As used in this chapter, unless the context
or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Those methods and practices which are developed and adopted
by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
and/or the New York State and Orange County Departments of Health
to control nonpoint sources of pollution.
CERTIFIED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TESTER
A person who presents proof of satisfactory completion of
a training course for tests of backflow devices which has been approved
by the New York State Department of Health.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
CHLORIDE SALT
The solid compounds or solutions of potassium chloride (commonly
used as fertilizer), calcium chloride (commonly used for winter road
maintenance) or sodium chloride (commonly used for water softener
regeneration).
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Any property which shall not come within the definition of
"residence property."
CONSUMER
The owner or owners of premises supplied with water from
the system.
DISTRICT or WATER DISTRICT
One of the water districts duly established by the Town pursuant
to Article 12 of the New York Town Law.
DOUBLE-CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY
An assembly of at least two independently acting check valves,
including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check
valve assembly, and suitable leak detector drains, plus connections
available for testing the watertightness of each check valve. The
check valve shall be designed to seat readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushing shall be of bronze
or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for easy, dependable
operation. The closure element, e.g., clapper, shall be internally
weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote rapid and positive
closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
As defined in 6 NYCRR Part 617, a written evaluation prepared
by a permit applicant which provides a description of a proposed project
or development and a detailed analysis of its potential environmental
effects and appropriate mitigation measures.
FERTILIZERS
Any commercially produced mixture generally containing phosphorus,
nitrogen and potassium which is applied to the ground to increase
nutrients to plants.
GROUNDWATER
Any water beneath the land surface in the saturated zone
that is under atmospheric or artesian pressure.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Hazardous materials, toxic substances, solid waste, hazardous
waste, hazardous substances, or hazardous material defined and regulated
under any federal or state statute.
HERBICIDE
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit plant growth.
JUNKYARD
An area where two or more unregistered, old, or secondhand
motor vehicles are being accumulated for purposes of disposal, resale
of used parts, or reclaiming certain materials such as metal, glass,
fabric and/or the like.
MANURE
Animal feces and urine.
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
Pollutants resulting from facilities, systems and activities
which are not specifically covered by effluent permits issued under
Article 17, Title 8, of the New York Environmental Conservation Law.
PESTICIDE
Any substance used to destroy or inhibit pests such as rodents
and insects.
POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
Pollutants resulting from facilities, systems, and activities
which are covered and operate under a permit issued pursuant to Article
17, Title 8, of the New York Environmental Conservation Law.
POLLUTANT
Dredge, spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage garbage,
sewage sludge, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive materials,
heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and
industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into water.
REDUCED-PRESSURE ZONE (RPZ) DEVICE
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 shall
be less than the upstream (supply) pressure. In case of leakage of
either check valve, the differential relief valve, by discharging
to the atmosphere, shall operate to maintain the pressure between
the checks at less than the supply 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.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
garbage, manure, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street cleaning,
dead animals' offal, and solid commercial industrial wastes.
REFUSE DISPOSAL AREA
Land used for the depositing of refuse, except that it shall
not include the land used for the depositing of refuse from a single
family, a member of which is the owner, occupant, or lessee of said
land, or any part of a farm on which only animal wastes resulting
from the operation of such farm are deposited.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY
A house, apartment, cabin, cottage or any other dwelling
unit occupied or capable of being occupied as eating and sleeping
quarters for one or more persons.
SLUDGE
The solid residue resulting from a municipal or industrial
process or wastewater or water treatment which also produces a liquid
stream of effluent.
SYSTEM
The wells, pumping apparatus, reservoirs and reservoir sites,
water mains, infiltration galleries, pipes and all appurtenances of
a district water supply and distribution facilities.
SYSTEM OPERATOR
The person, company or agency appointed by the Town Board
as operator of the system. The System Operator will provide hands-on
operation of the District system; inspect and supervise the installation
of connections to the system; provide meter readings; perform routine
maintenance, housekeeping, and laboratory work; and provide reports
as required by the regulatory agencies.
TOWN
The Town of Wawayanda, Orange County, New York. Any action
to be taken or permitted by the Town shall be undertaken or permitted
by the Town Board of the Town.
TOWN BOARD
The duly elected and constituted Town Board of the Town of
Wawayanda.
TOWN ENGINEER
The duly appointed engineer for the Town of Wawayanda.
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Any toxic substance as so defined by Subdivision 2 of § 4801
of the Public Health Law.
WASTE TREATMENT WORKS
Any treatment plant, sewer, disposal field, lagoon, pumping
station, septic system, constructed drainage ditch, or surface water
intercepting ditch, incinerator, area devoted to sanitary landfill,
or other works not specifically mentioned in this paragraph, installed
for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing
of sewage.
WATERCOURSE
Every spring, stream, marsh, or channel of water of any kind
which flows or may flow into the water supply.
WATERSHED
Is that land area which contributes surface water to a specific
source of water supply, stream or lake, or a delineated portion thereof.
WELL
Any present and future artificial excavation used as a source
of public water supply which derives water from the interstices of
the rocks or soils which it penetrates, including dug wells, bored
wells, drilled wells and driven wells and excluding ditches or tunnels
that lead groundwater to the surface by gravity.
ZONE OF INFLUENCE
Area which contributes water flow to a pumping well. Contaminants
released within a well's zone of influence have the potential of reaching
that well when it is pumped. The zone of influence for each well shall
be considered to be circular, encompassing an area with a two-hundred-foot
radius around each well.
No connection to any other source or supply
of water shall be made or maintained by any person to any pipe or
plumbing fixtures that are connected to the system of a district.
The System Operator or any employee of the district
shall be given access to any premises supplied by water from the system
at all reasonable hours of the day for the purpose of inspecting the
condition and use of all plumbing and service pipes and reading the
meter and making repairs to or replacing meters.
No person except the System Operator or an employee
of the district or any member of a duly organized fire company shall
take water from any fire hydrant or operate, use or disturb any hydrant.
Fire companies shall make every effort to notify the district's System
Operator of any and all large uses of water.
Consumers shall not furnish other persons with
water through their service connections or permit anyone to take water
from the public water supply system without the district's consent.
All new water mains constructed by permission
of a water district shall be installed in a manner directed by the
Town or the System Operator. All pipes, valves, and service connections
between the main and the building shall remain the property of the
consumer and be subject to all regulations of the Town.
Any person desiring to be supplied with water
from the system shall make application in writing to the Town Board
and shall pay all connection charges applicable at the time of said
application, including capital charges that may have accrued or been
attributable to the property but which have not been paid.
[Added 12-29-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
A. Requirement and frequency of testing. To ensure reliable meter measurements
and proper meter calibration, each property owner with a water meter
service of more than one inch must periodically test the meter pursuant
to the testing interval set forth below. All such water meters shall
be tested by an independent testing service and calibrated or replaced
in order to ensure proper and accurate water meter operation.
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Required Testing Interval
|
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1.5
|
Every 5 years
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2
|
Every 4 years
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3
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Every 3 years
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4
|
Every 2 years
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6
|
Every year
|
8
|
Every year
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B. Records of water meter testing. Proof of testing and any corrective action as required in §
189-16A and a certified report of the results demonstrating the accuracy of the meter shall be submitted to the district within 90 days of completion and maintained by the property owner on the premises, and such records shall be made available for review and inspection by the Water Department.
C. Violations. It shall be a violation, punishable as provided in §
189-18, for an owner to fail to comply with the requirements of this section.