These regulations set forth uniform requirements for customers
of the Town of Newtown water system and enable the Town of Newtown
to comply with applicable state and federal laws, including the Connecticut
Department of Public Health 19-13-B102 Standards for Quality of Public
Drinking Water. The purpose of these regulations is:
A.Â
These regulations shall apply to all water system customers. The
regulations authorize the issuance of connection permits; provide
for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establish
administrative review procedures; and provide for the setting and
assessments of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting
from the program established herein.
B.Â
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Public Works Director or
other person designated by the First Selectman is authorized by the
WSA to administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of these
regulations. It shall be the duty of the Public Works Director to
supervise and direct the construction, operation, maintenance, and
repair of the Town's water system. Any powers granted to or duties
imposed upon the Public Works Director by these regulations may be
delegated by the Public Works Director to other Town or contractual
personnel with the prior approval of the WSA.
C.Â
The Town shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the
supply of water or pressure thereof for any cause whatsoever, or for
any damage caused by any attachment to the Town's water system.
The following abbreviations, when used in these regulations,
shall have the designated meanings:
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CGS
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Connecticut General Statutes, as amended
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DEP
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Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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DPH
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State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
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DPUC
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State of Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
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gpd
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Gallons per day
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mg/L
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Milligrams per liter
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WSA
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Newtown Water and Sewer Authority
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Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following
terms and phrases, as used in these regulations, shall have the meanings
hereinafter designated:
Property under common ownership which is bounded by fences,
property lines, public streets or highways.
A Department of Public Health approved device for preventing
back flow, also known as backpressure or back-siphonage device.
A shut off valve on water service connection generally located
at the curb or property line. The curb stop is the property of the
Town.
The cover allowing access to the curb stop. The curb stop
box is owned and maintained by the customer.
Any person, firm, corporation, company, association, governmental
unit, lessee who by the terms of a written lease is responsible for
the water bill, or owner of property furnished water service by a
water company.
A service pipe used exclusively for fire protection purposes.
A water pipe, owned, operated and maintained by the Town,
which is used for the purpose of transmission or distribution of water
but is not a water service pipe.
A device for measuring the quantity of water used as a basis
for determining charges for water service to a customer. A meter is
owned by the Town.
An outdoor pit or vault used to house a water meter. Meter
pits and vaults, including their covers, shall be owned and maintained
by the property owner, and must be constructed in accordance with
Town specifications.
Piping and valve arrangement approved by the Town used for
installing a Town meter. The meter yoke is owned and maintained by
the customer.
Includes but is not restricted to the following:
A building or combination of buildings owned or leased by one
customer, in one common enclosure, occupied by one family as a residence
or one corporation or firm as a place of business.
Each unit of a multiple house or building separated by a solid
vertical partition wall occupied by one family as a residence or one
corporation or firm as a place of business.
A building owned or leased by one customer and having a number
of apartments, offices or lofts which are rented to tenants using
in common one hall and one or more means of entrance.
A building two or more stories high under one roof owned or
leased by one customer and having an individual entrance for the ground-floor
occupants and one for the occupants of the upper floors.
A combination of buildings owned by one customer, in one common
enclosure, none of the individual buildings of which is adapted to
separate ownership.
A public building.
A single plot used as a park, recreational area, or for other
purposes.
The service pipe from the curb stop to the premises including
valves, fittings, and fire hydrants (but excluding the meter) which
are owned and maintained by the customer.
The service pipe from the main to and including the curb
stop and valves and fittings between the main and curb stop which
are owned and maintained by the Town.
The exclusive service area delineated on maps entitled "Water
Distribution System Map" is on file at the Office of the Town Clerk.
