This article shall be titled "A Local Law Establishing
Rules and Regulations for the Operation of Water Districts and the
Use of Water Therein."
The authority for this article is Town Law § 198,
Subdivision 3(c), and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of
New York.
A number of water districts and water district
extensions currently exist within the Town of Queensbury. In reviewing
the various local laws and ordinances currently in effect, the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury finds that it would be beneficial
to the Town of Queensbury to have in effect a local law which provides
or establishes uniform rules and regulations for the operation of
all water districts within the Town and the use of water by all districts
and residences of those districts, with the exception of those few
districts which, because of their unique nature, warrant different
or specialized regulations.
This article and the rules and regulations established
hereby shall be applicable to all water districts located within the
Town of Queensbury and supplied water by the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District. The Shore Colony Water District shall be specifically
excepted from this article and shall be operated in accordance with
separate regulations.
All terms or words used in this article shall
have such definitions as may be assigned to them within the Town Law
of the State of New York and, if said Town Law does not define said
terms or words, the usage commonly assigned to said words or terms.
Resale of water by customers is prohibited without
the express authorization and consent of the Town Board of the Town
of Queensbury.
[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]
Rates for water use and fees for connecting to the Town's water
supply system shall be established and may be amended from time to
time by Town Board resolution as provided under Town Law § 198(3)(d).