The quality of the water supply shall meet accepted standards
of purity.
[Amended 8-27-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
A. The water supply the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson shall be distributed
through a piping system entirely independent of any piping system
conveying another water supply.
B. Extensions to the distribution system.
(1) In all subdivisions seeking a supply of water from the Village of
Cornwall-on-Hudson, the distribution system within the subdivision
must be designed so as to provide maximum opportunity for improving
distribution within the area and for accommodating reasonably foreseeable
expansion requirements. Adequate provision must be made for future
system extensions, and the mains must be properly sized to accommodate
foreseeable needs.
(2) All plans and specifications for the water system, main and appurtenances
must be approved by the Village Water Department.
(3) An irrevocable offer of dedication and bargain and sale deeds for
all water mains, appurtenances and easements must be provided and
approved as to their form by the Village Attorney.
(4) The village may provide water during construction and for testing
purposes during the construction process. However, no water shall
be supplied to homes or units constructed within a subdivision or
an extension district unless and until the entire system has been
accepted by the Village Board of Trustees.
(5) All application and/or connection fees must be paid prior to acceptance
of the system by the village.
All permits will be given upon the express condition that the
Board of Trustees may, at any time before the work is completed, revoke
and annul the same, if deemed for the best interests of the village.
[Amended 11-28-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983; 4-17-1989 by L.L. No.
2-1989]
A. The village shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the
curb stop, curb box and that portion of the service line lying in
the public right-of-way.
B. The owner of property shall maintain in perfect order, at his own
cost and expense, the entire service line from the public right-of-way
to the building. Notwithstanding the foregoing in those cases where
a curb stop exists in the public right-of-way, the property owner
shall be responsible for repairs and maintenance of that portion of
the service line between the boundary line of the public right-of-way
and the curb stop.
C. All leaks in that portion of the service line which the property owner must maintain and repair shall be repaired by the owner of the property at the owner's sole expense. Failure to repair such leaks within 24 hours after written notice shall subject the property owner to discontinuance of water service until said repair is made. The village shall have the right and authority to enter upon the property and make the necessary repairs and charge the cost of such repairs to the owner of the property. Such costs, if unpaid, shall be collected in the manner set forth in §
165-6D.
D. In the event that a water service line freezes, the village shall,
after notice, undertake thawing of said line. The cost of thawing
the service line shall be borne equally by the property owner and
the village.
Whenever the static pressure exceeds 100 pounds per square inch
at the point of entry of the service line into the building, a pressure-reducing
device will be installed so that the pressure in the building is a
maximum of 55 pounds per square inch. This section shall be mandatory
for all new service line installations or service line replacements.
[Added 3-10-1980]
In the event that a water service is not used for a period of
10 years because a building has not been present, a new connection
fee will have to be paid before any water service can be introduced.
At the time of reintroduction, all service lines will be installed
as stated in the Water Rules and Regulations.
[Added 11-28-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983]
All recipients of water service shall be deemed to have consented
to the entry of village personnel onto the premises receiving water
service for purposes of effecting a termination of water service by
the physical disconnection of service lines in all cases where the
service lines do not have individual shutoff valves or stopcocks.
[Added 10-16-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
In addition to all other remedies provided for by law, the village
may enforce compliance with this article by termination of water service
and may refuse to restore water service until the property and/or
customer is in full compliance with this article.
[Adopted 8-17-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the purveyor's approved public potable water supply.
BACKFLOW
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances,
under positive or reduced pressure, in the distribution pipes of a
potable water supply from any source other than its intended source.
BACKFLOW PREVENTER
A device or means designed to prevent backflow or back-siphonage.
Most commonly categorized as air gap, reduced pressure principle device,
double-check valve assembly, pressure vacuum breaker, atmospheric
vacuum breakers, hose bibb vacuum breaker, residential dual check,
double check with intermediate atmospheric vent and a barometric loop.
BACKPRESSURE
A condition in which the owner's system pressure is
greater than the supplier's system pressure.
BACK-SIPHONAGE
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply system from
any source other than its intended source caused by the sudden reduction
of pressure in the potable water supply system.
CONTAINMENT
Cross-connection control resulting in the total isolation
of a facility with a potential hazard from the public water supply.
[Added 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
CONTAMINANT
A substance that will impair the quality of the water to
a degree that it creates a serious health hazard to the public leading
to poisoning or the spread of disease.
[Amended 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
CROSS-CONNECTION
Any actual or potential connection between the public water
supply and a source of contamination or pollution.
DEPARTMENT
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Water Department.
OWNER
Any person who has legal title to, or license to operate
or habitate in, a property upon which a cross-connection inspection
is to be made or upon which a cross-connection is present.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, public or private corporation,
political subdivision or agency of the State Department, agency or
instrumentality or the United States or any other legal entity.
POLLUTANT
A foreign substance which, if permitted to get into the public
water system, will degrade its quality so as to constitute a moderate
hazard or impair the usefulness or quality of the water to a degree
which does not create an actual hazard to the public health but which
does adversely and unreasonably affect such water for domestic use.
WATER SERVICE ENTRANCE
That point in the owner's water system beyond the sanitary
control of the District; generally considered being the outlet end
of the water meter and always before any unprotected branch.
[Amended 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
WATER SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent or his delegated representative in charge
of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Department invested with the
authority and responsibility for the implementation of a cross-connection
control program and for the enforcement of the provisions of the law.
[Amended 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
[Amended 1-25-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
In addition, and not in lieu of any other penalty set forth
in this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this article
shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed $250 for each day the violation
continues after notice by the Water Superintendent. In addition, the
service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the village
if backflow prevention devices required by this article or regulations
adopted pursuant thereto are not installed, tested and maintained;
if any defects are found in an installed backflow prevention device;
if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed
or bypassed; or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises,
and water service shall not be restored until such condition or defect
is corrected.