The State Legislature has found that the potable water for the northern
portion of the Great Neck peninsula is derived from aquifers which are the
sole source of water for all of Long Island and that the issues of contamination
and conservation of the aquifers and the need to better manage the groundwater
system on the north of the Great Neck peninsula, which had been operated by
a private utility in 1985, were of such statewide concern that the State Legislature
created the Water Authority of Great Neck North. It was the hope of the State Legislature that said Authority would
not only protect, preserve and enhance the quality and quantity of the water
within its supply area but that it would also serve as a model and as a leader
of other water suppliers to better manage, conserve and protect the groundwaters
within and outside its supply areas. Said Authority, after investigating water
conservation and regulation programs, has recommended that all of the municipalities
within, or partially within, the Water Authority of Great Neck North adopt
the following water conservation regulations. This Board has determined that
it would be in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the town to adopt said water conservation regulations.
The terms set forth herein shall be defined for the purpose of this
Article as follows:
AUTHORITY
The Water Authority of Great Neck North.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Any tube, pipe or hose, or any combination thereof, and all accessory
valves, sprinklers and other devices, if any, which are used to transport
and release water for the purpose of irrigation.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other
organization of any kind, including municipal districts, corporations and
public authorities.
SENSOR
A rain or soil moisture sensor capable of interrupting the operation
of an irrigation system when watering, as determined by the "sensor," is not
required by virtue of rain or soil moisture, in accordance with the following
criteria:
A.
A rain sensor shall be of a type capable of detecting a minimum of one-eighth
(1/8) inch of rainfall and automatically interrupting and preventing the irrigation
system from operating. It shall further be capable of allowing the rainfall
to evaporate and, when sufficient evaporation has occurred, to automatically
reset and allow continuation of normal irrigation in accordance with the programmed
schedule. The sensor shall be set to interrupt and prevent the irrigation
system from operating at a measure of rainfall no greater than one-fourth
(1/4) inch.
B.
A moisture sensor shall be of a type capable of detecting the matric
potential of the soil in which it is used and automatically interrupting and
preventing the irrigation system from operating at a pressure no greater than
the pressure set forth by resolution of this Board.
TOWN
The portion of the unincorporated area of the Town of North Hempstead
within the area serviced by the Authority.
WATER
Any water obtained from either the Authority or underground within
the Water Authority of Great Neck North District.