A.
Notice to Department. A customer may have his water
service discontinued by notifying the Department at least 48 hours
in advance of the desired date of discontinuance. Water charges to
that date will be billed to the owner at the next regular billing
date.
B.
Effect of failure to notify Department. If the Department
is not made aware of such discontinuance of service, the owner will
be required to pay the customary and usual charges covering a time
period to the date the Department may reasonably terminate service
following notification.
The Department may refuse or discontinue service
for any of the following reasons:
A.
Nonpayment of bills or charges. Nonpayment of any
bills or charges due the Department, including quarterly bills, connection
fees, meter charges, etc., will be cause for disconnection.
B.
Willful waste; use of unsafe equipment, etc. For willful
waste or where apparatus, appliances or equipment using water are
dangerous, unsafe or not in conformity with laws or ordinances. The
Department does not assume liability for inspecting apparatus on customer's
property. The Department does reserve the right of inspection, however,
if there is reason to believe that unsafe apparatus is in use.
C.
Excessive demand. Where demand is greatly in excess
of past average or seasonal use, and where such excessive demand by
one customer is or may be deemed detrimental or injurious to service
furnished to other customers.
D.
Use of water through branch connections, etc. For
use of water other than requested in the application or through branch
connections on the street side of a meter.
E.
Damage to Department equipment. For damaging any service
pipe, seal, meter or other appurtenance owned or maintained by the
Department.
F.
Cross-connections. For cross-connections with pipe
carrying water supplied by the Department with another source of supply
or with apparatus which may endanger the quality of the public water
supply or for any violation of the Sanitary Code of the State of New
York.
G.
Refusing access to property. For refusal of reasonable
access to the property for the purpose of inspection of fixtures or
piping or for reading, testing or removing meters.
H.
Submetering, reselling water. For submetering or reselling
water.
I.
Protection of Department. To protect the Department
against fraud and abuse.
J.
Wasteful, negligent use of water. Where water is wastefully
used or negligently used on a customer's premises, seriously affecting
the general use.
K.
Violation of regulations. Violation of Chapter 90, Sewers, may result in discontinuance of water service.
L.
Failure to comply with chapter regulations. The Department
may, unless otherwise provided, discontinue water service to a customer
for noncompliance with any of the regulations established in this
chapter if the customer fails to comply with such regulations within
five days after receiving written notice. If such noncompliance affects
matters of health or safety and conditions warrant, the Department
may discontinue water service immediately and without notice.
