No water services shall be provided unless the
Water Office determines that proper and technically appropriate water
service connections exist at the premises to be served for the type
of services desired.
The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance
and repair of the water service connection and all distribution lines
and apparatus beyond the meter and shall be liable for any loss, cost
or expense arising from its use, including but not limited to the
malfunction or improper installation or design of said connection
or facilities. Any person who performs water service maintenance,
repair or installation work will be held liable for the violation
of any of this chapter or rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto
by journeymen, plumbers or others in their employ.
When leaks occur in the service pipes at any
point beyond the main, including the ferrule or tap, they must be
repaired by the owner of the premises or his duly authorized agent.
If such leaks are not repaired by such person within 24 hours after
notice of leaks by the town, water service to such premises shall
be shut off until the leaks are repaired; and if repaired by the town,
the expense incurred shall be charged against the owner of the premises,
to be collected with the next bill for supply of water that shall
become due, and any failure to pay such charges shall be treated as
a failure to pay water-use charges.
The Town may refuse service to any customer
where there exists any condition on the premises and/or in the water
service connection which may be detrimental to the Town water supply.
Such conditions include but are not limited to prohibited cross-connections
and water hammer. The Town may refuse service when it is not satisfied
that all the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relative to water
service will be complied with by the applicant.