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.
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.
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.
Any person, as herein defined, to whom service is furnished
pursuant to this chapter.
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.
Every individual, firm, association or corporation.
An individual or corporation who is duly licensed by the
Town of Grand Island.
Includes water mains, pipes, hydrants, sprinklers, storage
facilities and other facilities installed on private premises for
the purpose of private fire protection.
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.
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.
The Town of Grand Island, New York.
The individual designated or appointed by the Town to have
charge of water services in the Town.[1]
The office of the billing Clerk where records are kept and
bills are generated, in the Town Hall in the Town of Grand Island.
See "Water Resources Office."[2]
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 of which occurs within
one minute of each other.
The office of the Town Engineer of the Town of Grand Island,
New York.[3]
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 Grand Island, New York.
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 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 Town Engineer
or his or her designee or the customers. No person, firm or corporation
shall use or consume any public water of the Town of Grand Island
or any water district therein in violation of a resolution duly adopted
by the Town Board after actual notice by a public officer or an official
or after public notice in an official Town newspaper.
Copies of all forms required in connection with
this chapter shall be on file at the water billing 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. This
includes meter charges.
All pipes, meters and fixtures shall, at reasonable
hours, be subject to inspection by the Town Engineer or his or her
designee.
Any provisions relating to water meters shall
be applicable to the remote read boxes connected to water meters,
unless otherwise expressly provided.
