The village shall not be liable for any loss
or damage to private property or to any public property not owned
by the Village of Scarsdale because of variation in the amount or
consistency of the pressure or volume of the water supplied or because
of water escaping from, obstructions in or frost action upon water
service pipes or because of water escaping from water distribution
pipes, laterals, appliances or fixtures which are privately owned.
The Water Department shall exercise sole control, except as set forth in § A320-22, including the operation, maintenance and replacement, where necessary, of all water mains, valves, hydrants, curb stopcocks, water service connections, valve boxes, meters and other appurtenances connected or associated with the water supply system, located in any public way, easement or village-owned property within the village boundaries.
A.
Any person willfully interfering with the operation of any water system facilities shall be in violation of these Rules and Regulations and subject to the provisions of § A320-2.
B.
The Water Superintendent shall have the authority
to institute the appropriate proceedings at law against those suspected
of being in violation of these Rules and Regulations and to require
the removal or termination of any violation.
The Board of Trustees may curtail the amount
of water supplied and may curtail the use of water in the event of
a shortage of water being supplied to the village.
A.
Curtailment for system maintenance. The Water Department
shall have the right to curtail the use of water on a temporary basis,
within such area as may be affected by a shortage of water because
of work being performed on the water supply system.
B.
Curtailment of lawn sprinkling. In case of a shortage
of water, the Water Department shall have the right to limit or prohibit
the use of water for sprinkling of lawns or gardens or for any purpose
not deemed necessary for the maintenance of public health.
C.
Compliance with water curtailment. When the supply
or use of water has been curtailed, if water is used wastefully or
negligently on a consumer's premises, seriously affecting the general
water service, the Water Department may discontinue the service to
such premises if conditions are not corrected within 24 hours after
giving the consumer written notice, or, if no emergency exists, it
may discontinue service at once without notice.
No person shall supply water to either persons
or premises other than such premises for which the initial water service
was originally supplied unless specific permission for a temporary
reallocation has been received from the Water Department. During a
period of emergency, the Water Department is authorized to require
and make any necessary provisions for the supply of water to a given
premises being reallocated in part to service another. In such case,
the Water Department will make proper credit for the excess water
consumption as recorded on the water meter of the primary receiver
of water service.
No person shall perform work on piping or other elements attached to the village water supply system unless such person is in possession of a current master plumber's license issued pursuant to § 132-40 of the Code of the Village of Scarsdale.
Persons engaging in underground excavation,
whether by hand or by machine, for any purpose shall be responsible
for determining the location of all elements of the village water
supply system in the immediate vicinity of such excavation and for
maintaining in position all water mains, water service connections
and other elements of the system in such vicinity. When, due to such
excavation, damage is caused to any element of the village water supply
system, the person responsible for such damage shall immediately notify
the Water Department, shall cause such damage to be repaired immediately
at his expense and shall reimburse the Water Department for the cost
of any services required by such Department for temporary or permanent
restoration required because of the damage incurred.
The village will use reasonable care to furnish
good, wholesome water, but, in case the water furnished by it is taken
from the water system of the City of New York or of any other municipality
or any water company whose supply is under the supervision of the
State Board of Health of the State of New York, the village shall
not be liable for damages due to the quality thereof, unless it shall
have official notice of deficiencies therein and shall fail within
a reasonable time to correct the same or to publish in an official
village newspaper a warning against the use thereof for domestic purposes.
The village shall not be liable for inconvenience or damage resulting
from water of high color or carrying suspended matter.
No person owning or occupying premises receiving
water service from the village shall make, or allow to be made, any
connection, either of a direct or of an indirect nature, between his
piping system and a water supply from any other source or install,
or allow to be installed, any fixture or appliance or waste or soil
pipe from which water may flow, be syphoned or be pumped into any
piping connected to the village water system.
A.
All service lines from the village water supply system
shall be protected from backflow of water by means of an approved
backflow prevention device to prevent contamination from the premises
into the village water supply system.
B.
Each service line to a facility shall be protected
in a manner commensurate with the degree of hazard of the facility.
The degree of hazard and type of backflow prevention device to be
used to achieve containment shall be based on use of the facility
and availability of contaminants.
C.
The Water Department shall determine the type of backflow
prevention device to be installed based upon their determination of
the degree of actual or potential hazard. When required, the design
of backflow prevention device installations shall be approved by the
Westchester County Department of Health.
D.
All backflow prevention devices used must be on the
current listing of acceptable devices issued by New York State Department
of Health.
E.
Unless otherwise specified, backflow prevention devices
shall be installed close to the house side of the water meter.
F.
All backflow prevention devices shall be furnished,
installed, tested, protected and maintained by the property owner
at his own expense.
In cases where boilers or other appliances in
a premises depend upon the pressure in the service line to keep them
supplied with water, the owner or occupant shall place suitable safety
devices to guard against the possibility of collapse or explosion
when the water supply is interrupted. Likewise, such owner or occupant
shall protect water-cooled compressors for refrigeration systems by
means of high-pressure safety cutout devices and shall provide means
for the prevention of the transmission of water hammer or noise of
operation of any valve or appliance through his piping to any adjacent
premises. Failure of the owner or occupant to provide such safety
devices shall in no way make the village responsible for any resulting
damage.
