[Amended 3-9-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
The Village will lay and maintain service pipe
from the main to the curb cock. All costs and expenses incident to
the installation and connection or repair and maintenance of the water
service pipe shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the water service pipe. At the
time application for a permit is made, the applicant shall submit
proof that he has obtained a performance bond in the amount of $5,000.
No tee or other fitting through which water
can be taken will be permitted on the service pipe between the main
and the meter.
Outdoor meter pits may be installed in special
cases on written approval of the Village. Such meter pits must be
installed in accordance with Village specifications and at the expense
of the property owner.
No branch will be allowed to be inserted in
any service pipe without a written permit from the Village. Where
branches already exist which are not provided with stop or curb cocks,
in case of default in payment of the water rent by any one customer,
the main service may be cut off until the back charges are paid. The
Village shall not be liable for damages to any other consumer who
may thus be deprived of water. Backflow preventers (check valves)
must be installed on all new installations.
[Amended 3-9-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
A. No pipe or fixtures connected with the mains of the
Village shall also be connected with pipes or fixtures supplied with
water from any other sources unless specifically approved by the Department
of Health of the State of New York.
B. A potable water supply system shall be designed, installed
and maintained in such manner as to prevent contamination from nonpotable
liquids, solids or gasses from being introduced into the potable water
supply through cross-connections or any other piping connections to
the system.
C. Cross-connections between potable water systems and
other systems or equipment containing water or other substances of
unknown or questionable safety are prohibited, except when and where,
as approved by the authority having jurisdiction, suitable protective
devices such as the reduced pressure zone backflow preventer or equal
are installed, tested and maintained to ensure proper operation on
a continuing basis.
D. Interconnection between two or more public water supplies
shall be permitted only with the approval of the health authority
having jurisdiction.
E. Cross-connections between an individual water supply
and a potable public supply shall not be made unless specifically
approved by the health authority having jurisdiction.
F. Potable water connections to boilers shall be made
through an airgap or provided with an approved backflow preventer.
A "backflow preventer" is a device to prevent backflow. "Backflow"
is the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into
the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source
other than its intended source.
G. In the absence of suitable backflow protection, the
following appurtenances, appliances and/or equipment shall not be
connected to the potable water supply system:
(2) Operating, dissection, embalming and mortuary tables
or similar equipment. In such installations, the hose used for water
supply shall terminate at least 12 inches away from every point of
the table or attachments.
(3) Pumps for nonpotable water, chemicals or other substances.
Priming connections may be made only through an airgap.
(4) Building drainage, sewer or vent systems.
(5) Any other fixture of similar hazard.
H. A potable water system shall be protected against
backflow and back siphonage by providing and maintaining at each outlet
either:
(1) An airgap between the potable water outlet and the
flood level rim of the fixture it supplies or between the outlet and
any other source of contamination; or
(2) A backflow preventer, a device or means to prevent
backflow or back siphonage, the latter being backflow resulting from
negative pressures in the distributing pipes of a potable water supply.
I. Where potable water is connected to a refrigerator
or any similar cooling device containing a toxic refrigerant, the
inlet connection shall be provided with an approved check valve, which
is a self-closing device which is designed to permit the flow of fluids
in one direction and to close if there is a reversal of flow. Also
adjacent to and at the outlet side of the check valve, an approved
pressure relief valve set to relieve at five pounds per square inch
above the maximum water pressure at the point of installation shall
be provided if the refrigeration units contain more than 20 pounds
of refrigerants.
J. In addition to the foregoing, vacuum breakers and
reduced pressure principal backflow preventers shall be installed
where necessary.
In the event that a change in ground elevation leaves a service pipe insufficiently buried, the consumer shall promptly lower or raise his service pipe to conform to the new ground elevation. In case the consumer fails or neglects to make such alterations promptly, the supply of water will be shut off until the alterations are completed and a charge as set forth in the schedule of rates established pursuant to §
91-31 will be made to cover the labor and expense by the Village resulting from the consumer's failure so to do.
In all places where steam boilers, hot-water
tanks and refrigerating or air-conditioning units are supplied with
water from the water system, the owner or consumer must see that the
plumber places a suitable safety valve, vacuum valve or other proper
device to prevent damage from collapse or explosion when water is
shut off. The Village shall not be liable for any damage resulting
from the sudden shutting off of the supply of water from any steam
boiler or other fixture deriving its supply from the water system.