No cross-connections with any other water supply shall be permitted.
A. Cross-connection of alternative water supplies and the Town water
system is prohibited.
B. Where a premises has an alternative water supply, water service piping
shall be severed after the curb stop to the satisfaction of the Water
Superintendent to prevent cross-contamination.
C. Where an alternative water supply exists, no connection to the sanitary
sewer will be allowed.
D. The property owner shall bear all costs associated with disconnections
and piping modifications.
Any owner or applicant found to be violating any provision of
this chapter shall be served by the Town with written notice stating
the nature of the violation and providing a thirty-day-or-less time
limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease
all violations.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter,
other than those provisions pertaining to the payment of charges for
services established herein, shall be guilty of disorderly conduct
and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 for each offense.
The continued violation of any provision of any section of this chapter,
other than those pertaining to the payment of a charge for services
established herein, shall constitute a separate offense for each and
every day such violation of any provision hereof shall continue.
Upon violation of any section within this chapter, the Town
Board, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate
action or special proceeding, including an injunction to prevent the
occupancy of any building, structure or land where said violations
of this chapter are found.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
become liable to the Town by reason of such violation and shall also
be liable for all costs and expenses of the Town associated with the
repair of the damage and for any fines imposed as a result of such
violation.
The Town Board's opinion shall be controlling in the event that
differences between a person and the Department exist on matters concerning
interpretation and execution of the provisions of this chapter.
Any person who knowingly makes or supplies any false statements,
representation, records, reports, plans, or other documents filed
with the Town Board required under this chapter shall be punishable
in accordance with the Penal Law.
The Town is also authorized to issue an order to cease and desist
and direct those persons not complying with such prohibitions, limits,
requirements, or provisions of this chapter to comply forthwith or
comply in accordance with a time schedule set forth by the Town or
the appropriate remedial or preventative action in the event of a
threatened violation.
If any conditions of a permit or of this chapter are not strictly
adhered to, the permit may be revoked.
Any prior local law or any provision of any other local law,
ordinance, or resolution of the Town of Moreau establishing water
rates or relating to the establishment of water rates in the Town
of Moreau is hereby repealed.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon being filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with Section
27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.