[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Canisteo 8-17-1959; amended in its entirety 6-20-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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Rules; part of contract. The following rules shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who takes water supplied by the Village of Canisteo, and every such person taking the water shall be considered as having expressed his consent to be bound thereby.
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Violation of rules. Whenever any one of said rules is violated, as in the case of misrepresentation on the part of the applicant, or use of water not embraced in the application or from the premises by persons having no right to its use, or nonpayment of rates when due, the right is reserved to shut off the water, with notice, as herein set forth.
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Penalty. The person whose water is thus shut off shall forfeit all payments made, and the water shall not be turned on again until all unpaid rents and charges are paid, together with a charge, to be set annually by the Village Board of Trustees, for turning the same on again.
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In case the violation of any rule is discovered previous to turning on the water, then the water shall not be turned on in said premises until the rules are fully complied with.
All persons, firms or corporations hereafter desiring a water supply from the Village of Canisteo must first make written application to the Village stating the several and various uses for which the water is to be used. Such application must be signed by the owner of the premises or his duly authorized agent, whereupon a permit to perform the work will be issued by the Board of Trustees or the Streets Maintenance Supervisor.
All persons desiring a water supply from the Village of Canisteo shall employ only capable plumbers to do the work, and, when such work is completed to the satisfaction of the inspection of the Streets Maintenance Supervisor and in compliance with all the rules and regulations and all payments for the water tap have been made, then water shall be turned on in the premises.
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All of the expense attending the introduction of water from the curb box into any premises must be paid by the applicant.
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Any user of the Village water supply outside the Village limits shall be responsible for furnishing and maintaining his or her own lines all the way to the Village-owned water mains. The Village Streets Maintenance Supervisor will furnish the tap into the main, water meter, curb box and curb stop. The Village Streets Department Supervisor will inspect all work before the water will be turned on. The applicant of the premises is responsible for all streets, roadways or rights-of-way he or she digs up and will have to satisfy the governing body in charge of said areas.
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No tapping of the street main shall be done or connection made thereto except by the Streets Department or an authorized plumber approved by the Board of Trustees, nor shall a tap be made without a permit from the Board, stating the size of the tap and pipes and their location. The person doing such work shall report, in writing, to the Board the number and size of all taps inserted by him, the length and size of service laid and the precise location of each tap, curb, cock, box and pipe.
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There shall be a curb stop cock and box connection with the service pipe running into any premises placed inside the curbline of the street, and a stop cock at the main, and a stop and waste cock placed just inside the building so that the water may be turned off of the whole house by either stop cock without closing the others. The size and kind of taps, service pipes, stop cocks, waste cocks, curb boxes and private hydrants shall be as determined by the Board of Trustees.
Service from the main, to and including the curb box, shall be maintained and kept in repair by the Village at the expense of the Village unless injured or damaged through no fault of the Village.
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All services for the use of water shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Board of Trustees or the Streets Maintenance Supervisor as to pattern, material and workmanship.
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It is understood and agreed that the Streets Maintenance Supervisor or any other authorized employee of this Department may enter the premises of a consumer at any reasonable time to examine the pipes, fixtures and outlets, the quantity of water used and the manner of its use; and, in case of fraudulent representation on the part of the consumer or unnecessary waste of water, the water supply may be shut off by order of the Board of Trustees upon reasonable notice.
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No persons, except those having a permit from the Board of Trustees or the Streets Maintenance Supervisor, shall turn the water on in any plumbing, whether new or old, except that it may be turned on to test the work, to be turned off immediately after the test is made.
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A penalty for the violation of this or any part of this rule may be assessed against the property owner in an amount to be annually determined by the Board of Trustees, and the plumber's privileges may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
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Any owner or consumer wishing to discontinue the use of water from the Village water system must give written notice to the Village Clerk/Treasurer, or he will be charged with use until such notice is given.
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Whenever water has been turned off by the officers or agents of the Streets Maintenance Supervisor for nonpayment of water rents or for the purpose of repair or construction or for any other necessary or proper reason, no person who is not duly authorized by the Streets Maintenance Supervisor or Board of Trustees to do so will be permitted to turn the same on again, and, when water is turned off for nonpayment of rents or violations of any rule, regulation or ordinance, it shall not be turned on again until the party in default shall have paid the rents due and the amount of all penalties which may be imposed by these regulations or by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
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The Board of Trustees reserves the right to limit the amount of water supplied to any consumer, when circumstances warrant such action, although no limit be stated in the application or permit for such use or said Board may entirely cut off the use for any manufacturing purposes or any use for supplying power at any time by giving reasonable notice of such intended action.
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The Village of Canisteo undertakes to use reasonable care and diligence to maintain a constant supply of pure wholesome water through its mains to consumers but reserves the right at any time to shut off water in its mains for the purpose of repairs and extensions or for any other purposes, and the Village shall not be liable for the deficiency or failure in the supply of water for any cause whatsoever or for any damage caused thereby or by the bursting of any mains or service pipes or any accident to the waterworks, but it is the intention of the Village, when practicable, to give notice of such shutting off to the consumer, and no deduction will be made from water bills in consequence thereof.
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Whenever an owner or consumer desires to have the water turned on, said owner or consumer shall pay to the Village of Canisteo a fee which will be annually determined by the Board of Trustees.
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All persons taking water shall keep their own service pipes, stop cocks and all their fixtures in good repair, at their own expense, and shall prevent any unnecessary waste of water. The Village shall not be liable for any damage resulting from freezing or bursting of pipes, meters, leaks or the failure to keep repairs.
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If such owners fail to make these repairs with reasonable dispatch, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to shut off the water until service is put in order.
No person or persons are permitted to open any fire plug or hydrant or to draw water therefrom except by permission of the Board of Trustees and under direction of the Streets Maintenance Supervisor, and also except that the Chief of the Fire Department, his/her assistants, officers and members of the Fire Department are authorized to use the hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires, cleaning engines, hose or Department materials or making trials of the engine or hose of the Department, but all such cases shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chief of the Fire Department and the Assistant Chiefs, and in no event will any incompetent and inexperienced person be allowed to control or manipulate in any way any hydrant, plug or other fixture.
No person or persons except the Streets Maintenance Supervisor, or persons acting under his direction, shall open or close any valve or gate in the street mains or molest or interfere with same in any manner whatsoever.
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The following acts shall be prohibited:
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To use the Village water or permit its use for any other purpose than that for which the owner pays water rents.
(2) 
To take water from any hydrant for any purpose without permission from the Board of Trustees, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the Fire Department.
(3) 
To open, close or turn on or interfere with any stop valve, stop cock or gate valve belonging to the Village of Canisteo.
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The malicious, willful, careless or negligent destruction of or injury to any of the works or property in any way connected with the water supply of the Village of Canisteo.
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Any act which shall injuriously affect or tend to affect the water, the supply of water or any part of the water system of said Village.
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Penalty. Any violation of the rules contained herein will be punishable by a penalty to be annually determined by the Village Board of Trustees. Additionally, the violators shall be liable for all damages and costs, and such violation shall be declared to constitute disorderly conduct.
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All bills, whether for use of water or repairs to water service, are a charge against the owner of the premises or property where the water is used, and said bills will be rendered to the owner of said premises.
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All bills for the use of water become due and payable and are a lien on the premises where the water is used as soon as charged on the books of the Village. The burden is on the owner and consumer to keep track of all unpaid water bills. Failure to receive bills for said water service or repairs does not relieve the owner from liability to pay.
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All bills are due when indicated on the current invoice. Water may be shut off from the premises with notice if bills are not paid within 60 days from the time when they become due. This includes repair bills as well as those for water used.
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The water supply and service of any consumer of the Village of Canisteo, New York, may be discontinued and shut off by said Village Board of the Village of Canisteo, New York, its agents and employees for the nonpayment of use of the same upon said premises and/or for repairs to the water service at said premises at any time after 60 days from the time when said water rents, rates and charges for the use of the same or for any repairs (made by said Board at the request of the owner of said premises and properly chargeable thereto) shall have become due, provided that said Village Board and its agents and employees shall have first given 30 days' written notice of its intention so to do, by registered mail, to the owner of the premises thereby affected or, in lieu thereof, to the person, firm or corporation to whom or which the last preceding water bill has been rendered and from whom or which said Village Board has prior thereto regularly received payment therefor, and also to the tenant or any other person in charge of the building or premises thereby affected, in case the same are rented or leased, if it can be readily ascertained that there is such superintendent or other person in charge.
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Application for meters must be submitted to the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
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All water meters up to and including 5/8 inch will be furnished and installed by the Streets Maintenance Supervisor in a convenient, accessible location on the owner's premises. All of such meters shall remain the property of the Village of Canisteo, and said Village reserves the full right and authority to remove any and all such meters at any time upon the discontinuance of the water service. All water meters over 5/8 inch shall be furnished by the consumer at his expense and kept in working order. The location of said meters, together with any and all other meters, up to and including 5/8 of an inch, shall be such as is desired by the Streets Maintenance Supervisor.
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The property owner will be liable for all water bills rendered:
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From the time of setting the meter to and including 48 hours, except Sundays and holidays, following receipt at the Village office of written notice to discontinue such service; and
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As indicated by the meter or estimated by the Village Board or its agents from the best available information, should the meter be found to incorrectly register the actual consumption.
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Premises and consumers will be supplied with water only through meters. Access to meters must be maintained free from obstructions at all times for purposes of inspection, reading and the performance of any other necessary acts in connection with the service.
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The Board reserves the right to discontinue its water service and remove its meter at any time if it should be found necessary to do so for protection against abuse, fraud or nonpayment of bills.
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The Board will hold the applicant responsible for any damage to any meter through which he or his premises are serviced resulting from freezing, hot water, steam or fire or in the event of loss by theft. Said applicant shall also be responsible for any damage to any meter, through which he or his premises are served, caused by his negligence or that of his tenants or his agents or by his own or their failure to properly secure and protect said meters. Failure to pay for such damage shall be sufficient cause for refusal of further service.
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All meters will be sealed by the Board or its agents, and the breaking of meter seals without authority will be cause for discontinuance of service.
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Upon request of the owner or consumer, a water meter may be removed for testing upon payment of the annually established fee as determined by the Village Board of Trustees. If, upon testing, the meter is found to over-register, said deposit will be returned and a new meter set without charge; and, should the meter be found to register correctly or under-register, said deposit will be retained by the Board to cover the cost of testing. In the event of finding an error in registry of the meter after testing, the bill will be adjusted accordingly.
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Notwithstanding the above, the Village Board of Trustees may, in its own discretion, sell unmetered water to individual and commercial users of the same and may sell unmetered water also to other users where it is not possible or practical to set a meter and make such charge as said Board of Trustees may deem fit and reasonable.
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The Board will endeavor to read its meters at regular intervals of six months so that all charges and quantities will be figured on a semiannual basis unless otherwise stated. The billings will be made on the first day of April and the first day of October of each year, and the water rents based upon said bills shall be paid at the Village office.
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Bills will be sent out to the owner of the property or his duly authorized agent.
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All bills are due when rendered, and payment is required at the Canisteo Village office within 30 days from the date of the bill without penalty or as otherwise indicated on the billing statement.
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The water and sewer rents shall be as follows:
(1) 
Water and sewer rents, including fees, charges, and penalties for all properties located within the Village that receive water and sewer service shall be established and adopted annually, by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees. Absent any action taken by said Board, the most recently adopted schedule shall continue in effect.
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Water rents, including fees, charges and penalties for all properties located outside the Village that receive water service (and in some cases, sewer service) from the Village, shall be established and adopted annually by the Village Board of Trustees. Absent any action taken by said Board, the most recently adopted schedule shall continue in effect.
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Water rents for business or industry shall be charged at the same rate as general water and sewer rents as set forth above in § 111-14D(1).
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No credit for vacancies or other abatements from any water bill shall be made unless the owner or consumer shall make application at the Village office for the discontinuance of service, to have a fixture disconnected, to have service reconnected or other appropriate notice of abatement claimed, all of which notices must be in writing at the Village office.
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No credit will be allowed for a vacancy of less than 30 days' duration.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any building being supplied water by the Village of Canisteo and a private water supply shall have a reduced-pressure-zone backflow device installed immediately after the water meter. Such device shall be tested once a year by a NYS certified backflow tester.
[Amended 6-11-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019; 10-10-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
The water supply and service of any consumer of water provided by the Village of Canisteo, New York, may be discontinued and shut off by the Village Board, its agents or employees for the nonpayment of water rents at any time after 60 days' rents are due or for any repairs made by said Board at the request of the owner of said premises and properly chargeable thereto, provided that said Village Board and its agents or employees shall have first given 30 days' written notice of its intention so to do, by certified mail, regular mail or hand delivery, to the owner of the premises thereby affected or, in lieu thereof, to the tenant, person, firm or corporation in possession of the building or premises thereby affected if it can be reasonably ascertained that there is such a person. Service discontinued for nonpayment of rent will be subject to a further charge as determined annually by the Village Board of Trustees before water service is reinstated. One of the following will apply to properties with discontinued service that uphold an outstanding bill:
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For properties located within the Village of Canisteo’s taxable district: All such unpaid charges will be added to the succeeding Village tax bills and levied against such real property.
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Until such time a District Agreement between the Village of Canisteo and respective Towns is in effect, property owners located outside of the Village’s taxable district receiving water and/or sewer services provided by the Village of Canisteo will not have charges levied against such real property. Any unpaid charges (water or sewer), will be the responsibility of the owner of said property. Until unpaid charges have been satisfied to the Village of Canisteo, service will not be restored. New property owners purchasing a property served by the Village of Canisteo’s water/sewer system that is located outside of the Village taxable district, will be responsible for any unpaid water/sewer charges to continue or resume water and/or sewer services provided by the Village of Canisteo.