This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Town of
LeRay Water Service Law."
This chapter shall apply to all water districts of the Town
now or hereafter established and to the customers thereof. No water
service connections or facilities shall be made or installed except
in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter
otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
Former Water Districts #1, #2 and #4 as consolidated into
a single district by action of the Town of LeRay Town Board effective
January 1, 2020.
CONSUMER
Owner or owners of premises supplied with water from the
system (not a tenant).
DISTRICT
Any of the water districts within the Town.
OPERATOR
The person or firm designated and appointed by the Town Board
to operate the district systems, inspect and supervise the installation
of connections to the systems and enforce this chapter and any other
rules and regulations of the districts and policies of the Town Board.
PREMISES
The word "premises" as used herein shall be defined as follows:
A.
A building under one roof owned or leased by one consumer, and
occupied as one residence or one place of business.
B.
A combination of buildings owned or leased by one consumer,
in one common enclosure, occupied by one family, or one corporation
or firm, as a residence or place of business.
C.
Each unit of a multiple house or building separated by a solid
vertical partition wall, occupied by one family, or one firm, as a
residence, or place of business.
D.
A building owned or leased by one consumer having more than
one apartment, offices, or lofts which are rented to tenants, and
using in common one hall and/or one or more means of entrance.
E.
A building one or more stories high under one roof, owned or
leased by one consumer having an individual entrance for the ground-floor
occupants and one for the occupants of the upper floors.
F.
Garden apartments owned by a consumer and located in one common
enclosure.
G.
An existing lot of record or a final subdivision approved lot
within the district having access to the water system.
PRIVATE STREET OR ROAD
Any street, avenue, road or way that is not for any highway
purpose under the jurisdiction of the Town, county or state.
PUBLIC STREET OR ROAD
Any street, avenue, road or way that is for any highway purpose
under the jurisdiction of the Town, county or state.
WATER DISTRICT
A water district established pursuant to the provisions of
Article 12 or 12-A of the Town Law of the State of New York and shall
include water districts, extensions thereof and laterals therein.
Every person who shall be supplied with water by a Town water
district shall be deemed to have accepted and approved the provisions
of this chapter and all other rules and regulations of the district.
The continuance to take water after any amendment or change of or
addition to this chapter and such rules and regulations shall be deemed
an acceptance of such amendment, change or addition.
All water line installation plans must be submitted to the Town
Engineer, along with a map of the area involved unless previously
furnished. The inspection, handling, storage, installation and testing
of all piping and appurtenances shall conform to AWWA C600. Refer
to Town water/sewer connection forms for any typical installation
details which may pertain to the public water main.
A. All water lines shall be ductile iron Class 52 and can be either
bell and spigot or mechanical joint pipe. DR-9 DIPS HDPE may also
be considered if approved by the Town Engineer and operator.
B. All water lines shall be at least six-inch inside diameter unless
arrangements are made with the Town Engineer for smaller pipe.
C. All water line trenches shall be excavated to a sufficient depth
to provide 60 inches of cover and proper bedding.
D. All valve installations shall be laid out by the Town Engineer and
all valves shall open left.
E. Ties on all valve installations shall be furnished, with measurements
from hydrants or building foundations or other permanent objects from
two angles wherever possible.
F. All valve boxes shall be adjustable, screw-type flange manufactured
for use as valve boxes.
G. All fire hydrants shall have a six-inch open-left valve directly
in front of the hydrant.
H. All fire hydrants shall be Kennedy K-81A with six-inch bell and five-inch
Storz adaptors with covers and 2-2 1/2-inch hose outlets with
reflectorized markers.
I. All fire hydrants shall be set at finish grade with mark on hydrant
called "ground line."
J. Section
158-26 of the Town Code outlines the security required for the installation of improvements intended to be dedicated to the Town and must be followed in those cases.
It shall be the duty of the operator to enforce the regulations
and restrictions provided by this chapter.