As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING WATER SERVICE LINE
Water line for each building that is connected to the public water main.
PUBLIC WATER MAIN
Village distribution pipes.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
A water system in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is owned or controlled by a public authority.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of water supply of the Village of Millbrook or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the Village of Millbrook 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 supply of the Village is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public water supply in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 180 days after date of official notice to do so.
Where a public water supply is not available under the provisions of this chapter, the building shall be connected to a private water system complying with the provisions of this chapter. If a private water system is preexisting and predates the Village public water supply, it shall not be connected in any way to the Village public water supply. If there is a possibility of connection between a private system and the Village public water supply, then there shall be a backflow device installed to protect the public water supply. Any backflow device installed shall conform to Article IV of this chapter.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public water main or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent of Water. The owner or the owner's agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Water Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed. Such permit and inspection fee shall be in an amount set forth on the prevailing fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees and as such schedule is modified from time to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the water service line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the water service. Additional costs for maintenance and repairs of the water service line from the building to the curb stop valve will be at the expense of the owner.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building water line and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements hereinafter specified: Building water service lines shall be of three-quarter-inch minimum diameter. Materials shall conform to those hereinafter specified. Water lines shall be laid in a straight line horizontally and vertically. The excavation for building water shall be carried at least 48 inches below grade; if the forty-eight-inch depth cannot be achieved then insulation equivalent to the required depth shall be required. The trench shall be backfilled with sand or fine-graded gravel, compacted to the flow line of the pipe. The pipe shall then be laid to line and grade on the prepared bed and hand backfilled and tamped with select material free from lumps, clods, stone, etc., to a point one foot over the top of pipe. The remainder of the trench shall be backfilled to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, except that excavations in streets, driveways and sidewalks located in the public thoroughfare shall be backfilled with good quality run of bank gravel compacted in one-foot layers.
As mandated by the New York State Health Department, the separation between sewer and water lines shall conform to the following:
A. 
Each line shall be laid in a separate ditch.
B. 
A minimum horizontal separation of 10 feet shall exist between the water and sewer lines. If the lines must cross, then the water line shall be at least 12 inches above the sewer line. If the water line must pass below the sewer line, then there shall be a minimum of 18 inches of vertical separation between the two lines.
The connection of the building water line into the public water supply shall conform to the requirements of the Sanitary Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent.
In cases where water pressure in the Village public water supply does not meet minimum standards as set by the New York State Health Department Sanitary Code, part 5-1.27, a booster system shall be permitted. If said system is installed it shall be required to have a backflow device installed and adhere to any provisions set forth in Article IV of this chapter. All costs associated with operating and maintaining any booster system installed shall be the responsibility of the building owner.
All materials shall conform to the following requirements:
A. 
Ductile iron pipe and cast-iron fittings.
(1) 
Ductile iron pipe and cast-iron fittings shall be cement-lined, rubber-gasket, push-on, mechanical-or restrained-joint-type conforming to the following specifications:
(a) 
Rubber gasket joints: AWWA C 111/ASA A 21.11.
(b) 
Cement lining: AWWA C 104/ASA A 21.4; minimum thickness through 12 inches: 1/8 inch.
(c) 
Fittings: AWWA C 110/ASA A 21.51.
(2) 
Pipe thickness class shall be in accordance with ASA A21.50, Table 4, for Type B laying conditions and three-hundred-pound-per-square-inch working pressure at the various depths.
B. 
PVC: ductile iron pipe size. AWWA C-900. Any PVC pipe that is laid underground shall have tracer wire secured to pipe and wire is to be run to valve box and brought to the surface.
C. 
Copper tubing. Copper tubing shall be Type K soft annealed copper water tube conforming to AWWA Specification 7S-CR and shall be 3/4 inch for a single-family residence. Larger sizes may be required for other uses.
D. 
Copper tube size polyethylene tubing. Rated for 250 pound per square inch. AWWA C-901. Shall be three-fourths-inch minimum for single-family homes. Any polyethylene tubing that is laid underground shall have tracer wire secured to tubing, and wire is to be run to curb valve box and brought to the surface.
E. 
Curb stop valve.
(1) 
Curb stops shall be of the size(s) shown herein and on the approved plan, full-round way opening, Teflon-coated plug, O-ring sealed, of lead-free brass construction, solid tee head, one-hundred-seventy-five-pound-per-square-inch service and conforming to AWWA Specification C 800.
(2) 
Curb stops shall be provided with a two-piece slide-type base curb box. The lid shall be fastened with iron to bronze thread. Stationary rods shall be provided.
F. 
Corporation stops. Corporation stops shall be of lead-free brass construction, ground key stop, solid tee head, one-hundred-seventy-five-pound-per-square-inch working pressure rating and shall have threads conforming to AWWA Specification C 800.
G. 
Hydrants.
(1) 
Fire hydrants shall be five-and-one-fourth-inch compression-type and shall conform to AWWA Specification C-502.
(2) 
Hydrants shall be traffic-type with breakable couplings and/or bolts at the ground line and shall open counterclockwise.
(3) 
Hydrants shall have a six-inch mechanical-joint side inlet foot piece, two two-and-one-half-inch hose nozzles and one four-and-one-half-inch pumper nozzle. Nozzles shall all be national standard hose threads.
(4) 
Packing shall be O-ring type.
(5) 
Hydrants shall be Kennedy, five-and-one-fourth-inch valve opening.
(6) 
Hydrants shall be painted solid red. Installed hydrants shall be touched up to remove any marks or scraped paint caused by installation or transit.
H. 
All pipe joints shall be gasketed and made watertight. No glue fittings or solder joints will be permitted. Any directional changes in pipe shall be properly secured using thrust blocks or other means of restraining.
New connections to the public water supply shall be made when necessary using saddles which are to be bolted or banded to the water main. Each saddle shall be installed with a rubber gasket joint and include a corporation stop of appropriate size. Taps into the main are to be made in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent and shall result in a neat, clean hole of proper diameter without damage to the remainder of the pipe.
The applicant for the building water permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building water service line is ready for inspection and connection to the public water supply. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his or her representative.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose including but not limited to inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, replacement, improvement and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private properties involved.
In case a house or other building is to be closed or become vacant, notice thereof shall be given to the Water Department in order that the meter may be read, and the curb stop closed. Where such notice is not given and pipes burst from freezing or other cause, the value of the water lost by reason thereof as estimated by the Water Department shall be added to the next bill and be paid in like manner as regular water charges.
All water used by customers of the Water Department shall be metered except where expressly excepted by the Village Board. The Village will supply water meters up to one inch in size. For services requiring meters larger than one inch, the Village will purchase the water meter at the size requested and charge the customer any additional cost exceeding the cost of a one-inch meter. This charge will be placed on the water bill.
A. 
All water meters used shall be only those approved and furnished by the Village. Such water meters shall remain the property of the Village unless otherwise agreed to by the Village Board. Any special meters supplied by the owner and agreed to by the Village Board shall remain the property of the owner and shall be maintained by the owner.
B. 
Where it may be advisable to meter any additional parts of the property and/or building, in addition to the regular meter, this shall be done at the expense of the property owner. Any additional meters requested will be billed in full to the property owner. These additional meters will adhere to any and all provisions set forth here.
C. 
All meters shall be set at the expense of the property owner whose property is receiving water service in such position as to be readily accessible for reading and repair and shall be fully protected from frost and other damage at the expense of the property owner. A suitable shutoff valve shall be placed on the service pipe on the inlet side of the meter.
D. 
All water passing through a meter will be charged for, whether used or wasted. Meters will be tested at the consumer's request. If the meter is found correct, the consumer shall bear the expense of the test. Meters will be considered correct if registering within 2%. The expense of the test shall become a part of the water bill. If a meter fails to register correctly, the owner will be charged the average daily consumption as shown by the meter when in working order, and said meter will be repaired or replaced at the expense of the Village.
E. 
If a meter is damaged by frost or other faulty installation, then the cost of a new meter and installation is the responsibility of the owner. Damage caused by a faulty meter shall be the responsibility of the owner unless the Village fails to respond to a written notice of said faulty meter within a reasonable time not to exceed three days from receipt of notice.
F. 
Where the Village, its contractors, agents, or employees require that any meter be inspected, changed, modified, upgraded or otherwise altered and the Village or the Village's contractor or other designee provides notice to the property owner that access is required to the property to read, inspect, alter, modify, maintain or replace any water meter, and the property owner fails to provide access within the timeframe set forth in the notice (except in the case of emergency, not less than five calendar days), the Village shall assess a surcharge to the property owner for the failure to provide access. Said surcharge shall be in an amount fixed by resolution of the Village Board from time to time in its fee schedule until such time as the water meter is installed or the existing meter is made accessible. Said surcharge may be in an amount up to three times the estimated water usage until such time as access to the water meter is provided. Said assessment may be waived by the Village Board for good cause shown. All property owners shall remain subject to all other remedies and enforcement penalties provided under this chapter and other applicable laws.
G. 
No person shall in any way interfere or tamper with the water meter or the valves and fittings connected therewith. A person or persons who intentionally tampers with a meter, or the valves and fittings connected therewith, shall be reported to the appropriate criminal prosecution authorities in addition to being subject to any civil penalties contained in this Code.
H. 
Property owners shall be responsible for any damage to meters due to negligence, misuse or freezing of meters on their premises, whether due to their own act or that of their lessees, guests or occupants of the premises. Charges for repair or replacement of meters in accordance with this section shall be added to the next quarterly water bill and collected in the same manner as provided in §§ 180-5 and 180-6.