[Added 10-28-1958]
[Added 6-25-1974]
All fire hydrants or private fire service connections will be maintained by the owner. On written request from the owner, the Water Department will maintain the fire hydrants for a fee as set forth in § 131-27.
All applications for private fire service connections
shall be made in writing and filed with the Superintendent of Water,
Water District No. 1, Town of New Castle.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
The size of the private fire service connection shall be approved
by the Water Superintendent and in no case shall exceed eight inches.
A fire sprinkler plan and report prepared by a professional engineer
shall be submitted to the Water Department for review.
The entire private fire service system shall
be subject to the inspection, test and approval of the Water Superintendent
before the service is made effective. The Water Superintendent shall
have the right to enter the premises at any reasonable time for the
purpose of making an inspection of the entire private fire service
system. Any irregularities disclosed shall be cause for discontinuing
service unless corrected by the customer within 10 days after written
notice is given by the Water Superintendent.
[Amended 6-25-1974]
When the customer requests that his general
service be taken from the same line that provides private fire service,
the Water Superintendent shall permit such joint use of its service
line, provided that the customer's pipe for general service is connected
to the private fire service line at a point between the main and any
outlets and fixtures to be attached to such private fire service line.
Such dual service of the water district's service line shall be subject
to the approval of the proper fire insurance bureau. Immediately after
the connection for general service, there shall be placed a valve
on the private fire service line, which shall be at a convenient location
for inspection by the Water Superintendent. The connection for general
service shall also be made at a location where a meter can be installed
by the Water Superintendent as close as convenient to the private
fire service line. The entire cost of making that part of such general
service connection to a private fire service connection shall be borne
by the customer. Should service be discontinued by the Water Superintendent
for the nonpayment of any bill or the violation of any rule, irrespective
of whether such bill or such violation relates to the general service
or to the private fire service, water shall be turned off at the connection
in the street and shall not be turned on again until any delinquent
bills have been paid and any irregularities have been satisfactorily
adjusted and the turn-on charge paid.
No water shall be taken or used through a private fire service connection for any purpose other than for extinguishing accidental fires, except for the purpose of testing fire-fighting equipment or as specified under § 131-20. Such tests as mentioned above may be made only under special permit from the Water Superintendent, and the Superintendent may require that his representative be present at such test.
Hydrants and other fixtures connected with a
private service connection may be sealed by the Water Superintendent,
and such seals shall be broken only in case of fire or as specially
permitted by the Superintendent, and the customer must immediately
notify the Superintendent of the breaking of any such seal.
[Amended 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
Maintenance of the private fire service connection located within
the street will be the responsibility of the property owner.
[Amended 6-25-1974]
The water district shall not be liable or responsible
to any party for any losses or damage resulting from fire or water
which may occur due to the installation or presence of a private fire
service connection or any pipe or fixture connected therewith, or
for any losses or damage resulting from any leakage or other flow
of water from said private fire service connection or any of the pipes
or fixtures connected therewith, or for any losses or damage resulting
from any excess or deficiency in pressure or supply of water due to
any cause whatsoever.
A detector check valve with bypass shall be
furnished and installed by the customer just inside the building wall
or other convenient location on the customer's premises between any
unmetered outlet connection and any general service connection.
[Amended 10-25-2022 by L.L. No. 12-2022]
The private fire service connection from the main to the property
line shall be furnished and installed by a licensed contractor approved
by the Water Department at the expense of the property owner. The
property owner shall install the private fire service connection from
the property line to the building at his own expense and with his
own labor.
[Amended 6-25-1974; 1-25-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 9-10-2002 by L.L. No.
8-2002]
The annual charge for private fire service connection
used exclusively for private fire service purposes and equipped with
detector check valves shall be in accordance with the fees as set
forth by resolution of the Town Board in the Master Fee Schedule,
which may be amended.
