[Adopted 10-17-1989 by L.L. No. 20-1989]
It is recognized that a water utility must employ
standards and a system of practices to serve the public in all orderly
and effective manner. The supplying of water to a populace from a
common pipe system is a communal function. The water utility and the
individual consumer is involved in business transactions and other
obligations which mutually affect not only the individual and the
utility but also all others in a community. The purpose of this article
is two fold: first, to define the authority and responsibility of
all water department personnel in their relations with the consuming
public; and second, to provide the consuming public with a written
statement of conditions under which water service will be furnished
and continued by the Town Board.
The following regulations shall be considered
as part of the contract of the Water Department by and on behalf of
the Town Board, Town of Yorktown and binding upon every person who
takes water supplied by the Town.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
One in which substances are present which, if introduced
into the public water supply system, could be a nuisance to other
water customers, but would not adversely affect human health. A typical
example of such substances is stagnant water from fire lines in which
no chemical additives are used.
A physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel.
The air-gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe,
measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, in no case less
than one inch.
The owner of property or agent applying for water service.
A check valve that seats readily and completely. It must
be carefully machined to have free moving parts and assured watertightness.
The face of the closure element and valve seat must be bronze composition
or other noncorrodible material which will seat tightly under all
prevailing conditions of field use. Pins and bushings shall be of
bronze or other noncorrodible, nonsticking material, machined for
easy, dependable operation. The closure element, e.g., clapper, shall
be internally weighted or otherwise internally equipped to promote
rapid and positive closure in all sizes where this feature is obtainable.
An assembly of at least two independently acting check valves,
including tightly closing shutoff valves on each side of the check
valve assembly and suitable leak-detector drains plus connections
available for testing the watertightness of each check valve. This
device must be approved as a complete assembly by the New York State
Department of Health.
A device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically
operating differential relief valve located between the two checks,
two shutoff valves and equipped with necessary appurtenances for testing.
The device shall operate to maintain the pressure in the zone between
the two check valves, less than the pressure on the public water supply
side of the device. At cessation of normal flow, the pressure between
check valves shall be less than the supply pressure. In case of leakage
of either check valve, the differential relief valve shall operate
to maintain this reduced pressure by discharging to atmosphere. When
the inlet pressure is two pounds per square inch or less, the relief
valve shall open to the atmosphere, thereby providing an air-gap in
the device. To be approved, these devices must be readily accessible
for maintenance and testing and installed in a location where no part
of the valve will be submerged. The enclosure must be self-draining
so that the large amount of water which the relief valve may vent
will be disposed of reliably without submergence of the relief valve.
This device must also be approved as a complete assembly by the New
York State Department of Health.
Any water supply approved by the New York State Department
of Health.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other than
the approved public supply.
A loop of pipe rising approximately 35 feet, at its topmost
point, above the highest fixture it supplies.
With respect to any subscriber, a billing period shall consist
of a period of four calendar months, as established by the Water Department.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
A person who is certified by the New York State Department
of Health for the testing of backflow prevention devices. He shall
be provided with an appropriate identification card. Failure to perform
his duties competently and conscientiously will result in prompt withdrawal
of this certification.
Any unprotected connection between any part of a water system
used or intended to supply water for drinking purposes and any source
or system containing water or substance that is not or cannot be approved
as equally safe, wholesome and potable for human consumption.
The owner or agent of record receiving water services from the Town. A purchaser or party who otherwise acquires a home or other property with existing water services shall not be considered a customer for purposes of § 280-15D(3).
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
The date upon which a bill or notice is mailed or delivered
personally to a customer.
Any account having outstanding delinquent bills.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
Any bill not paid in full by its due date.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
Provision of water for household residential purposes, including
water for sprinkling lawns, gardens and shrubbery, watering livestock,
washing vehicles and other similar and customary purposes.
The due date for payment of any water bill shall be one month
from the date of the billing statement.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
Provision of water in measured quantities.
A facility in which substances may be present which if introduced
into the public water system would or may endanger or have all adverse
effect on the health of other water customers. Typical examples are
laboratories, sewage treatment plants, chemical plants, hospitals
and mortuaries.
Extension of distribution pipelines, exclusive of service
connections beyond existing facilities.
Distribution pipelines located in street, highways or public
ways which are used to serve the general public.
Provision of water in measured quantities.
Provision of water to a municipality or other public body.
One which does not require the installation of an acceptable
backflow prevention device.
The integral property or area, including improvements thereon,
to which water service is or will be provided.
That area in which service is or will be furnished, as prescribed
and approved by the Water Resources Commission, Conservation Department,
State of New York, in decision dated May 15, 1934.
The pipe, valves and other facilities by means of which water
is conducted from distribution mains to the curb stop or shutoff valve
at the property line.
The entire body of effective rates, rentals, charges and
regulations.
A service for circuses, bazaars, fairs, construction work,
irrigation of vacant property and similar uses and, because of their
nature, consumption or use will not be regular or permanent.
NONPRESSURE-TYPEA vacuum breaker which is designed so as not to be subjected to static line pressure.
PRESSURE-TYPEA vacuum breaker designed to operate under conditions of static line pressure.
The consumer or a person on the premises charged with the
responsibility of complete knowledge and understanding of the water
supply piping within the premises and for maintaining the consumer's
water system free from cross-connections and other sanitary defects,
as required by regulations and laws.
A.
Supply. The Water Department will exercise reasonable
diligence and care to deliver a continuous and sufficient supply of
water to a customer at a proper pressure and to avoid any shortage
or interruption in delivery. The Department has, however, the right
to limit the amount of water to be furnished.
B.
Quality. The Department will endeavor to furnish a
safe and potable water for human consumption at all times as per New
York State Health Department standards.
D.
Water accounts shall only be issued to deeded owners
of a serviced premise.
E.
Privately
owned complexes. The Water Department is not responsible for providing
maintenance services to privately owned complexes. However, the Water
Department can be contacted if there is an emergency that requires
immediate attention that a plumber cannot provide. The charge for
this service is an amount per request as set forth in the Master Fee
Schedule.[1] Additional overtime charges may apply.
[Added 9-1-2009 by L.L.
No. 12-2009; amended 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
A.
Application.
(1)
All applications for the use of water must be made
in writing on forms provided by the Water Department. On acceptance
by the Water Department, the application shall constitute a contact
between the Town Board and the applicant, obligating the applicant
to pay the Department its established rates and to comply with its
rules and regulations.
(2)
An application will be accepted subject to there being
an existing main in a street or right-of-way abutting on the premises
to be served. However, acceptance of an application shall in no way
obligate the water district to extend its mains to serve the premises,
unless as otherwise excepted herein.
(3)
If a water main is located within a Town, state or
county right-of-way, it will be the applicant's responsibility to
obtain all necessary permits from the Town, state and/or county.
(4)
A separate application must be made for each of the
following:
(a)
Each dwelling unit or building under one roof
owned or leased by one customer and occupied as one residence or one
place of business (may be waived by Water Superintendent if master
metering is more beneficial to the Town of Yorktown).
(b)
Each premises to be used as a place of business.
(c)
Each combination of buildings owned or leased
by one customer, in one common enclosure, occupied by one family,
or one corporation or firm, as a residence or place of business.
(d)
Each unit of a multiple house or building separated
by a solid vertical partition wall, occupied by one family or one
firm, as a residence or place of business.
(e)
Each, building owned or leased by one customer
having a number of apartments, offices or lofts which are rented to
tenants and using, in common, one hall and one or more means of entry.
(f)
Each building one or more stories high under
one roof, owned or leased by one customer having an individual entrance
for the ground floor occupants and one for the occupants of the upper
floors.
(g)
Each apartment owned by one individual or firm
and located in one common enclosure.
(5)
Submetering will not be permitted.
(6)
Application for temporary services. Application for
temporary services of contractors, builders and others for temporary
service will be supplied, provided that it does not interfere with
use of water for general purposes.
(a)
A permit must be obtained from the Water Department.
(b)
The quantity of water taken for such purposes
shall be determined either by meter or estimate and paid for in accordance
with the rate schedule applicable to metered general purposes.
(c)
Customers requiring temporary water service
shall assume all expenses, incurred in connecting the customer for
temporary water service.
(7)
Mandatory plumbing plans. Where service is desired
for multiple dwelling buildings and/or commercial or industrial use,
a detailed plumbing plan showing service supply, fixtures and equipment
and any and all other water use facilities must be submitted at the
time of application.
(8)
Reserved rights under application. The application
is merely a written request for service and does not bind the applicant
to take service for any particular length of time nor does it bind
the Department to give service, except under reasonable conditions.
(9)
Modifications from applied for services. Any customer
making any material change in the size, character or extent of the
equipment used in the supply of water in the use of water or service
supplied or whose change in water use results in a large increase
or decrease in the use of water shall immediately give the Department
written notice of the nature of the change and, if necessary, amend
the filed application. The owner will be responsible for the cost
of any change of installations brought about by such change in demand.
Contracts, other than or in addition to applications,
may be required prior to service under the following conditions:
Each contract for water service shall contain
the following provision:
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This contract shall at all times be subject
to changes or modifications by the Town Board, as said Board may from
time to time direct in the exercise of its jurisdiction.
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A.
Notices to customers. Notices from the Department
to a customer will normally be given in writing and either delivered
or mailed to him at his last known address. Where conditions warrant
and in emergencies, the Department may resort to notification either
by telephone or messenger.
B.
Notices from customers. All required notices from
the customer to the Department may be delivered by the customer or
his authorized representative, in writing, to:
C.
Other
notices. Announcements such as fire hydrant flushing and/or road closures
will be advertised on the Town's government channel and website. A
notice may also be published in one of the local newspapers (i.e.,
North County News; Journal News, etc.).
[Added 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
The Department reserves the right in all cases
to determine the size, type and location of service to be rendered
and the metering to be used. The applicant shall install all service
piping from the water main, including the curb stop and curb box.
The expense of installation shall be borne by the owner of the premise
served (the charge for the installation of meters shall be paid in
advance at the Receiver of Taxes office at the rates as established
by the Town Board). All curb boxes shall be set at the applicant's
property line.
A.
Service connections. All water service connections
shall be constructed at right angles to the main along their entire
length into the premises served wherever possible.
(1)
For service connections sized 3/4 inch through two
inches in diameter, Type K soft copper water tubing and flared fittings,
as approved by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), shall
be used from the distribution main to the premises. The service connection
at this water main shall be installed by the owner, at the expense
of the owner.
(2)
For service connections sized over two inches in diameter,
ductile cement-lined iron pipe shall be used and installed per specifications
of the AWWA. The service connection at the water main shall be installed
by the owner, at the expense of the owner.
(3)
All service connection pipes will be required to be
laid at a depth of not less than four feet and no more than five feet
below finished grade, along their entire length. No service connection
shall be permitted to be laid within 10 feet of a sewer, gas, steam,
electrical or other conduit along any part of the entire length of
such connection from the main to the building being serviced.
(4)
Water service connections shall not be installed from
December 1 to April 1, except by special written permit from the Water
Superintendent.
(5)
The Department, at its expense, will maintain the
service pipe and service connection from the main to the curb shutoff
(exception: fire-protection service).
B.
Service on applicant's property.
(1)
The applicant shall install the connecting pipe from
the curb box shutoff to the premises, and a water control valve to
be located inside the building wall. The above shall be properly maintained
and replaced when necessary. The installation and maintenance of the
above shall be in accordance to the satisfaction of the Water Department.
The minimum size, materials, depth of cover and method of construction
shall be as herein specified by the Water Department. If any defects
or deficiencies in workmanship or materials are found, or if the customer's
service pipe has not been installed in accordance with the specifications
set herein, water service will not be turned on and/or continued until
such defects and/or deficiencies are remedied and within five days
after written notification. The above water service equipment shall
be furnished and installed at the expense of the applicant.
(2)
All service pipes shall lead directly into the premises
and shall be extended only beyond the entrance wall to a point where
the water is controlled and metered. Said metering location shall
be as close to the entrance wall as possible. The Water Superintendent
shall designate the location of all said meters.
(3)
The curb stop, curb box, service pipe from the curb
stop into the premises and any and all fixtures used for supplying
water shall be required to be maintained in perfect working order
at the expense of the owner/applicant. The curb box must be visible
and the top thereof flush with the sidewalk or grade and in serviceable
condition. In case such service and fixtures are not kept in repair
after reasonable notice, the Department may make the necessary repairs
and charge the cost of same to the owner of the property.
(4)
A separate service is required for each premises supplied
with water. Each premises so serviced must be equipped with a curb
stop under the control of the Water Department. Where two or more
premises are supplied with water through one service pipe under the
control of one curb stop, if any of the parties so supplied shall
violate any of the regulations, the Department shall have the right
to apply its shutoff regulations to such joint service line, notwithstanding
whether another party not in violation shall also have its water turned
off. Except where the health and welfare of others is of more pressing
consequences, such action shall not be taken until the innocent customer,
who is not in violation of the Departments regulations, has been given
a reasonable opportunity to attach his pipe to a separately controlled
service connection.
(5)
The Department shall not be responsible in the event
that the service pipe from the main to the curb box freezes, provided
that pipe was installed at its proper depth. If the Department is
required to thaw said pipes, the costs of such shall be borne by the
property owner.
C.
Installation of water service connections from water
main.
(1)
The applicant for a water permit shall notify the
Water Superintendent a minimum of 24 hours prior to when the water
service line is ready for inspection and connection to the water distribution
main. The connection shall be made under the supervision of a plumber
licensed by the Town of Yorktown. No work shall be covered until inspected
by the Water Superintendent or his representative. All excavations
for water service line installations shall be adequately guarded with
barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Proper
shoring shall be provided where necessary to avoid cave-ins into trench
excavations. In the event that water conditions are encountered during
trench excavations, a licensed plumber shall provide suitable pumping
equipment to ensure installation of water service lines under reasonably
dry conditions, said groundwater to be disposed of in storm drainage
facilities.
(2)
All excavation shall be backfilled and the earth rammed. In no case shall boulders or rock layers be used for backfill within two feet of water service lines and connections. Where road pavement must be cut, it will be necessary to first secure a street opening permit from the Superintendent of Highways. All requirements set forth in said permit shall constitute part of this article (see Chapter 255, Street Specifications).
(3)
Each permit shall have endorsed thereon, the contents
of § 149 of the Highway Law of the State of New York, and
the licensee and owner of the land benefited by the sewer connection
shall be deemed to have accepted such permit or the issuance of the
same on condition that there will be full compliance with the provisions
of said section and that such persons will be bound thereby.
D.
Meters.
(1)
An individual meter shall be required for each premises
and for each separate water service connection to a premises.
[Amended 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007]
(a)
Every meter installed shall have a remote Sensus
Metering System touch reader, whereby the water meter may be read
from outside the premises at all times, which shall measure in 1,000
gallons.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
(2)
Every meter shall be provided with an approved valve
on each side. All meters 1 1/2 inches and larger in diameter
shall be fitted with suitable bypass which shall be metered with a
remote Sensus Meter System touch read, reading in 1,000 gallons, wired
to the outside and furnished with a valve under the control and seal
of the Water Department and installed per its approval. All fittings
and valves shall be maintained by the property owner at his or her
own expense.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007; 9-1-2009 by L.L. No.
12-2009]
(3)
The customer shall provide a heated place, approved
by the Water Department, for the location of the meter. The customer
shall install and maintain in working order all necessary piping,
fittings, valves and pipe couplings to receive the meter. The meter
shall be placed as close as possible to the service line where it
enters the structure. The water meter must remain accessible at all
times (for example, it shall not be placed behind or in a location
obstructed by a wall, hot water heater, oil tank, washer, dryer or
boiler).
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(4)
All meters will be sealed by the Department at the
time of installation and no seal shall be altered or broken, except
by the Department or its authorized employees or agents.
(5)
Maintenance; installation.
(a)
All meters up to and including one inch will
be maintained by, and at the expense of, the Water Department, so
far as ordinary wear and tear are concerned. The customer shall be
held responsible for damage to meters resulting from freezing, hot
water or external causes. The customer shall also be held responsible
for damage to or loss of the outside register or touch pad. In event
of damage, the Water Department will repair or replace the outside
register or touch pad as necessary and shall charge the cost of repair
or replacement to the customer.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(b)
The Department requires that the customer install
at his own expense a pressure reducer upstream of all meters.
(c)
The Water Department requires that customers
shall install, at their own expense, check valves or other suitable
equipment, properly located, in order to prevent backflow of hot water
to the meter which may cause damage to the meter and customers' plumbing.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(d)
Commercial property owners are required to have
tested every three years any and all 1 1/2 inch or larger water meters
in their buildings or vaults. The tests must be performed by a certified
meter testing company. The expense of the meter testing shall be borne
by the property owner. The test results shall be submitted to the
Water Department within 10 days of the meter testing. If the meter
fails the meter testing, the property owner is required to have the
meter repaired or replaced and retested within 30 days of the failed
meter testing. A copy of the test results shall be submitted to the
Water Department within 10 days of the retesting. Any property owner
that fails to timely comply with the testing or reporting requirements
shall be subject to a civil fine of $250 a day (per meter), not to
exceed $5,000 (per meter) in any three-year reporting period. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this subsection
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007;
amended 6-2-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
(e)
On or before April 1, 2008, all commercial properties
are required to have installed, at the property owner's expense, a
master meter for domestic water service, so that the entire supply
of water to the premises will at all times be accurately measured.
All master meter installations shall include a pressure reducer valve,
a gate valve and a backflow preventer, all of which shall be installed
in a meter or utility room having a lockable door. The meter or utility
room shall have lighting and heat to prevent freezing of the piping.
At the discretion of the Water Superintendent, a meter pit may be
allowed. Where a meter pit is allowed, it shall be constructed of
cement and shall have such lighting, heat, ventilation, drainage,
stairs or ladder, and lockable door or cover as the Water Superintendent
shall determine to be adequate. Meter and utility room doors and meter
pit doors and covers shall be kept closed and locked at all times
to prevent unauthorized connections or tampering with service. The
specific location of meter rooms, utility rooms or meter pits shall
be designated by the property owner, subject to the approval of Water
Superintendent. If, at any time, an existing meter location does not
conform to the standards enumerated in this chapter or the Water Superintendent's
standards, the installation shall be modified at the property owner's
expense so that it does conform. Each water meter shall be equipped
with an automatic meter reading device in accordance with the standards
enumerated in this chapter or the Water Superintendent's standards.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007;
amended 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 16-2007]
(f)
The owner of a commercial property which is
metered by a master meter will be billed for all water delivered to
or used at the property, as measured by the master meter. The master
water meter readings shall be used for purposes of billing by the
Water Department. The owner of the property may install submeters
downstream from the master meter for the purpose of billing tenants
or occupants of the property. The cost of the submeters, associated
equipment (pressure-reducer valves, check valves, piping, etc.), installation
and maintenance shall be borne by the owner of the property. The Water
Department shall have no responsibility for or involvement in the
installation, maintenance, or reading of any such submeters. The Water
Department will not generate any water bills from any readings taken
from these submeters.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007;
amended 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 16-2007]
(6)
The Water Department reserves the right to meter any
service and apply the established metered rates.
(7)
In all cases, irrespective of meter size, where the
distance from the property line to the front wall of the premises
is greater then 75 feet or where the service line has a joint in the
K copper tubing, the Water Department requires that the meter be set
at or near the property line in an approved meter pit. A pressure
reducer valve is required to be installed upstream of all meters.
Meter pits for one-inch and five-eighths by three-fourths-inch meters
are required to be 48 inches deep with the meter yoke 24 inches from
the bottom. All meters up to and including one-inch will be maintained
by the Water Department, so far as ordinary wear and tear is concerned.
The customer shall be held responsible for damage due to freezing
or any type of leak. The customer shall be responsible for paying
the cost of all water that has gone through the meter.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(8)
When due to special circumstances, it is necessary
to set any meter within the territorial limits of the public streets,
all expenses incurred by the Department in connection with the meter's
proper housing shall be paid by the customer/applicant.
(9)
The Department reserves the right to remove and test
any meter at any time and to replace a meter is required. The customer
must give access to any meter to be removed and/or tested by the Department.
Failure to comply with the Department may result in a suspension of
water service.
E.
Changes in size of meters. Permanent changes in the
size of the meters on existing services will be made at the request
of the owner/applicant if reasonable or at the discretion of the Department
if of insufficient capacity. Such costs shall be charged to the owner
on the basis of difference in cost of meters changed and materials
involved.
F.
Changes in location of meters and service. Meters
may be relocated for the convenience of the owner, with the prior
approval of the Water Department, provided that the distance from
the incoming service is not such that the water service can be tapped
into before the water meter. The owner will be responsible for all
costs of relocation. The Department shall not be obligated to provide
relocation service for meters. Relocation shall be permitted only
with respect to residential five-eighths by three-fourths and one-inch
meters.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
G.
Inspection fees. Before any work is commenced with
respect to any connection, the applicant shall pay to the Water Department
an amount equal to $1 per linear foot for the inspection of such water
service from the distribution main to the building line.
A.
All bills are payable one month from the date of the
billing statement.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
B.
Each meter shall be read three times per year, or
monthly in the case of bulk subscribers, at the close of each subscriber's
billing period, following which each subscriber shall be billed for
the amount of water consumed.
[Amended 11-21-1995 by L.L. No. 17-1995; 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
C.
The quantity of water recorded by the meter shall
be the billable quantity and shall be binding on both the customer
and the Department, except where it appears that the meter has ceased
to register or has registered inaccurately.
(1)
When a meter is found defective, it shall immediately
be repaired, tested and properly adjusted.
(2)
In the instance where it is found that the meter has
ceased to register, an estimated bill for the billing period immediately
preceding the date when such meter was found defective and for the
period from said date to the date of replacement of the meter, may
be rendered to the customer. The estimated bill shall be based upon
the amount of water consumed in the corresponding period in the prior
year. If there is no applicable corresponding billing period due to
a change in occupancy of the premise change in the use of water or
where no prior experience exists, the estimated bill may be determined
by the average registration of an operating meter in subsequent periods
or by equitable adjustment, whichever method is more accurate of the
conditions existing during the period in question.
D.
Each meter on the customers premises will be read
and billed separately. The reading and billing of two or more meters
will not be combined unless specifically provided for in the rate
schedule or unless the Departments operating convenience requires
the use of more than one meter or a battery of meters.
E.
Each bill is due and payable on or prior to its due
date. If a bill remains unpaid after two billing periods, the Water
Department or its agents may discontinue water service to the customer,
and service will not be reestablished until all unpaid charges, including
penalties and charges for restoration of service, as elsewhere provided
herein, are fully paid.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
G.
Delinquent bills which remain unpaid at the end of
the subsequent billing period shall be added to and included in the
total amount of the subsequent billing period's bill and, should the
subsequent billing period's bill become delinquent, shall be included
in the computation of the penalty to be added to such subsequent billing
period's bill.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]
H.
Following the end of each of the Town's fiscal years,
the total balance of any delinquent account which remains outstanding
as of the last business day of February of the subsequent fiscal year
shall be deemed to be assessed against the property serviced under
the account as a lien, and the Receiver of Taxes shall, when extending
the next general tax upon the Town assessment roll, place unpaid amounts
thereon as against said property, and such amounts shall be collected
at the same time, in the same manner and by the same proceedings as
other taxes on said roll.
[Added 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001; amended 11-18-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
J.
The property owner shall be held responsible for all
bills. Failure to receive a bill shall not be considered as an act
of waiver of payment by the Department.
A.
Customers who dispute the accuracy of a water bill
(i.e., claiming to be overcharged) may by applying to the Department,
have the meter reread and the account checked. The Department will
render every reasonable assistance in investigating a complaint hereof.
A.
Meter test. Prior to installation, each meter will
be tested. Every meter shall perform to accuracies equal to or exceeding
those established by the Public Service Commission of the State of
New York, before being placed in service.
B.
Customer request test. A customer, upon reasonable
notice, may require that a meter test shall be made in the presence
of the customer or his representative.
C.
Fast meters. When upon test, a meter is found to be
registering more than 2% fast, under conditions of normal operations,
the Department will refund to the customer the full amount of the
overcharge based upon corrected meter readings for the period, not
exceeding one year, that the meter was in use.
D.
Slow meters.
(1)
When, upon test, a meter used for domestic or residential
service is found to be registering more than 25% low, the utility
may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based upon
corrected meter readings for the period, not exceeding one year, that
the meter was in use.
(2)
When upon test, a meter used for other than domestic
or residential service is found to be registering more than 5% slow,
the utility may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge
based upon corrected meter readings for the period, not exceeding
one year, that the meter was in use.
A.
Discontinuance by the Water Department. The Water
Department may refuse or discontinue service for any one of the following
reasons:
(2)
For willful waste.
(3)
Where apparatus, appliances or equipment using water
is dangerous, unsafe or not in conformity with the local laws and/or
ordinance. (The Department does not assume liability for inspecting
apparatus on customers' property. The Department does reserve the
right of inspection, however, if there is reason to believe that unsafe
apparatus is in use.)
(4)
Where demand is greatly in excess of past average
or seasonal use, and where such excessive demand by one customer is
or may be deemed detrimental or injurious to service furnished other
customers.
(5)
For the refusal of reasonable access to property for
the purpose of inspection of fixtures and piping, or reading, testing,
repairing or removal of the water meter.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(6)
To protect the Department from fraud and abuse.
B.
The Water Department, unless otherwise provided, may
discontinue water service to a customer for a failure to comply with
any of the herein regulations if the customer will five days after
receipt of written notice of violation fails to come up to compliance.
If a violation directly affects matters of public health and safety
and conditions warrant, the Department may discontinue water service
immediately and without notice.
C.
The Water Department may refuse or discontinue service,
in addition to fining an owner, for any of the following reasons:
(1)
For use of water other than requested in the application
or through branch connections on the street side of meter or place
reserved therefore.
(2)
For damaging any seal, wire, register or other appurtenances
owned and maintained by the Water Department.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(3)
For cross-connections with pipe carrying water supplied
by the Town with another source of supply or with apparatus which
may endanger the quality of the public water supply or for any violation
of the sanitary code of the State of New York.
(4)
For submetering or reselling water.
(5)
Where water is wastefully used or negligently used
on a customers premises, seriously affecting the general use of other
customers.
D.
Any person committing an offense against any of the
provisions above shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a mandatory
fine of not less than $50. The continuation of an offense against
the provisions above shall constitute, for each day the offense is
continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
E.
Customer's request to discontinue service.
(1)
A customer may have his water service discontinued by notifying the
Water Department, in writing, at least five days in advance of the
desired date of discontinuance. Water charges to that date will be
billed to the owner at the next regular billing date. If the request
to discontinue service is in connection with a change of ownership
of the property, a final water meter reading will be conducted and
a final bill prepared. During the final water meter reading, the water
meter will be inspected, and if the Water Department determines that
the water meter is in need of replacement for any reason, a fee in
an amount as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule[1] will be added to the final water bill.
[Amended 4-5-2016 by L.L.
No. 7-2016; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
(2)
If the Department is not made aware of a request to
discontinue service, the owner will be required to continue to pay
for service charges until such time that the Department can reasonably
discontinue service following proper notification.
F.
Disconnection of existing individual water supply.
All proposed water users shall be required to disconnect any existing
individual water supply sources (groundwater wells) from the potable
household and/or building plumbing. No interconnection between the
Town public water system and any other water supply is permitted.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
A.
Purpose. An automatic fire service connection will
be allowed, if the existing distribution mains allow and upon condition
that adequate provisions are made to prevent the use of water supplies
for such service to be used for purposes other than fire extinguishing.
B.
Installation plans. An applicant for automatic fire
service must submit installation plans and any revisions thereto.
All such plans must fully meet fire underwriters' requirements and
must be submitted to the Water Department for approval. All fire service
connections will be metered.
C.
Application and agreement. The applicant for automatic
fire service will be required to sign a separate application form
that will be furnished upon request.
D.
All fire services shall be metered in accordance with
this article.
E.
Installation and use charges.
(1)
All automatic fire services shall be installed by the applicant at
the applicant's expense and inspected and approved by the Water
Department. There will be an inspection fee in an amount as set forth
in the Master Fee Schedule[1] per linear foot for all fire services.
[Amended 6-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 9-2017]
(2)
Leakage. In all instances of fire service of two inch
diameter pipe or greater and/or of a distance of 75 feet or greater
from the main to the premises, the owner must provide and install
a detector-check-with-bypass or similar device acceptable to the Department
that will suitably handle fire flows and leakage. The owner will be
responsible for maintenance, leakage and any damage caused by line
leakage of the automatic fire service.
(3)
Water for fire storage tanks. Occasionally water may
be obtained from a private fire service for filling a tank connected
with the fire service, but only if written permission is secured from
the Department in advance and an approved means of measurement is
available. The rates for general use will be applied.
(4)
Other. Water lost through leakage or in testing or
used in violation of the Water Department's regulations shall be paid
for by the applicant at double the rate charged for general use.
F.
Control of service. Automatic fire service shall be
controlled by a valve, placed in a manhole or valve box as the Department
may prescribe and located outside the premises and to be operated
only by persons authorized by the Water Department.
G.
Violation of agreement. If water is used from a fire
service in violation of the agreement or of these regulations, the
Department may, at its option, discontinue and remove the service.
H.
Pressure and supply. The Water Department assumes
no responsibility for loss or damage to person or property due to
a lack of water or water pressure and agrees to furnish such quantities
and pressures that are available in its general distribution system.
Water service shall be subject to shut downs and variations as required
by the operation of the system proper.
A.
Time limit. Temporary service connections shall not
exceed six months duration. All temporary service connections shall
be terminated six months after installation unless a written extension
of time is granted by the Water Department.
B.
Charge for temporary water service. Charges for water
furnished through a temporary service connection shall be double the
applicable rates for other like customers.
C.
Installation charge and deposit. A temporary water
usage permit will be required for service. The applicant for temporary
service shall file with said permit the following:
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
D.
Responsibility for meters and installation. The customer
for temporary services shall use all possible and reasonable care
to prevent damage to the meter or to any other loaned facilities of
the Department until such time as those facilities are removed, notwithstanding
whether the customer is still receiving services. If the meter or
other facilities are damaged, the cost of making repairs shall be
paid by the customer and/or the owner of the property.
E.
Temporary device on a fire hydrant. If temporary service
is to be supplied through a fire hydrant, a permit for the use of
the hydrant must be obtained from the Superintendent of the Water
Department.
A permit is required for the use of any abnormally
large quantity of water (e.g., where water is desired for filling
a swimming pool). A request for such supply must be made to the Department
prior to the taking of such water. Permission to take water in unusual
quantities shall be given only if it can be safely delivered through
the Department's facilities and if other consumers are not inconvenienced.
A.
If a property owner or any party desires a change
in the location of the hydrant, he shall bear all costs of such changes
without refund.
B.
Hydrants shall be spaced at intervals of 500 feet
unless otherwise directed by the Water Superintendent or his authorized
representative. The depth of bury shall be 4 1/2 feet (finished
grade to center line branch). The operating nut shall turn left to
open (counterclockwise). Extension pieces for barrel and stem required
for hydrant setting shall be placed as directed. Hydrant branch pipe
shall be ductile iron with mechanical joints. Hydrant branch valves
shall be six-inch, gate valves with mechanical joint ends.
C.
Hydrant restraints and installation. The developer
shall provide restraining rods or approved retainer glands for hydrant
installation. The rods shall be three-fourths-inch diameter. The tee
shall be connected to the hydrant branch valve by rods and then from
valve to hydrant. Eye bolts shall be used as directed by the Water
Superintendent. The rods and glands shall supplement as a safety factor
and shall not reduce the trust blocking requirements hydrants shall
be set exactly plumb and at a depth of 4 1/2 feet. Each shall
rest upon a selected stone or block of concrete not less than 12 inches
by 12 inches by six inches and thrust blocking shall be provided to
prevent movement. Hydrant drains shall be surrounded by at least 1/3
cubic yards of three-fourths-inch clean stone or gravel.
D.
The Water
Department is hereby authorized to remove, trim, cut and/or otherwise
clear any and all vegetation, shrubbery and/or obstruction around,
about, near and/or within a ten-foot proximity of any fire hydrant
that in the discretion of the Superintendent obstructs said fire hydrant.
[Added 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
The customer shall, at his own risk and expense,
furnish, install and keep in good and safe condition all equipment
that may be required for receiving, controlling, applying and utilizing
water, and the Water Department shall not be responsible for any loss
or damage caused by the improper installation of any such water equipment
or the negligence, want of care or wrongful act of the customer or
any of his, tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees or
permittees in installing, maintaining, using, operating or interfering
with such equipment. The Department shall not be responsible for damage
to property caused by spigots, faucets, valves and other appurtenances
that are open when the water is turned on originally or when the water
is turned on after a temporary shutdown.
The customer shall be liable for any damage
to a meter or other equipment or property owned and/or maintained
by the Department which damage is caused by all act of the customer
or his tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees or permittees,
including, but not limited to, the breaking or destruction of locks
by the customer or other on or near a meter or any damage to a meter
that may result from hot water or steam from a boiler or heater or
a frozen water meter on the customer's premises. The Department shall
promptly be reimbursed by the customer for any and all damages that
may result directly or indirectly. If a water meter is damaged as
a result of freezing, the customer will pay the Water Department all
costs related to the meter's repair.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to safeguard
potable water supplies by preventing backflow into the Town's water
supply. It is the intent of these regulations to recognize that there
are varying degrees of hazard and to apply the principle that the
degree of protection should be commensurate with the degree of hazard.
B.
Protection of public water system at service connection.
(1)
Where protection is required:
(a)
Each service connection from a public water
system for supplying water to premises having an auxiliary water supply
shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises into
the public water system, unless the auxiliary water supply is approved
as an additional source by the Westchester County Department of Health
Office having jurisdiction with regard to quality and safety.
(b)
Each service connection to the public water
system for supplying water to premises, on which any substance is
handled under pressure in such fashion as to permit entry into the
water system, shall be protected against backflow of the water from
the premises into the public system. This shall include the handling
of process waters and waters originating from the public water supply
system which may have been subject to deterioration in sanitary or
chemical quality.
(c)
Each service connection to the public water
system for supplying water to premises on which a substance of a hazardous
nature is handled in a liquid form, even though it is not under pressure,
shall be protected against backflow of the water from the premises
to the public water system. Examples include, but are not limited
to, wastewater treatment, industrial/manufacturing and printing plants;
clinics; laboratories; veterinary offices; mortuaries; physicians',
dentists' and chiropractors' offices; photo-processing labs; car washes;
laundries; dry cleaners; commercial greenhouses; tree services; boiler
systems (with caustics); fire-fighting systems (with chemical additives);
public swimming pools; and other facilities as required by the New
York State Department of Health. This is not intended to apply to
normal household installations.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
(d)
The Town of Yorktown requires that all commercial
facilities serviced by the Yorktown Consolidated Water District required
to have backflow prevention. Each service connection to the public
water system for supplying water to premises on which a substance
of aesthetically objectionable nature is handled in a liquid form,
even though it is not under pressure, shall be protected against backflow
of the water from the premises to the public water system. Examples
include, but are not limited to, fire-protection systems with no chemical
additives; barbershops; gas stations; beauty salons; supermarkets;
churches/synagogues; nursing homes; multidwelling apartment buildings;
and other facilities.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the water use to
provide and maintain these protective devices, and each one must be
of a type acceptable to the State Health Department, and Westchester
County Department of Health officer.
(3)
Type of protection. The protective device required
shall depend on the degree of hazard as tabulated below:
(a)
At the service connection to any premises where
there is an auxiliary water supply handled in a separate piping system
with no known cross-connection, the public water supply shall be protected
by all approved double check-valve assembly.
(b)
At the service connection on any premises where
there is all auxiliary water supply that is not all approved water
supply, the public water supply system shall be protected by an air-gap
separation or an approved reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
device.
(c)
At the service connection to any premises on
which a substance that would be aesthetically objectionable (but not
necessarily hazardous to health if introduced into the public water
supply) is handled, the public water supply shall be protected by
an approved double check-valve assembly.
(d)
At the service connection to any premises on
which a substance hazardous in nature is or may be handled, but not
under pressure, the public water supply shall be protected by a reduced
pressure principle backflow prevention device.
(e)
At the service connection to any premises on
which any material dangerous to health or toxic substance in toxic
concentration is or may be handled under pressure, the public water
supply shall be protected by an approved reduced pressure principle
backflow prevention device.
(4)
Location of backflow prevention devices.
(a)
The installation of a double check-valve assembly
or reduced pressure backflow prevention device shall be as close as
practicable to the water meter, allowing for enough room to remove
and/or service both the water meter and the backflow prevention device.
(b)
Clearance distances between a double check-valve
assembly or a reduced pressure zone backflow prevention device and
the floor and walls shall be in accordance with current requirements
of the Westchester County Health Department and the New York State
Department of Health. Examples of typical installations are illustrated
in Cross-Connection Control, published by the New York State Department
of Health.
(5)
Frequency of inspection of protective services.
(a)
It shall be the duty of the water user on any
premises on account of which backflow protective devices are installed
to have inspections made at least once a year or more often in those
instances where successive inspections indicate repeated failure.
These devices shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense
of the water user whenever they are found to be defective. These tests
shall be performed by a qualified New-York-State-certified backflow
prevention device tester, and all test results will be provided to
the Town of Yorktown Water Department within 72 hours after the test
is made.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
(b)
Records of such tests, repair and overhaul shall
also kept and made available to the Water Department and the local
health department upon request.
C.
Protection of potable water system within premises.
(1)
Separate drinking water systems. Whenever the Yorktown
Superintendent determines that it is not practical to protect drinking
water systems on premises against entry of water from a source or
piping system or equipment that cannot be approved as safe or potable
for human use, an entirely separate drinking water system shall be
installed to supply water at points convenient for consumers.
(2)
Fire systems.
(a)
Water systems for fighting fire derived from
a supply that cannot be approved as safe or potable for human use
shall, wherever practicable, be kept wholly separate from drinking
water pipelines and equipment. In cases where the domestic water system
is used for both drinking and fire-fighting purposes, approved backflow
prevention devices shall be installed to protect such individual drinking
water lines as are not used for fire-fighting purposes. Any auxiliary
fire-fighting water supply which is not approved for potable purposes
but which is so connected that it may be introduced into potable water
piping during an emergency shall be equipped with an approved automatic
chlorination machine. It is hereby declared that it is the responsibility
of the person or persons causing the introduction of said unapproved
or unsafe water into the pipelines to see:
[1]
That a procedure be developed and carried out
to notify and protect users of this piping system during the emergency.
[2]
That special precautions be taken to disinfect
thoroughly and flush out all pipelines which may become contaminated
before they are again used to furnish drinking water. In the event
that the means of protection of water consumers is by disinfection
of the auxiliary fire-fighting supply, the installation and its use
shall be thoroughly reliable and approved by the Westchester County
Health Department.
(3)
Process waters. Potable water pipelines connected
to equipment for industrial processes or operations shall be protected
by a suitable backflow prevention device located beyond the last point
from which drinking water may be taken, which device shall be provided
on the feed line to process piping or equipment. In the event that
the particular process liquid is especially corrosive or apt to prevent
reliable action of the backflow prevention device, air-gap separation
shall be provided. These devices shall be tested by the water user
at least once a year, or more often in those instances where successive
inspections indicate repeated failure. The device shall be repaired,
overhauled or replaced whenever they are found to be defective. These
tests must be performed by a certified backflow prevention device
tester, and records of tests, repairs and replacement shall be kept
and made available to the Yorktown Water Department and the Health
Department upon request.
(4)
Sewage treatment plants and pumping stations. Sewage
pumps shall not have priming connections directly off any drinking
water systems. No connections shall exist between the drilling water
system and any other piping, equipment or tank in any sewage treatment
plant or sewage pumping station.
(5)
Plumbing connections.
(a)
Where the circumstances are such that there
is special danger to health by the backflow of sewage, as from sewers,
toilets, hospital bedpans and the like, into a drinking water system,
a dependable device or devices shall be installed to prevent such
backflow. The type of device shall be determined by the Yorktown Water
Department. The Town of Yorktown requires that backflow devices on
all domestic services at all commercial facilities be an approved
reduced-pressure-principle backflow prevention device. Backflow assemblies
for lawn care or fire sprinkler systems in residential facilities
can be an approved double-check valve assembly.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009]
(b)
The purpose of these regulations is not to transcend
local plumbing regulations, but only to deal with this extraordinary
situations where sewage may be forced or drawn into the drinking water
piping. These regulations do not attempt to eliminate at this time
the hazards of backsiphonage through flushometer valves on all toilets,
but deal with those situations where the likelihood of vacuum conditions
in the drinking system is definite and there is special danger to
health. Devices suited to the purpose of avoiding backsiphonage from
plumbing fixtures are roof tanks, barometric loops or separate pressure
systems separately piped to supply such fixtures, recognized approved
vacuum or siphon breaker and other backflow protective devices which
have been proved by appropriate tests to be dependable for destroying
the vacuum.
(c)
In as much as many serious hazards of this kind
are due to water supply piping which is too small, thereby causing
vacuum conditions when fixtures are flushed or water is drawn from
the system in other ways, it is recommended that water supply piping
that is too small be enlarged whenever possible.
(6)
Marking safe and unsafe water lines. Where the premises
contain dual or multiple water systems and piping, the exposed portions
of pipelines shall be pained, banded or marked at sufficient intervals
to distinguish clearly which water is safe and which is not safe.
All outlets from secondary or other potentially contaminated systems
shall be posted as being contaminated and unsafe for drinking purposes.
All outlets intended for drinking purposes shall be plainly marked
to indicate the fact.
(7)
Water supervisor.
(a)
The Water Department shall be kept informed
of the identity of the person responsible for the water piping on
all premises, concerned with these regulations. At each premises where
it is necessary, in the opinion of the Water Department, a Water Supervisor
shall be designated. This Water Supervisor shall be responsible for
the installation and use of pipelines and equipment and for the avoidance
of cross-connections.
(b)
In the event of contamination or pollution of
the drinking water system due to a cross-connection on the premises,
the Water Department shall be promptly advised by the person responsible
for the water system so that appropriate measures may be taken to
overcome the contamination.
D.
Recourse for noncompliance.
(1)
No water service connection to any premises shall
be installed or maintained by the Water Department unless the water
supply is protected as required by state regulations and this article.
(2)
Service of water to any premises may be discontinued
by the Department if a backflow preventive device, required by this
rule and regulation, is not installed, tested and maintained; if any
defect is found in an installed backflow preventive device; it is
found that a backflow preventive device has been removed or bypassed;
if unprotected cross-connections exist on the premises, services will
not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
(3)
The Water Superintendent and/or his designated representative
shall notify the owner, or authorized agent of the owner, of the building
or premises in which there is found a violation of this article, of
such violation. The Water Superintendent shall set a reasonable time
for the owner to have the violation corrected. Upon failure of the
owner to have the defect corrected, by the end of the specified time
interval the Water Superintendent may, if in his judgment an imminent
health hazard exists, cause the water service to the building or premises
to be terminated, and/or recommend such additional fines or penalties
to be invoked as herein may be provided.
E.
Fines. The owner or authorized agent of the owner
responsible for the maintenance of the plumbing systems in the building
or premises who knowingly permits a violation to remain uncorrected
after the expiration of time set by the Water Superintendent shall,
upon conviction thereof by the court, be required to pay a fine of
not less than $100 for each violation. Each day of failure to comply
with the requirements of this article, after the specified time provided
under, shall constitute a separate violation.
All ground wire attachments to any plumbing
which is or may be connected to a service connection or main belonging
to or maintained by the Department shall be the sole responsibility
of the owner or consumer of water service. The consumer shall be liable
for any damage to Water Department property occasioned by such ground
wire attachments and the presence of such ground wire attachments
and the presence of such attachments shall not be deemed a waiver
of any of the rights of the Water Department per the Electric Board
agreement. The Water Department shall be held harmless when thawing
water mains and service lines.
The Department or its duly authorized agents
(properly identified) shall at all reasonable times have the right
to enter on the customers premises for any purpose properly connected
with the service of water to the customer.
The Department shall not be liable for damage
resulting from an interruption in service. Temporary shut down may
be required by the Department for improvements and repairs. Whenever
possible, and as time permits, all customers affected will be notified
prior to such shutdowns. The Water Department will not be liable for
interruption shortage or insufficiency of supply or any loss or damage
occasioned thereby, if caused by accident, act of God, fire, strikes,
riots, war or any other cause not within its control. The Department,
whenever it shall find it necessary or convenient for the purpose
of making repairs or improvements to its system, shall have the right
to temporarily suspend delivery of water, and it shall not be liable
for any loss or damage occasioned thereby. Where possible, repairs
or improvements will be expedited as rapidly and at such times as
will cause the least inconvenience to the customers.
A.
Policy. The Town Board and Water Department holds
that the financing of main extensions within and without existing
districts must be based on sound business principles. The Board is
obligated to treat each new extension in equity with each other existing
extension, its present customers, its capacities and the water and
ad valorem tax rates charged and the district involved. Due to the
variety and complexity of main extensions encountered, the Town Board
reserves the right to prescribe in each instance how and in what manner
the facility shall be built and financed.
B.
Schedule of payments. In accordance with Subsection A hereof, the Town Board hereby sets the following schedule of payments to be made for the extension of water main without existing districts and for the creation of new districts:
[Amended 3-1-1994 by L.L. No. 7-1994]
(1)
For all extensions of water mains without an existing water district,
the applicant for such an extension shall pay the sum in an amount
set forth in the Master Fee Schedule[1] per dwelling unit serviced or to be serviced by such extension.
Said fee shall be paid at the time the building permit is issued.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. 11-2007; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017][2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 168-1, Master fee schedule for permits, licenses and land development applications.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B(2), regarding extensions
of water mains without an existing water district, which immediately
followed this subsection, was repealed 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017.
C.
Conditions.
(1)
Application. When applying for a main extension, the
applicant shall furnish a subdivision map or drawing (containing elevations
and all pertinent data) and as approved by the Town Board, Planning
Board, Town Engineer and Water Superintendent.
(a)
The applicant must have the Water Department
Inspect and approve the installation of the water main. The applicant
shall provide the Water Department with a copy of the approvals from
the Health Department, an as-built plan of the water main, and the
location of valves, fittings, and hydrants, with measurements. The
Water Department will inspect the work site and any deficiencies noted
must be corrected by the applicant prior to the Water Department's
acceptance of the new main. The applicant shall provide to the Water
Department a copy of the Health Department's approval of the main
prior to the main being put into service to the Water Department.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(b)
Pipe and fittings. Unless otherwise specified
in writing, ductile iron, cement-lined pipe conforming to AWWA standards
and having a minimum thickness class 52 shall be used. Ductile iron
fittings shall have mechanical joints.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(c)
Handling and distribution of pipe. Special handling
shall be exercised during delivery and distribution of pipe to avoid
damage. Damaged pipe shall be rejected and replaced at the developer's
expense.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(d)
Excavation of trenches. All excavation shall
be made in widths sufficient to provide ample room for proper installation
and to permit thorough compacting of backfill around pipe. Enlargements
of the trench shall be made to give ample room for operations and
pipe joints. The depth of the trench shall be sufficient to allow
no less than four feet and no more than five feet of cover over the
pipe. Excavating equipment that widens the trench to be more than
two feet wider than the outside diameter of the pipe shall not be
used. The trench shall be excavated so that the pipeline will be constructed
in a horizontal straight line and installed with as few undulations
as practicable. The pipe shall be laid on the bottom of the trench.
The pipe shall not be laid on blocks. When excavating rock, the rock
shall be removed to the depth of no less than six inches below the
barrel. The trench shall be refilled and compacted with no less then
six inches of three-fourths-inch gravel or three-fourths-inch crushed
stone filling under the invert of pipe and to the horizontal diameter
of the pipe.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(e)
Laying pipe. Unless otherwise specified, laying
of ductile iron pipe shall comply with AWWA standards for installation
of ductile iron water main and appurtenances. When it is necessary
to cut ductile pipe in the field, such cuts shall be made in accordance
with AWWA standards for installation of ductile iron and appurtenances.
In no instance will torch cutting be allowed. At the close of each
workday, the end of the pipeline shall be tightly sealed with a cap
or plug so that no water, dirt or other foreign substance can enter
the pipeline. The plug shall be removed when work resumes.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(f)
Joint restraints. Joints shall be restricted
at all fittings where joints are susceptible to separation. Where
rods are to be used, they shall be wrought iron bands one-half-inch
thick and two inches wide, fabricated to provide a snug fit between
pipe and fitting bell. The tie rods shall be three-fourths-inch threaded
steel rods. All exposed metal shall receive a heavy coat of bitumastic
plastic. Where retainer glands are used diametrically opposed tee-bolts
and set screws shall be tightened together to bring the gland evenly
in place, Torque wrenches shall be used to prevent excessive tightening.
Defections at the joint must be made prior to tightening.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(g)
Thrust blocking. Concrete thrust blocks shall
be placed at plugs, tees, bends, hydrants and other locations where
unbalanced thrust may develop. The blocking shall be of sufficient
shape and form that the load due to thrust will not exceed two tons
per square foot against earth or five tons per square foot against
rock when the water pressure in the main is carried at the test pressure.
The excavation shall receive special attention to provide a good bearing
against undisturbed materials within a short distance from the pipe
fittings. When reactions are in a vertical plane, provisions to restrain
the thrust shall be made to meet the existing conditions using concrete
anchorages, steel dowels grouted into holes drilled in rock, or a
combination of both. The minimum surface bearing area of thrust blocks
shall be at feast four square feet.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(h)
Backfilling. Backfilling shall conform to AWWA
standards for installation of ductile iron water mains and appurtenances.
Trenches shall be backfilled as soon after pipe installation as possible.
Well-graded material shall be used for backfilling under, adjacent
to and for a depth of two feet over the pipe. It shall be placed in
layers no more than 12 inches deep, then rammed and compacted into
place. If there is a deficiency of suitable materials on site for
backfilling, the developer, at his own expense, will furnish suitable
material from outside sources. The remainder of the trench may be
backfilled with the available material from the excavation, placed
and compacted so as to minimize settlement. No boulders or rock pieces
greater then eight inches in diameter, cans, frozen soil, sod, lumber,
logs, stumps, branches, brush, roots or other perishable materials
shall be used in backfilling.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(i)
Tapping sleeves and valves. Sleeves shall be
able to withstand at least 200 PSI and valves shall conform to applicable
requirements of AWWA standards. Taps shall be cut with approved equipment
designed expressly for the work. Care shall be taken to assure that
all cuttings are removed and do not remain in the tapped pipe.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(j)
Valve boxes. Valve boxes shall be Mueller, Buffalo-type,
or approved equal, and shall be cast-iron, telescopically adjustable,
five-and-one-fourth-inch inside diameter, suitable to withstand heavy
traffic. The cover shall be marked "WATER" and bases shall be round.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(k)
Flushing, testing and disinfection. The developer
shall perform preliminary flushing, disinfection, final flushing,
hydrostatic testing, and bacteriological testing of the pipe in accordance
with AWWA C651-05 standards for disinfection of water mains, and AWWA
C600-05 standards for installation of ductile water mains and their
appurtenances. The developer shall be responsible to furnish all water
for flushing, testing and disinfection, shall furnish all means and
apparatus for getting the water into the pipeline and shall furnish,
install and remove any additional temporary blow-off piping required
to dispose of water used for flushing, testing and disinfecting.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
[1]
Preliminary flushing. The water main shall be
flushed in sections according to the sources of clean water and suitable
discharge points or locations. The pipe shall be flushed at a velocity
of no less than 2.5 feet per second until the water runs clear. (Flushing
alone may not remove all materials that could adversely affect the
use of the pipe.)
[2]
Disinfecting. Whenever possible, the water injector
for introducing the chlorine bearing water into the pipe shall be
supplied from a tap on the pressure side of the gate valve controlling
the flow into the pipe. The method and rate of application shall be
in accordance with AWWA 0651-05 standards for disinfecting water mains.
The method of disinfection shall be approved by the Water Superintendent
or his authorized representative prior to the disinfection of the
pipe.
[3]
Hydrostatic test. A hydrostatic test shall be
made upon all sections of pipe, in the presence of the Water Superintendent
or his representative. (The test pressure shall be 150% of the maximum
working pressure.)
[4]
Leakage tests. For any length of pipe tested,
all air shall be purged from the pipe before testing. The developer
shall provide all gauges and pumps, equipment and personnel for the
pressure and leakage tests. The gauges shall be of suitable ranges
and have been recently certified as to accuracy.
[5]
Final flushing and testing. Following chlorination,
all treated water shall be thoroughly flushed from the pipe. Flushing
shall be in accordance to AWWA C651-05 standards for disinfecting
water mains. Should the initial treatment fail to result in the conditions
specified, the entire procedure shall be repeated until satisfactory
results are obtained.
[6]
Bacteriological tests. The developer shall furnish
all equipment disinfectants, piping, sampling bottles and personnel
for the performance of the tests. The pipe shall be flushed and chlorinated
until satisfactory bacteriological quality has been achieved. The
developer shall obtain certificates of satisfactory bacteriological
quality from a laboratory certified by the New York State Department
of Health and shall furnish a copy to the Water Superintendent before
the work shall be accepted. All samples shall be obtained from the
pipeline and tests made in accordance with the most recent edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and
in accordance with the requirements of the Westchester County Department
of Health. All testing and sampling shall be preformed in the presence
of the Water Superintendent or his authorized representative.
[7]
Electrical continuity tests. It shall be the
responsibility of the developer to test for electrical continuity
throughout any new pipe installed. The test shall be witnessed by
the Water Superintendent or his authorized representative.
(2)
Ownership of extension. Ownership of extension shall
always be vested in the Town of Yorktown and its water districts,
regardless of circumstances. The Water Department will prescribe the
plan, extent, location, methods, workmanship and material and have
full control of such extensions, including the right to connect additional
customers without the consent of either parties.
(3)
Further extensions. The Town Board and Water Department
have the right to make additional extensions beyond or laterally from
the original. Further extensions shall not be considered additional
connections and shall not be a basis for any special consideration
to the original promoters.
(4)
Pipe sizes.
(a)
The Water Department shall determine the size
and type of pipe used; should larger than eight inches be required
for the traversed territory, excess cost of material and installation
shall be paid to the Department by the appropriate district or districts
benefiting. The size of any pipe selected shall be proper for normal
fire flows and not less than eight inch inside diameter.
(b)
Exception. Six inches or less shall be deemed
proper when the relation to the distribution grid or fire protection
is not a relation factor or when such smaller lines are expedient
for temporary service.
(5)
Separation of water mains. Sanitary sewers, storm
sewers and utility services (such as fiber optic lines, cable television
lines, gas lines or electric lines) shall not be placed within 10
feet horizontally from existing water mains or proposed water mains.
The distance shall be measured edge to edge. Cases in which it is
not practical to maintain a ten-foot separation will be considered
by the Water Department on a case-by-case basis. If supported by data
from the designing engineer, deviation from the ten-foot separation
requirement may be permitted to allow installation of the sanitary
sewer, storm sewer or utility, provided that the sewer or utility
is laid in a separate trench or on an undisturbed earth shelf located
on one side of the water main at such an elevation that the bottom
of the water main is at least 18 inches above the top of the sewer
or utility.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(6)
Crossing water mains. Water mains crossing sewer lines
shall be laid to provide a minimum vertical distance of 18 inches
between the outside of the water main and the outside of the sewer
line. This shall be the case where the water main is either above
or below the sewer line. At crossing, one full length of water pipe
shall be located such that both joints will be as far from the sewer
line as possible. Special structural support for the water and sewer
pipes maybe required.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(7)
Force mains. There shall be at least a ten-foot horizontal
separation between water mains and sanitary sewer force mains. There
shall be 18 inches vertical separation at crossings.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(8)
Sewer manholes and catch basins. No water pipe (service
line or water main) shall pass through or come in contact with a sewer
manhole, catch basin or other sewer system structures.
[Added 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
Tariff schedule charges for service connections
and meters and related charges are payable in advance.
A.
Application fee.
[Amended 3-1-1994 by L.L. No. 7-1994]
(1)
There is an application fee for all residential and commercial water
service connections as set forth in the following table. The application
fee for three-fourths- and one-inch service connections includes the
tap application, the service line inspection and either one five-eighths
by three-fourths-inch meter or one-inch meter. The application fee
for service connections 1 1/4 inches through eight inches includes
the tap application and the service line inspection.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L.
No. 11-2007; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
|
Service Connection Size
(inches)
|
Within District
|
Out of District
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3/4
|
See Master Fee Schedule[1]
|
See Master Fee Schedule[2]
| |
|
1
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
1 1/4
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
1 1/2
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
2
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
4
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
6
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
| |
|
8
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
See Master Fee Schedule
|
(2)
For all service connections which do not require a
main extension, outside an existing water district, but which can
be serviced by an existing main, a $6,000 fee shall be paid. Said
fee shall be paid at the time the building permit is issued.[3]
[3]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A(3), regarding fees
for service connections for an industrial, commercial, mixed industrial/commercial/residential,
or commercial/industrial use without an existing water district, which
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 9-2017.
B.
Payment for out-of-district service connections. For
all service connections outside of existing water districts which
do not require a main extension but can be serviced by an existing
main, a ten-thousand-dollar fee shall be paid per dwelling unit to
be serviced. In the case of new construction, said fee shall be paid
at the time the building permit is issued.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
C.
Meters.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007]
(1)
(2)
All meters larger than one inch will be supplied,
installed and maintained by the property owner at no cost to the Town.
All meters will be Sensus TouchRead® water measurement meters
reading in gallons.
D.
[6]Water rate schedule for the Kitchawan Water District. The
water furnished to consumers by the water district is purchased by
the water district from Town of New Castle, pursuant to the terms
of a water supply agreement entitled "Kitchawan Water Supply Agreement."
The unit cost to the water district of the water purchased pursuant
to the agreement (hereinafter, the New Castle water cost") as of December
2005 is factored into the computation of the water rate schedule set
forth herein. Increases in the New Castle water cost (the "NCWC")
shall be passed through to the consumer on an annual basis. The rate
schedule shall be as follows:
[Added 12-20-2005 by L.L. No. 18-2005[7]]
(1)
Inside district: $l1.84 per 1,000 gallons plus the
annual percentage increase in the NCWC, with a minimum rate of $59.20
per billing period.
(2)
Outside of district: $23.68 per 1,000 gallons plus
the annual percentage increase in the NCWC, with a minimum rate of
$118.40 per billing period.
(3)
In the event that revenues received through water
rates and other fees are insufficient to provide budgeted funds to
the district, the water district may fix an additional assessment
upon the properties located therein to recover said funds upon due
notice and public hearing called for such purpose.
E.
Water rate schedule for the Yorktown Consolidated
Water District. A graduated water rate schedule is established to
promote water conservation. Under the graduated water rate schedule,
the charge for each unit consumed increases with consumption. The
purpose of this graduated rate schedule is to combat the recurrent
water shortages experienced by the Town of Yorktown and other area
municipalities. The graduated water rate schedule will encourage water
consumers, particularly the large consumers, to curtail their water
usage, benefitting the general welfare of all consumers of water in
Yorktown and area municipalities. The rate schedule shall be as follows:
[Amended 3-15-1994 by L.L. No. 8-1994; 4-2-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001; 12-17-2002 by L.L. No.
18-2002; 12-20-2005 by L.L. No. 18-2005; 12-20-2005 by L.L. No.
19-2005]
(1)
Consumers of 9,000 gallons of water or less per billing period:
[Amended 3-1-2016 by L.L.
No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
Inside district: $64.35 plus the annual percentage increases
in the New York water rate (NYR) and the Northern Westchester Joint
Water Works Consumption rate (NWJWW rate) charged for 9,000 gallons
or portion thereof.
(b)
Outside of district: $128.70 plus the annual percentage increases
in the NYR and the NWJWW rate charged for 9,000 gallons or portion
thereof.
(2)
Consumers of more than 9,000 gallons of water per billing period
up to but not including 250,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[Amended 3-1-2016 by L.L.
No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
Inside district: $64.25 plus, for each additional 1,000 gallons
or portion thereof above 9,000 gallons, $7.15 per every 1,000 gallons
of water or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in
the NYR and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion
thereof.
(b)
Outside of district: $128.70 plus, for each additional 1,000
gallons or portion thereof above 9,000 gallons, $13.40 per every 1,000
gallons of water or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases
in the NYR and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof.
(3)
Rates for moderate consumers.
[Amended 3-1-2016 by L.L.
No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
Consumers of 250,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 500,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $7.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion
thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and the NWJWW
rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $14.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(b)
Consumers of 500,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 750,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $8.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion
thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and the NWJWW
rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $15.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(c)
Consumers of 750,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 1,000,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $8.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion
thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and the NWJWW
rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $16.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(d)
Consumers of 1,000,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 1,250,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $9.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water thereof
plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and the NWJWW rate
per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $17.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(e)
Consumers of 1,250,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 1,500,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $11.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $22.31 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(4)
Rates for moderate to large consumers.
[Amended 3-1-2016 by L.L.
No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
Consumers of 1,500,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 1,750,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $10.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $20.40 per every 1;000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(b)
Consumers of 1,750,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 2,000,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $10.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $19.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(c)
Consumers of 2,000,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 2,250,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $11.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $20.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(d)
Consumers of 2,250,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 2,500,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $11.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $22.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(e)
Consumers of 2,500,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 2,750,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $12.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $23.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(5)
Large consumers.
[Amended 3-1-2016 by L.L.
No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
Consumers of 2,750,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 3,000,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $12.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district; $24.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(b)
Consumers of 3,000,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 3,250,000 gallons of water per billing period;
[1]
Inside district: $13.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $25.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof..
(c)
Consumers of 3,250,000 gallons of water per billing period up
to but not including 3,500,000 gallons of water per billing period:
[1]
Inside district: $13.65 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $26.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(d)
Consumers of 3,500,000 gallons of water or greater per billing
period:
[1]
Inside district: $14.15 per every 1,000 gallons of water or
portion thereof plus the annual percentage increases in the NYR and
the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
[2]
Outside of district: $27.40 per every 1,000 gallons of water
or portion thereof plus the annual percentage. increases in the NYR
and the NWJWW rate per every 1,000 gallons of water or portion thereof.
(6)
Bulk hauler rate.
[Amended 8-7-2007 by L.L.
No. 11-2007; 12-2-2008 by L.L. No. 11-2008; 3-1-2016 by L.L. No. 6-2016; 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(a)
All bulk hauler purchasers of water shall pay $37.18 per 1,000
gallons. Minimum bulk hauler purchase shall be deemed to be 1,000
gallons.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the quantity of water purchased
shall be measured by the full capacity of the equipment used to haul
such water. The water shall be taken solely from a designated hydrant
under the control and conditions of the Water Superintendent or his
authorized representative.
(c)
Wholesale rate for other municipalities by contract; other out-of-district
rates at double the amount; 10% penalty charge after due date.
(7)
Consumers whose water is purchased by the water district from the Town of New Castle. The water furnished to certain consumers by the water district is purchased by the water district from the Town of New Castle, pursuant to the terms of a water supply agreement entitled "Pines Bridge Water Supply Agreement" (hereinafter the "Agreement"). The cost of the water purchased pursuant to the Agreement (hereinafter, the New Castle water cost") as of January 2006 is factored into the computation of the water rate schedule set forth herein. Increases in the New Castle water cost shall be passed through to the consumer on an annual basis. Accordingly, the rate schedule for those consumers within the water district whose properties are supplied with water purchased from the Town of New Castle shall be the same as for consumers in the Kitchawan Water District, as set forth in Subsection D of this section, as the same shall be adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in the cost of New Castle water. The rate for consumers within the district of 3,000,000 or more gallons of water per billing period shall be $9.24 per every 1,000 gallons of water or part thereof.
[Added 10-17-2006 by L.L. No. 11-2006]
(8)
Town account rates. The water rate for all Town accounts
shall be billed at the same rate billed to the Yorktown Consolidated
Water District by the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works.
[Added 12-2-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008]
(9)
The Water Department may elect, upon request, to provide nonemergency
repair or maintenance services to private complexes. Water Department
responsibility to repair or maintain waterlines and equipment ends
at the property line of the private complex. In the event the Water
Department determines that an emergency does exist and immediate action
is necessary, the Water Department may provide service. The charge
for emergency or nonemergency service shall be the actual cost of
labor and material, plus an additional administrative fee of 15%.
The minimum charge for service is $350.
[Added 12-2-2008 by L.L.
No. 12-2008; amended 5-21-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
G.
Charge for beginning or restoring service.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No.
9-2017]
(2)
(3)
In the event that charges or violations pursuant to §§ 280-16 and 280-19 of this article have been paid on or immediately prior to disconnect date specified in the turnoff notice, and an employee or agent of the Water Department arrives at the premises for the purpose of disconnecting the service, although the service is not actually shut off, the service charge in an amount as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule shall still be imposed.
I.
Service connection fee.
(4)
This subsection shall become effective immediately
upon filing in the office of the Secretary of the State of New York
in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
This subsection shall apply retroactively to industrial/commercial
space or mixed/industrial/commercial/residential space of over 20,000
square feet for which a building permit was issued after January 1,
1989.
J.
Charge for multiple owners on a single meter. Where
the Water Superintendent requires one water meter for over eight individual
owners, the charge for each individual owner per quarter shall be
the total meter reading divided by the total number of units on said
meter multiplied by the applicable rate under the incremental rate
schedule.
[Amended 2-18-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
K.
Cross-connection
fees.
[Added 9-1-2009 by L.L. No. 12-2009; amended 8-7-2012 by L.L. No.
12-2012; 6-6-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
(1)
Cross-connection fees shall be as follows:
(b)
To test devices up to two inches in diameter: an amount set
forth in the Master Fee Schedule per assembly.
(c)
To test devices over two inches in diameter up to six inches:
an amount set forth in the Master Fee Schedule per assembly.
(d)
To test devices over six inches in diameter: an amount set forth
in the Master Fee Schedule per assembly.
(2)
Each
retest will be charged at the same rate listed above.
(3)
Payment
is due prior to service.
