A.
The following rules and regulations have been established
by the Board of Trustees of the Village of South Glens Falls, hereinafter
referred to as "the Village."
B.
Each and every consumer, user or taker of water from
the Village water system and owner of property in the Village shall
be in all respects bound by and shall be considered to have agreed
to the rules, regulations, requirements and schedules of water rates
and other charges as hereinafter set forth or amended or modified
by the Board of Trustees as a condition precedent to the rights of
service from said water system.
[Amended 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
C.
Except in cases of fire, no person or persons shall
take water from the fire hydrants of the Village for any purpose whatsoever
without having obtained permission from the Village Superintendent
of Public Works, and, in case of fire, said fire hydrants shall be
opened and water shall be taken therefrom only by Village employees
or active members of the Fire Department.
D.
No alternative or private water supply shall provide
service to premises in the Village, to the exclusion of municipal
water where such premises are situated in the designated aquifer protection
district.
[Added 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004;
amended 9-7-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
E.
No alternative water source or private potable water
supply shall be mixed or commingled into the Village's municipal water
system without prior written approval by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
[Amended 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004; 4-2-2014 by Ord. No.
2-2014]
Municipal water service to a private property shall be supplied
upon the requirement that the private property owner shall be exclusively
responsible for all costs, maintenance, upkeep, repair or replacement
of any lateral water pipe which is a water supply conduit between
the municipal shut off valve (curb stop) and the user's private property
water system. The Village shall be exclusively responsible for the
costs, maintenance, upkeep, repair or replacement of all municipal
water mains, any municipal shut off valve (curb stop) and any municipal
lateral water pipe that is a conduit for water supply from the water
main, to and including the municipal water shut off value (curb stop).
Notwithstanding, the Village shall not be liable on any claim for
property damage, personal injury or death alleged to have been caused
by inadequate municipal water supply or alleged failure to supply
municipal water arising from any breakage, freezing or other circumstances
of alleged defect or condition unless such claimant shall have served
a prior written notification of such alleged defect or condition upon
the Village Clerk Treasurer in accordance with the requirements of
law.
The Village reserves the right to impose specific
regulations in connection with the supply to private fire-protection
systems.
A.
Those desirous of making connections to the mains
of the water system of the Village should make application for permission
thereof to the Village. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed,
however, as prohibiting the Superintendent of Public Works from requesting
a greater charge than stipulated in the Fee Schedule[1] for connections to the Village mains when, in his opinion,
conditions or other circumstances are such that a greater charge is
merited. It shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent of Public
Works to fix and determine the charges for this service.
B.
No work shall be performed upon the Village mains
or upon the services connected thereto between the main and the curb
stop except by employees of the Village or duly authorized contractors
subject to the Superintendent of Public Works' approval.
C.
The consumer is required to notify the superintendent
of Public Works of any leak occurring in or damage to the lateral
line, in which case the water will be turned off at the curb stop
and will remain turned off until the leak is repaired to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent of Public Works. All leak repairs to the lateral
line from the main shall be at the cost and the responsibility of
the property owner. If any lateral line is determined by the Superintendent
of Public Works to be unrepairable or is all galvanized iron or a
type of rigid copper that does not meet Village specifications, at
the option of the Superintendent of Public Works, the lateral pipe
may be required to be replaced with a copper pipe from the main at
the sole expense of the property owner. In all cases, repairs shall
be made in conformity with the specifications for new services, insofar
as they may be applicable. Nothing in this section shall be construed
as violating any agreement heretofore entered into between property
owners served through improved and accepted services and the Village.
[Amended 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
D.
Service shall be controlled at the curb stop and water
will be charged for as long as the curb stop is open. The water shall
be turned off and on only by employees of the Village of South Glens
Falls or the duly authorized representatives and only upon filing
proper request with said Village.
E.
The Village shall not be liable for any damage which
may result to consumers' pipes, appliances or other fixtures from
the shutting off of water mains or service pipes for any purpose whatsoever,
whether previous notice has been given or not. No deduction from the
service charge will be made for periods when the service is shut off.
In cases where coils or other devices are installed in heating boilers
or separate heating devices for the purpose of providing domestic
hot water, approved check and relief valves must be installed at the
expense of the owner in the supply or feed pipe between the main and
the source of heat. This is not only to be installed at the expense
of the owner but also at his peril. The Village assumes no responsibility
for the proper operation and function of said valves.
F.
The Village shall not be held liable for any damage
sustained by reason of its failure to supply water to any owner at
any time or for any cause, and it reserves the right to control the
amount of water supplied in the event that the supply becomes short
for any reason.
G.
The Village does not guarantee service from the street
main or through the house or through any piping valves or connections
therein.
H.
All materials used, the method and manner of placing
the same and the general arrangement and progress of the work shall
conform to the specifications hereinafter set forth in these regulations.
The minimum is three-fourths-inch Type K copper.
I.
No street pavement opening or sidewalk cutting shall
occur until after the property owner has obtained written permission
from the Superintendent of Public Works or his agent.
[Amended 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
J.
A separate tap and service shall be installed for
each premises located on a street where there is a Village water main.
When or if the premises should be subdivided for residential, commercial
or industrial use, each entity shall be considered a separate water
user and each will be billed separately in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this chapter. When the word "premises" is used herein,
it shall be taken to designate a building under one roof owned or
leased by one or more persons and occupied for residential, commercial
or industrial use.
[Amended 4-16-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
K.
No connection of any kind shall be made to the service
pipe between the main and the premises.
L.
The installation of the lateral pipe from the main
to the owner's premises shall be performed in conformity with the
requirements of the Superintendent of Public Works or his agent. In
all cases, the turning off or turning on of a curb stop shall be done
only by the Superintendent of Public Works or his agent.
[Amended 7-21-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
M.
Where an application is made for a connection for
which existing service pipe is provided to the curb box only, all
work shall be performed in accordance with these rules and regulations
and specifications. As far as they are applicable, the connections
shall be made at the curb stop instead of at the main. It shall be
the duty of the applicant or his agent to determine that the portion
of the connection previously installed is in satisfactory condition
and to make any repairs thereto which may be required by the Superintendent
of Public Works or his representative, all of which shall be at the
expense of the applicant. Detailed methods of connection to the existing
service pipe shall be in accordance with the instructions of the Superintendent
of Public Works or his representative. The applicant must pay for
such service connection.
N.
Where an application is made to increase the size
of the service pipe or for any other change to be made in said pipe
which services any consumer, the corporation cock controlling such
service must be closed at the main prior to any withdrawal of water
through the reconstructed service pipe.
O.
Temporary connections. Those desiring the use of water
for temporary purposes other than from temporary connections to the
main shall make application to the Village setting forth, in detail,
the reason and the exact use which is to be made of the water, and
the Village may issue the necessary permit under such terms and conditions
as it may determine.
P.
In case it is desired to abandon a service, the Village
shall be notified and the service will be disconnected at the curb
stop. The work shall be performed at the expense of the owner.
Q.
The Superintendent of Public Works shall have control
of the installation, maintenance, repair and adjustment of taps, mains,
curb boxes, service pipes and meters. The Village shall not be responsible
for breaks, obstructions or intermission of service arising from any
cause whatsoever, except that they may take such steps as are reasonable
upon proper notification to make such repairs as may be necessary
to restore service from the main to the curb stop.
R.
The Village shall be the sole judge as to the meaning
of these rules and regulations. Its interpretation shall be final
and binding upon all applicants for water service and upon all takers
and users of water.
