The property owner or his agent must make application for the installation
of a private water system, and for any excavation or work in the area from
the public water main to private connections, on forms provided by the BPU.
The application must be accompanied by plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the BPU. Permits are not required
for replacement or modification; however, all work must be inspected prior
to covering any part.
[Amended 11-4-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996]
The cost and expense of a private water system or service pipe from
the Village main shall be the responsibility of the property owner. The property
owner or a registered contractor on behalf of the property owner shall obtain
and maintain a permit under the conditions set forth in this chapter and shall
pay such tapping fee as may be established by the Village. The property owner's
contractor shall complete the installation from the public water main to and
including the curb valve in accordance with Village practice.
The pattern, materials and construction of all new or replacement private
water systems must be approved by the Water Superintendent as to pattern,
material and workmanship. Specifications shall be promulgated and published
by the BPU.
A.
The property owner or his agent is responsible for obtaining
the proper permit and requesting an inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer
prior to work being covered.
B.
No part of a private water service system installation
or replacement, or work connected with the Village public water system, shall
be covered, whether in trench or building, before it has been inspected and
approved by the Superintendent or his representative.
A.
Requirement. Each separate structure on a parcel must
be separately metered, except that apartment houses and attached multiple-unit
residential dwellings may have a single meter.
B.
Responsibility. The property owner is responsible for
seeing that a meter is installed in every active water service providing Village
water to the structure.
C.
Location. Whenever a meter is required by the BPU, the
owner of the structure shall provide a suitable location for it. No change
in the location of the meter shall be made on the structure without a written
request to the Water Department and Water Department approval. The relocation
shall be supervised by the Water Department.
(1)
Inside structure. The owner of a structure served with
water shall provide a suitable place for a meter, such that the meter, fittings
and stop/waste valve are readily accessible to Village personnel and not subject
to frost. Owners or occupants are prohibited from placing obstructions or
interfering with the reading of the meter.
(2)
Meter pits. Where the Superintendent deems that a particular
structure served is inadequate for meter installation, he may require the
meter to be installed in a pit or vault. Plans for construction of a meter
pit or vault shall be submitted to the Superintendent for his approval prior
to construction. Pits and vaults shall be constructed and maintained by and
at the expense of the property owner.
D.
Meter installation. Meters used in water services supplying
Village water to a structure shall be of a type and size approved by the BPU.
The installation of plumbing for a meter meeting Village specifications is
the responsibility of the property owner. No one other than the Water Department
or its approved agent shall install or remove a meter which measures water
delivered from the Village system.
E.
Meter maintenance. Meters shall be maintained by the
Water Department. Meters may be removed or replaced at the discretion of the
Water Department in order to perform necessary maintenance or testing.
F.
Meter testing. Upon the request of a property owner,
or at the Water Superintendent's discretion, meters may be tested by
the Water Department. The property owner may witness the test. The test results
shall be presumptive evidence of whether the meter has been functioning properly.
If the test was done solely at the request of the owner and the results indicate
accuracy within the current American Water Works Association limits, the owner
may be charged a fee for the test as established by the BPU. If the test results
do not meet acceptable accuracy limits, the meter shall be replaced at no
charge to the owner, there shall be no charge for the test, and the most current
water bill shall be adjusted as necessary to compensate for meter error.
A.
The operation of a private water system including water
service systems is the responsibility of the property owner at the owner's
expense. The system shall be operated in accordance with state and local laws,
including the State Sanitary Code.
B.
A private water system served by the Village shall not
use a source of water other than the Village in its water system. No cross-connections
will be allowed.
C.
The operator of a private water system supplied by the
Village shall notify the Water Superintendent or the Chairman of the BPU as
promptly as possible of all emergency conditions which may directly or indirectly
affect quality or loss of water received.
D.
Curb valve operation. Workmen authorized by the Water
Superintendent may operate a curb stop valve to accomplish work or test service
lines, provided that the curb stop valve is returned to its original position
at the completion of work or test.
A.
The owner of a water system or service is responsible
for all maintenance and repair of the facilities at the owner's cost,
including the cost of any necessary sidewalk restoration. The Village will
not construct, modify, operate or maintain a water system which it does not
own without compensation.
B.
A problem of inadequate flow or pressure in a defective
service is not the responsibility of the Village to correct.
C.
The Water Superintendent may, by written notification,
require a property owner to make necessary repairs to a leaky or defective
service. The Village may terminate service to private water systems which
are improperly maintained resulting in water loss or presenting a contamination
hazard.
D.
For work which is the responsibility of the property
owner, the owner shall arrange for work to be accomplished by qualified persons
in accordance with the procedures and standards of the Superintendent. The
owner shall see that all necessary permits are obtained and all necessary
fees paid.
E.
The Superintendent may temporarily terminate service
to private systems until repairs are made when damage or loss may result.
The property owner may be billed for the costs incurred for such work.
A.
Each and every single structure must have a separate
service pipe connection with a curb valve. Each structure of a multiple residence
or use building must have a separate service pipe connection to a curb valve
provided for it. Apartment houses may be served by a single water service
pipe and meter.
B.
The owner of a parcel of property or structure is responsible
for the installation, and any necessary replacement, of the entire service
pipe supplying water to that parcel or structure, from the connection with
a Village curb valve to the point of use. The owner is responsible for all
costs including payment of a tapping fee determined by the BPU, for which
the Village shall provide a curb valve and all work and devices necessary
to supply water to it from the Village main.
C.
Supply and waste valves shall be placed in every service
pipe immediately inside the cellar or basement wall, below the action of the
frost. They shall be situated so that the water can be completely shut off
and drained with one supply and waste valve. Supply and waste valves must
be placed at foot of the riser or some other appropriate point(s) to drain
the structure's water distribution system. A structure intended to be
occupied by more than one establishment, firm, family or office must be provided
with independent supply and waste valves conveniently located for each such
apartment into which water is introduced so that any portion of the same may
be shut off without interfering with the supply of water to other occupants.
D.
No interconnections between the Village water system
and a private water system shall be made. Existing interconnections shall
be reported to the Water Superintendent where found and shall be removed.
E.
A BPU approved backflow preventer will be installed on
the supply side of the meter on all new or replacement water services. Backflow
prevention shall be provided where the public water system is connected to
a structure or equipment likely to have cross-connection or backflow hazards,
including, but not limited to, auxiliary water systems such as wells, beverage
bottling plants, canneries, food processing facilities, hospitals, medical
buildings, sanitariums, morgues and mortuaries, laundries and dye works, metal
manufacturing, cleaning and fabricating plants, chemical plants, plating facilities,
film laboratories, sewage and storm drain facilities, and irrigation systems.
Such backflow prevention shall be designed and installed in accordance with
the regulations of the New York State Department of Health and must be approved
by the Water Superintendent prior to installation. All costs of installation
and maintenance shall be borne by the property owner.
F.
The Water Department may at any reasonable time inspect
any structure in order to determine if a hazard exists due to an actual or
potential cross-connection between the water system and any potential source
of contamination. In any case where the Water Superintendent deems a hazard
of contamination to exist, he may require the property owner to install a
backflow preventer.
G.
If a required backflow preventer is not installed within
the period of time set by the Water Superintendent, the supply of water to
the structure may be shut off by the Water Department until the installation
is completed. The property owner shall be required to have all backflow prevention
devices inspected annually and submit annual inspection reports to the Superintendent.
The Water Superintendent may, at his discretion, permit multiple structures
to be connected to a single curb stop valve, when geographic locations make
separate service connections impractical. However, when a single connection
to a Village main serves five or more structures containing a dwelling structure,
or 25 or more persons 60 or more days a year, it is a public water system
and is subject to all applicable requirements.
