Engineered plans and specifications prepared and stamped by a professional
engineer licensed to practice in New York State shall be required for any
new water system extensions. Plans shall be subject to review and approval
of the Town and other agencies as may have jurisdiction. Where extension is
proposed by someone other than the Town on behalf of the district, all cost
associated with the extension, including the cost of such review, shall be
borne by the person proposing the extension. Funds to cover review expenses
shall be deposited in escrow with the Town prior to review work being performed.
Extensions to the water system shall be made in accordance with Town
of Van Buren Standard Specifications and Details for Water Facilities, as
adopted by resolution of the Town Board.
Construction of water system extensions shall be inspected by the Town.
Where extension is proposed by someone other than the Town Board on behalf
of the district, the cost of inspections shall be borne by the person proposing
the extension. Funds to cover inspection expenses shall be deposited in escrow
with the Town prior to construction work being performed. No work shall advance
unless inspected to the satisfaction of the Town.
All water system extensions must be successfully leak tested in accordance
with AWWA specifications and disinfected and tested for bacteriological contamination
in accordance with New York State Department of Health regulations prior to
acceptance by the district. Written certification by a New York State licensed
professional engineer attesting as such shall be provided to the Superintendent
by the person making the extension prior to the Town's acceptance of
the extension.
Record drawings shall be prepared for all water system extensions by
the design engineer, which reflect any substantive modifications to the original
plans and specifications made during construction.
Upon written acceptance by the Town, completed facilities for water
system extensions which have been privately constructed shall be dedicated
to the district, at which time they will become the property of the district.
At the time of dedication, the person dedicating the facilities to the Town
shall provide a guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship for
a period of one year. The guarantee shall be in such form and contain such
provisions as deemed necessary by the Town, secured by a surety bond or such
other security as the Town may require.
