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.
A. 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.
B. The application shall be signed by the owner of the
premises to be supplied water or by his duly authorized agent.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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.