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.
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.
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.
[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:
A. 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.
B. 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.