This Part 1 shall be known and may be cited
as the "Water Service Law of the Village of Waterloo, New York."
This Part 1 shall be applicable to all property
and water users within the Village, and the terms of this Part 1 shall
be applicable to all water users outside of the Village as terms of
a contract in accordance with which water is to be supplied to such
outside users.
The rules and regulations set forth in this
Part 1 shall be considered a part of the contract of any person who
obtains water from the Village, and every such person shall be considered
as having expressed his or her consent to be bound thereby.
All persons desiring a water supply from the Village
must first make a written application to the Water Department stating
fully the several and various uses for which the water is to be used.
Such application must be signed by the owner of the premises or his
or her duly authorized agent, whereupon a permit to perform the work
and no other will be issued. The owner must also agree to pay the
charge for making connection as determined by the Board of Trustees.
The service pipe or pipes supplying the property shall be metered
at a point or points to be determined by the Village. The owner of
the property shall be responsible for the collective use of all water
supplied to his or her property. The Village shall furnish, install
and maintain all meters.
No person, other than a person employed by the Village of Waterloo or acting under the direction of the Village of Waterloo, its agents or employees, shall make a tap or make any attachment or connection to any water main or water pipe which is or shall be a part of the Village water system. However, any person may make connection with a curb stop box for services to a user, provided that he or she has first made application to the Village Clerk-Treasurer in accordance with §
238-5 and has made a deposit with the Village Clerk-Treasurer in an amount to be determined by the Village. Such sum shall be sufficient to pay for any damages which might occur therefrom. Work shall not be approved until such application is approved by the Village. All work shall be performed under the supervision of the Village.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
Upon granting of a permit as described in §
238-5, all water users within the Village of Waterloo shall bear all expenses of the initial construction of a waterline from the corporation stop to and including the curb box, in addition to the service line from such curb box to the building. The installation of the corporation stop and curb stop box and all work done between the two shall be done under the supervision and with the approval of the Village.
Any person wishing to discontinue the use of
water must give written notice thereof at the office of the Village
Clerk-Treasurer. No rebate will be allowed for vacancies if such notice
is not given, and the owner will be held responsible for all payments
due.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
A. Reading periods. Water meters shall be read bimonthly
on a scheduled reading period by the Village meter reader. Upon failure
to grant admittance to the water meter reader, the Village may estimate
the consumption of water, and the bill rendered shall be subject to
the same penalties and charges as any regular bill. If the meter reader
is unable to read the meter at least once in a six-month period because
of failure to grant admittance, the water service may be discontinued
by the Village. Any special reading shall be done at an additional
charge of $25; provided, however, that no additional charge shall
be made where property is being transferred.
B. Access to premises. All consumers shall make the premises
reasonably safe and accessible to the Village meter reader. If the
premises are not reasonably safe or accessible during the regularly
scheduled reading period, the Village meter reader may refuse to read
the meter until such time as the premises are safe and accessible.
Any special reading occasioned thereby shall be done at a special
additional charge of $25.
No person shall use the Village water for construction
or building purposes without first obtaining a permit for such use.
No such permit will be granted until payment has been made of the
charges for such use as fixed by the Board of Trustees.
No person other than the Village officers or
employees shall open or close any valve or gate in the street main
or molest or interfere with the same in any manner. No person shall
cover or conceal with earth, sidewalk or any substance any curb box
or any laterals from the main in the street to any premises.
No person shall open any fire hydrant or plug
or draw water therefrom except under the supervision of the Village
or under the direction and supervision of the Fire Chief, members
of the Fire Department or authorized agents of the Village. In no
event shall any inexperienced or incompetent person be permitted to
manipulate or control any hydrant or plug.
The Village, its agents or employees may at
any time shut off the water from any street or streets or from any
private premises for the purpose of making repairs to mains, hydrants
or other fixtures of the Village water system.
Additional water meters may be installed by
the Village at the premises of any consumer who shall apply for the
same, provided that the entire cost of such meter and such installation
shall be borne by the owner of said premises.
Any consumer who is not the owner of premises
served and to whom the water bill is requested by the owner to be
sent shall pay to the Village a deposit equal to the minimum bimonthly
charge in effect at the time of the request before such service is
placed in the name of the consumer.
[Amended 9-8-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
A. Any application for service to properties situated
outside of the corporate limits of the Village of Waterloo must be
submitted to the Board of Trustees in writing. The applicant for such
permit shall furnish all necessary permits which may be required by
the State of New York, the County of Seneca or any other municipality.
B. In the event that the application is accepted by the
Board of Trustees, the applicant will be permitted to connect a waterline
to the Village main under the supervision of the Village, its agents
or employees.
C. All users of Village water located outside of the
Village of Waterloo shall be required to provide and to have installed
a water meter or reading device meeting the specifications and approval
of the Village which shall be readily accessible and may be read without
entering any building or secured area. The location of such water
meter or other reading device shall be determined by the Village.
D. There shall be no charge to the applicant for the
permit. However, the applicant shall bear all expenses of initial
construction and all expenses of maintaining the waterline, including
but not limited to cost of the corporation and curb cocks, curb box
and repairs between and including the corporation stop and curb stop
which shall be done by the employees or representatives of the Village
and for which work the applicant shall be separately charged.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]