Engineered plans and specifications prepared and stamped by
a professional engineer licensed to practice in New York State shall
be required for any new water system extensions. Plans shall be subject
to review and approval of the Town's Engineer. Where extension
is proposed by someone other than the Town Board on behalf of the
district; all cost associated with the extension, including the cost
of such review shall be borne by the person proposing the extension.
Funds to cover review expenses shall be deposited in escrow with the
Town prior to review work being performed.
Extensions to the water system shall be made in accordance with
Town of Verona Standard Specifications and Details for Water Facilities,
as adopted by resolution of the Town Board.
Construction of water system extensions shall be inspected by
the Town Engineer, or, at the discretion of the Town Board, the Superintendent.
Where extension is proposed by someone other than the Town Board on
behalf of the district, the cost of inspections shall be borne by
the person proposing the extension. Funds to cover inspection expenses
shall be deposited in escrow with the Town prior to construction work
being performed. No work shall advance unless inspected to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent and the Town Board.
All water system extensions must be successfully leak tested
in accordance with AWWA specifications, and disinfected and tested
for bacteriological contamination in accordance with New York State
Department of Health regulations prior to acceptance by the district.
Written certification by a New York State licensed professional engineer
attesting as such shall be provided to the Superintendent by the person
making the extension prior to the Town Board's acceptance of
the extension.
Record drawings shall be prepared for all water system extensions
by the design engineer which reflect any substantive modifications
to the original plans and specifications made during construction.
Upon written acceptance by the Town Board, completed facilities
for water system extensions which have been privately constructed
shall be dedicated to the district, at which time they will become
the property of the district. At the time of dedication, the person
dedicating the facilities to the Town shall provide a guarantee against
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year. The
guarantee shall be in such form and contain such provisions as deemed
necessary by the Town Board, secured by a surety bond or such other
security as the Town Board may approve.
Any extension of the water system constructed on or adjacent
to private property which property must be entered upon for the purposes
of maintaining or reconstructing said water system extension will
require easements. Any such easements will be written such that the
Town and the district have the right to access for maintenance and
reconstruction of the waterlines. Easements shall extend along the
length of the waterline a minimum width of 20 feet; 10 feet on each
side of the center line of the waterline. For extensions made by someone
other than the Town Board on behalf of a district, all costs associated
with obtaining any such easements shall be borne by the person making
the extension.
All surface features and landscaping shall be fully restored to at least as good a condition as existed prior to construction by the person making the water system extension. Restoration shall be included in the warranty and covered by the bond required in § 254-36.
