Service under an application may be discontinued
for any of the following reasons or as provided in § 124-25.
A. For misrepresentation in an application as to property
or fixtures to be supplied or the use to be made of the water supply.
B. For the use of water for any other property or purpose
than that described in the application.
C. For waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes,
fixtures or otherwise.
D. For failure to maintain in good order connections,
service lines or fixtures beyond the curb and owned by the applicant.
E. For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop,
seal, valves or any other appliance or installation of the Water District.
F. In case of vacancy of the premises.
G. For violation of any rules of the Water District.
H. For neglecting to make payments of any charges against
the property.
I. For refusal of access to the property for the purpose
of inspecting or for reading, caring for or removing meters.
J. The Water District shall have the right to cut off
the water without notice in case of breakdowns or for other unavoidable
causes or for the purpose of making necessary repairs, connections,
etc. Reasonable notice will be given when practicable. In no case
shall the Town or Water District be liable for any damage or inconvenience
suffered.
Where either hand excavation or excavating machines are used
by contractors or others in digging trenches for sewers, drains, gas
mains and conduits or in connection with any other underground excavation
work, all water mains shall be maintained in position at the expense
of such persons or contractors. Contractors or others working in the
public right-of-way must ascertain for themselves the location of
all mains, pipes or appurtenances. Where any of these are removed,
cut or damaged in the construction or repair of a sewer, drain, gas
main or conduit or in connection with any other underground excavation
work, such person or contractor must, at his own expense, cause them
to be replaced or repaired promptly, and he must, at once, notify
the Water District of the interruption of service and must reimburse
the Water District for any expense to it in providing temporary service
and in restoring regular service.
The Town Board and/or Water District shall be
under no obligation at any time to make any extensions of its then
existing waterlines but may do so, upon the written request of one
or more prospective customers, either wholly or in part at the expense
of said customers or customer and in conformity with existing law.
Each minimum charge shall apply to a single
customer. Where two or more customers are supplied with water through
the same service, the Water District shall charge the same rate as
if each customer had a separate service, and any violation of the
rules of the Water District with reference to either or any of said
customers shall be deemed a violation as to all, and the Water District
may take such action as could be taken as to a single customer.
[Amended 2-17-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
A. All water
rents, penalties and interest thereon and all charges for tapping,
connection and disconnecting and any other charges provided for by
this chapter shall be a lien on the real property upon which the water
is used, and such a lien shall be prior and superior to every other
lien or claim, except the lien of a current tax. The Town Clerk shall
annually file with the Town Board and the Supervisor the amount of
any such liens which have not been paid at the time and in the manner
prescribed by the Town Board, with a description of the real property
affected thereby, and the Supervisor and the Assessor may include
such amount in the annual tax levy and transmit such statements to
the County Legislature, who shall levy the same upon the real property
in default.
B. To recover
costs incurred by the Town/District in the processing of unpaid water
bills for collection by the county, there shall be added to the amount
of such unpaid bill the sum of $100 for each property. The Town Board
may, by Resolution, change the amount of said fee from time to time
as the Town Board may deem appropriate.
The following rights are reserved by the Town
Board:
A. To make such changes in the rules and regulations
as it may deem to be in the best interests of the Water District.
B. To make, by resolution, such changes in the rates for water rental or in any of the other rates for services as set forth in the rate schedule (§§
124-17 through
124-21, inclusive, of this chapter) as may in its judgment seem to be for the best interests of the Water District.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981]
C. To order existing service pipes and fixtures to be
replaced with acceptable material as determined by the Water Superintendent
and to refuse service with all penalties hereinbefore set forth for
failure of an owner or consumer to comply with such order.
D. To have free access for its authorized representatives
to enter the premises of any consumer at any reasonable time for the
purpose of inspection, reading, repair and/or replacement of meters
or other service installation.
E. To enter into contracts with other water districts
for the supply of water, either into or out of the Water District,
to or from such districts, corporations or individuals, under such
terms and conditions as shall properly protect the interests of the
Water District.
All violations of this chapter or any regulation
or provision thereof shall be an offense punishable by a fine of not
exceeding $50 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.
Each and every week that a violation of this chapter is permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate offense. This penalty shall be
an addition to any other penalty or other remedies as may be provided
by law and this chapter.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981; 5-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
A. Commodity rates.
(1) The rates for use of water shall be as fixed from
time to time by resolution of the Town Board and filed in the office
of the Town Clerk.
(2) Bills will not be rendered for less than the minimum
charge except where water service has been rendered for only part
of the quarter, in which case a prorated bill will be rendered.
B. Minimum charges.
(1) The minimum charge shall entitle the customer to 9,000
gallons per quarter year without further charge and shall apply to
all water users.
(2) Persons who qualify for the over-sixty-five tax exemption
on real property taxes will pay 1/2 the charge for the nine-thousand-gallon
minimum. For anything over the minimum, they pay the regular charge
for all water used in that quarter.
[Amended 5-18-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
The service connection charge for tapping the
main and placing the curb box and curb stop at the property line shall
be as follows:
A. Three-fourths-inch service connection: $400.
B. One-inch service connection: $525.
C. All over one inch: actual cost plus 20%.
D. Service hook up charge of $50 if service line is installed
prior to water tap installation.
[Amended 5-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
A charge of $5, plus actual cost, shall be paid
for furnishing and installing any size standard straight-reading register
magnetic meter plus remote-reading register in accordance with the
service requested by the customer.
[Amended 12-28-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981; 5-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
A. For removing, resetting and resealing meter where
the seal wire has been tampered with or broken or the meter removed:
$10, plus the cost of parts.
B. For testing the meter at the customer's request: actual
cost.
C. Special meter reading and bill, requested by the customer:
$5.
D. Service line inspection.
(1) For first trip: no charge.
(2) For each additional trip: $10.
E. Turning water on or off. For turning water on or off
at customer's request: $5.
F. For checks not honored by bank: prevailing rate charged
by the bank.
G. For meter repairs: actual cost, plus 20%.
H. For meter repairs caused by frost damage: actual cost,
plus $10.
I. The charge for filling swimming pools from hydrants
shall be the standard rate, plus a service charge of $10 for supervision.
J. The price of water to anyone wishing to purchase the
same who does not pay the direct water tax shall be set at two times
the ordinary rates applicable thereto.