A permit is required to make water tap and supply connections with any water main of the Pelham Public Water Supply, and the permit must be obtained before commencement of any work to establish such a connection.
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An application for a permit pursuant to this section must be submitted on forms provided by the Village Administrator's Office or the Building Department.
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The application shall be signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied water or by his duly authorized agent.
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The application must include the location of the property to be supplied with water. The location must include the section, block and lot numbers as shown on the Village Tax Map as well as the street and house number.
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No application for a permit will be granted until the applicant has complied with all requirements of this Part 1, provided proof of appropriate liability insurance and paid all required fees set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
The owner of the premises to be supplied water must provide at his own expense all trench excavation and backfill and supply pipe that are required to make a water tap and supply connection. All such work must comply with the applicable provisions of this Code. The trench for the water tap and supply connection pipe shall have a minimum depth of 3 1/2 feet. Any street or sidewalk opening for such purposes must comply with Chapter 33 of the Pelham Village Code.
The charges for new and replacement taps shall be as set by resolution of the Village Board. See Water Rates and Charges.[1]
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Editor's Note: Editor's Note: Said rates are on file in the Village offices.
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All supply pipes extending from the curb box to the premises or building shall comply with all NYS Code approved standards for potable water. Such lines may include Type K copper tubing or red brass containing not less than 85% copper, not less than 3/4 inch in diameter, shall have a suitable shutoff valve at the street side of the water meter and shall have a suitable shutoff valve, waste cock and check valve on the building side of the water meter. The check valve shall be located not closer than four feet to the water meter. A separate supply pipe shall be installed for each premises to be supplied with water and shall extend directly from the water main to the premises and, whenever practicable, shall be located at a right angle to the front of the building to be supplied.
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Any existing installation without a check valve must install forthwith a check valve by submitting an application within 30 days after receiving written notice to do so from the Village Administrator or the Public Works General Foreman. Such written notice shall be served personally upon the property owner or mailed to such owner at his last known address on the last assessment roll of the Village. In addition, such written notice shall be served personally on any occupant of the property or mailed to such occupant.
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Every property owner must supply a curb box, maintain it in good order at all times and keep it level with the surrounding ground, sidewalk or surface.
The property owner or occupant must repair at his expense supply connection pipe leaks which occur between the curb box and the water meter. The Village shall give notice to the property owner and any occupant that such a leak exists. The Village shall serve written notice of the leak by personally serving the property owner or by mailing notice to the owner at his last known address on the last assessment roll of the Village. In addition, the Village shall serve written notice personally upon any occupant or by mailing notice to such occupant. Within two days of receiving notice of the leak, the property owner must make the necessary repairs. If such repairs are not made, the Village may cut off the water supply at the curb box until such repairs are made, or the Village may make the repairs and charge the owner for the labor and material used or expenses incurred. The Village will repair without charge supply connection pipe leaks which occur between the curb box and water main.
When any water supply connection to any property is abandoned, the expense of opening the street and other costs incidental to turning off or cutting off the water supply connection at the water main shall be charged against the property and made a lien against the property that shall be filed with the Assessor and the Receiver of Taxes.
When a property owner requests that a water supply connection be changed, the property owner shall bear the entire cost of making the change.