The following regulations set forth in this
Part 1 shall be considered as part of the contract of the Water Department
by and on behalf of the Village of Johnson City and binding upon every
person who takes water supplied by the Department.
The regulations set forth in this Part 1 may
be amended, revised or repealed from time to time by the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Johnson City in the manner provided by
law.
As used in this Part
1, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
APPLICANT
The owner of property or his or her agent applying for water
service.
CUSTOMER
The owner of real property receiving water services from
the Department.
DATE OF PRESENTATION
The date upon which a bill or notice is mailed or delivered
personally to the customer.
DEPARTMENT
The Water Department of the Village of Johnson City.
DOMESTIC SERVICE
Provision of water for household residential purposes, including
water for sprinkling lawns, gardens and shrubbery, watering livestock,
washing vehicles and other similar and customary purposes.
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE
Provision of water to a customer for use in manufacturing
or processing activities.
IRRIGATION SERVICE
Provision of water for agricultural, floricultural or horticultural
use.
MAIN EXTENSIONS
Extension of distribution pipelines, exclusive of service
connections, beyond existing facilities.
MAINS
Distribution and transmission pipelines located in streets,
highways or public ways which are used to serve the general public.
PREMISES
The integral property or area, including improvements thereon,
to which water service is or will be provided.
SERVICE AREA
That area in which service is or will be furnished, as prescribed
and approved by the Water Resources Commission, Conservation Department,
State of New York, in a decision dated May 15, 1934, as the same may
have been or may be amended from time to time. The sale of water by
the village to purchasers outside thereof is carried on under provisions
of the Village Law.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The pipe, valves and other facilities by means of which water
is conducted from distribution mains to the curb stop or curb shutoff
valve.
TARIFF SCHEDULE
The entire body of effective rates, rentals, charges and
regulations.
TEMPORARY SERVICE
A service of circuses, bazaars, fairs, construction work,
irrigation of vacant property and similar uses where, because of their
nature, consumption or use will not be regular or permanent.
All services installed by the utility shall
be classified as follows:
The types of service available from the Department
are:
Where service is desired for a multiple dwelling,
commercial or industrial use, a detailed plumbing plan showing service
supply, fixtures and equipment and any other water use facilities
must be submitted at the time of application.
The application is merely a written request
for service and does not bind the applicant to take service for any
particular length of time nor does it bind the Department to give
service except under reasonable conditions.
The customer shall, at his or her own risk and
expense, furnish, install and keep in good and safe condition all
equipment that may be required for receiving, controlling, applying
and utilizing water, and the Department shall not be responsible for
any loss or damage caused by the improper installation of any such
water equipment or the negligence, want of care or wrongful act of
the customer or any of his or her tenants, agents, employees, contractors,
licensees or permittees in installing, maintaining, using, operating
or interfering with such equipment. The Department shall not be responsible
for damage to property caused by spigots, faucets, valves and other
equipment that are open when water is turned on originally or when
the water is turned on after a temporary shutdown.
The customer shall be liable for any damage
to a meter or other equipment or property owned or maintained by the
Department which is caused by an act of the customer or his or her
tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees or permittees,
including the breaking or destruction of locks by the customer or
others on or near a meter or any damage to a meter that may result
from hot water or steam from a boiler or heater or frozen meter on
the customer's premises. The Department shall promptly be reimbursed
by the customer for any such damage within five days after receipt
of bill.
The Department or its duly authorized agents
shall at all reasonable times have the right to enter on the customer's
premises for any purpose properly connected with the service of water
to the customer.
The Department shall not be liable for damage
resulting from an interruption in service. Temporary shutdowns may
be resorted to by the Department for improvements and repairs. Whenever
possible and as time permits, all customers affected will be notified
prior to such shutdowns. Where possible, repairs or improvements shall
be prosecuted rapidly and at such times as will cause the least inconvenience
to customers.
Notices from the Department to a customer will
normally be given in writing and either delivered to him or her or
mailed to him or her at his or her last known address. Where conditions
warrant and in emergencies, the Department may resort to notification
either by telephone or messenger.
Notice from the customer to the Department may
be given by him or her or his or her authorized representative orally
or in writing.
Resale of water is not permitted.
There shall be no physical connection between the public potable water system and any other system without written permit from the Department. Any connection must meet the requirements of Chapter
5 of the New York State Health Department Sanitary Code.
[Amended 12-21-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Any person violating any provision of this Part
1 shall be punished as provided in §
1-15 of Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art.
II, of this Code.