[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz 4-26-1990
by L.L. No. 8-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All water fixtures installed on or after June 1, 1990,
shall be in conformance with the performance standards of § 15-0314
of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law and all sink and lavatory
faucets, shower heads, urinals and toilets shall conform to the following
water-saving performance standards:
(1)
For sink and lavatory faucets, at a constant water pressure
of 60 pounds per square inch, the maximum flow shall not exceed three gallons
per minute.
(2)
For shower heads, at a constant water pressure of 60
pounds per square inch, the maximum flow shall not exceed three gallons per
minute.
(3)
For urinals and associated flush valves, if any, each
flush shall not exceed 1 1/2 gallons of water per flush.
(4)
For toilets and associated flush valves, if any, each
flush shall not exceed 3 1/2 gallons per flush.
B.
Fixtures installed on or after June 1, 1990, which fail
to meet the above performance standards shall, within 90 days of notification
by appropriate Town of New Paltz personnel, be replaced with fixtures meeting
or exceeding the foregoing water-saving performance standards.
C.
The Town Board of the Town of New Paltz may permit the installation of toilets and associated flush valves, if any, which do not meet the standards provided for in Subsection A of this section, if after application therefor, it is determined by the Town Board that the installation of fixtures which meet such standards would be detrimental to the operation of the existing sewage system or part of such system servicing such fixtures.
D.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to fixtures installed prior to the effective date of this section which are removed and relocated to another room or area of the same building after the effective date of this section, nor shall they apply to fixtures, such as safety showers and aspirator faucets, which, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the standards specified in Subsection A of this section.
All commercial and industrial air-conditioning systems, refrigeration
or other water-cooling equipment installed on or after June 1, 1990, shall
be equipped with a water-recycling system.
All commercial and industrial installations for the washing of automobiles
and other motor vehicles installed on or after June 1, 1990, shall be equipped
with a water-recycling system.
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to residential and
nonresidential, commercial and industrial installations not receiving the
benefit of water services provided by the several established water improvement
districts and/or sewer improvement districts as have been previously established
prior to the effective date of this chapter or as may be hereafter established
by the Town of New Paltz following the effective date of this chapter.
A.
Each and every violation of this chapter shall constitute
and shall be a violation as defined in Article 10, § 10.00, Subdivision
3, of the Penal Law and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or
by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.
B.
Any person violating this chapter shall be subject to
civil penalty in the sum of $50 per week, enforceable and collectible by the
Town. Such penalty shall be collectible by and in the name of the Town for
each week that such violation shall continue.
C.
In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment,
the Town Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the
Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to
restrain by injunction any violation of this chapter.
