A. 
The Department of Public Works shall be charged with the duty of furnishing an adequate supply of potable water for the inhabitants of the City of Hudson. To that end, it shall provide adequate pumping, filtration and distribution facilities and necessary construction and reconstruction, extension and repair of the water system, exclusive of services, except as hereinafter provided.
B. 
All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations dealing with the construction, maintenance and operation of the mains, hydrants, service laterals and other connections of the water system, and the protection thereof, shall apply throughout the entire City of Hudson.
C. 
The Superintendent shall direct the operation of the waterworks system and shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers conferred on the Department of Public Works, and he shall, with the approval of the Common Council, prepare such rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the safe, economical and efficient management and operation of the water system.
The Superintendent shall assess charges for water from time to time, according to the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works. All such assessments shall be subject to the approval of the Common Council.
All ordinances or resolutions of the City of Hudson relating to the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works, Water Department, shall be considered a part of the contract with any person or persons having water connections, and every such person or persons shall be considered as having expressed his consent to be bound thereby. In case of violation of any of the rules and regulations, the Superintendent may discontinue the service as provided herein.
A. 
All requests pertaining to the turning on or turning off of water, installing or removing of meters, etc., originating with the owner, must be in writing and signed by either the owner or his authorized agent, except as otherwise provided by the Department of Public Works.
B. 
The Common Council shall have the power to establish special rates and conditions and to make contracts with municipal councils, county commissioners or the contracting authorities of other political subdivisions for the sale of surplus water.
Requests for discontinuance of service in legally occupied houses will not be honored or accepted for such purposes as eviction, enforcing collection of rents or as a result of differences between owner and occupant. The Department of Public Works will not be liable for damages as a result of the enforcement of this regulation in such cases.
The Department of Public Works shall maintain such records of readings of meters as shall facilitate the collection of charges for water, and shall also maintain a complete system of records and underground maps, completely indexed and filed.
The Department of Public Works does not guarantee any fixed water pressure or a continuous supply of water, these being subject to the varying conditions which may arise in the operation and maintenance of the water supply and system. Consumers whose operations require a continuous supply of water of definite pressure should provide against interruption by the installation of tanks or other auxiliary supplies or pressure regulation sufficient to carry them over a period of interruption.
A. 
The Department of Public Works reserves the right, through its authorized agents, to enter at any reasonable hour the premises to which it supplies water service for the purpose of reading, repairing, installing, removing and inspecting meters, or for any other purpose which it may deem necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the water supply system. For these purposes, any employee that may be designated, upon exhibiting the proper credentials of the Department of Public Works, shall have free access to the premises using its supply of water, and if such access is unavailable, the water supply may be shut off as hereinafter provided and not turned on again until the requests of Department of Public Works have been granted.
B. 
When, as a matter of convenience to the owner of the property or his agent, it is necessary to set, test, repair or remove a meter or make other repairs on the water service at other than regular working hours, an additional charge will be made.
A. 
Before a water main is turned off, whether for repairs or alterations, all consumers may be notified. Notice shall be considered to have been given when and if some person at such address has been told, either in person or in writing, of such action. The Department of Public Works will not be responsible for damages which may result from turning off or turning on of water, whether or not occupant is notified.
B. 
In case of breaks in mains, services, pumping and auxiliary machinery, reservoirs or other waterworks equipment, the water may be shut off when necessary without notice. No claim will be allowed for damages arising from breaks or the turning off or turning on of the water.
A. 
The Department of Public Works shall not discontinue service to any customer for violation of its rules and regulations without first having diligently tried to induce the customer to comply with same. After such effort on the part of the Department, service may be discontinued after the Department has given the customer at least five days' written notice of such intention either may mail or by leaving such notice in a conspicuous place at the customer's premises. The supply of water through any service may be turned off by the Department of Public Works for the following causes:
(1) 
For use of water on any premises other than that included in the application, except as herein provided.
(2) 
For willful waste of water through improper, imperfect or worn-out pipes or fixtures, or otherwise.
(3) 
For failure to maintain in good order connections, service pipes or fixtures owned by the applicant.
(4) 
For cross-connection or interconnection with any other supply of water.
(5) 
For installation of pipe and fixtures such that a possibility of back siphonage or backflow exists.
(6) 
For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop, corporation stop or seal or any appliance of the Department of Public Works.
(7) 
For nonpayment of water rent or other charges, including delinquent payment of penalty charges.
(8) 
For absence of reasonable access for the purpose of inspection or for reading, caring for or installation of or removal of meters.
(9) 
For making additions or alterations in or about service pipe or curb stop without notice thereof being previously given to and permission in writing obtained from the Department of Public Works.
(10) 
For inability to obtain meter readings for two consecutive quarters (six months) due to lack of access or obstruction of meter.
(11) 
For failure to pay water bill at any other location for which said owner is delinquent in payment.
B. 
Where safety of water supply is endangered or the safety of the public due to cave-in or ice conditions, caused by a faulty water service, is endangered, service may be discontinued immediately without notice.
C. 
The supply so turned off will not be turned on again until the cause of turning off has been removed and all charges, including a charge for reconnection of service during regular working hours, and an additional charge for reconnection of service at other than regular working hours when the customer has requested that the reconnection be made at other than regular working hours, have been paid. Water to a premises shall be turned on only by employees of the Department of Public Works.
A. 
The Department of Public Works may refuse to serve an applicant for services under the following conditions:
(1) 
If the applicant fails to comply with the rules of the Department.
(2) 
If the intended use of the service is of such a nature that it will be detrimental or injurious to the service furnished to the existing customers.
(3) 
If, in the judgment of the Department, the applicant's installation for utilizing the service is unsafe or hazardous or of such a nature that satisfactory service cannot be rendered.
(4) 
Where service has boon discontinued for fraudulent use, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Works, before making service connections to a new customer, to ascertain that prior fraudulent use of the facilities will not be attributed to the new customer. Where service have been discontinued for fraudulent use, the Department of Public Works shall not be required to serve to applicant until the Department has determined that all conditions of fraudulent use or practice have been corrected.
B. 
When an applicant is refused service under the provisions of this rule, the Department of Public Works shall notify him promptly of the reason for the refusal to serve.
No person shall operate, open or otherwise tamper with any valve, stop, seal or other device, or unlawfully secure a supply of water through such valve, corporation stop, curb stop or other device after same shall have been closed or installed for the violation of any rules or regulations of the Department of Public Works, without first having secured the necessary permission from the Department of Public Works.
A. 
Buildings being torn down or demolished will be inspected and all water services will be shut off at the main prior to demolition, at the expense of the owner.
B. 
Abandoned water services discovered not shut off at the main will be shut off by the Department of Public Works, and the cost of shutting off such services, together with such damage as may be sustained by reason of leaks on the abandoned service, may be charged to the owner of the premises served.
The Department of Public Works assumes no responsibility for damages arising from the shutting of a main or from the shutting off of a supply of water to any premises or for damage due to leaks or broken or open pipes or fixtures.
All paraphernalia, equipment and miscellaneous property derived or received from the Department of Public Works is and shall remain at all times the property of the Department of Public Works and shall not be damaged or destroyed and shall be surrendered upon demand.
No person shall trespass upon the grounds, pumping stations, storage reservoirs, yard or other property of the City of Hudson Department of Public Works, nor tamper with, damage or destroy any of the buildings, fixtures or appliances operated or used in connection with the Department of Public Works, nor deposit any filth or rubbish or commit any nuisance thereon.
A. 
Whoever shall open or attempt to open or draw water from any fire hydrant without the consent in writing of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works or of the Chief of the Fire Department, or shall in any manner injure, deface or obstruct the use of any fire hydrant, or shall place or keep any obstruction, article or material of any kind in front of such hydrant, between the curbline and the center of the street or within 10 feet of either side of such hydrant, shall be prosecuted according to local statutes.
B. 
Whoever shall destroy, injure, deface, pollute or disturb any public fountain or watering place shall be prosecuted according to local statutes.
The Department of Public Works shall sample and test water supplied by it, in accordance with current public health drinking water standards, to ensure that the water quality is above the minimum requirements.
Upon complaint to the Department of Public Works by a customer either at its office, by letter of by telephone, the Department shall promptly make a suitable investigation and advise the complainant of the results thereof. It shall keep a record of all complaints, which shall show the name and address of the complainant, the date and nature of the complaint and the adjustment or disposition thereof, for a period of two years subsequent to the final settlement of the complaint.
The office of the Department of Public Works is located at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, and will be open for the transaction of business between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office will be closed on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.