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.
No service connection shall be made, laid or covered by anyone other
than Town of Royalton Water/Sewer Department.
B.
Any existing services which at any time require replacement because
of leaks shall be replaced with acceptable materials in accordance
with these rules and regulations provided by the Superintendent or
his authorized representative and then only when he shall have approved
all work and materials and authorized the making of the connection
and covering of it. All lines covered without the approval of the
Superintendent or authorized representative will be uncovered at the
owner's expense.
A.
All service laterals shall be a minimum of 3/4 inch and shall be
carried full size to the curb box, except that larger services will
be permitted where proper application is made, in writing, to the
Board and where need for such service is approved and the water main
size is adequate.
B.
Where larger than three-quarter-inch service is required, the owner
shall pay to the Board an installation fee, in addition to those hereinafter
referenced, which will fully compensate the Town for the cost of the
larger service desired.
C.
Service pipe shall be Type K copper tubing without intermediate joints,
except as the length of service exceeds manufactured lengths of tubing.
In such case, flared or compression fittings shall be employed. For
all services larger than two inches, materials as specified by the
Superintendent shall be used.
D.
Plastic pipe having a working pressure of 200 psi approved by the
Superintendent may also be used. If the length of service exceeds
manufactured lengths of tubing, compression fittings must be utilized.
E.
All pipes shall be laid in a trench not less than four feet deep
below the surface of the earth to prevent freezing. In installing
service pipes from highway boundary to the building, consumers should
exercise particular care in maintaining the four-foot minimum trench
depth when crossing gutter, drainage ditches or other like depressions.
A.
The connection from the water main to and including the curb box
at the highway boundary will be laid by the Superintendent at a reasonable
charge established by resolution of the Board, which charge may be
changed from time to time by Board's resolution.
B.
No installation shall be permitted which has any connection whatsoever
with a private water system or to piping, tanks, vats or other apparatus
which contains liquids, chemicals or any other matter which may flow
back into the Town system and consequently endanger the water supply.
C.
Any person using a public source of water to fill a spray rig or
other apparatus using chemicals shall, in addition to applying for
the correct type of service, equip the service with a Town Board approved
backflow preventor device.
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.
A.
All water for domestic, commercial and industrial purposes shall
be metered. Meters shall be signed for by the owner, or his duly authorized
agent, for whose premises the water is to be used. Except as otherwise
provided for, no charge shall be made for fire purposes, except that
each sprinkler system or private hydrant system must be submitted
separately to the Board for approval as to connection to the supply
main. Whether meters will be required for such requisite use will
be decided in each individual case by the Board after review of the
application.
B.
When water is desired and after service from the main line has been
installed according to these rules, the owner of said premises shall
make applications to the Superintendent on a standard form provided
by the Town, at which time he shall make payment to the Town in an
amount to be approved by resolution. Such metered charge may be changed
hereafter from time to time by appropriate resolutions by the Town
Board.[1]
C.
Upon request of the owner thereafter, the Superintendent shall then
cause the meter to be installed according to rules previously laid
down.
D.
For all meters larger than 5/8 inch, the consumer is responsible
for purchasing and maintaining said meter.
E.
In the event that the owner desires to discontinue the use of Town
water, he may return the meter (5/8 inch only) to the Town and request
repayment for the meter, without interest, less 1/20th of the total
initial payment per year or major portion thereof, if the meter is
in satisfactory operating condition, for the time the meter has been
in service. No repayment will be made for meters larger than 5/8 inch.
F.
The Board reserves the right, at all times, to stipulate the size,
type and make of any and all meters used or to be used within the
Town, or outside the Town if Town water is to be supplied.
G.
The Board reserves the right, at all times, to inspect, repair, remove
and replace any meter at any time and to substitute another meter
in its place. In case of a disputed account involving the question
of accuracy of the meter, such meter will be tested by the Superintendent
upon request of the consumer or owner. The fee for testing meters
will be established from time to time by resolution of the Board,
and shall be payable in advance of the testing. In the event that
the meter so tested is found to have an error in registration to the
prejudice of the consumer in excess of 4% at any rate of flow within
the normal test limits, the fee advanced for testing will be refunded
and the bill for the current period adjusted to correct such over-registration.
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.
A.
Water may be turned off by the Superintendent because of failure
of payment by any consumer 90 days after date of billing, and a charge
as set from time to time by resolution of the Board will be made for
turning water on again.[1]
B.
The Board reserves the right to shut off the water from any street
or premises at any time that it may deem necessary, and the Town is
not responsible for any damage that may result therefrom. It is not
necessary for the Board to give notice that the water will be shut
off.
C.
Upon detection of a leak in a service line between the curb stop
and the meter of any nature prejudicial to the Town, the owner shall
make the necessary repairs to said service, at no expense to the Town,
and shall perform the work in strict accordance with the requirements
set forth for a new service.
D.
Upon failure by the owner to repair such leak, the Town may, at its
option, terminate service for five days following issuance of a notice
to repair. The Town reserves the right to enter on any property or
premises to repair any leak, break or other damage which, if left
unrepaired, would or could be prejudicial to the Town's water system.
The expense of such repairs to services shall be charged to the owner,
while the expenses incurred in repairing Town mains and facilities
shall be borne by the Town.
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.
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.[1]
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.
A.
All water rentals will be charged to the owner and statements rendered
to the consumer.
B.
In the case of duplexes or multiple dwellings with or without separate
meters for each dwelling, statements shall be mailed or delivered
to the owner of such multiple dwelling and it shall be such owner's
responsibility to see that individual consumers receive notice of
such billings.
C.
Water rentals of all kinds shall become due on the first day of February, June, and October, and in all cases where bills remain unpaid for a period of 90 days after becoming due, the Superintendent may shut off the water at the curb box connection, and in no such case will service be resumed until such overdue bill and the fee as mentioned in § 183-15 above is paid.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it would
be effective 1-1-2018.
D.
Rates for water used by individual consumers living outside the water
service area shall be double the rate charged in the service area.
The Town Board reserves the right to refuse water if need be to anyone
for consumption outside said area.
E.
Meter rates. The Board shall, from time to time, by resolution, establish
water service rates. The amounts due should be billed and paid quarterly
for the water used in the preceding quarter. The penalty for nonpayment
after 30 days shall be 10%.
F.
Where meters have failed during any billing period, the Board shall
have the right to estimate the quantity of water used and to charge
for this estimated water use on the basis of the established schedule
of rates, the same as if the meter had been functioning for the entire
billing period.
G.
The schedule for meter rates shall be established by resolution of
the Board and may be likewise amended from time to time by Board resolution.
[Amended 10-20-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
H.
Sewer rates shall be as set from time to time by Town Board resolution.
[Amended 10-20-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
I.
A minimum usage charge of 3,000 gallons was established per resolution
dated February 13, 2006.
J.
Any water bills unpaid at the end of September 30 of the current
year will be applied to the tax roll for the next year. All water
bills added to the tax roll shall incur a charge of $100 for said
addition, which charge shall be added to the tax roll.
[Amended 5-8-2017 by L.L.
No. 6-2017[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it would
be effective 1-1-2018.
A.
Consumers desiring to discontinue the use of water wholly or in part
on account of the vacancy of the premises on which it is used, will,
if due notice is given the Superintendent, be allowed a rebate for
such vacancy, but no rebate will be made or allowed for a vacancy
of less than six weeks, and in all cases, where the premises are to
be entirely vacated for a period of three months or more, due notice
must be given the Superintendent so that he may shut the water off
at the curb, and in case no such notice is given, the owner will be
held responsible for such water rent at the full amount and also for
any damage or waste that may occur on account of freezing or bursting
of the pipes due to such vacancy. This includes the meter.
B.
Consumers requesting such temporary discontinuance shall be charged
for turnoff and for turn-on as established by Town Board resolution
from time to time.
[Amended 10-20-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
A.
No person except the Superintendent or persons acting under his direction
or permission, shall open any fire hydrant or draw water therefrom,
except the Chief of a Fire Department having jurisdiction in that
area and his assistants, and in no case shall inexperienced or incompetent
persons be allowed to manipulate or interfere with any hydrant or
any gate, valve or other fixture of said water works.
B.
Any person desiring to draw water from a hydrant for irrigation or
any other purpose shall apply to the Town Clerk for a permit authorizing
such water usage, and shall use such hydrant meter, including any
acceptable meter owned by such person, as may be approved by the Town
Board. If any herbicides, pesticides or other chemicals are to be
introduced into the irrigation water, a Town Board approved backflow
preventor device and two gate valves must be installed into the service
loop. The cost of the meter shall be borne by the user and paid to
the Town prior to the installation; provided, however, that the Town
Board may provide for the temporary borrowing by the user of a meter
owned by the Town when circumstances permit. Any meter and/or valve
purchased by the user shall be at the Town's total cost for such items.
No water shall be drawn from the hydrant for the above purposes until
the installation shall have been approved by the Superintendent and,
then, only during daylight hours.
A.
All temporary service connections shall be metered and the meter shall be adequately protected from freezing or other damage prejudicial to the Town. In addition to all installation charges and meter rentals and charges referred to in §§ 183-8 and 183-10, there shall be a deposit fee in an amount set from time to time by Town Board resolution for a five-eighths-inch meter and one-inch meter and three-inch meter required for the faithful fulfillment of agreement. Except as otherwise provided, all deposits will be returned when the equipment is returned and after it has been found to be in good operating condition.[1]
B.
Except as otherwise directed by the Board or as set forth herein,
all requirements for permanent service shall apply to temporary service
connections.
C.
The Board reserves the right to reject any application for service
which it believes will be prejudicial to the best interests of the
Town.
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.
A.
The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications
for main extensions based on its best judgment as to the best interests
of the Town and its existing water improvements, benefited area and/or
districts.
B.
The Board, through its engineers, will be the sole judge as to location,
size, type and make of all materials and/or work thus performed, whether
the work is performed by the Town, by contractor or by private interests.
C.
No main extensions will be approved by the Board until the land in
which they are situated is owned and/or controlled, forever, by the
Board, its successors and assigns.
D.
All extensions to any Town water system, by whatever means, shall
at all times remain the property of and under the complete control
of the Board on behalf of the Town.
E.
All property thus benefited shall immediately become subject to the
full conditions or the tax structure for water set up by the Board
on behalf of the Town, its water improvements and/or districts.