village of Greene.[1]
All premises used only for human residency.
The latest edition of Standard Methods for Examination of
Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association,
Water Pollution Control Federation and or American Water Works Association.
The Water Superintendent or his duly authorized deputy, agent
or representative.
The Village of Greene Water Department.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where
appropriate, a designation for the Administrator or the duly authorized
official of said Agency.
A district who purchases the Village of Greene's water for
resale.
The pipe conveying water through the Village of Greene's
water system.
[1]
Editor's Note: The rate schedule is on file
in the Village Clerk's office.
A.
Supply. The Department will exercise reasonable diligence
and care to deliver a continuous and sufficient supply of water to
a customer at a proper pressure and to avoid any shortage or interruption
in delivery. The Department has, however, the right to limit the amount
of water furnished.
B.
Quality. The Department will endeavor to furnish a
safe and potable water for human consumption at all times.
A.
Form. All applications for the use of water must be
made, in writing, on forms provided by the Department.
B.
Acceptance to constitute contract. On acceptance by
the Department, the application shall constitute a contract between
the Department and the applicant, obligating the applicant to pay
the Department its established rates and to comply with its rules
and regulations.
C.
Existing main prerequisite to acceptance. Applications
will be accepted subject to there being an existing main in a street
or right-of-way abutting on the premises to be served, but acceptance
shall in no way obligate the Department to extend its mains to serve
the premises, except as hereinafter provided.
D.
Separate application required for each premises. A
separate application must be made for each premises. The word "premises,"
as used herein, shall be defined as follows:
(1)
A building under one roof owned or leased by one customer
and occupied as one residence or one place of business.
(2)
A combination of buildings owned or leased by one
customer, in one common enclosure, occupied by one family or one corporation
or firm as a residence or place of business.
(3)
Each unit of a multiple house or building separated
by a solid vertical partition wall occupied by one family or one firm
as a residence or place of business.
(4)
A building owned or leased by one customer, having
a number of apartments, offices or lofts which are rented to tenants,
and using in common one hall and one or more means of entrance.
(5)
A building one or more stories high under one roof,
owned or leased by one customer, having an individual entrance for
the ground floor occupants and one for the occupants of the upper
floors.
(6)
A garden apartment owned by one individual or firm
and located in one common enclosure.
E.
Plumbing plan to be submitted with application where
service desired for certain uses. Where service is desired for a multiple
dwelling or commercial or industrial use, a detailed plumbing plan
showing service supply, fixtures and equipment and any other water
use facilities must be submitted at the time of application.
F.
Effect of application. The application is merely a
written request for service, and does not bind the applicant to take
service for any particular length of time, nor does it bind the Department
to give service except under reasonable conditions.
A.
Notice to Department. Customers making any material
change in the size, character or extent of the equipment or operation
utilizing water service or whose change in operation results in a
large increase or decrease in the use of water shall immediately give
the Department written notice of the nature of the change and, if
necessary, amend the application.
B.
Cost. The owner will be responsible for the cost of
any change of installations brought about by such change in demand.
A.
Conditions under which granted. Contracts, other than
or in addition to applications, may be required prior to service under
the following conditions:
B.
Change; modifications. Each contract for water service
will contain the following provisions: "This contract shall at all
times be subject to such changes or modifications by the Department
as said Department may from time to time direct in the exercise of
its jurisdiction."
The customer shall, at his own risk and expense,
furnish, install and keep in good safe condition all equipment that
may be required for receiving, controlling, applying and utilizing
water. The Department shall not be responsible for any loss or damage
caused by the improper installation of any such water equipment or
the negligence, want of care or wrongful act of the customer or any
of his tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensers or permitters
in installing, maintaining, using, operating or interfering with such
equipment. The Department shall not be responsible for damage to property
caused by spigots, faucets, valves and other equipment that are open
when water is turned on originally or when the water is turned on
after a temporary shutdown.
The customer shall be liable for any damage
to a meter or other equipment or property owned or maintained by the
Department which is caused by an act of the customer or his tenants,
agents, employees, contractors, licensers or permitters, including
the breaking or destruction of locks by the customer or others on
or near a meter or any damage to a meter that may result from hot
water or steam from a boiler or heater or frozen meter on the customer's
premises. The Department shall promptly be reimbursed by the customer
for any such damage within 30 days after receipt of bill.
The Department or its duly authorized agent
shall at all times have the right to enter the customer's premises
for any purpose properly connected with the service of water to the
customer.
The Department shall not be liable for damage
resulting from an interruption in service. Temporary shutdowns may
be resorted to by the Department for improvements and repairs. Where
possible, repairs or improvements shall be completed as rapidly as
practicable.
A.
Notices to customers. Notices from the Department
to a customer will normally be given in writing and either delivered
to him or mailed to him at his last known address. Where conditions
warrant and in emergencies, the Department may resort to notification,
either by telephone or by messenger.
B.
Notices from customers. Notice from the customer to
the Department shall be given by him or his authorized representative
in writing or, by special circumstance, may be made orally.
Resale of water is not permitted unless authorized
by the Village of Greene or its agents.
A.
Required. Where working pressures at the water main
adjacent to a property are excessive, the customer shall install and
maintain a suitable pressure-reducing valve at his expense.
B.
Location of valve. Such valve shall be located on
the inlet side of the first valve or control point within the premises.
C.
Size, type of valve. The pressure-reducing valve is
to be suitable in size and type for the service required and installed
with proper controls to facilitate maintenance.
There shall be no physical connection between the public potable water system and any other system without a written permit from the Department. Any connection must meet the requirements of Chapter 1, Part 5, of the New York State Department of Health Sanitary Code.
A.
Responsibility for attachments. All ground wire attachments
to any plumbing which is or may be connected to a service connection
or main belonging to or maintained by the Department shall be the
sole responsibility of the owner or consumer of water service.
B.
Liability for damage. The consumer shall be liable
for any damage to Water Department property occasioned by such ground
wire attachments, and the presence of such attachments shall not be
deemed a waiver of any of the rights of the Water Department.
A.
Use of and damage to hydrants. No person or persons,
other than those designated and authorized by the Department, shall
open any fire hydrant, attempt to draw water from it or in any manner
damage or tamper with it. No person shall place any obstruction that
would prevent free access to any fire hydrant. Any violation of this
regulation will be prosecuted according to law.
B.
Cost for changes. If any property owner desires a
change in the size, type or location of a hydrant, such property owner
shall bear all costs and have prior Village Board approval concerning
such changes.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall be punished as provided by these Village of Greene Water Regulations.
