Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
of the terms used herein shall be as follows:
Written request by a property owner to the Sewer and Water Commission for permission to make connection to a water main and/or to extend water mains. Filing of an application with the Sewer and Water Commission shall constitute agreement by the applicant to pay all fees, charges, rates and assessments adopted by the Commission and on file and to abide by Chapter 346, Article I, Water Main Extensions, of the Town Code and these regulations.
All materials not specifically defined herein but necessary
to make water mains and water services functionally complete.
The average of daily flows over an annual period.
Performance and payment bonds and other instruments of security
furnished by a contractor and his surety to the Town.
A notarized statement from a supplier that materials furnished
were manufactured according to the applicable specifications and approved
shop drawings.
Any use of a structure as a place for the exchange of commodities,
services or commercial recreation activities.
A duly licensed individual, partnership, or corporation or
other legal entity approved by the Sewer and Water Commission as such
to construct and install water mains and services.
A physical connection (actual or potential) between the distribution
system of potable water supply and that of any other water source
or system through which backflow can occur. Cross-connections shall
be subject to the most recent Connecticut State Department of Public
Health public health codes and regulations regarding cross-connections.
A Connecticut Department of Public Health approved device
for cross-connection control of a specific situation.
The individual, firm, partnership, or corporation executing
the application form for approval of a final site or subdivision plan.
The Engineer for the Sewer and Water Commission or an individual,
firm, partnership, or corporation duly appointed by the Town to undertake
the duties and exercise the authority herein conferred upon the Engineer,
and also the representatives of said Engineer when acting within and
limited by the particular duties and powers assigned to each.
The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and
its employees.
Any use of a structure as a place to manufacture, fabricate,
repair, build, package, assemble, store, demolish, process or transform
the quality or state of any goods.
Any employee, agent, or officer of the Town assigned by the
Sewer and Water Commission to examine and test material and work furnished
by a contractor, to observe the construction of a water main or water
service or any appurtenance, to assist the contractor in the clarification
of specifications and methods of construction, to make measurements
and keep records, to report to the Engineer and Sewer and Water Commission
on the performance and progress of the contractor relative to the
work, all as and only as instructed by the Engineer and Sewer and
Water Commission. No inspector shall act as assistant to or foreman
for a contractor. Inspectors shall have no power to waive specifications
of these rules and regulations or to otherwise deviate from the original
covenants of any agreements or contracts.
The maximum flow that occurs at any given instant in a water
main or water service.
A pipe carrying potable water for general distribution and
located within a Town right-of-way or property or located within property
to become a Town right-of-way or property.
The flow that occurs over a twenty-four-hour period on the
day of greatest water use in a given year.
The greatest flow that occurs over a one-hour period in a
given year.
The document issued by the Sewer and Water Commission to
a contractor authorizing extension of mains or connection of private
water service. A permit binds the contractor to the current rules,
regulations, standards and specifications of the Commission.
Any use of a structure as the living quarters of any person
or group of persons.
The pipe, appurtenances and meter making connection from
building plumbing to the main or the pipe and appurtenances from the
main to private property for future connection to building plumbing.
The meter and portion of the service from the main tap to curb stop,
inclusive, becomes the property of the Town when the service is inspected
and approved.
The Sewer and Water Commission of the Town of Wolcott as
provided by ordinances and the Charter of the Town of Wolcott and
the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
An individual, firm, partnership or corporation approved
by the Commission having a direct contract with the contractor or
with any other subcontractor for the extension of mains or installation
of services.
As defined in the Subdivision Regulations of the Town.
All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, brochures, catalog
cuts, schedules and other data which are prepared by the contractor,
subcontractor, manufacturer, supplier, or distributor which illustrate
conformance with the specifications contained herein and as amended
and showing how specific portions of the work shall be fabricated
and installed.
Any person, supplier or organization who or which supplies
materials or equipment for extension of mains or installation of services,
including that fabricated to a special design, but who does not perform
labor at the site.
The corporate body which is surety on the contractor's bond
for the payment of all debts for materials and labor used or employed
and for the acceptable performance of the work of extending mains
and installing services.
The Town of Wolcott, Connecticut or any board, commission,
officer, or agent duly authorized to act for it in the premises.
The qualified individual appointed by the Commission who
is responsible for the proper operation, maintenance, record keeping,
inspection and cross-connection control for the water distribution
system.
