[Adopted 8-17-1994 as L.L. No. 9-1994]
The State Legislature has found that the potable water for the northern
portion of the Great Neck Peninsula is derived from aquifers which are the
sole source of water for all of Long Island and that the issues of contamination
and conservation of the aquifers and the need to better manage the groundwater
system on the north of the Great Neck Peninsula, which had been operated by
a private utility in 1985, were of such statewide concern that the State Legislature
created the Water Authority of Great Neck North. It was the hope of the State
Legislature that said Authority would not only protect, preserve and enhance
the quality and quantity of the water within its supply area, but that it
would also serve as a model and as a leader of other water suppliers to better
manage, conserve and protect the groundwaters within and outside its supply
areas. Said Authority, after investigating water conservation and regulation
programs, has recommended that all of the municipalities within, or partially
within, the Water Authority of Great Neck North District adopt the following
water conservation regulations. This Board has further determined, for the
same reasons, that it would be in the best interest of the health, safety
and welfare of the inhabitants of the village to adopt said water conservation
regulations throughout the entire village, including those areas served by
the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District.
The terms set forth herein shall be defined for the purpose of this
Article, as follows:
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Tube, pipe or hose, or any combination thereof, and all accessory
valves, sprinklers and other devices, if any, which are used to transport
and release water for the purpose of irrigation.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other
organization of any kind, including municipal districts, corporations and
public authorities.
SENSOR
A rain or soil moisture sensor capable of interrupting the operation
of an irrigation system when watering, as determined by the "sensor," is not
required by virtue of rain or soil moisture, in accordance with the following
suggested criteria:
A.
The rain "sensor" shall be of a type capable of detecting a minimum
of 1/8 inch of rainfall and automatically interrupting and preventing the
irrigation system from operating. It shall further be capable of allowing
the rainfall to evaporate and, when sufficient evaporation has occurred, to
automatically rest and allow continuation of normal irrigation in accordance
with the programmed schedule. The "sensor" shall be set to interrupt and prevent
the irrigation system from operating at a measure of rainfall no greater than
the measure designated by the Board of Trustees by resolution.
B.
The moisture sensor shall be of a type capable of detecting the metric
potential of the soil in which it is used and automatically interrupting and
preventing the irrigation system from operating at a pressure no greater than
the pressure designated by the Board of Trustees by resolution.
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Great Neck Plaza.
WATER
Any water obtained from either:
A.
The Water Authority of Great Neck North;
B.
The Manhasset-Lakeville Water Authority; or
C.
Underground within the Water Authority of Great Neck North District
or the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District.
[Adopted 12-21-1994 as L.L. No. 11-1994]
No person, firm or entity shall drill, dig or tap into any aquifer or
other subsurface source of water within the village without having first obtained
a permit from the Board of Trustees. However, notwithstanding the foregoing:
A. No permit for such activity shall be required where such
activity is conducted by the Water Authority of Great Neck North, by the Manhasset-Lakeville
Water District or by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
and
B. No permit shall be required with respect to any drilling,
digging or tapping into an aquifer or other subsurface water source:
(1) If such drilling, digging or tapping initially occurred
prior to the effective date of this Article.
(2) If such drilling, digging or tapping has taken place
on a continuous basis for at least one year prior to the effective date of
this Article.
(3) If the amount of water pumped as a result of such drilling,
digging or tapping after the effective date of this Article does not exceed
the amount pumped prior thereto.
Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Village of Great Neck
Plaza in conflict with this Article is hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, except that such repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution
or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of
such local law, ordinance or resolution prior to the effective date of this
Article.