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.
APPLICANT
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.
CROSS-CONNECTION
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.
CUSTOMER
Any person, as herein defined, to whom service is furnished
pursuant to this chapter.
FOREMAN
The individual designated or appointed by the Town to have
charge of the Water Office as herein defined.
OWNER
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.
PERSON
Every individual, firm, association or corporation.
PLUMBER
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.
PRIVATE FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEM
Includes water mains, pipes, hydrants, sprinklers, storage
facilities and other facilities installed on private premises for
the purpose of private fire protection.
PUBLIC FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEM
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.
STREET
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.
TOWN
The Town of Tonawanda, New York.
WATER HAMMER
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.
WATER OFFICE
The Office of the General Foreman of Water/Sewer/Building
Maintenance of the Town of Tonawanda, New York.
WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
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.