A.
The Town desires to furnish an adequate supply of pure and wholesome
water to the residences, business and industrial establishments and
other water users in the Town, and also to supply sufficient water
with sufficient pressure in its water supply system to adequately
protect the buildings in the Town from damage or destruction by fire.
B.
This chapter is therefore enacted in order that the water supply
system shall be properly maintained, improved and extended.
This chapter shall apply to all property and water users within
the Town. This chapter shall also apply to all users located outside
of the Town as terms of a contract by which water is to be supplied
to such outside users.
The rules and regulations set forth in this chapter shall be
considered a part of the contract of any person who obtains water
from the Town, and every such person shall be considered as having
expressed his or her consent to be bound by those rules and regulations.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel.
The air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe,
measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, and in no case
less than one inch.
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free-moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze, composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be of
bronze or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for
easy, dependable operation. The closure element, e.g., clapper, shall
be internally weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote
rapid and positive closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
An assembly of at least two independently acting check valves,
including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check
valve assembly and suitable leak-detector drains, plus connections
available for testing the watertightness of each check valve. This
device must be approved as a complete assembly.
A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves and equipped with necessary appurtenances for testing.
The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between
the two check valves less than the pressure on the public water supply
side of the device. At cessation of normal flow, the pressure between
check valves shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage
of either check valve, the differential relief valve shall operate
to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to the atmosphere.
When the inlet pressure is two pounds per square inch or less, the
relief valve shall open to the atmosphere, thereby providing an air
gap in the device. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible
for maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part
of the valve will be submerged. The enclosure must be self-draining
so that the large amount of water which the relief valve may vent
will be disposed of reliably without submergence of the relief valve.
This device must also be approved as a complete assembly.
Any water supply approved by the New York State Department
of Health.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the approved public water supply.
A loop of pipe rising approximately 35 feet, at its topmost
point, above the highest fixture it supplies.
A person who is examined annually by the Water Utilities
Department and found competent for the testing of backflow prevention
devices. He or she shall be provided with an appropriate identification
card which must be renewed annually. Failure to perform his duties
competently and conscientiously will result in prompt withdrawal of
his or her certification.
Any unprotected connection between any part of a water system
used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and any source
or system containing water or substance that is not or cannot be approved
as equally safe, wholesome and potable for human consumption.
A vacuum breaker which is designed so as not to be subjected
to static line pressure.
A vacuum breaker designed to operate under conditions of
static line pressure.
The Town of Ontario Superintendent of Water Utilities, who
shall direct the Water Utilities Department, subject to the directions
of the Town Board.
The consumer or a person on the premises charged with the
responsibility of complete knowledge and understanding of the water
supply piping within the premises and for maintaining the consumer's
water system free from cross-connections and other sanitary defects,
as required by regulations and laws.
The Town of Ontario Water Utilities Department, which shall
operate the water services provided by the Town, under the direction
of the Water Superintendent.
[Amended 12-17-2018 by L.L. No. 6-2018]
Except for persons who already have water service from the Town
at the date of the enactment of this section, every person desiring
a supply of water through the Town water mains must make application
at the office of the Water Utilities Department for a service pipe
and connection with the Town's mains. Such application shall be made
in writing upon blank forms furnished by the Town and must be signed
by the owner of the property or his or her duly authorized agent.
[Amended 12-17-2018 by L.L. No. 6-2018]
A.
Responsibility.
All service connections with the Town mains and service pipes from
Town mains to approximately the property line, including the stop
or curb cock or valve and box for the same, shall be installed by
and at the expense of the owner, using licensed and insured site or
mechanical contractors, with all work to be inspected by authorized
staff of the Town’s Water Utility Department. Such owner shall
indemnify and save harmless the Town from all loss or damage that
may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of the such
service connection.
B.
Connection
fees. There shall be a service connection fee and an inspection fee
that shall apply to all residential, commercial and industrial connections
to the public water system within the water benefit area and any extensions
thereof completed after the date of the adoption of this chapter.
Said fees shall be as set forth in the Town’s Fee Schedule.
The owner of the improved property shall be required to pay all such
fees to the Town at the time of application for water service.
C.
Required
depth. The owner receiving a permit for the introduction of a water
service into his or her premises will be required to cause such service
to be placed not less than 60 inches below the surface of the earth
at any place between the water main and the street and the inside
of the foundation wall of the building into which the water service
is introduced.
D.
Connection
of service pipes to water main. All service pipes from the water main
must be connected with the main by a separate pipe of not less than
3/4 inch in diameter.
E.
Service
pipes to be of approved material; exception. All service pipes must
be of Type K copper material or equivalent, except service pipes of
a diameter of four inches or larger may be of ductile or cast-iron
pipe.
No person shall make any connection with the curb cock or valve,
or extend the same to the meter, located either at the curb or within
the cellar, except an employee of the Water Utilities Department,
a plumber or a person having a special permit from the Water Utilities
Department.
A.
Owner's responsibility. The owner of property into which water
has been introduced by a service pipe shall be required to install
and maintain, in good order, at his or her own expense, the service
pipe from the principal main to the meter on or for his or her premises,
including all fixtures provided for delivering or supplying water
for any purpose.
B.
Authority of Water Utilities Department. In case such service and
fixtures are not kept in repair, the Water Utilities Department may
make all necessary repairs, and renewals. The expense of such work,
and all materials and labor required, shall be paid to the Town by
the owner.
The plumber designated and employed by the owner of the premises
shall be considered the agent of such owner while employed in the
prosecution of the work of introducing water into the premises and
not as the agent of the Water Utilities Department. The Town shall
not be responsible for the acts of such plumber.
No person except a duly authorized employee of the Water Utilities
Department shall open, close or in any way interfere with any valve
or gate in any water main, conduit or street pipe.
Any person who has disturbed or displaced a valve box so that
the valve stem cannot be reached by a key, or who has covered a valve
box or manhole cover of a valve chamber with dirt, paving, plank or
other material, shall immediately remove the obstruction or, if necessary,
pay the Town for the cost of replacing the valve box.
Officers or employees of the Water Utilities Department, upon
presentation of proper credentials, may enter upon any premises where
Town water is being supplied, or upon any premises when application
is made for a permit to connect plumbing with the Town water main,
for the purpose of installing, reading, removing, upgrading, changing
or repairing meters, or for inspecting the plumbing and fixtures of
the water service, or for other work in connection with such service.
By accepting water service from the Town, a property owner or resident
has consented to such entry.
A.
Generally. The Water Utilities Department shall have the right to
limit the amount of water furnished to any property should circumstances
deem to warrant such action, although no limit may be stated in the
application or permit for use. Furthermore, the Water Utilities Department
may entirely shut off the water supply used for any manufacturing
purpose, or for furnishing power, or for lawn sprinkling, at any time,
by giving reasonable notice to the property owner of such intended
action.
B.
Repairs; new work. Whenever the Water Utilities Department is constructing
or installing new water mains or equipment, making repairs, or conducting
leakage tests, the Town reserves the right to shut off the water from
any consumer, without notice, for as long a period as may be necessary.
Neither the Water Utilities Department nor the Town shall be
liable for any damage of any kind which may result to any person or
premises from shutting off the water from any main or service, for
any purpose whatever, even in cases where no notice is given, or for
any change, either increase or decrease, in pressure of water supplied
from any cause whatever.
No person shall open any fire hydrant or draw water from any
fire hydrant except under the direction of the Water Utilities Department
or the Fire Department.
