When a main is laid in front of property served
by a private line smaller than the normal requirements for a water
main in the street, all services shall be transferred to the new main
and the private line abandoned. The line may be salvaged by the owner.
All services will be transferred from the private line to the water
main at the expense of the customer.
All private lines shall be installed at the
sole expense of the applicants. Such expense shall include all cost
of excavating of trench, laying of pipe, backfilling the trench and
providing for such service connections as the Superintendent may direct.
The Department of Public Works will make the connection to the existing
main at the owner's expense, consisting of corporation stop and labor.
Upon request for a private line, the applicant
shall present all pertinent information to the Department of Public
Works concerning the new line. Where necessary, building and/or site
plans must be submitted at the time of the application.
All private lines shall be installed subject
to the supervision and inspection of the Department of Public Works,
and trenches shall not be backfilled until the private line is inspected
and approved. Water will not be turned into a private line until work
has been approved.
Ownership of a private line shall remain with
the owner of the property served by this line. Right to connect to
the private line for extensions or for service connections is retained
by the Department of Public Works. However, such service installations
normally will not be made until written consent of the owner has been
received by the Department.
Repairs to private lines will be made as set forth in §
A333-33, Repair and maintenance of services, of the rules and regulations.
The use of said private line must be as stated
in the application. Any other use, unless granted in writing by the
Superintendent, could result in the permanent discontinuance of service.