Services shall be classified as follows:
The consumer shall notify the Town Clerk, in writing, of any
change in ownership. No adjustment of bills will be made between owners
unless due notice has been given to the Town Clerk.
No district pipes shall be subjected to or used for the purpose
of grounding any electrical circuits. The consumer shall be responsible
for the elimination of any electrical grounding to the water system
and establishment of suitable grounding in accordance with the Electrical
Code in effect in the Town and current AWWA standards.
Water service may be discontinued for any one of the following
reasons:
A. For use of water other than represented in application or through
branch connections on the street side of the meter or place reserved
therefor.
B. For willful waste or use of water through improper and imperfect
pipes, or by any other means.
C. For molesting any service pipe, seal, meter or any other appliance
owned by the district.
D. For nonpayment of bills for water or services rendered.
E. For cross-connecting pipes carrying potable water supplied by the
district with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which
may endanger the quality of the potable water supply.
F. For refusal of reasonable access to the property for the purpose
of inspecting fixtures or piping or for reading, repairing, testing
or removing meters.
G. For submetering or reselling water.
H. Violation or noncompliance of §
296-12.
There may be times when, in the opinion of the Senior Water
Operator, it may be necessary to restrict the use of this service
to certain definite periods or to prohibit it entirely. In this event,
all consumers will be notified by public notice after authorization
of the Town Board.
All service lines not meeting specifications of Appendix 2, and which are subjected to freezing and have to run to
prevent freezing, or which have a history of other problems necessitating
frequent visits by the district personnel, shall be given notice to
install a new service line within a thirty-day period or such longer
period as the Senior Water Operator deems reasonable under the circumstances
to meet all specifications of Appendix 2.
District mains shall be installed in accordance with AWWA Standard
C-600. Trenching shall be in accordance with Section 6, AWWA C-600.
Every reasonable effort should be made to keep the width of the trench
at a point level with the top of the pipe no greater than 30 inches.
The trench width in rock or among boulders shall be sufficient to
leave at least six inches of clearance between the pipe and any rock
or boulder. Excavation in plain earth shall not ordinarily be carried
below the bottom of the pipe; but rock shall be excavated to a depth
of at least six inches below the pipe. If excavation is carried below
the pipe bottom for any reason, a backfill of sand or soft dry earth,
free of stone, shall be used to restore the trench to its proper depth.
This material will be thoroughly compacted and then shaped to fit
the pipe. For ductile cast iron and cast iron pipe, bedding shall
be Class B, consisting of flat-bottomed trenches, with bellholes dug
before laying pipe and with backfill tamped. Pipe and fittings shall
be Class 52 ductile iron, cement lined or teflon lined, mechanical
joint with retainer glands, PVC C-900.
No person, except the Senior Water Operator or employees of
the district or member of duly organized fire company or registered
bulk haulers shall take water from any fire hydrant, or shall operate,
use or disturb any hydrant. No person shall obstruct any fire hydrant
in any manner, such as, but not limited to, the placing of junk, cars,
or snow anywhere near a hydrant. Hydrants shall be kept accessible
from all directions.
In the event the necessity shall arise, resulting from break,
emergency or other unavoidable cause, to cut off the water supply
in order to make necessary repairs, the district shall have the right
to temporarily shut off the water supply. The Senior Water Operator
shall use all reasonable and practicable measures to notify consumers
in advance of such discontinuance of service, if possible. The district
and the Town Board shall not be liable for damages or inconveniences
suffered by any consumer by reason of interruption of service, lessening
of supply, inadequate pressure or any cause beyond its control.