All applications for water service shall comply
with the following requirements:
A. All applications for the use of water must be made
in writing on forms provided by the Town, designated "Application
for Water Service." On acceptance by the Town, the application shall constitute a contract between the Town and the applicant, obligating the applicant to pay the Town its established rates, as set forth in Chapter
A157, Fees, and to comply with its rules and regulations.
[Amended 10-3-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
B. The application will be accepted subject to there
being an existing main in a street or right-of-way abutting on the
premises to be served, but acceptance shall in no way obligate the
Town to extend its mains to serve the premises.
C. A separate application must be made for each premises.
Such application must be signed by the owner of the premises.
Upon written application for water service outside
the boundaries of a water district of the Town, payment of the applicable
charge for the tap and appurtenances connecting with the water main
and the execution of an agreement therefor, the Town may supply water
service outside of its limits pursuant to the following other general
conditions:
A. Water will not be supplied to any outside users or
applicants therefor unless there is sufficient water for the supply
of owners of property within the boundaries of a Town water district,
and if and in the event that the water supply shall become insufficient
for Town users, the supply for outside users will be shut off or restricted
and remain shut off or restricted until the water supply is again
sufficient for both Town and outside users.
B. Water will not be supplied for use outside the boundaries
of a Town water district unless and until a new applicant therefor
duly signs an agreement specifying the particular conditions and terms
therefor, as the circumstances of the particular case may require.
C. In no event will water be supplied to users outside
a Town water district who prevent or attempt to prevent the Town,
its agents or employees from entering upon their premises and inspecting
all pipes and facilities for the use of water thereon and/or shutting
off or restricting the water supply in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter or the laws of the State of New York.
D. Supply pipes to users outside the boundaries of a
Town water district shall be laid and maintained solely at the expense
of the users, who must also pay to the Town the charge for the tap
and appurtenances connecting with the water main.
The owner of the property into which water is
introduced by a service pipe will be required to maintain in perfect
order and repair at his or her own expense the service pipe and its
fixtures and appurtenances, including all fixtures therein provided
for delivering or supplying water for any purpose, and in case such
service and fixtures are not kept in perfect repair, the Town shall
shut off the supply of water therefrom without notice or may make
necessary repairs, and the expense incurred shall be a lien against
the property.
No contractor shall take water from the Town
without a builder's permit for every separate job. When any person
desires to use the Town water on any premises for building purposes
of any description, the owner of such premises or his or her agent
having such premises in charge must, before using Town water for such
purposes, make a regular application at the office of the Town Clerk
for permission therefor and agree to pay such rates therefor as the
Town Board may prescribe.
No person shall open any fire hydrant to draw
water therefrom except under the direction of the Water Superintendent
and also excepting that the Chief of the Fire Department, his or her
assistants, officers and members of the Fire Department are authorized
to use the hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires, cleaning
engines, hose or company materials or making trials of the engines
and hose of the company, but all such uses shall be under the supervision
and direction of the Chief of the Fire Department and his or her assistants,
and in no event will an inexperienced and incompetent person be allowed
to control or manipulate in any way any hydrant or other fixture.
[Amended 2-10-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 4-2-2001 by L.L. No.
1-2001]
A. Payment dates. Water rents shall be paid quarterly
on or before the 20th day after the billing date of January, April,
July and October of each year. Payments shall be made at a place designated
by the Phelps Town Board. Failure to make payment on or before the
20th day after the due date of the specified months will result in
a ten-percent penalty being assessed on the unpaid amount. Failure
to make payment within 25 days of the due date will result in the
discontinuance of the water service as hereinafter provided.
B. Rates. Water rates shall be established by resolution
by the Phelps Town Board as may be necessary from time to time.