[Amended 6-25-1974; 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
All applications for taps and connections with the mains or
water pipes of the district or any privately owned pipe supplied by
the district must be made to the Water Department by the owner or
by an agent filing written authority from the owner. Said owner must
pay in advance the charges made for tapping and for running the service
line to the property line for services up to two inches. For services
over two inches, the property owner must hire a licensed contractor,
reasonably acceptable to the Town, to install the service under the
supervision of the Water Department. The property owner shall reimburse
the Town for the reasonable costs of such supervision.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
Tapping and making connections to mains or water pipes of the
district or privately owned mains supplied by the district with water
must in all cases be done by employees of the Water Department for
connections up to two inches.
[Amended 6-25-1974]
If connections are made on any private line
between the water main and the meter by other than Water Department
employees without the permission of the Water Department, it shall
be considered sufficient cause for shutting off the water without
notice.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 1-25-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 1-11-2011 by L.L. No.
1-2011]
A separate tap and service shall be installed
for each building located on the street in which there is a district
water main, and such building's water consumption shall be measured
by a water meter or meters. In any building that contains multiple
dwelling units, separate water meters also shall be installed to measure
or measure and charge for water consumption in the separate dwelling
units, but at all times a separate water meter shall be installed
to measure or measure and charge for the building's common area water
consumption.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 9-10-2002 by L.L. No. 8-2002]
Charges for tapping and for installing service
lines shall be in an amount as set forth by resolution of the Town
Board in the Master Fee Schedule, which may be amended. The charges
shall include furnishing and inserting the tap and running the service
from the main to the property line in a trench to be excavated by
the owner. All service line installations shall be installed according
to the Water Department's rules for service line installations.
[Added 6-25-1974]
In cases where meter pits are required, the
owner will construct, maintain and be liable for said meter pit and
meter. Where meter pits are required, specifications are on file at
the Water Department office.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 1-25-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 10-25-2022 by L.L. No.
12-2022]
After the owner has paid the necessary charges, he shall have
the trench for service pipe excavated. All trenches for service pipes
shall be at least four feet in depth and at right angles to the curbline,
in front of the lot to be served, unless special permission is granted
by the Water Department for a variation. When the trench is ready,
the Water Department on proper notice will proceed to make the tap,
insert the corporation cock and make the necessary connections between
the corporation cock and the curb stop. Service line from the curb
stop to the dwelling shall be installed by the contractor. After the
service line has been installed, the trench shall be promptly backfilled
and the street surface restored by the owner. All service pipes shall
be maintained in good condition by the property owner. Should a leak
develop, it shall be repaired immediately. Failure by the owner to
repair such leak shall authorize the Water Department at its option
either to shut off the service at the curb box and keep it off until
repairs are made or to enter upon the property and make the necessary
repairs, charging the cost of the same to the owner. Whenever any
service is cut off, charges will be made for turning off the service
and for restoring the same, in accordance with the Charge Schedule
adopted by the Board as amended from time to time.
Attention of owners is called to the fact that,
whenever street openings are to be made in connection with service
pipes, they must obtain the necessary permits for such openings from
the proper officials at their own expense.[1]
[Amended 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
The minimum size and the type of material of service lines will
be designated by the Water Department in accordance with information
to be furnished by the consumer as to their probable requirements.
The Department reserves the right in all cases to determine the size,
type, and location of service to be rendered, and the metering to
be used.
[Added 6-25-1974; amended 7-27-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010; 10-25-2022 by L.L. No.
12-2022]
Cross-connections to any public potable water supply are prohibited
unless the connection is approved by the Commissioner of Public Works
or his/her designee and is of such design as to ensure against backflow
or siphonage or any contaminants. This prohibition applies to private
wells, swimming pools, lawn sprinkling devices and all other high-hazard
installations. All connections and backflow preventive devices must
be of the type approved by the New York State Department of Health.
