A.
All applications for new street service connections
or the replacement of existing street service connections in public
streets shall be made as hereinbefore stipulated.
B.
The size of the street service connection shall be
determined by the Board on the basis of information given or the application
of the customer. The minimum size for any street service hereafter
installed shall, however, be 3/4 inch.
C.
All expense attending the introduction of water from
the main into any premises must be paid by the customer.
D.
All street service connections shall be laid to provide
a minimum cover of four feet, but if the main to which the connection
is made has a cover of more than four feet, then the street service
connection shall be laid to have a cover equal to the cover of the
main, provided that such cover need not exceed five feet.
E.
Taps in all mains having a cover of less than five
feet shall be made on the side of the main.
F.
The pipe for street service connections shall be approved
by the Water Board for materials and sizes not to exceed two inches
as will conform to the reasonable requirements of the Board in supplying
adequate and safe service.
G.
All work in connection with the installation, maintenance
and repair of the customer's premises shall be done only by persons
approved by the Board.
H.
Taps in the street main shall be made only by the
Board unless otherwise specifically permitted. Excavations for this
purpose shall, however, be made by the customer's plumber. The Board
shall establish the charge for such taps and file a schedule of such
charges in the office of the Village Clerk.
I.
When a customer's plumber desires the Water Board
to make a tap in its mains, he must notify the Board not later than
the day before the tap is required and must agree as to the exact
hour that he will be ready for such tap to be made. The Board's tapper
shall not be required to wait more than 15 minutes after his arrival
before proceeding with the tap and, if the plumber is not ready within
that time, a new appointment shall be made.
J.
The street service pipe from the corporation cock
to the property line shall be furnished and installed by and at the
expense and risk of the customer.
K.
The curb cock and curb box will be furnished by the
Board, at cost, but the installation of the same shall be done by
and at the expense and risk of the customer.
L.
The curb box shall be set on or as near as possible
to the property line level with the finished grade of the ground or
sidewalk.
A.
The customer's service pipe between the property line
and the structures on the premises to be supplied shall be furnished
and installed by the customer at his expense and risk. The pipe shall
be of a size not smaller than the street service pipe, and the minimum
size shall be 3/4 inch. Requirements hereinbefore stipulated regarding
pipe material and plumbers for installation work shall apply.
B.
All customer's service pipes hereafter shall be laid
to provide a cover equal to that of the street service connection,
but in no case shall the cover be less than four feet, entering the
property. The service pipe shall be placed on firm and continuous
earth so as to give unyielding and permanent support and shall be
installed in a trench at least three feet in a horizontal direction
from any other facilities, public or private, unless otherwise specifically
authorized and approved by the Board.
C.
The customer shall install a stop- and waste cock
of a type approved by the Board on his service pipe immediately adjacent
to the house side of the meters and so located as to be readily accessible
to the occupants.
D.
The customer shall make all changes in his portion
of the service pipe required on account of changes of grade, relocation
of mains or other causes.
E.
No attachment to the service pipe or any branch therein
shall be made between the meter and the street main.
F.
Each premises shall be supplied through a separate
street service connection curb and box.
G.
Any repairs or maintenance necessary on the customer's
service pipe or fixture in or upon the customer's premises shall be
performed by the customer at his expense and risk.
H.
The customer shall notify the Board promptly of any
leak, defect or damage affecting the service pipe between the property
line and the point where metered.
All plumbing work done on customer's service
pipes between the property line and the meter or on the street service
connection shall be submitted for inspection of the Water Board, and
no underground work shall be covered up until inspection and approval
by the Board.
[Amended 12-16-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
A.
Backflow prevention devices required.
(1)
All nonresidential users of the public water system
and all residential users of the public water system having an auxiliary
water supply, including but not limited to a private well, lawn sprinkler
or irrigation system, shall be required to comply with this section.
(2)
Any installation, service, maintenance, testing, repair
or modification of a backflow prevention device shall be performed
in accordance with the requirements of the Village of Montgomery and
the New York State Plumbing Code. For purposes of this section, a
backflow prevention device is an approved air gap, reduced pressure
zone device, double-check valve assembly or equivalent protection
device designed to prevent potential contamination of a public water
system.
(3)
Backflow prevention devices conforming to the most
current requirements of the New York State Department of Health and
the Orange County Department of Health shall be installed by the owner
of those systems pursuant to the rules of those departments in force
at the time of installation.
(4)
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued by
the Building Inspector for a new or modified and/or renovated and/or
rehabilitated structure having a system classified by the Department
of Health or determined by the Building Inspector as hazardous, unless
a backflow prevention device has been installed and approved pursuant
to this section and Department of Health requirements.
(5)
The cost to install a backflow prevention device shall
be borne by the owner of the property.
(6)
The Building Inspector or designee shall make a determination
as to whether a property owner requires a backflow prevention device
and the type of device in accordance with this section and the New
York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department of
Health requirements and regulations.
B.
Upgrade of pre-existing systems. Any pre-existing
system that does not contain a backflow prevention device shall be
upgraded so as to comply with the current requirements of this section
and of the New York State Department of Health and the Orange County
Department of Health regulations within 120 days following the service
of notice upon the property owner by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to install said device.
C.
Determination of type of backflow prevention device.
(1)
The Building Inspector or designee shall determine
the type of device required for each property and facility. In making
this determination, the Building Inspector shall utilize the Sample
List of Facilities Requiring Backflow Prevention prepared by the Department
of Health and, if necessary, shall consult with the Orange County
Department of Health.
(2)
Cross-connection control by facility type.
(a)
The types of facilities which shall require
installation of an approved reduced pressure zone (RPZ) device or
air gap in the service connection to the public water distribution
system include but are not limited to:
[1]
Sewage and industrial wastewater treatment plants
and pumping stations and sewer flushers.
[2]
Paper manufacturing or processing, dye plants,
petroleum processing, printing plants, chemical manufacturing or processing,
industrial fluid systems, steam generation, rubber processing and
tanneries.
[3]
Canneries, breweries, food processing, milk
processing, ice manufacturing, meat packers and poultry, processing
or rendering companies.
[4]
Hospitals, clinics, laboratories, veterinary
hospitals, mortuaries and embalmers.
[5]
Shipyards and marinas.
[6]
Metal-plating, photo-processing, laundries,
commercial car washes, commercial refrigeration systems and dry cleaning
establishments.
[7]
Commercial greenhouses, spraying and irrigation
systems using weedicides, herbicides and exterminators.
[8]
Boiler systems, cooling towers or internal fire-fighting
systems using conditioners, inhibitors and corrosion-control chemicals.
[9]
Residential units with lawn and irrigation systems
with chemical injection.
(b)
The types of facilities which shall require
installation of an approved double-check valve in the service connection
to the public water distribution system include but are not limited
to:
[1]
Customer fire protection loops, fire storage
tanks with no chemical additives.
[2]
High temperature potable water.
[3]
Utilization of food-grade dyes.
[4]
Complex plumbing systems in commercial buildings,
including but not limited to beauty salons, churches, apartment buildings,
gas stations, supermarkets, nursing homes, construction sites and
carnivals.
[5]
Residential units with lawn and irrigation systems.
(3)
Testing; owner liability for costs. The testing of
backflow prevention devices shall be performed on an annual basis
by the owner of any system requiring same, and the cost of such testing
shall be borne by the owner of the system. The testing procedures
shall conform to the requirements of the New York State Department
of Health and the Orange County Department of Health. Test results
shall be submitted to the Building Inspector.
(4)
Department of Health requirements. The Building Inspector
shall enforce this section and the cross-connection and backflow prevention
requirements, specifications, guidelines and facilities classifications
of the New York State Department of Health and the Orange County Department
of Health. Specifications, guidelines, facilities, classifications
and other administrative requirements and information which shall
be used to implement the requirements shall be on file in the Building
Inspector's office.
(5)
Penalties for offenses.
(a)
In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
penalty set forth in this chapter, any person who violates any provision
of this section shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed $250 for
each day the violation continues after receipt of notice from the
Building Inspector.
(b)
In addition, the service of water to any premises
may be discontinued by the Village if:
[1]
Backflow prevention devices required by this
section or regulations adopted pursuant thereto are not installed,
tested and maintained;
[2]
Any defects are found in an installed backflow
prevention device;
[3]
It it is found that the backflow prevention
device has been removed or bypassed; or
[4]
An unprotected cross-connection exists on the
premises.
(c)
Water service shall not be restored until such
condition or defect is corrected.
A.
In conformity with § 11-1112 of the Village
Law, the owners of premises into which water is introduced by a service
pipe shall be required to maintain in perfect order and repair, at
the owner's expense, said service pipe and its fixtures and appurtenances
from the main to and within said premises. All such repairs are to
be done under the supervision and direction of the Water Board and
within the time frame specified by the Board.
B.
Whenever said owner or owners of premises are in default in the repairs under Subsection A above, the Board shall have the power and authority to so make and complete the repairs, and the actual expense thereof, including labor done and materials used in completing said repairs, shall be borne by said property owner or owners as prescribed by § 11-1112 of the Village Law of New York.
Each separate building supplied with water must
have its own separate connection directly with the main, except that
two or more buildings located on the same premises which are owned
by the same person may, subject to written application of the owner
and consent of the Water Board, be supplied through the same connection,
provided that the single ownership continues. Hereafter, if the building
or buildings on any premises to be supplied with water are not within
a reasonable distance of the street line, then the meter on the service
to be supplied shall be set near the street line, at a point designated
and in a manner approved by the Water Board.
A.
The water supply to any premises shall not be turned
off or turned on (except in case of emergency) at the curb except
by an authorized employee of the Water Board.
B.
When the water is turned off in case of emergency, the Water Board office must be notified within 24 hours thereafter. Upon failure to do so, the party or parties responsible for the act shall be subject to the provisions of Article XI of this chapter for each offense; provided, however, that should the occupant of a building desiring to close said building for a limited period, and against which there is no charge for water rent, may, with the written consent of the Clerk, employ a competent plumber to shut water off and turn the same on at the curb.
Excessive or unnecessary waste of water, whether
caused by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or fixtures,
is prohibited. For disregard of a notice to abate any waste of water
or to repair a leaky fixture or pipe, the water will be shut off and
not turned on again until the waster has been stopped or the leak
fixed and the charges paid for shutting off the service. No allowance
will be made for excessive consumption due to leaks or waste.
A.
Extension of street mains within the limits of the
corporation may be initiated by the Water Board or by petition from
abutting property owners.
B.
No petition for the extension of street main will
be granted until the street has been legally opened and the street
surface has been graded to the grade established and the street duly
accepted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Montgomery, New
York.
C.
The Water Board reserves the right to refuse all petitions
for extensions of mains where the estimated water rents will not warrant
the cost of installation; but special arrangements may be made in
some instances by the applicant agreeing to pay a fixed sum per annum
until such time as the water rents from such extension amount to the
sums so paid annually.
Property owners desiring to introduce water
into premises along an unopened or ungraded street, highway or alley
must make an application to the Water Board. In case a permit is granted,
the Water Board will furnish a map or other explicit directions in
detail in regard to the point and method of attachment to the street
main, the position and depth which said service must occupy in the
street, highway or alley and all the attachments and appurtenances
which are required for the proper control and management of said service
and the materials of which it shall be composed, by and at the expense
of the applicant, by whom all of the above directions must be carefully
complied with.
A.
The water mains of the Village are under the exclusive
control of the Water Board. No person other than employees of the
Water Board shall disturb, tap, change, obstruct access to or interfere
with them in any way.
A.
Shutoffs. It is expressly agreed and stipulated that
the Water Board shall have the right at any and all times to shut
off the water or decrease or increase the pressure without notice
for the purpose of extending, repairing or cleaning mains and the
appurtenances or for any other purpose.
B.
Timely notices. Although the Water Board will endeavor
to give timely notice to the consumer affected thereby and will so
far as practicable use its best efforts to prevent inconvenience and
damage arising from any such cause, failure to do so will not render
the Village responsible or liable for damages that may result therefrom,
or from any other cause.
C.
The Village Board may, upon recommendation of the Water Board, declare a water emergency in accordance with Article IX of this chapter in order to conserve or safeguard the water supply of the Village. Such declaration shall include the conditions, rules and regulations constituting each specific emergency.
No swimming pool, storage tank or any other
water reservoir shall be connected to any pipe or fixtures connected
with the mains of the Village unless approval has been granted by
the Board. All such connections approved shall contain a check valve
and shutoff valve. Each installation shall be inspected by the Village
Building Inspector prior to any water being introduced in the connection.
A.
With the approval of the Village Board of Trustees,
the Water Board reserves the right to make any special contract for
the use of water it may deem advisable.
B.
The officers of this Board and every person by them
delegated for the purpose shall have full power to enter the premises
of any consumer, at all reasonable hours, to read meters or to examine
fixtures, plumbing and the manner of using water.
