Town of Fallsburg, NY Article IV Water Main Extensions

[Adopted 5-9-1989]

§ 299-19 Requirements.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]

Water mains may be extended under the following circumstances:

A. Building must be in the water and/or sewer district whichever applies.

(1) Property must be in the water and/or sewer district, whichever applies to the type of main being applied for.

(2) This requirement limits the Town's responsibility to only that property within the district and is consistent to all laws, policies and past practices of the Town of Fallsburg.

B. Physical main must be greater than 100 feet from property line.

(1) Physical existing Town mains must be greater than 100 feet from the property line.

(2) This requirement is consistent to Town laws establishing accessibility of units; it also eliminates small extensions that are not cost-prohibitive for property owners to pay.

C. All main extensions must be on Town-owned property.

(1) All proposed main extensions must be on existing Town land, roads or easements.

(2) This requirement restricts landlocked properties and keeps future Town-owned mains within accessible rights-of-way. It avoids land disputes and requires dedication of small easements to the Town.

D. Main extensions to property, existing at the time of district formation only. (Subdivision of land does not apply.)

(1) Main extensions to properties existing at the time of district formation; any subdivision of property does not apply.

(2) Although phrasing of the above requirement may be incorrect, in general this requirement prevents the Town from paying for subdivision mains or the distances created by subdivision of land.

(3) Property must be accessible by gravity for sewer and property must be at proper elevation for water. The above requirement specifies that property requiring pump stations or booster stations do not apply.

E. Property must be accessible by gravity sewer to existing mains.

F. Property must have proper elevation for water.

(1) Property must be accessible by gravity for sewer and property must be at proper elevation for water. The above requirement specifies that property requiring pump stations or booster stations do not apply.

§ 299-20 Town responsibility.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]

The Town shall be responsible for paying for all material for the construction of the mains, including:

A. Fire hydrants and taps;

B. Disinfection;

C. Fill material;

D. Road replacement;

E. Manholes;

F. Piping;

G. Fittings;

H. Incidental concrete.

§ 299-21 Property owner's responsibility.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]

The property owner shall be responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals, including Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Fallsburg, Department of Health, Department of Transportation. engineering plans, inspection costs, labor for installation, blasting, insurance, restoration of Town property and all other costs except actual material costs.

A. Permits: Department of Environmental Conservation; Department of Health; Town of Fallsburg Department of Transportation; other.

B. Engineer's plans.

C. Inspection engineer.

D. Labor for installation.

E. Blasting.

F. Insurance.

G. One-hundred-percent restoration (other than material).