[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Oxford 5-21-1959, as amended through 5-2-1994. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Written request for water service must be made
to the Village of Oxford Board of Trustees by the property owner or
his authorized agent.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008; 4-5-2011 by L.L. No.
1-2011]
An application fee must be submitted with the
written request. The fee will be returned if denied.
A.
All bills, whether for use of water, turn-on charges
or repairs to water service and/or meters, are a charge against the
owner of the premises or property where the water is used, and said
bills will be rendered to the owner of said premises.
B.
All bills for the use of water become due and payable
and are a lien on the premises where the water is used, as soon as
charged on the books of the Village. The burden is on the owner and
consumer to keep track of all unpaid water bills. Failure to receive
bills for said water service or repairs does not relieve the owner
from liability to pay.
C.
All bills are due when presented. Water supply and
services of any consumer supplied by the Village of Oxford water system
may be discontinued and shut off from the premises, with or without
notice, by the Village Board of the Village of Oxford, its agents
and employees if bills are not paid within 60 days from the time when
they become due. This includes repair bills and turn on charges, as
well as those for water used.
D.
Payment for use of water, turn-on charges and repairs
to service or meters become due and payable on the first of January,
first of April, first of July and the first of October for the three-month
period preceding these dates. Bills may be paid to the collector during
the months of January, April, July and October without penalty. If
bills are not paid during the first month for which they are due,
a ten-percent penalty charge will be added.
E.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Oxford reserves
the right to transfer any unpaid bills for the use of water, turn-on
charges and/or repairs to water service or meters to the Village tax
roll, as provided by the Village Law, 60 days after said bills become
due and payable, with an additional charge of $25.
F.
Apportionment of rentals shall be made by the collector
upon periods less than three months from the date notice of discontinuance
of service is given to said collector, whether from sale of premises
or otherwise.
The Board reserves the right to designate the
location of the water service pipe and appurtenances for the property
to be served and the location for its meters. Upon receipt of written
request made by the property owner or his authorized agent, the Board
or its agents will designate the same.
A.
All service pipes and appurtenances shall be subject
to the approval of and laid under the supervision of the Board or
its agents.
B.
Future installations of service less than two inches
in diameter shall consist of the connection with the main, the pipe
leading there from the curb stop with gate box riser and valve placed
near the street edge of sidewalk and a stop and drain immediately
inside of the cellar wall. Future installations of services two inches
or larger in diameter shall consist of a gate valve near the main
with a gate box riser and a valve immediately inside the cellar wall.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
C.
The water service extending from the curb stop to
the consumer's property is installed at the expense of and owned and
maintained by the property owner.
A.
Written notice must be left at the Village Office
one week prior to the time the service is to be installed, stating
the exact time when the trench will be ready for making the connection
to the water main.
B.
All connections with the street mains will be supplied
by and made by the Village Board or its duly authorized agent.
Where the water service has been disconnected
for nonconformance to these regulations, no person except employees
of the Village shall be allowed to reconnect the same without its
written permission.
Application for meters must be made at the office
of the Village Clerk, and the same will be furnished and installed
at a reasonably convenient accessible place by the Village Department
of Public Works employees. Said meters remain the property of the
Village of Oxford and it reserves the right to remove the same at
any time upon discontinuance of said water service.
The property owner will be held liable for all
water bills rendered:
Premises and consumers will be supplied with
water only through meters. Access to meters must be maintained free
from obstructions at all times for purposes of inspection, reading
and the performance of any other necessary acts in connection with
the service.
The Board reserves the right to discontinue
its water service and remove its meter at any time, if it should be
found necessary to do so for protection against abuse, fraud or nonpayment
of bills.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
The Board will hold the applicant responsible
for any damage to any meter through which he or his premises are served
resulting from freezing, hot water, steam or fire or in the event
of loss by theft. Said applicant shall also be responsible for any
damage to any meter, through which he or his premises are served,
caused by his negligence or that of his tenants or his agents or by
his own or their failure to properly secure and protect said meters.
Failure to pay for such damage shall be sufficient cause for refusal
of further service. The charge for the repair or replacement of the
meter will be at the current cost of the meter and, if needed, the
meter horn set.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
All meters may be sealed by the Village Board
or its agents, and the breaking of meter seals without authority will
be cause for discontinuance of service.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
Upon request of the owner or consumer, a water
meter may be removed for testing upon payment of $100 at the office
of the Village Clerk-Treasurer. If upon testing the meter is found
to over-register, said deposit will be returned and a new meter set
without charge. Should the meter be found to register correctly or
under-register, said deposit will be retained by the Village Clerk-Treasurer
to cover the cost of testing. In the event of finding an error in
registry of the meter after testing, the bill may be adjusted at the
discretion of the Village Board.
A.
The Board will endeavor to read its meters at regular
intervals of three months, so that all charges and quantities will
be figured on a quarterly basis unless otherwise stated.
B.
In the event of the inability to read meters, the
bill may be estimated from the best available information.
C.
All bills are due when rendered, and payment is required at the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer within 60 days from the date of said bill. Service may be discontinued for failure to so pay as provided in § 285-3C.
D.
All partial payments will be first credited on all
back bills if any exist.
E.
No charge for water service shall be less than the
minimum rate quarterly according to the rate schedule in effect at
the time.
A.
Deposits equal to the estimated use of water for a
period of at least six months may be required from any consumer and
will be held in an escrow account by the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
Deposits equal to the estimated use of water for a
period of at least one year is required from any new service installed
for consumers outside the Village except in the Town of Oxford Water
District 1, and will be held in an escrow account by the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
C.
Additional deposits may be required at any time when
in the opinion of the Board, the original deposit becomes insufficient.
D.
Withdrawal of deposit may be made during office hours
subsequent to the discontinuance of service upon presentation of the
certificate of the deposit, properly signed at the Village Office,
and provided that all bills with the Village are liquidated.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
No application for resumption of water service
will be granted by the Board unless all moneys due and owing from
the owner and/or applicant have first been paid. A charge of $50 for
the reconnection of service will be made. The fee for reconnection
is to be paid in advance.
The owner and/or consumer expressly authorizes
and empowers the Village Board, its employees and agents to enter
the premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting
meters and fixtures and appliances served thereby for reading meters
and performing any other necessary acts in connection with the service.
When leaks occur in service pipes or appurtenances
at any point beyond the curb box, they must be immediately repaired
by the owner or occupant, and if not repaired within a given time,
after notice, the water will be shut off until repaired.
Customers located outside of the Village of
Oxford may be supplied with water service at the discretion of the
Village Board. Rates will be set by the Board for such service.
A.
Fire hydrants are for the use of the Fire Department
and Village employees only.
B.
Upon application made at the Village Office, permission
may be granted to use a fire hydrant to obtain water, under the supervision
of a representative of the Village Board or its agents. Bills for
such water service will be rendered according to the regular schedule
plus the service charge to cover the cost of supervision. The rate
for filling a residential pool has been established by the Board at
$10 per 1,000 gallons of water that the owner's pool holds and is
verified by written documentation by the pool owner or pool company.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
C.
Bulk water
purchases. The Village will charge $10 per 1,000 gallons for bulk
sale of water.
[Added 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
A.
Private fire service connections are subject to the
regulations as those governing domestic services, except that no water
shall be drawn from said connections for any purpose other than for
extinguishing fires.
B.
All installations and repairs to meters larger than
3/4 inch shall be at the cost of the consumer or property owner. All
installments and repairs to a water service from water mains to consumers
including tap, curb box and connection over 3/4 inch, shall be at
the sole cost of the consumer.
A.
The Village Board reserves the right to shut off and/or
restrict the supply of water as follows:
B.
The Board of Trustees or its agents shall not be held
liable under any circumstances for the deficiency or failure of the
supply of water or for any cause, whatsoever, even though no notice
thereof is given.
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
[Amended 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
The Village Board of Trustees reserves the right
to change the rules, regulations and rates for the use of water from
time to time or make special rates or contracts. They will hold a
public hearing in regard to said changes. Notice of said public hearing
will be published in the Village's official newspaper. Changes will
be done by resolution.
A.
Rates are for a three-month period and are set by
the Village Board of Trustees each year effective April 1. Rate changes
will be published in the Village's official newspaper.
[Amended 4-21-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998; 7-15-2008 by L.L. No.
3-2008; 4-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
(1)
Schedule 1: Village of Oxford water and sewer rates, amended April
1, 2011.
(c)
Sewer rates inside the Village.
[1]
Minimum rate (based on water usage), minimum usage of 4,000
gallons: $35.
[2]
Excess usage (based on number of gallons of water usage), each
1,000 gallons: $6.25.
[3]
New York State Veterans home sewer usage rate, each 1,000 gallons:
$6.25.
[4]
New York State Veterans home 15% surcharge per BOD level.
B.
A dwelling by one family or person shall be considered one unit or consumer; in multiple dwellings, each dwelling unit shall be deemed a separate consumer. A business use of water shall be deemed a separate unit or consumer, and each house and trailer is deemed a separate unit or consumer. In the event that more than one unit or consumer, as so defined, consumes water through one meter the basic rental or service charge shall be figured as in § 285-25A(2). Additional consumption of water shall be as in both § 285-25A(1) and (2). If dwellings are outside the Village, refer to § 285-25A(3) and (4).
[Added 7-18-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
Any person who violates these rules and regulations
shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days, or both.
