The installation and maintenance of private service lines, excluding
the mains and lines of the Brant Water District, shall be in accordance with
the following provisions and specifications:
A. Inspection and fee. No private service line from a Water
District pipe or main shall be installed, altered, replaced or used until
the same has been inspected and approved by the Water Department. A fee (see
Article
XI) shall be paid to the Department upon filing each application for
such inspection.
B. Street opening. No opening shall be made in any town
highway, except with the consent and approval of the Town Superintendent of
Highways and Town Engineer, upon such terms and conditions as they shall require,
including the posting of a reasonable performance bond or other security,
if in their reasonable judgment such bond is necessary. For this purpose,
the Superintendent may prepare reasonable requirements for such openings to
be filed with the Water Department and Highway Department.
C. Taps and connections. All connections to or taps of water
mains for water service shall be made by the Water Department, except as hereinafter
set forth. A receipt for tapping fees shall be on file with the Water Department
in advance of making such connection or tap. The Water Department will determine
the size of the taps inserted in any water main.
D. Line specifications.
(1) All private lines shall be installed, maintained, altered
or replaced with Type K copper tubing, which shall conform to American Society
for Testing and Materials Designation B88, latest revision, of the following
widths and thicknesses:
|
Width
(inches)
|
Thickness
(inches)
|
|
3/4
|
.065
|
|
1
|
.065
|
|
1 1/4
|
.065
|
|
1 1/2
|
.072
|
|
2
|
.083
|
(2) All joints in Type K copper tube service lines between
the curb stop and the meter shall be made with compression or flared fittings.
E. Trenches. The service line shall be laid out not less
than four feet below the established grade of the adjacent street or existing
ground level, but where it is impractical to meet the Department requirement
by reason of existing conditions, the Water Department may, upon application
therefor, grant a permit for some other method of installation. All services
lines shall be laid in a separate trench at least three feet distant horizontally
from any other underground facility and in solid ground. The placing of water
service lines in the same trench as that occupied by sewer pipe, gas pipe
or other utility lateral connections will not be permitted except by special
authorization of the Water Department in extraordinary cases, including where
solid rock is encountered.
F. Tapping point. The Water Department shall designate the
point at which the water main is to be tapped and also the position of the
service pipe connection at the tap. The Water Department or contractor, with
special permission from the Water Department, shall make necessary excavations
for all taps, which shall be at least four feet square and not less than six
inches below the main. Any taps not made by the Water Department must be inspected
by the Water Department for approval.
G. Replacement of tap. No new tap shall be made to a water
main to connect with a service line which is intended to replace an existing
service line, unless the existing service line is properly disconnected at
its tap to the water main. The expense of such disconnection shall be borne
by the applicant.
H. Abandoned taps. Where a service line is abandoned, the
service line must be shut off at the tap and disconnected at the expense of
the owner.
I. Multiple users. There shall be a separate and distinct
tap for the service of each premises supplied with water. Multiple taps to
any one premises may be installed upon application of the owner, at the discretion
of the Water Department.
J. Maintenance. All outside service lines, meter pits, building
service pipes, outlets and fixtures shall be maintained in good order and
repair, protected from frost, leaks and breaks, and must be promptly repaired
by the owner if not in good order to prevent waste of water. If the owner
fails to observe these requirements, the Water Department may shut off the
water supply and assess the cost thereof against the real property affected,
to be collected as part of the water rent. It is presumed that all the water
passing through the meter servicing the customer's premises shall be
the customer's responsibility. Loss of water due to natural causes, such
as frost, rust, etc., and when the occupant and owner has made every attempt
to repair or shut off as soon as the leak was noticed, will be paid for on
an equal basis, that is, the customer pays 50% of the metered or estimated
loss over and above normal use. Water lost because of the customer's
inaction to correct will be at regular rates. In the event of dispute, the
customer may request a hearing before the Town Board with the customer to
bear the burden of proof in claims for sharing of water costs. The plumbing
inside the meter pit is the responsibility of the homeowner. The saddle and
meter couplings are the responsibility of the Water Department.