[Adopted 5-19-1976 by Ord. No. 76-1as Appendix 1 of the 1976 Code]
[Amended 3-11-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993; 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A. All water service connections between the mains of
any water district in the Town and the property curb cock, including
the tapping of the water main and the installation of the curb cock,
shall be made by the Town of Avon Water Department at the expense
of the property owner involved or the person or corporation requesting
such service connection.
B. Any and all repairs of the service line between the
district mains up to and including the curb cock are to be made by
the Town of Avon Water Department at the expense of the property owner
or the person or corporation requesting such repair or repairs.
C. The service charges for water service connections and repairs, set forth in Subsections
A and
B above, shall be paid by the property owner or the person or corporation requesting such service connection or repairs within 30 days after being billed therefor by the Town Water Clerk or other authorized agent. If not so paid, a statement thereof showing the name of the property owner and the amount unpaid and containing a brief description of the real property shall be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors of the county, and such amount shall be levied and collected as an assessment against the real property all in the manner provided in §
A138-8B, hereinbelow, in the case of unpaid water rentals.
D. The property
owner or the person, firm or corporation wishing to discontinue use
of water or to settle an account due to the sale of property must
notify and settle payment with the Town Water Clerk.
E. The Town
has the right to shut off water for the purpose of repairing the main
or any other emergency, without notice to property owner or the person,
firm or corporation.
F. All backflow devices must be tested annually. See Article
II for cross-connection control.
G. No person
shall deface, injure, disturb or interfere with any machinery, pumps,
buildings, standpipe, mains, hydrants, gates, valves, curb cocks,
curb boxes, or any part of the water system; no person shall deposit
any sticks, stones, dirt or any other substance whatsoever in any
hydrants; no person shall perform any act by which any fire hydrant
shall be covered or hidden by snow, ice, lumber, brick, stone, earth,
ashes, or any other substance or material whereby any fire hydrant
shall be rendered difficult to access or operate; and no person shall
tie any animal to any fire hydrant; nor shall any unauthorized person
open or interfere with the hydrants, valves or other fixtures, of
the system for any purpose other than for extinguishing fires or testing
fire apparatus, except by permission of persons authorized by the
Water Department.
]Amended 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
No water service lines shall be connected to
any property curb cock to run therefrom to any buildings on the property
without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Town Water Clerk
or other authorized agent of the district. The permit is issued upon
the completion and submission of the Town of Avon Standard Water Service
Application, which is available online at www.avon-nv.org, and the
fee is determined by type of road and size of service. Upon issuance,
the signed permit is a contract agreeing to the use of water according
to provisions and regulations of the Town Code. Such permit must be
paid in full and connection made thereto within 30 days.
[Amended 3-11-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993; 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A. Only Type
K copper tubing or plastic SDR-9 tubing shall be used for water service
lines between the curb cock and the meter. The meter is to be placed
just inside the structure wall or in an approved meter pit. If other
types of service lines are used between the curb cock and the meter,
the property owner or the person installing such different line shall
be required, at his/her own cost and expense, to install at the curb
cock a meter pit of sufficient size to permit the installation of
a water meter, such pit to be approved as to size and sufficiency
by the Superintendent of the water district. Only Ford/Mueller meter
pits are acceptable and must be correct size for meter. The Town Water
Department has the right to have a meter pit installed.
B. All service
lines are to be installed directly from curb cock to meter and shall
not be installed until after service and curb cock are installed.
Before any water line trench containing the service line for the property
shall be backfilled, the service line shall be inspected and approved
by the Superintendent of the water district or other authorized official.
All service pipes shall be placed at a depth of at least four feet
during their entire length. The Town is not responsible for any line
installation or repair beyond the curb cock.
[Amended 3-11-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993; 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A. All water meters under one inch will be supplied
by the Town of Avon Water Department at no extra cost. All water meters
over one inch shall be purchased from the Town of Avon Water Department
or the Town Water Clerk or other authorized agent of the district.
The property owner or the person, firm or corporation purchasing the
water meter shall pay therefor, at the time of delivery, the cost
of such meter to the district, plus its proportionate share of the
shipping charges, together with the cost of installing the same, which
installation shall be made by the Town of Avon Water Department or
its authorized agent.
B. The property owner or person, firm or corporation
shall provide for its installation a suitable location inside the
structure wall or in a meter pit approved by the Town of Avon Water
Department.
C. The cost of checking, repairing and maintaining the
meter, as well as the service line, shall be at the expense of the
property owner or the person, firm, or corporation having the custody
of the meter or the control of the property, and such checking and
repairs shall be made only by Town of Avon Water Department or other
authorized official.
D. If the
Town of Avon Water Department or other authorized official suspects
that the water meter is not functioning properly, the meter may be
removed and replaced at the sole discretion of the Water Department.
If the consumer suspects the water meter is not functioning properly,
the meter will be tested through the Town of Avon, upon notification
to the Town of Avon Water Department by the consumer. If the meter
is found to be accurate then the consumer will pay for said meter
testing and if meter is found to be off by 4% or more, then the Town
Board will determine reimbursement costs.
E. Any leaks
between the curb cock and the water meter must be immediately repaired
by the property owner or the person, firm or corporation once discovered.
F. No person
shall break or deface the seal of any water meter or remove, alter,
obstruct, injure or prevent the action of any water meter. Any damage
which may be sustained to a meter resulting from carelessness of the
owner of the premises, tenant or agent of the owner shall be paid
for to the Town of Avon Water Department on demand.
[Amended 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
Any member of the Town of Avon Water Department
or a duly authorized agent thereof may at any time enter a building
or upon premises where a water line is installed from supply pipes
connected to the district's system for the purpose of examining such
water lines and water meters and the manner of installation thereof
and for compliance generally with these rules and regulations.
[Amended 3-11-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993; 6-11-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A. Water
rates and penalties shall be as set forth from time to time by the
Town Board.
B. Water
meters are to be read four times a year (January, April, July, and
October). If water bill is not paid within 30 days of date invoiced
then a 10% late fee will be applied.
C. Each water
shutoff/turn-on at curb cock shall incur a charge of $32.50 per event
during working days/hours (Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.) or $100 per event during non-working days/hours.
D. Refusal
for radio read meter exchange/installation by the property owner or
person, firm or corporation will result in a $10 manual reading fee
added to the property owner's or person's water bill each quarter.
If the water charges as provided by §
A138-6 above or as hereafter modified are not paid within 60 days from the date due, the supply of water to the property is to be cut off at the district main at the expense of the property owner, and if all such charges then due are not paid prior to the first day of November following, the same are to be levied and collected as an assessment against the real property in the same manner as provided below by §
A138-8B for other water and service charges. In the event that the water supply is cut off as herein provided, the same may not be reinstalled until all charges for water, service connections or disconnections are paid in full.
All provisions of the existing tax laws of the
State of New York covering enforcement and collection of unpaid taxes
or assessments for special improvements shall apply to the collection
of unpaid water service charges, connections and disconnections and
water rents.
Unlawful use of water by failure to install
a meter provided by and purchased from the district or circumventing
or tampering with the same, in addition to the minimum charge provided
for unmetered property, is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, in
conformity with the provisions of the Penal Law of the State of New
York applicable to such unlawful uses, punishable in accordance therewith.
[Amended 3-11-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993]
The Town of Avon and the water districts shall
not be liable to any person, firm or corporation for anything whatsoever
because of the failure of the water supply of any district, which
is furnished by the Village of Avon to such district.
These rules and regulations shall take effect
10 days after the publishing and posting thereof, except that the
same shall take effect from the date of their service as against a
person, firm or corporation served personally with a copy thereof,
certified by the Town Clerk, under the corporate seal of the Town,
showing the date of passage and the entry in the minutes of the Town.
[Adopted 4-14-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
The purpose of this article is:
A. To protect the public potable water supply of the
Town of Avon, Livingston County, New York, from the possibility of
contamination by isolating within its customers' internal distribution
system(s) or its customers' private water system(s) such contaminations
or pollutants which could backflow into the public water system; and
B. To comply with the requirements of the New York State
Sanitary Code Section 5-1.31.
The Town of Avon Water Superintendent shall
be responsible for the protection of the Town of Avon distribution
system from contamination due to the backflow of contaminants through
the water service connection. If in the judgment of said Superintendent
an acceptable backflow prevention device is required at the Town's
water service connection to any customer's premises for the safety
of the water system, the Superintendent or his designated agent shall
give notice in writing to said customer to install such an acceptable
backflow prevention device at each service connection to this premises.
The customer shall immediately install such approved device or devices
at his own expense, and failure, refusal or inability on the part
of the customer to install said device or devices immediately shall
constitute a ground for discontinuing water service to the premises
until such device or devices have been properly installed.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCEPTABLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
An acceptable air gap reduced pressure zone device or double-check
valve assembly as used to contain potential contamination within a
facility. In order for the reduced pressure zone device or the double-check
valve assembly to be acceptable, it must be listed on the most current
version of the New York State Department of Health List of Acceptable
Devices.
AESTHETICALLY OBJECTIONABLE FACILITY
One in which substances are present which if introduced into
the public water supply system could be a nuisance to other water
customers but would not adversely affect human health. Typical examples
of such substances are good-grade dyes, hot water, stagnant water
from fire lines in which no chemical additives are used, etc.
AIR GAP
The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere
between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water
to a tank, plumbing fixture or other device and the flood level rim
of said vessel. An approved air gap shall be at least double the diameter
of the supply pipe, measured vertically, above the top of the rim
of the vessel and in no case less than one inch.
APPROVED
Accepted by the Town of Avon Superintendent as meeting an
applicable specification stated or cited in this article or as suitable
for the proposed use.
AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the Town of Avon's approved public water supply. These auxiliary waters
may include water from another purveyor's public potable water supply
or any natural source(s) such as a well, spring, river, stream, harbor,
etc., or used waters. These waters may be contaminated or they may
be objectionable and constitute an unacceptable water source over
which the water purveyor does not have sanitary control.
BACKFLOW
A flow condition, induced by a differential in pressure,
that causes the flow of water or other liquids and/or gases into the
distribution pipes of the Town of Avon supply system from any source
other than its intended source.
CERTIFIED TESTER
That individual or firm approved to accomplish the necessary
inspections and operational tests of backflow prevention devices.
CONTAMINATION
The presence in water of a substance that tends to degrade
its quality.
CUSTOMER
A water user served by the supply system.
CUSTOMER'S WATER SYSTEM
The piping used to convey water supplied by the Town of Avon
supply system throughout a customer's facility. The system shall include
all those parts of the piping beyond the control point of the Town
water systems. The control point is either the curb valve or the main
valve located in the public right-of-way that isolates the customer's
facilities from the Town distribution system.
DEGREE OF HAZARD
Whether a facility is rated as hazardous, aesthetically objectionable
or nonhazardous.
DOUBLE-CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY, ACCEPTABLE
An assembly composed of two single, independently acting,
check valves, including tightly closing shutoff valves located at
each end of the assembly and suitable connections for testing the
watertightness of each check valve.
HAZARDOUS FACILITY
One in which substances may be present which if introduced
into the public water system would or may endanger or have an adverse
effect on the health of other water customers. Typical examples are
laboratories, sewage treatment plants, chemical plants, hospitals
and mortuaries.
NONHAZARDOUS FACILITY
One which does not require the installation of an acceptable
backflow prevention device.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
The entire Town of Avon water system, including the source,
treatment works, transmission mains, distribution system and storage
facilities servicing the public. This includes the distribution system
up to its connection with the customer's water system.
REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE DEVICE, ACCEPTABLE
A device containing a minimum of two independently acting
check valves, together with an automatically operated pressure differential
relief valve located between the two check valves. During normal flow
and at the cessation of normal flow, the pressure between these two
checks leakage of either check valve; the differential relief valve,
by discharging to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure.
The unit must include tightly closing shutoff valves located at each
end of the device, and each device shall be fitted with properly located
test cocks.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Town of Avon.