As used in this chapter, the words and phrases listed below shall be
deemed to have the meanings listed below. All other terms shall have the meanings
normally ascribed to them in regular usage.
Any person, as defined herein, making a request for any service to
be rendered or furnished by the Town pursuant to this chapter and in whose
name said service will be rendered and charged.
A physical connection through which a supply of potable water could
be contaminated or polluted by another supply system or structure containing
water of either unknown potability or known to be not fit for domestic consumption.
Any person, as herein defined, to whom service is furnished pursuant
to this chapter.
The individual designated or appointed by the Town to have charge
of the Water Office as herein defined.
Shall refer to the person, as herein defined, who has legal or equitable
title to the premises to which water service may be rendered pursuant to this
chapter.
Every individual, firm, association or corporation.
An individual or corporation who, pursuant to Chapter 150, Plumbers, Licensing of, of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda is duly licensed by the Town to conduct the trade, business or calling of plumbing as defined by said chapter.
Includes water mains, pipes, hydrants, sprinklers, storage facilities
and other facilities installed on private premises for the purpose of private
fire protection.
Appropriate production, distribution and storage facilities and other
facilities installed in a public street or right-of-way and used for public
protection of premises from fire.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes
of vehicular travel.
The Town of Tonawanda, New York.
A concussion or sound of moving water against the sides of a containing
pipe or vessel or a sudden change in flow which may be measured at any public
hydrant or meter by any two successive pressure changes of over 20 pounds
per square inch each which occur within one minute of time of each other.
The Office of the General Foreman of Water/Sewer/Building Maintenance
of the Town of Tonawanda, New York.
A pipeline, with its appurtenances, that branches off or connects
a water main with a meter, and shall include the tap attached to said water
main.
The rules, regulations, procedures, rates, charges and fees herein prescribed
shall be applicable to the supply of water and the furnishing of services
and facilities by the Town within the limits of the Town of Tonawanda, exclusive
of the Village of Kenmore, unless otherwise expressly provided. The rules
and regulations shall also apply to municipalities to which water services
are supplied by the Town of Tonawanda.
The Town reserves the right, at any time without notice, to shut off
the water in mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for
other purposes. The Town shall not be liable for any loss, cost or expense
arising from an interruption or failure in the supply of water or from an
increase or deficiency in water pressure or from the bursting or breaking
of any main or service pipe or any attachment to the town's property
or for any damages caused thereby.
The Town reserves the right to restrict, curtail or prohibit the use
of water for any purpose upon the determination of the Water Office or Town
Board that such action is essential to the protection of the public health,
safety and welfare as in periods of drought or other emergency. Upon such
determination the Town Board by resolution may fix the times when water may
be used for all or particular purposes and may prescribe any other measures
to be taken by the Water Office or the customers.
Copies of all forms required in connection with this chapter shall be
on file at the Water Office.
No water service will be provided by the Town to any applicant until
all amounts due from the applicant, including but not limited to water-use
charges and fees, have been paid.
All pipes, meters and fixtures shall, at all reasonable hours, be subject
to inspection by the Water Office or its duly authorized agents.
Any provision relating to water meters shall be, applicable to the remote-read
boxes connected to water meters, unless otherwise expressly provided.
All materials and installation specifications will be governed by Chapter 54, Building, Plumbing and Electrical Standards, and Chapter 150, Plumbers, Licensing of, of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda, New York, the New York State Health Code, all other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, where applicable, and the general specifications as prepared by the Town Engineer, where applicable.
