The following rules and regulations established
by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Pleasantville,
New York, are hereby made a part of any agreement between the Village
of Pleasantville Water District and each and every party taking and/or
using water furnished by said district directly or indirectly or making
connections with its mains. The Village Board of Trustees reserves
the right to make such changes in these rules as it may from time
to time deem desirable and shall be the sole judge as to the meaning
of these rules and regulations. Service of any notice concerning rules
and regulations, violations or service interruptions to owners, consumers
or users of water may be made upon the owner personally or by leaving
the same at the premises where the water is supplied or by sending
the same by mail to such party at the address of record.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Pleasantville.
The Department of Public Works of the village.
[Amended 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
Enlargements of Pleasantville District by intermunicipal
agreement or dedication of water mains outside of the incorporated
village.
The person or persons owning the premises connected with
or being connected with the mains and/or using water therefrom.
The Incorporated Village of Pleasantville.
Mains inside or outside the Incorporated Village of Pleasantville
that are not owned by or dedicated to the village.
Mains within the Incorporated Village of Pleasantville, including
dedicated extensions outside the village.
The of Superintendent of the Village Department of Public
Works.
The Incorporated Village of Pleasantville, New York.
Every owner or user of water from the system
of the water district shall be in all respects bound by and shall
be considered to have assented to all the rules, regulations and requirements
of said Board as herein set forth or as hereinafter amended as a condition
precedent to the rights to service from the village water system.
No person, corporation or other entity shall be allowed to use the water of the water district for any purpose whatever nor to connect with the mains without first making application for its use on a form provided by the Superintendent in accordance with § 179-24 of the water rules and regulations. Applications for water must be signed by the owner of the property or by an agent holding legal authorization to sign, which authorization must be filed with the application. Fees to accompany the application are established and referenced in the Master Fee Schedule and may be amended by resolution. No applications will be accepted for connections to private water mains.
[Amended 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 4-24-2000 by L.L. No.
2-2000]
A violation of the provisions of Articles I to VII, inclusive, of the water rules and regulations shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 for each offense or by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition thereto, the supply of water may be cut off by the Superintendent upon five days' written notice, except as provided in § 179-50 of the water rules and regulations. In addition to any other applicable penalty, a surcharge will be added to a customer's account balance each quarter that a violation of any provision of this chapter is outstanding. The amount of the surcharge will be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Installation, maintenance, replacement and repair
of all water mains shall conform to specifications established by
the Village Board of Trustees and agencies having jurisdiction thereof.
Additionally, all taps, curb boxes, service pipes, valves and meters
shall meet specifications established by the Village Board of Trustees.
Any and all water-related work performed on the water system or on
any premises serviced by said system shall be performed under the
direction of the Superintendent.
A.
All work on the village water system necessary for
the maintenance, repair or adjustment of mains, taps, service lines,
curb boxes, service pipes, valves and meters, which are owned by and
located within the village, shall be performed by the village at its
cost. Such work shall be the responsibility of the village for village-owned
water mains and waterlines from the main to and including the curb
stop.
B.
The village may expend public funds to install, improve,
repair and maintain public water mains, waterlines and appurtenant
facilities located outside the boundaries of the village, which mains,
lines and facilities are serving or for the benefit of properties
being served or which may be served by the village water system. All
costs and expenses for such work shall be charged to and collected
from the properties served by or which may be served by the village
water system and which are benefited by such work. Such charges may
be added as a surcharge on statements for water services rendered
to such properties on any equitable basis as the Village Board of
Trustees may determine in administering the operations of the village
water system.
C.
The village may not expend any public funds to maintain,
repair or adjust private water mains or waterlines, whether located
within or outside the boundaries of the village.
Excepting the costs to repair, replace or relocate
a public water main, an owner is responsible for the costs attributed
to keeping the service pipes from curb stop to building, curb boxes
and interior plumbing in good repair. In the event that an owner fails
to undertake repairs, the Superintendent may turn off the supply,
upon five days' written notice, until the repairs are made.
An owner is required to secure a permit from
the Superintendent for any and all work to be done in connection with
maintenance, repair, replacements or connections of water system appurtenances.
Permit fees shall be charged to cover costs of inspection, required
engineering and construction supervision as established by the Village
Board of Trustees. Street opening permits are to be obtained through
separate application at the owner's expense.
A.
The village shall not be liable for any damages which
may result to owner(s) pipes, appliances, pressure regulatory valves,
pressure reducing valves, pumps, pump appurtenances, boilers, water
heaters or water storage equipment from the shutting off of water
mains or service pipes for any purposes whatsoever, whether previous
notice has been given or not. In cases where boilers are directly
supplied with water, a suitable valve or other device should be applied
by the owner to prevent collapse or explosion in case the water is
shut off in the distribution mains or the supply is interrupted. No
deductions from water bills will be made for periods when the service
is shut off. The village shall not be held liable for damage sustained
by its failure to supply water to any consumer at any time or for
any cause and reserves the right to control the amount of water supplied
in the event that the supply becomes inadequate or insufficient for
any reason.
B.
The village does not guarantee service from main to
house or through any piping, valves or connections therein. Any necessary
repairs to service lines from curb stop to building or changes in
piping, valves or connections to increase the water supply or its
efficiency must be approved by the Village Board of Trustees and remedied
by the owner at the owner's expense.
The village reserves the right to obtain interconnections
to the water supply system for purposes of receiving water from or
supplying water to neighboring municipalities.
No person or persons shall be permitted to take
water from the fire hydrants for any purposes whatsoever, except for
operation of a fire company, without having first obtained a permit
from the Superintendent. Nonmunicipal uses shall be regulated by said
permit, and metering shall be required.
If connections are made on any private line,
water main or service connection between the water main and the meter
without authorization of the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall
cause service to be terminated.
Cross-connections to any potable water supply are prohibited unless the connection is approved by the Superintendent and is of such design as to ensure against backflow or siphonage of any contaminants. This prohibition applies to private wells, swimming pools, lawn-sprinkling devices and all other high-hazard installations. All connections and backflow devices must be installed pursuant to Article VII of the rules and regulations herein provided.
[Amended 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
A.
Temporary discontinuance; notice; charges. Written
notice must be given by the owner to the Department of Public Works
when the owner wishes to discontinue the use of water. The Department
of Public Works will turn off the water at the curb stop when the
property is vacated and will remove the water meter. Charges in accordance
with the Master Fee Schedule, as amended by the Village Board of Trustees
from time to time, will be incurred by the owner for services rendered
in connection with shutting off and restoring water services.
B.
Permanent discontinuance; notice; charges. Should
an owner wish to permanently discontinue water service, the owner
shall notify the Department of Public Works, which shall cause the
service line to be cut off at the main and the main to be plugged.
The owner shall be liable for all costs incident to such permanent
disconnection and, if it is desired to later renew the service, the
owner must reapply as if the service request is for a new connection.
The owner shall pay discontinuance charges in accordance with the
Master Fee Schedule as set forth by the Village Board of Trustees.
[Amended 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
During any period of emergency concerning the supply of water which may be declared to exist by the Mayor by a written notice published once in the official newspaper and until the Mayor shall declare that such emergency has ceased to exist, the following restriction on the use of water shall apply, and the violation of any of such restrictions shall be punishable as provided in § 179-5, and each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation:
A.
The use of village water for the watering of lawns,
including golf greens and fairways, tennis courts and other surfaces
and for washing or flushing sidewalks, driveways and other surfaces
shall be prohibited, except that golf greens may be watered by no
more than one hose or pipe per green of a diameter as designated by
the Superintendent, with concurrence of the Village Board of Trustees,
a total of eight hours each week limited to the hours on days designated
by the Superintendent, with the concurrence of the Village Board of
Trustees, and except that clay tennis courts may be sprinkled, a total
of no hose or pipe diameter will be designated by the Superintendent,
with the concurrence of the Village Board of Trustees. The Superintendent,
with the concurrence of the Village Board of Trustees, may designate
minutes of time, time of day and days of the week for watering lawns.
B.
The washing of motor vehicles by means of a hose using
village water is prohibited.
C.
The watering of trees, shrubs and vegetables or flower
gardens with village water shall be permitted by use of a hose with
a nozzle for a length of ten minutes each day at times designated
by the Superintendent of Public Works with the concurrence of the
Village Board of Trustees.
D.
The use of village water to fill or partially fill
a swimming pool is prohibited, except that, in the case of a pool
which operates with filtered and recirculated water, it may be used
to replenish water in a pool filled prior to the declaration of the
emergency which is lost by normal splashing and evaporation but not
to replenish water drained out of the pool in order to clean or repair
it or for any other purpose, provided that this shall not prohibit
the normal operation of a swimming pool which filters and recirculates
water and admission to which, with or without the payment of charges,
is open to the public or to all residents of Pleasantville or which
is operated by a cooling air by the use of village water which is
not recirculated and which has an aggregate capacity in excess of
three tons for any building or premises shall be prohibited, provided
that any system installed and in use prior to August 1, 1965, which
is not designed to recirculate water may be operated only on such
days and during such reasonable hours as may be designated in a permit
to be granted therefor by the Mayor, upon written application setting
forth the facts, upon which the Mayor may determine the periods of
time during which the use of such air-conditioning system may be reasonably
necessary depending upon weather conditions, the uses to which the
premises are devoted.
In those cases when a water emergency has been
declared, a duly licensed plumber may perform any of the functions
prescribed to be performed by employees of the village, provided that
such licensed plumber shall secure a written permit from the Superintendent
to perform such function; such permit shall specify the nature of
work to be performed, time and place at which it shall be performed
and the conditions under which it shall be performed. Any work so
performed shall be in full compliance with these regulations as the
same may, from time to time, be amended.
During any period of emergency as declared by the Mayor pursuant to § 179-16, the Village Treasurer shall impose a surcharge upon each and every water bill issued under Article IV, Water Rates and Charges. The surcharge shall be applied to the total of all charges, as determined under Article IV, for the current billing period.
