[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Greenport 11-10-1975 as Ch. 81 of the 1975 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 105.
The provisions concerning water applicable to
the Village of Greenport are contained in an ordinance adopted July
29, 1957, entitled "Regulations of the Water Department of the Village
of Greenport, New York." That ordinance, as amended from time to time,
provides for applications, tapping mains, licenses and permits, inspections,
street openings, specifications, fees and charges, interest on charges
upon their becoming in arrears, regulations applicable to the Village
Franchise Area, regulations applicable to the North Fork Franchise
Area and regulations applicable to the Greenport - Southold water
main extension.
The rates and charges for water service shall
be revised and amended from time to time by local law as may be deemed
advisable and necessary by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 6-17-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004;
amended 6-16-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005; 5-18-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 6-23-2008; 2-27-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
A.
Residential, meter size less than two inches, invoiced
monthly: minimum charge of $222.12 per year for each meter or $18.51
per month. The minimum charge includes 2,000 gallons used monthly.
Additional usage between 2,000 and 18,000 gallons shall be billed
at the rate of $3.33 per 1,000 gallons. Usage over 18,000 gallons
shall be billed at the rate of $4.84 per 1,000 gallons.
B.
Commercial, meter size two inches or more, invoiced
monthly: minimum charge of $533.52 per year for each meter or $44.46
per month. The minimum charge includes 9,000 gallons used monthly.
Additional usage between 9,000 and 60,000 gallons shall be billed
at the rate of $3.33 per 1,000 gallons. Usage over 60,000 gallons
shall be billed at $4.84 per 1,000 gallons.
[Added 2-25-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
A.
Cross connection will be one of complete containment by having the
customer install a backflow prevention device as determined by degree
of hazard under the guidelines of New York State Sanitary Code Section
5-1.31 or as required by this chapter.
B.
All new commercial buildings and waterfront commercial docks supplying
water to docking or mooring vessels will be required to install a
reduced pressure zone (RPZ) device.
C.
All new fire line services will require a backflow prevention device
based upon the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Manual No.
M-14 and the New York State Department of Health Public Water Supply
Guide for Cross-Connection Control, dated January 1981.
D.
Retrofit commercial accounts will require the installation of either
a reduced pressure zone assembly (RPZ) or double check valve (DCV),
based upon degree of hazard determined by the Village of Greenport
or a licensed design professional in coordination with the New York
State Department of Health and the Suffolk County Department of Health
Services.
E.
Retrofit commercial accounts determined as hazardous by a cross-connection
survey will be required to have a dual check valve installed at the
meter.
F.
Residential accounts that are determined by the Village of Greenport
to have a high degree of hazard will be required to install a RPZ
device. Residential accounts with a high degree of hazard may include,
but are not necessarily limited to, residential accounts with private
well(s) connected to the house, with chemicals in the sprinkler systems,
or with geothermal systems and waterfront docks and bulkheads supplying
water to docking or mooring vessels that are connected to the Greenport
Village water system.
G.
Residential accounts with new construction that have low or no degree
of hazard will be required to have a dual check valve installed at
the meter.
H.
The Village of Greenport may permit domestic RPZ devices to be installed
in a building, provided the length of the service line run does not
exceed 125 feet. Where it is not feasible to install the RPZ device
inside the building, the RPZ device will be installed at or near the
property line in a heated enclosure, or freezeproof, or aboveground
vault. The owner must sign a letter of compliance attesting to the
fact that no connections will be permitted between the meter and the
RPZ.
I.
Only devices deemed acceptable by the New York State Health Department
will be acceptable. Plans and installations must conform to New York
State Health Department of Health guidelines. Failed installation
inspections that are required by this chapter will necessitate a charge
to be billed to the customer's water account based on the size
of the service line as follows:
J.
Devices that are required by this chapter are to be tested annually
at the customer's expense. The results of the test in each case
shall be forwarded to the Village of Greenport on New York State Form
1013. All tests must be performed by a New York State Department of
Health-certified backflow prevention device tester. Should the customer
not have the test performed and the results provided to the Village
of Greenport within 60 days of the end of the customer's annual
time period, the Village of Greenport, on 30 days' written notice
to the customer and the customer's continued failure to comply
for that thirty-day period, will either test the device or issue the
account to a third-party tester to perform the test. In the event
that the Village of Greenport or a third-party tester performs the
test, the Village of Greenport shall then add a charge to the customer's
account for the cost to the Village of Greenport in performing the
test, or the applicable cost of the tester, plus an administrative
charge of 25% of that cost.
K.
Large primary RPZ devices shall be installed behind each master meter
of new and existing master metered residential communities unless
the customer provides a survey of its existing facility that is done
by a professional licensed engineer or plumber to enable the Village
of Greenport to detect areas that would require the installation of
a RPZ/DCV device. In the event that the customer fails to provide
such a survey, the Village of Greenport may at its option perform
the survey or have a licensed professional engineer perform the survey,
at the cost and expense of the customer. The purpose behind installing
these smaller devices is two-fold, protecting the customer internally
from these concerns, as well as not compromising fire protection.
Smaller devices shall be installed at sewage treatment/lift stations,
pool/clubhouses, commercial boiler feeds, cooling towers, maintenance
buildings, slop sinks, as well as extensive irrigation systems. In
the event that the Village of Greenport obtains the survey, a charge
will be added to the customer's account for the actual cost of
the survey plus an administrative fee of not less than 25% of that
cost, which in no event will be less than $500.
L.
In the event that there are private hydrants on the site of a master
metered residential community, the customer at the request of the
Village shall sign a hydrant maintenance agreement under which all
hydrants are turned over to the Village of Greenport, to allow the
Village to flow test and maintain the hydrants annually at the cost
of the customer.
M.
In the event that a customer that is a master metered residential
community does not want to comply with this section, a primary RPZ
installation will be required directly behind each master meter.
N.
The installation of all devices required by this chapter will be
completed by a licensed plumber or other qualified contractor.
O.
Cross-connection control fire-protection systems shall be protected
in accordance with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Manual
No. M-14 and the New York State Department of Health Public Water
Supply Guide for Cross-Connection Control, dated January 1981.
P.
Each customer is required to provide the Village of Greenport with
the access that is necessary for the testing and inspection of the
equipment.
Q.
Penalties for offenses.
(1)
The fine for the first violation of this chapter or the first violation
of this chapter within a twelve-month period shall be not more than
$250.
(2)
The fine for the second violation of this chapter that is incurred
within a twelve-month period shall be not more than $500.
(3)
The fine for the third violation of this chapter that is incurred
within a twelve-month period shall be not more than $1,000.
(4)
Each and every day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate
violation of this chapter.
(5)
The Village of Greenport may, at the election of the Board of Trustees,
commence a civil proceeding, including but not limited to an application
for injunctive or other relief to enjoin, stop or prevent a violation
of this chapter. In the event that the Village of Greenport should
elect or should be required to commence a civil proceeding against
an owner or tenant of the premises under this chapter, the defendant
or defendants in such case shall be liable to the Village of Greenport
for all legal and other costs incurred, which shall be recoverable
by the Village of Greenport as a money judgment in that proceeding
or in another proceeding commenced by the Village of Greenport for
that purpose.
