[Amended 4-23-1990]
Every connection to the town water supply system shall be made in conformity with standards and procedures established by the Town Manager.
The director of public works shall from time to time propose to the Town Manager adoption of, or amendments or revisions to rules and regulations relative to connections to the public water supply and regulating water usage. Water supply rules and regulations may prescribe the size, form, contents, style and number of copies of plans and the procedure for the submission and approval thereof, and shall set forth the design requirements and methods of construction to satisfy the town’s standards. A true copy of the rules and regulations, with their most recent amendments, shall be kept on file available for inspection in the office of the inspector of buildings, in the office of the director of public works and in the office of the town clerk.
Prior to promulgating such rules or regulations or any amendments or revisions thereto, the Town Manager, or the Town Manager’s designee, shall first publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the town once in each of two successive weeks notice that a public hearing will be held concerning adopting, amending or revising such rules and regulations with information concerning the scope of the proposed action to be taken sufficient for public understanding; the first publication of such notice to be not less than 14 days before the day of the hearing. If the Town Manager promulgates such rules and regulations or amendments or revisions thereto, they shall forthwith be filed with the office of the director of public works and the office of the town clerk. The Town Clerk shall have a copy of the same posted in each of the precincts of the Town.
(Article XIX)
Transitional Provision
The provisions of the By-law regarding water supply existing on the date this By-law is adopted shall remain in effect until a new set of regulations is submitted by the director of public works and approved by the town council, consistent with this provision.