The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated in an
area served by a Sussex County water district and abutting on any
street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may
in the future be located a public water main of Sussex County are
hereby required, at their expense, to connect, in accordance with
the Technical Bulletin for Building Sewer and Water Service and the
provisions of this chapter, within 180 days after the date of official
notice to connect.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public water main or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a permit from the Engineer.
A separate and independent water service shall be provided for
every dwelling, building or property used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation or other purpose. A water service, water meter and water
service pipe shall not service more than one:
A. Dwelling house, either detached or one side of a double house or
a house in a row of houses, provided that a garage, a guesthouse and
similar features incidental to the family life shall be considered
as a portion of the dwelling.
B. Industrial, commercial or manufacturing establishment.
C. Building separated from adjacent buildings by a party wall or walls
and comprising apartments, stores, offices or a combination thereof.
D. Detached building comprising apartments, stores, offices or any combination
thereof.
E. Establishment consisting of individual dwelling units under the management
of a single commercial or cooperative entity.
F. Unit of property commonly referred to as a "condominium unit" and/or
"unit property," subject to the requirements Title 25 of the Delaware
Code, Chapter 25.
G. Property which is converted from ownership by a single commercial
or cooperative entity or from any other form of ownership to condominium
units shall comply with the requirements of this article.
Use of water shall be confined to the premises named on the
permit. No customer shall supply another with water, nor shall it
be used for any purpose not listed on the permit application.
Any such dwelling, building or property as classified in §
110-45 of this article may be supplied by two or more water meters, each of which, for billing by the County, shall be considered as being one customer account.
The customer's water supply system shall be designed, installed
and maintained in a manner that will prevent the contamination of
the water supply. Requirements for such protection are given in the
Technical Bulletin for Building Sewer and Water Service.
The connection of the water service pipe to the water meter
and the size, alignment, materials of construction of the water service
pipe and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the Technical Bulletin for Building Sewer and
Water Service.
The County shall inspect all connections to the water mains
and maintain all water service lines from the water main to and including
the curb cock and box or meter pit. The curb cock and box or meter
pit shall be placed in back of the property line and shall be the
property of the County and under its control. This inspection will
require an open-trench visual inspection.
The installing plumber shall give a required minimum twenty-four-hour
notice to the Engineer's office when the water service pipe is ready
for connection, inspection and testing if deemed necessary. The connection
shall be made under the supervision or approval of the Engineer.
All excavations for water service pipe installations shall be
backfilled as soon as possible after completion of the open trench
inspection. Any pavement, sidewalks, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the County, and in compliance with any applicable DelDOT permits.