Any person may make application to the Town Board for the purposes set forth in §§
254-7 and
254-8. Except in the case of work done wholly within the owner's property, such application shall be accompanied by a bond in an amount as established and/or modified from time to time by resolution of the Town Board, with one or more sureties authorized to transact business in New York State, conditioned that he, she or it will comply with these regulations, rules and laws, will pay to the district all fees, penalties or other charges required hereby in consequence of the work undertaken and that he, she or it will restore openings made in streets, roads, lanes and other public places and pavements thereon and therein, to the same standard of condition as before the work started and keep and maintain the same in such condition for a period of one year after the work has been completed and, in case of failure so to do, will pay to the proper authority in the premises the cost of putting the same in such condition. The Town Board may, in its discretion, grant or deny such application. Such permission so given may be revoked by the Town Board at any time.
No street, highway or any part of the right-of-way thereof shall
be opened by any person for the purpose of making a connection with
the mains or for the laying of water pipes or fixtures, unless permission,
in the form of an authorizing permit or other written document, shall
have been granted by the authority having jurisdiction therein.
Service taps, pipes, valves and other appurtenances shall be
installed in accordance with Town of Verona Standard Specifications
and Details for Water Facilities, as adopted and/or modified from
time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
In the event that a change in ground elevation leaves a service
pipe insufficiently buried or results in the curb box projecting above
the ground or being covered with earth, the customer shall promptly
lower or raise his service pipe and curb box to conform to the new
ground elevation. In case the customer fails or neglects to make such
alterations promptly, the supply of water will be shut off until the
alterations are completed. Service will not be turned on again until
the customer has received approval of the Superintendent that the
service has been properly modified and has paid the fee set by the
Town Board for reactivation of a service.
Pipes and meters and the appurtenances thereto on the user's
property shall be kept in good repair and protected from the frost
by the consumer at his own expense.
In case a house or other building is to be closed or becomes
vacant, notice thereof should be given the district in order that
meter may be read and curb stop closed. Where such notice is not given
and pipes burst from freezing or other cause, the value of water lost
by reason thereof, as estimated by the District Superintendent, together
with the fee established by the Town Board to cover labor and expense
to the district, shall be added to the next bill and be paid in like
manner as regular water charges.
A stop or waste cock shall be provided within the building so
located that all piping on the consumer's side of the meter can
be drained whenever necessary.
Where water has been turned off by direction of the district
or at the request of the customer, it shall not be again turned on
without the permission of the district. No person other than the Superintendent
or an employee of the district shall turn on any water service. Prior
to reactivation, a fee, as may be established and modified from time
to time by resolution of the Town Board, shall be paid to the district.
No water shall be resold or distributed by the recipient thereof
from the district supply to any premises other than that for which
application has been made and the meter installed, except in case
of emergency where approved by the Superintendent.
Separate and independent meters shall be installed for each
and every parcel and for each and every living unit for which water
is to be provided. When multiple living units exist on a single parcel,
each shall be separately metered.
Application shall be made to the Superintendent who may solely,
at his discretion, permit the temporary usage of water. The Superintendent
shall establish the requirements for such usage, including provisions
for monitoring water usage. An application fee equivalent to the fee
established for reactivation of a service shall be paid to the district,
and water rent shall be charged as though said temporary usage was
a residential service. Where connection to a district line is required,
the appropriate fee shall be assessed and paid by the applicant.