A.
No water main shall be tapped nor any service connection made, or
covered, except on authorization of the Superintendent after he has
approved all work and materials.
B.
No person, except the Superintendent, shall turn the water on or
off at any connection to the water main. Water will be turned on by
the Superintendent to test the pipes before they are covered and immediately
turned off until final approval of the completed service installation
by the Superintendent.
A.
Taps and connections shall be 3/4 inch and shall be carried full
size from the water main to the meter, except that larger services
will be permitted upon application made to the Superintendent, where
need for such service is established and where water main size is
adequate. Where larger than 3/4 inch is required, the owner shall
pay to the Town an installation fee, which will fully compensate the
district for the cost of the larger service.
B.
Service pipe two inches and smaller shall be Type K copper or Type
PT-CTS plastic tubing, or such other material as shall be approved
by the Superintendent. No underground joints will be permitted except
where distances are greater than the lengths available from the manufacturer.
In this case, a minimum number of joints will be permitted and these
shall be of the flare compression type with copper tubing or push-on
joint with PT-CTS plastic tubing or as otherwise designated by the
Superintendent. Service pipe larger than two inches shall be of such
material and installed in such manner as the Superintendent shall
approve, and shall be of type, material and grade as is currently
standard in the building industry. All pipe shall meet all requirements
for a working pressure of 150 PSI. All service pipe shall be laid
in a trench not less than four feet below the surface of the earth.
C.
Service pipe will be laid by the district from the main to and including
the curb stop and box. Owners of vacant lots must demonstrate by commencing
construction that they intend to use water. No service will be laid
to vacant lots, except as part of developer's work in an approved
subdivision extending off of a trunk line installation by the developer.
All lines installed, but not intended for immediate use, shall be
capped and sealed until ready for immediate use by the consumer.
D.
Permission will not be granted to supply more than one owner from
a single tap unless approved by the Superintendent due to some extreme
hardship. In such cases, a separate shut-off cock must be provided
for each such building and, where necessary for access, a permanent
easement must be granted to the Town by the owners.
E.
For multiple residences, one meter will be installed for each unit
or consumer up to two. For residences with more than two units or
consumers, the district will install one master meter, and the owner
will be responsible for separating out usage to his or her tenants.
F.
No installation shall be permitted which has connections, direct
or indirect, with any public or private pumping and/or distribution
system or source not fully approved by the New York State Water Resources
Commission and by the New York State Department of Health.
A.
Temporary service connections shall consist of, but shall not be
limited to, connections to construction jobs, fairs, circuses, military
installations, emergency intersystem connections and for service of
water to a premises or property upon which no permanent structure
is or has been erected or for a use not serviced from a permanent
service.
B.
Except as otherwise directed by the Superintendent, or as set forth
herein, all requirements for permanent service shall apply to temporary
service.
C.
The Superintendent may reject any application for service which he
determines will not be in the best interests of the district or its
customers.
A service may be installed to serve as a source for fire protection
only. The Board shall establish from time to time, by resolution,
the water usage rate and fee for a meter for fire protection. The
schedule shall be on file in the Town Clerk's office.
A.
Hydrant use, for purposes of either irrigation or non-irrigation, is considered a temporary service connection covered under the guidelines in § 140-11. No hydrant use is permitted during periods of hard freeze or when temperatures are below 25° F.
B.
No person shall open a hydrant for any reason unless he has obtained
a permit from the Superintendent for a temporary service connection.
This section shall not apply to volunteer fire companies when engaged
in training or fire fighting.
C.
Any person desiring to draw water from a hydrant shall use an approved
gate valve, meter and backflow device, which shall be furnished and
installed only by district personnel. No meters are to be moved from
one hydrant to another by any person except district personnel. Meters
shall be locked to hydrants by the district. If a customer requests
that a meter be moved from one hydrant to another, there will be a
fee.
D.
All hydrants must be in full-on position during operation and water
flow controlled by a gate valve at the meter.
E.
Any and all damage to hydrant, meter or backflow shall be the responsibility
of the owner or consumer.
F.
Irrigation vs. non-irrigation use.
(1)
Irrigation hydrant use. Irrigation pertains only to the application
of water to land for the production of farm crops. All rules for hydrant
use pertain to irrigation.
(2)
Non-irrigation hydrant use. Non-irrigation pertains to hydrant use
for any purpose other than irrigation. All rules for hydrant use pertain
to non-irrigation use.
A water meter shall not be installed in a crawl space, under
a kitchen sink, in a closet or in any location not approved by the
Superintendent. If a building does not have a basement, the meter
must be installed in a district-approved meter pit. The owner shall
pay to the district the meter pit fee.
