A. 
Billing procedures. All bills shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable service classification. For new services installed at any time during the billing period, the minimum charge and the amount of water allowed thereunder shall be prorated according to the number of days remaining to complete the billing period after the service has been made available.
B. 
Meter reading periods. Meters shall be read quarterly, bimonthly, monthly or semiannually and customers will be billed quarterly, bimonthly, monthly or semiannually at the water district's option.
C. 
Determination of quantity. The quantity recorded by the meter shall be considered the amount of water passing through the meter, which amount shall be conclusive on both the customer and the water district, except when the meter has been found to be registering inaccurately, or has ceased to register. In such cases, the quantity shall be determined by the average registration of the meter in a corresponding past period when in order, or by the average registration of the new meter, whichever method is representative, in the water district's opinion, of the conditions existing during the period in question.
D. 
Change of occupancy. The customer shall notify the water district in writing of any change in occupancy. No adjustment of bills shall be made by the water district as between owners or tenants unless 10 days' notice in writing prior to change of occupancy has been given to the water district. No rebate shall be given for unoccupied premises unless notice of nonoccupancy is given as required in Subsection F herein.
E. 
Due dates; penalties for late payments. All bills are due and payable net cash when rendered. In case any water bill or charges provided for in and by these rules shall not be paid within 30 days following the rendering of the bill, such bill shall be delinquent. Unpaid water charges in arrears for 30 days or longer from date of rendering shall be subject to a penalty of 5% per annum. The water district or its agents may cut off the supply of water if water charges are not paid within 60 days from the date due. Water service shall not be reestablished until such unpaid charges, together with the charge for restoration of service, are fully paid.
F. 
Discontinuance.
(1) 
Any customer may discontinue water service by giving the water district written notice not less than 10 days prior to the discontinuance, and all liability for charges for service rendered after the discontinuance of service, as herein provided for, shall cease.
(2) 
Upon discontinuance of service, the water district shall promptly refund to the customer the pro-rata amount of every advance payment for any service after said discontinuance; said refund shall be based upon the relation of the period after the discontinuance of service to the entire period for which said advance payment was made after deducting the proper charge for any excess water consumed to the date of discontinuance.
(3) 
The above rules relative to discontinuance of service and refunds of advance payments do not apply to private fire protection or water service to real estate developers or prospective owners or prospective occupants of premises abutting on public streets when such service is the only one rendered to the customer requesting discontinuance of service.
A. 
Grounds for discontinuance of service. Water service may be discontinued by the water district for any one of the following reasons:
(1) 
For use of water other than as represented in the customer's application, or through branch connections on the street side of the meter or place reserved therefor.
(2) 
For willful waste by the use of water through improper and imperfect pipes, or by any other means.
(3) 
For molesting any service pipe, seal, meter, or any other appliance owned by the water district.
(4) 
For nonpayment of bills for water or services rendered by the water district.
(5) 
For cross-connecting pipes carrying water supplied by the water district with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which may endanger the quality of the water district's water supply.
(6) 
For refusal of reasonable access to the property for the purposes of reading, repairing, testing or removing meters or inspecting water piping and other fixtures.
(7) 
For violation of this Part 1. Where two or more premises are now 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 above rules, the water district reserves the right to apply its shut-off regulations to the joint service line, except that such action shall not be taken until the innocent customer who is not in violation of the water district's rules has been given reasonable opportunity to attach the service pipe leading to his premises to a separately controlled service connection.
B. 
Restoration of service. When water service to any premises has been turned off upon the order of the customer, or for any of the above reasons, and service at any premises is again desired by the same customer, including seasonal customers, a charge as provided in Chapter 105, Fees, shall be made for the restoration of service, provided that the discontinuance of service has required only the removal of the water district's equipment from the customer's premises, the closing of the curb stop or turning off the water elsewhere not involving any unusual expense. If, however, by the willful acts of the customer, it becomes necessary to shut off or disconnect the service pipe at the water district's main, the charge to the customer for restoration of service shall be the actual cost incurred by the water district incident to the disconnection and reconnection of the service pipes.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
Public fire hydrants. No person, except as specifically authorized by the water district, shall take water from any public fire hydrant for any use whatsoever, other than for fire purposes. The use of public fire hydrants for washing streets or flushing sewers shall not be permitted except upon specific authorization from the water district, and for such uses the user shall be billed at meter rates set forth in the rate schedule. If water is used from public fire hydrants without specific authorization by the water district, the quantity so used shall be estimated and the user shall be billed at the meter rates set forth in the rate schedule.
D. 
Connection with unapproved source. In the interest of public health, the water district's mains or services shall not be connected to any premises with any service pipe or piping which is connected with any other source of water supply not approved by the Department of Health of the State of New York; nor shall the water district's mains or service pipes be connected in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other apparatus which contains liquids, chemicals, or any other matter which may flow back into the water district's service pipe or mains and consequently endanger the water supply.
E. 
Liability. Upon receipt of an application for a new service or for the reinstatement of an existing service, the water district shall assume that the piping and fixtures which the service will supply are in proper order to receive same, and the water district shall not be liable for any accident, break or leakage arising from connection with the supply of water or failure to supply same.
F. 
Supply; interruption of. The water district shall use reasonable care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at reasonable pressure to customers, but reserves the right, at any time without notice, to shut off the water in its mains for the purposes of making repairs or extensions, or for any other purpose. The water district shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure in the supply of water or the pressure thereof for any cause whatsoever, nor for any damage caused thereby, by the bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attachment to the water district's property. All applicants having installations upon their premises depending upon the pressure in the water district's pipes to keep them supplied shall protect themselves against danger of collapse and all such damage shall be borne exclusively by the applicant.
G. 
Required forms. All applications, contracts, agreements and any other forms required in connection with this Part 1 shall be in the form and shall contain such general conditions, provisions and terms as the Town of Clay shall approve. Copies of such forms shall be filed at the office of the Town Clerk.
H. 
Freezing of main or service. Where a customer-owned main or service shall be frozen, the thawing shall be done at the expense of the customer. To avoid a recurrence of freezing, the water district may order an examination of the customer's service pipe or main, and if the same shall not be at a depth of 41/2 feet as required, the water district shall have the right to require it to be so relocated before service is resumed.
I. 
Sprinkling. The water district reserves the right, in periods of drought or emergency, to restrict the use of water for sprinkling purposes to the period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or to prohibit the use entirely.
Classification of services rendered and facilities furnished and rates and charges therefor shall be established and may be amended or repealed by resolution of the Town Board. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town Board from establishing separate schedules of rates for separate water districts.
The Town Board reserves the right at any time to change, modify, supplement or amend these rules, regulations or any other provision of this Part 1 and the rates and charges for the use of water. The right is also reserved to make such additional rules and regulations which, to the Town Board, seem appropriate to promote the health, safety, morals and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Clay in order to regulate the water supply and to promote the proper and efficient administration of the water district or districts and to establish rates and/or enter into contracts for the use of water in special cases.
It shall be the duty of the Water Superintendent to enforce the regulations and restrictions provided by this Part 1, including the processing of applications and the issuance of permits.