This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Water Department Regulations Ordinance."
For the purpose of this chapter the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
given herein:
MANAGER
The Village Manager of the Village.
TOWN
The unincorporated area of the Town of Ossining.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for
the health and safety of the Village by regulating the installation
and alteration of all water mains and conduits in the Village, to
prescribe rules and regulations for the distribution and metering
of water and conservation of water during emergencies.
Each unmetered fire sprinkler line shall be
equipped with an automatic, audible alarm which will sound an alarm
when any flow of water occurs in such unmetered fire sprinkler line.
Water shall not be furnished to any premises by any person not an employee of the Department, except temporarily by a licensed plumber to enable him or her to test his or her own work, provided that it shall be turned off again immediately after the test is made. Any person turning a water service on, except temporarily by a licensed plumber to test his or her work, shall be subject to punishment as provided in Article
III, General Penalty, of Chapter
1, General Provisions.
[Amended 3-19-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 8-2-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994; 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
In addition to any other penalties imposed by
this Code, the water may be shut off from a consumer failing to comply
with any of the laws of the Village and/or the rules and regulations
of the Department and will not be turned on again until satisfactory
assurance is given that these rules and/or laws will be complied with
and all proper and necessary expense incurred in shutting off and
turning on the water are paid in full. The charge for restoring water
service shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Village
Board of Trustees..
The Manager and the Superintendent, and all
employees delegated by them for the purpose, shall have free access
at proper hours to all parts of every building or place in which meters
are located and where water is or may be delivered or consumed. Employees
will carry with them proper identification denoting their employment
by the Department.
The Department shall in no event be responsible
for maintenance of or for damage done by water escaping from the service
pipe or any other pipe or fixture on the outlet side of the curb cock;
and the consumer shall at all times comply with state and municipal
regulations in reference thereto and shall make any change thereon
required on account of change of grade, relocation of mains or otherwise.
No person, other than an employee of the Department, shall operate or close any valves or corporation stops within the system or molest or interfere with any valve or valve box cover. Any person operating or closing any valves or corporation stops within the system or molesting or interfering with any valve or valve box cover shall be subject to punishment as provided in Article
III, General Penalty, of Chapter
1, General Provisions.
All waste of water at all times is prohibited.
A consumer shall maintain his or her faucets, toilets and service
lines and all appurtenances in good order and condition and free of
all leaks at his or her own expense.
The Village will furnish water to areas outside
of the corporate limits of the Village only when a water district
authorized and approved by the town has been formed.
The Superintendent shall have the power to waive
any rule or regulation except rates and charges as contained in this
chapter wherein his or her judgment a situation exists where the strict
application of this chapter will result in an unnecessary hardship
to a consumer or owner.