The Board of Trustees of the Village of Menands, has approved
and duly adopted the following rules and regulations. Said rules and
regulations included herein shall apply to any person, firm, corporation
or other entity who is supplied with water (or whose property/premises
is supplied with water) by the Village of Menands. Every such person,
firm, corporation or other entity that is supplied with water (or
that has property/premises supplied with water) by the Village of
Menands shall agree to be bound hereby.
The owner of any property used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation or other purposes, located within the Village of Menands
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now located or may in the future be located a public water main, are
hereby required to be connected to the public water supply of the
Village of Menands. Any exemption must be approved by the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Menands. To be granted exemption, the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Menands must deem connection impractical
or cost prohibitive.
The territory to which this chapter (and the rules and regulations
included herein) applies includes the Village of Menands and vicinity,
Albany County, New York, where water supply is provided by and is
the responsibility of the Village of Menands.
This chapter shall take effect upon filing in the office of
the Secretary of the State of New York State or as otherwise provided
by law.
Terms defined as used in this article shall have the meanings
indicated:
BACKFLOW
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the distribution pipes of a potable supply of water from any
source or sources other than its intended source.
PROPERTY/PREMISE WATER SERVICE
The pipe which extends from the termination of the public
water service pipe to the water distribution system of the building
served.
OWNER
A proprietor; one who owns or has exclusive right of possession.
PERSON
Any individual, his or her heirs, executors, administrators
and including a firm, partnership, corporation, company, association,
society, church, school and its successors.
PLUMBING FIXTURES
The installed receptacles, devices or appliances which are
supplied with water or which receive or discharge liquids.
POTABLE WATER
Water which is satisfactory for drinking, cooking and domestic
purposes and meets the requirements of the health authority having
jurisdiction.
PREMISES
A structure under one roof owned by the customer in which
one or more dwellings or businesses or combinations thereof are used
by the owner or rented to tenants.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM or WATERWORKS
The works, structures, equipment and processes required to
supply, treat and distribute water to people at large or to any considerable
number of members of the public indiscriminately for domestic, commercial,
industrial and fire uses.
VILLAGE OF MENANDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Trustees of Village of Menands, a municipal corporation
of the State of New York and/or its duly authorized officers or agents.
May be referred to as: "the Board," "the Board of Trustees," "the
Village," "the Village Board," or similar terms.
WATER MAIN or MAIN
The principal pipes of a water supply system to which water
services may be connected.
WATER PLUMBING SYSTEM
The water supply and distribution pipes, plumbing fixtures
and traps and water-treating or water-using equipment, including their
respective connection to the water main.
WATER SUPPLY PIPING
The water-distributing pipes and necessary connecting pipes,
fittings, and control valves in a building which convey water from
the water service pipe to plumbing fixtures and other water outlets.