The Town undertakes to use reasonable care and
diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable pressure
to customers but reserves the right at any time, without notice, to
shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making repairs
or extensions or for other purposes, and it is expressly agreed that
the Town shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure in the supply
of water or the pressure thereof for any cause whatsoever or for any
damage caused thereby or for the bursting or breaking of any main
or service pipe or any attachment to the Town's property. All customers
having installations upon their premises depending upon pressure in
the Town's pipes to keep them supplied are cautioned against danger
of collapse, and all damage shall be borne exclusively by the customer.
In the interest of public health, the Town will
not permit its mains or services to be connected with any service
pipe or piping which is connected with any source of water supply
not approved by the Department of Health of the State of New York.
The Town will also not permit its mains or service pipes to be connected
in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other apparatus which contains
liquids, chemicals or any other matter which might flow back into
the Town's service pipe or mains and consequently endanger the water
supply.
The Town reserves the right, in periods of drought
or emergency or when deemed essential to the protection of the public
health, safety and welfare, to restrict, curtail or prohibit the use
of water for secondary purposes, such as sprinkling, car washing or
filling swimming pools, and the Town shall have the right to fix the
hours and periods when water may be used for such purposes.
Water service may be discontinued by the Town
for any one of the following reasons:
A.
For use of water other than as represented in a customer's
application or through branch connections on the street side of the
meter or place reserved for the meter.
B.
For willful waste of water by improper or imperfect
pipes or by any other means.
C.
For molesting any service pipe, seal, meter or any
other appliance owned by the Town.
D.
For nonpayment of bills for water or services rendered
by the Town.
E.
For cross-connecting pipes carrying water supply by
the Town with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which
may endanger the quality of the Town's water supply.
F.
For refusal of reasonable access to the property for
the purposes of reading, repairing, testing or removing meters or
inspecting water piping and other fixtures.
G.
Each service line to a meter must have a curb stop
controlling the flow of water to that meter.
H.
For violation of these rules as filed with the Town
Clerk of the Town of Newburgh.
When water service to any premises has been turned off upon the order of the customer or for any of the above reasons and service at any premises is again desired by the same customer, including seasonal customers, a charge as prescribed by chapter 104, Fees, will be made for the restoration of service during regular business hours and for hours during other than regular business hours, provided that the discontinuance of service has not required the removal of the Town's equipment from the customer's premises and closing the curb stop or turning off the water elsewhere does not involve any unusual expense. If, however, it becomes necessary to shut off or disconnect the service pipe at the Town's main, the charge to the customer for restoration of service will be the actual cost incurred by the Town incidental to the disconnection and reconnection of the service pipe.
Upon receipt of an application for a new service
or for the reinstatement of an existing service, the Town will assume
that the piping and fixtures which the service will supply are in
proper order to receive the same, and the Town will not be liable
in any event for any accident, breaks or leakage arising in any connection
with the supply of water or failure to supply the same.
No waterline or service pipe shall be laid in
the same trench with a sewer, gas, steam, electrical or other conduit,
and all service lines to the property from the main must be at least
10 feet from a sewage line, and the sewer connection shall be laid
at least four feet from the sewage line connection.
