No consumer shall make any connection or opening into any public
water main without the written permit of the Board. All water main
connections and all service work within the curb lines shall be done
by the Superintendent or the Superintendent's authorized representative.
An application for a permit to connect to the water main and
for water for service must be made by the owner in writing on forms
provided by the Board. Such application shall be made not later than
10 days previous to the time such service is to begin, and shall contain
such information as the Board may require. When the owner desires
to use water from the water system, or if he is already a consumer,
and desires to extend, increase, decrease or discontinue it, such
owner shall make an application, specifying the purpose for which
he desires to use the water.
A separate tap and service shall be installed for each improved
premises located on a road or street in which there is a water main.
No consumer will be allowed to supply water to another person or premises.
Where, in the discretion of the Board, circumstances warrant additional
extensions on the same premises, a separate shutoff cock is to be
provided for each building, together with the granting by the owners
of a perpetual right-of-way to the Board. When a premises is occupied
by more than one consumer, a meter must be installed for each consumer,
unless the owner contracts with the Board, in the Board's discretion,
for water service for the building.
No person except an authorized Town representative shall turn
the water on or off at any connection to the water main. Water will
be turned on by the Superintendent to test the pipes and fixtures
before the pipes are covered and immediately turned off; it will be
finally turned on upon final approval by the Superintendent.
No private pumping system shall have any connection whatsoever
with any Town water system regardless of how piped or valved.
The following expenses shall be borne by the Town:
A. Cost of making taps when extending water mains in front of existing
structures reasonably expected to be water users.
B. The cost of installing the portion of a service line extending from
the main to the curb stop, inclusive (during water main construction
periods only).
C. Maintenance and repair of meters in the case of normal mechanical
defects and insofar as ordinary wear and tear are concerned.
D. Maintenance and repair of service lines from main line to the curb
stop, inclusive.
The following expenses shall be borne by the owner:
A. Installation charge referred to in §
183-8, including the cost of making taps and installing service lines from the main to the service line not made by the Town during water line extensions.
B. Materials and labor in laying and maintaining the service pipe from
owner's premises to the curb box at the highway boundary.
C. Water rentals and special assessments.
D. Payment for all meters, to be acquired from the Town as set forth in §
183-10 above.
E. The charge for turning on the water after it has been turned off
due to delinquency will be as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board; also all arrearage penalties or back rentals of whatsoever
nature. All delinquent charges shall be a lien against the property.
F. Cost of installation, testing and repair of meters, except for mechanical
defects or natural wear and tear. Consumer will be held responsible
for damage due to freezing, hot water or other external causes. In
case of damage, the Superintendent will repair the meter and, if necessary,
replace it with another meter, the total cost of which will be paid
by the consumer. Frozen meter charges will be the same as current
meter charge of new installation of a five-eighths-inch meter.
G. Penalties prescribed by law for unauthorized breaking of meter seals.
H. Where there is an addition or extension to the existing water mains,
as requested by the owner or developer, such cost thereof as determined
by the Board.
I. Turn-on and turnoff charges, per consumer request.
J. Such additional charges as may be set forth in Chapter
43, Cross-Connection Control.
The Board also reserves the right to accept or reject any or
all applications for services of a nature not herein before covered
by these regulations, including the right to determine the rates for
such services, and shall approve only those permits which it finds
are not prejudicial to the best interest of the Town.