[Adopted 2-5-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; amended in its entirety 2-1-2011 by L.L. No.
1-2011]
The purpose of this article is:
A. To protect the public potable water supply served by the Village
of Hilton from the possibility of contamination or pollution by isolation,
within its customers internal distribution system, such contaminants
or pollutants which could backflow or back-siphon into the public
water system.
B. To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections,
actual or potential between its customers in-plant potable water system,
and nonpotable systems.
C. To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection
control which will effectively prevent the contamination or pollution
of all potable water systems by cross-connection.
The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, and the statutes
of the State of New York, Department of Health, Bureau of Public Water
Supply, state, "The water purveyor has the primary responsibility
for preventing water from unapproved sources, or any other substances,
from entering the public potable water system."
The Village Board or its delegated agent shall maintain files
on all testing, permits, inspections, and devices, and will submit
records to the Monroe County Department of Health.
Permit fees and charges will be established at the annual meeting
of the Village Board each year.
[Adopted 2-2-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
In the event any consumer who is being provided water service
by the Village shall, at any time, fail to make full and timely payment
of any and all rents, charges, fees, costs or any other obligation
associated with the supply of water to the consumer, such water service
may be terminated, disconnected and discontinued, upon 10 days' advance
notice to the consumer, said notice which shall be deemed delivered
in accordance with this provision if made by personal delivery or
by first class mail to the premises affected.