Water service may be discontinued by the Town for any of the following
reasons:
A. For misrepresentation, in application, as to property
or fixtures to be supplied or the use to be made of the water supply.
B. For the use of water on any property for a purpose other
than that described in the application.
C. For willful waste of water through improper or imperfect
pipes, fixtures, meters or otherwise. Use of running water to prevent freezing
is hereby deemed a willful waste of water.
D. For failure to maintain connections, service lines or
fixtures owned by the Town in good order.
E. For nonpayment of charges, rates or fees for water supplied
or services rendered by the Town where such nonpayment exceeds 60 days from
the date such amounts were due.
F. For cross-connecting pipes carrying water supplied by
the Town with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which may endanger
the quality of the town's water supply.
G. For refusal of reasonable access to the property for
the purpose of reading, repairing, testing or removing meters or observing
water pipes and other fixtures.
H. For the furnishing or receiving of a supply of water
from another premises.
I. For damaging any service pipe, curb stopcock or any other
appliance of the Town used in controlling and regulating the water supply.
J. For failure to maintain in good order the water meter.
K. In case of abandonment of premises.
L. In order to make necessary repairs, connections or the
like.
M. For failure to install water hammer elimination devices pursuant to an order issued under the authority granted in §
212-15B(2) of this chapter.
N. For violation of any other rule or regulation as prescribed
in this chapter.
O. Upon the request of the owner. (See §
212-18.)
No plumber, owner or other person shall turn the water on or off at
any tap or curb stop or disconnect or remove the meter or otherwise shut off
a water supply without the consent of the Water Office.