[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Islip: Article
I, 5-28-35; Article II, 4-3-62. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Building and Housing — See Ch. 6.
Building Code — See Ch. 7.
Fire Prevention Code — See Ch. 18.
Housing standards — See Ch. 27.
Licensing of plumbers — See Ch. 40.
Trailers and trailer camps — See Ch. 54.
Department of Waste Disposal — See Ch. 63.
Water pollution — See Ch. 66.
[Adopted 5-28-35]
There shall be appointed for the Brentwood Water District, in the same
manner and for the same term as other Town employees, a Superintendent of
Water Supply, who, on behalf of the Town Board, shall have general supervision
of the operation of the water system in said district, issue all permits required
hereby, read meters, render bills for water furnished or other service given,
collect all accounts due and owing to the district, and, on or before the
tenth day of each month, make report to the Town Board, by filing the same
with the Town Clerk, of all moneys received by him during the previous month,
specifying the name of the person or corporation for whose account the same
has been paid and the purpose of such payment, giving such further information
as may be helpful to the Board in properly conducting the affairs of the district.
On or before the said tenth day of each month, the said Superintendent shall
turn over to the Supervisor all moneys received by him during the previous
month, together with a copy of his said report. The said Superintendentt shall
also make report at such other times as may be required by the provisions
of the Town Law.
All moneys received by the said Superintendent on behalf of the district
shall forthwith be deposited in such banks or trust, companies as the Town
Board may from time to time direct.
Claims and charges against the district shall be audited and paid in
the same manner as Town charges.
The said Superintendent shall give bond for the faithful performance
of his duties and for rendering a just and true account of all moneys received
by him on behalf of the district, in such sum as the Town Board may from time
to time direct. The premium of such bond shall be a district charge.
Permanent water service shall be rendered by meter only. In order that
there may be a uniformity of make and design and to give the greatest efficiency
in operation and maintenance, all meters shall be of such make and type as
from time to time may be approved by the Board and shall be procured from
the district.
A.
No person or corporation shall use the water supplies
by the district for any purpose whatsoever without having first obtained a
permit upon written application thereof, after having first paid the charges
pertaining to the introduction of water to the premises.
B.
All applications for introduction of water to any premises
or for the use of water shall be made upon a blank furnished by the district
for such purpose and shall be signed by the owner or his, her or its duly
authorized agent. Such application shall contain a statement of all uses for
which water is desired, and a use of water for any purpose other than mentioned
in the application shall be sufficient cause to justify discontinuance of
water service. Application for additional uses may be made at any time and
permit may be granted therefor.
No person shall make any attachment to or connection with any of the
pipes or mains of the district, nor make any repairs, additions or alterations
to the service pipes, except on the consumer's side of the meter, unless
he be an employee of the district or a person or corporation authorized so
to do by the Town Board.
A list of persons authorized as provided in § 64-7 shall be on file in the office of the district.
Any person or corporation may make application to the Town Board for the purposes set forth in § 64-7. Such application shall be accompanied by a bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.), with one (1) or more sureties acceptable to the Board, conditioned that he, she or it will comply with these regulations, rules and ordinances, will pay to the district all fees, penalties or other charges required hereby in consequence of the work undertaken, and that he, she or it will restore openings made in streets, roads, lanes and other public places and pavement thereon and therein to the same standard of condition as before the work started, and keep and maintain the same in such condition for a period of one (1) year after the work has been completed, and in case of failure so to do, will pay to the proper authority in the premises the cost of putting the same in such condition. The Town Board may, in its discretion, grant or deny such application. Such permission, so given, may be revoked by the Town Board at any time.
No person shall tap any main or distributing pipe or make or interfere
with any connection with the water system unless under the direction of and
in the presence of the Superintendent, or unless he be an employee of the
district or unless specific permission in each case be given by the district.
Nor shall any person make any alterations or additions in and about water
pipes, other than on the consumer's side of the meter, unless a written
permit shall have been given by the district upon written application therefor.
No street or public place shall be opened by any person for the purpose
of making a connection with the mains or for the laying of water pipes or
fixtures unless permission shall have been granted by the authority having
jurisdiction therein.
Whenever any street or public place shall have been opened for the purpose
of making a connection with the mains or for the laying of water pipes or
fixtures, the applicant shall have proper regard for public safety and convenience,
and said street or place shall be restored to its original condition as soon
as practicable. Open trenches shall be guarded with barricades, and sufficient
warning lights or flares shall be displayed at night.
Service pipes shall be laid at least four (4) feet below the surface
of the ground at all points. The curb cock shall be installed in the sidewalk
space, close to the curbline. The meter shall be installed within the building
to be served, as close as practicable to the point where the service pipe
enters, unless otherwise directed or permitted by the district, and shall
be set with the inlet and outlet in a horizontal line with the register on
top and shall be so located as to be readily accessible at all times for reading,
inspection or repair. A stop valve shall be provided within the building on
the inlet side of the meter. Provision shall be made to prevent hot water
from reaching the meter. No red or white lead or joint compound shall be used
on joints between the main and the meter. No tee or other fitting through
which water can be taken will be permitted on the service pipe between the
main and the meter. Meters may be set outside of buildings in underground
pits only by special permission of the district, and in such cases the construction
of the pit and the method of setting the meter shall conform to directions
which will be furnished by the district for each specific instance.
In the event that a change in ground elevation leaves a service pipe
insufficiently buried or results in the curb box projecting above the ground
or being covered with earth, the consumer shall promptly lower or raise his
service pipe and curb box to conform to the new ground elevation. In case
the consumer fails or neglects to make such alterations promptly, the supply
of water will be shut off until the alterations are completed, and a charge
of four dollars ($4.) will be made to cover the labor and expense by the district
resulting from the consumer's failure to do so.
Service pipes and meters and the appurtenances thereto shall be kept
in good repair and protected from the frost by the consumer at his own expense.
A stop or waste cock shall be provided within the building, so located
that all piping on the consumer's side of the meter can be drained whenever
necessary.
In case a house or other building is to be closed or become vacant,
notice thereof should be given the district in order that meter may be read
and curb cock closed. Where such notice is not given and pipes burst from
freezing or other cause, the value of water lost by reason thereof, as estimated
by the District Superintendent, together with the additional sum of four dollars
($4.) to cover labor and expense to the district, shall be added to the next
bill and be paid in like manner as regular water charges.
Where a new connection is made with street mains and where new extensions
or attachments are made in unoccupied houses, the curb cock shall be closed
by the person making the connection, extension or attachment. Notice of the
completion of the work shall be given the district and the curb cock shall
not again be opened until the work has been inspected and approved by the
district and the meter read. Pipes and connections between the main and meter
shall not be covered until so inspected and approved.
A.
Where a water meter fails to register the correct quantity
of water delivered through it or where it otherwise becomes out of order or
in need of repair, notice thereof shall be given to the district. Another
meter will then be loaned and installed during the time required for testing
and repair. Where repairs are found necessary, the same shall be made by the
district and the cost thereof borne by the consumer. When, in the opinion
of the Superintendent of the district, a meter becomes unsuitable for further
use, it shall be replaced by another at the consumer's expense.
B.
No charge shall be made for inspection and testing of
meters found to be out of order when such have been duly reported; otherwise
a charge of six dollars ($6.) per meter shall be made to the consumer in addition
to the cost of repairing such meter.
[Amended 12-16-1980]
A.
No person shall open, interfere with or draw water from
any fire hydrant in the district without a permit from the district therefor,
except that hydrants may be opened by or on the order of any member of a Fire
Department or any Fire Commissioner within the district in case of fire, for
the purpose of attaching thereto fire hose and equipment, where a contract
for the purpose has been entered into with the fire district.
B.
Whenever a hydrant has been opened and used, notification
of such fact shall be promptly given to the district.
C.
No tools or implements shall be used to open hydrants
except such as are furnished by the district or by a Fire Department operating
within the district.
Where water has been turned off by direction of the district, it shall
not be again turned on without the permission of the district.
[Amended 12-16-1969; 4-3-1973; 5-20-1975; 11-18-1975; 3-7-1978; 9-5-1978; 12-19-1978; 12-16-1980; 1-19-1982; 12-16-1986; 11-16-1993]
The following charges for water service are hereby established:
A.
The minimum charges and the corresponding water allowances
for each quarter year for metered service shall be:
|
Size of Meter
(inches)
|
Minimum Charge
|
Water Allowance
(gallons)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5/8
|
$6.25
|
5,000
| |
|
3/4
|
$10.00
|
8,000
| |
|
1
|
$15.00
|
12,000
| |
|
1 1/2
|
$27.50
|
22,000
| |
|
2
|
$50.00
|
40,000
| |
|
3
|
$125.00
|
100,000
| |
|
4
|
$156.25
|
125,000
|
B.
Bills will be rendered quarterannually in accordance
with the foregoing minimum charges and the following schedule of rates:
|
Number of Gallons
|
Charge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
First 5,000
|
$6.25 minimum charge
| |
|
Over 5,000
|
$1.25 per 1,000 gallons
|
[Added 3-31-1964; amended 4-3-1973; 12-16-1980; 12-16-1986; 11-16-1993]
A.
Whenever a sprinkler system shall be installed in any
structure within the limits of the district, the owner of such premises shall
pay to the district, for the privilege of maintaining such sprinkler system
and for the supply of water thereto, charges in accordance with the following
schedule:
|
Size of Connection
(inches)
|
Annual Demand Charges
| |
|---|---|---|
|
2
|
$50.00
| |
|
3
|
$112.50
| |
|
4
|
$200.00
| |
|
6
|
$450.00
| |
|
8
|
$800.00
| |
|
10
|
$1,250.00
|
B.
Sprinkler systems shall not be supplied through regular
meters but shall be supplied through a regular service provided with a check
valve on the main service and a five-eighths-inch bypass meter. In no case
shall the size of the sprinkler system main on private property be larger
than the connection to the district main.
[Amended 12-16-1980]
A.
Bills for water service shall become due and payable
to the district at its office upon receipt thereof. If such bills are not
paid within forty-five (45) days from the date rendered, a penalty of ten
percent (10%) of the amount of such bill will be added thereto. If such bill
remains unpaid for a period of seventy-five (75) days from the date rendered,
water service shall be discontinued until such bill, together with the penalty
and the sum of six dollars ($6.) to cover expense of discontinuance and restoration
of service, is paid.
[Amended 12-6-1988]
B.
A return item service charge of six dollars ($6.) shall
be added to any bill paid with checks, drafts or other means returned to the
Brentwood Water District because of insufficient funds, closed account or
other reasons deemed valid by the Superintendent or authorized agents of the
Brentwood Water District.
A.
Water rents and charges and penalties thereon shall be
a lien upon the real property upon which the water is used, and on or before
the day when, under the Town Law, preliminary estimates of expenditures are
required to be submitted, the Superintendent shall file with the Town Clerk
a statement showing all water rents and charges, with penalties thereon, unpaid
for more than sixty (60) days, which said statement shall contain a brief
description of the property to which the water was supplied or upon which
charges were incurred, the name of the owner liable to pay the same, so far
as may be known, and the amount chargeable to each.
B.
Such rents, charges and penalties shall not be collected
by the Superintendent of the district after the filing of such statement with
the Town Clerk but may thereafter be paid to the Supervisor until such time
as a statement of such unpaid water rents, charges and penalties is submitted
to the Board of Supervisors for the purpose of levying the same as a tax against
the property affected.
Notice in writing delivered to the district office at least ten (10)
days before the quarterly billing date shall be required in all cases of applications
for discontinuance of water service; otherwise the consumer shall be liable
for the minimum charge for the following quarter year.
Each dwelling or building or parts thereof having unrelated occupancy
or distinctive use shall, at the option of the district, have a separate meter.
Where water is supplied through a single meter for more than one (1) such
occupancy or distinctive use, the minimum charge shall be the regular charge
for such meter multiplied by the number of such occupanices or distinctive
uses, and in order to determine the charge to be made for water used where
there is more than one (1) such occupancy or use served by a single meter,
the total amount of water delivered as registered by the meter shall be divided
by the number of such occupancies or distinctive uses, and the result shall
be deemed to be the amount of water delivered for each such occupancy or distinctive
use and shall be charged for as if the quantity of water furnished each such
occupancy or use was through a separate meter.
A.
When water is required for use in connection with building
construction, application shall be made to the district therefor. Where the
owner of the premises is not the applicant, deposit of such sum as the Superintendent
of the district shall deem sufficient to pay for water to be used and charges
attendant thereon shall be paid in advance to the district. Where, after installation
and commencement of use of water, in the opinion of the Superintendent, more
water is used or will be used than is covered by the deposit, he may then
require a further deposit, in default of which he may discontinue service
when the amount of water charges and other district charges equals the amount
of the deposit. After completion of the work, upon claim duly made therefor
to the Town Board, any surplus of the deposit over and above the amount of
the water charges and other expenses attendant thereon shall be refunded to
the applicant. Charges for this purpose shall be the same as provided herein
for permanent service, except that if meter is returned to the district in
good and serviceable condition, the cost thereof to the applicant will be
refunded.
B.
Installation, unless otherwise permitted by the district,
shall conform to the rules and regulations herein provided for permanent service.
A.
Persons or corporations desiring to use water for construction purposes other than mentioned in § 64-28 shall make application to the district therefor, setting forth the name and address of the applicant, the object and purpose of the use of water, the quantity estimated to be needed, and shall give such other information as the Superintendent shall require. If such application is granted, the supply of water shall be furnished in such manner as the district shall allow, and the water rates shall be as in these rules established, except that there shall be no minimum charge. A meter shall be furnished by the district, for the use of which a reasonable charge will be made by the district, and where the Superintendent shall deem it advisable, an inspector appointed by the Town Board shall be maintained on the work at a wage not to exceed six dollars ($6.) a day, to be paid by such applicant. Where water for such purpose is taken from a hydrant, provision shall be made for the protection of the meter and for quick disconnection in case such hydrant or hydrants are needed to extinguish any fire.
B.
No such application shall be granted unless a bond, in
such sum as the Superintendent shall deem sufficient, approved as to sureties
and form by a majority of the members of the Town Board, shall be delivered
to the district to indemnify it for any damage which may be suffered by it
to its water system, gate boxes, meters, valves or fire hydrants by reason
of the construction contemplated.
C.
No such application shall be granted unless a bond shall
be delivered to the district, approved as to amount, sureties and form by
a majority of the members of the Town Board, indemnifying and saving harmless
the district and the Town of Islip from damages to property or damages resulting
from death of any person or injuries suffered by any person by reason of the
construction work done for which such water is used.
D.
The provisions of § 64-28, insofar as it provided for the deposit of money to secure payment of water charges and insofar as it provides for reimbursement of surplus deposit, shall apply to the use of water for the purposes contemplated by this section, except that no deposit shall be required of the state or any municipal corporation, or any district, bureau or department thereof, where the work is being done by its own employees and where the purposes for which the water is used has been duly authorized, in which event bills for water charges shall be rendered at such times as the Superintendent shall deem advisable.
E.
The bond under this section shall not be required where
the water is being furnished to the Town of Islip or its Highway Department
for work being done by its employees.
Except with the permission of the district, water for construction purposes
shall not be taken from any service connection used for any other purpose,
whether or not on the same premises, or from any main or hydrant.
Whenever any of the provisions of these rules, regulations and ordinances
are violated, the water supply may, in the discretion of the Superintendent,
be shut off and the meter removed.
[Amended 7-1-75]
A.
There shall be no installations or use of interconnections,
cross-connections or other means of allowing water from any source other than
the supply wells of the district to enter the distribution system except in
the case of emergency interconnection authorized by the Superintendent.
B.
There shall be no installations or use of connections
for swimming pools or for underground lawn or irrigation sprinkler systems
unless such connections or systems shall be equipped with cross-connection
control devices approved by the district and installed according to district
requirements.
C.
No plumbing fixtures and other water outlets in public,
industrial or commercial buildings which may cause contamination of the district
water supply through cross-connections may be installed in the district unless
they are equipped with cross-connection control devices approved by the district.
D.
No sewage treatment plants, hospitals, mortuaries, plating
establishments and other situations which could potentially cause contamination
of the district water supply shall be permitted to exist unless they are equipped
with a reduced-pressure back-flow preventer or air gap on the service line
as a condition of water service.
E.
The Superintendent of the district or his authorized agents shall have full power to enter the premises of any consumer in the district, at all reasonable hours, to read meters; to examine fixtures, plumbing and manner of using the water; or to inspect said buildings or premises to ensure compliance with Subsections A through D hereof.
F.
If any violation of Subsections A through D hereof is discovered, the Superintendent shall notify the owner of the premises or his authorized agent, in writing, directing him to correct, within a reasonable time, any plumbing installed contrary to or in violation of this ordinance and which may cause the contamination of the district water supply or otherwise adversely affect the public health.
Wherever it is referred to herein that permission be granted by or that
an application be made to or that an act be done by or that an act be approved
by the district, it shall mean the Superintendent of Water Supply of the district.
A.
Service pipes and fittings, corporation cocks, curb cocks,
curb boxes, meter settings and meter pit covers shall conform to such standards
and shall be of such make and type as the Town Board shall adopt, and shall
be of such size as the Superintendent deems proper. Service pipes for the
street main to the meter, less than two (2) inches in diameter, shall be of
pure, seamless, soft-tempered copper tubing with bronze fitting. Tubing shall
be of the following thickness:
|
Normal Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Outside Diameter of Tubing
(inches)
|
Gauge
(B.W.G.)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3/4
|
7/8
|
16
| |
|
1
|
1 1/8
|
16
| |
|
1 1/4
|
1 3/8
|
16
| |
|
1 1/2
|
1 5/8
|
15
|
B.
Meters, corporation cocks, curb cocks and boxes, meter
settings and meter pit covers will be furnished by the district at prices
to be fixed by the Superintendent, not exceeding ten percent (10%) above cost.
C.
A charge of three dollars ($3.) will be made for tapping
the main and inserting the corporation cock.
D.
Service pipes two (2) inches in diameter and larger shall
be Universal cast-iron pipe. Type T. Class 150, connected to a tee in the
main with a gate valve and box close to the main, except as otherwise approved
by the Superintendent.
E.
The tee, valve and box and such other fittings as may
be necessary for such connection shall be furnished by the district and shall
be installed by the district or under the supervision or direction of the
Superintendent, and the cost thereof, plus ten percent (10%) to cover carrying
charges and overhead, shall be paid by the applicant.
F.
Before the connection is made, applicant shall deposit
with the district such sum as the Superintendent shall deem sufficient for
the aforementioned purposes. Upon the completion of the work, any balance
which may remain in favor of the applicant shall be refunded upon claim duly
made to the Town Board therefor.
The Superintendent is authorized on behalf of the district to purchase such material as is required where such material is not on hand and is needed for service installation for which a deposit has been made as required by § 64-34.
The right is reserved to change and amend these rules, regulations and
ordinances, to make special rates, variations and contracts in all proper
cases, or to turn off the water supply without notice in case of extensions,
repairs or other necessity, without liability for damages for lack of water,
or for any damage which may result from the turning off of the water supply.
These rules, regulations and ordinances shall become effective immediately.
[Adopted 4-3-62]
There shall be appointed by the Town Board for the Fair Harbor Water
District a Superintendent, who, on behalf of the Town Board, shall have general
charge of the maintenance and operation of the water system in said district
and keep a record thereof and shall issue all permits required hereby, render
bills for the water furnished or other service given, collect all accounts
due and owing to the district and promptly deposit all receipts in such bank
or trust company as the Town Board from time to time may direct, and, on or
before the tenth day of each month, make report to the Town Board, by filing
the same with the Town Clerk, of all moneys received by him during the previous
month, specifying the name of the person or corporation for whose account
the same has been paid and the purpose of such payment, giving such further
information as may be helpful to or requested by the Board in properly conducting
the affairs of the district. The salary of the Superintendent and other employees
shall be as fixed by the Town Board. The Superintendent shall also make report
at such other times as may be required by the provisions of the Town Law.
Such additional employees as may be needed by the Superintendent shall be
employed by the Town Board, except that in the case of emergency the Superintendent
may employ such persons and incur on behalf of the district such expense as
the occasion necessitates. The Town Board may make contracts and leases for
any part or all of any work, labor, services, utilities, materials or space
for offices or storage required by the district.
Claims, debts and charges shall be submitted to the Comptroller of the
Town of Islip upon a voucher form furnished by the district, with a certificate
by the creditor as to the correctness of the obligation and that it is due
and owing, and after the same shall have been audited and approved for payment
by the Town Comptroller, shall be paid in the same manner as other Town charges
out of funds credited to the Fair Harbor Water District.
The Superintendent shall have a bond for the faithful performance of
his duties and for rendering a just and true account of all moneys received
by him on behalf of the district, in such sum as the Town Board may from time
to time direct. The premium of such bond shall be a charge on the district.
Seasonal or part-seasonal water service will be available from April
1 to November 10 inclusive.
A.
No person or corporation shall use the water supplied
by the district for any purpose whatsoever without having obtained a permit
upon written application therefor, after having first paid the charges pertaining
to the introduction of water to the premises.
B.
All applications for introduction of water to any premises
or for the use of water shall be made upon a blank furnished by the district
for such purpose and shall be signed by the owner or his, her or its agent.
Such application shall contain a statement of all uses for which water is
desired, and a use of water for any purpose other than mentioned in the application
shall be sufficient cause to justify the discontinuance of water service.
Application for additional uses may be made at any time to the Superintendent
and permit may be granted therefor, provided it complies with existing rules
and regulations.
Except the original installation of the service pipe between the water
main and the property line, no person shall make any attachment to or connection
with any of the pipes or mains of the district, nor make any repairs, additions
or alterations to the service pipes, except on the consumer's property,
unless he be an employee of the district or a person or corporation authorized
so to do by the Town Board or Superintendent in the event of an emergency.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Superintendent because of local conditions,
such as elevation of the house or contour of the terrain, service pipes shall
be laid at least two and one-half (2 1/2) feet below the surface of the
ground at the property line and not more than one and one-half (1 1/2)
feet at the building line. Service pipes and appurtenances thereto on the
consumer's side of the property line shall be kept in good repair at
consumer's expense. For protection of the district water supply and in
the interest of public health, the district will not permit its mains or service
to be connected on any premises with pipes or equipment connected with any
other source of water supply.
A.
Upon the installation of a new service or the reinstatement
of an existing service, the district will assume that the pipes and fixtures
which the service will supply are in proper order to receive same, and the
district will not be liable for any accident, breakage, malfunction, leakage
or any damages resulting therefrom arising out of the furnishing or supplying
of water or out of the failure to supply the same.
B.
A stop or waste cock shall be provided on the consumer's
side of the property line, so located that all piping on the consumer's
side of the property line can be drained whenever necessary. Provision shall
be made to prevent hot water from reaching the water main.
C.
No red or white lead or joint compound shall be used
on joints and no sweat joint shall be used between the main and the water
main. No tee or other fitting through which water can be taken will be permitted
on the service pipe between the main and the property line.
In case a house or other building is to be closed or become vacant,
notice thereof should be given to the district in order that the supply may
be shut off. Where such notice is not given and pipes burst from freezing
or other cause, the value of water lost by reason thereof, as estimated by
the Superintendent, shall be added to the next bill and be paid in like manner
as regular water charges.
Where a new connection is made to a main and where new extensions or
attachments are made in unoccupied houses, the curb stop shall be closed by
the Superintendent of the district. Notice of the completion of the work shall
be given the district and the curb stop shall not again be opened until the
work has been inspected and approved by the Superintendent. Pipes and connection
between the main and the property line shall not be covered until so inspected
and approved.
A.
No person shall open, interfere with or draw water from
any fire hydrant in the district without a permit therefor from the Superintendent,
except that, in case of fire, hydrants may be opened by or on the order of
any member of a Fire Department or any Fire Commissioner within the district
for the purpose of attaching thereto fire hose and equipment where a contract
for that purpose has been entered into with the fire district.
B.
Whenever a hydrant has been opened and used, notification
of such fact shall be promptly given to the district.
C.
No tools or implements shall be used to open hydrants
except such as are furnished by the district or by a Fire Department operating
within the district.
Where water has been turned off for any purpose by direction of the
district, it shall not be again turned on until directed by the Superintendent
or employee of the district.
[Amended 1-19-71; 7-12-71; 4-5-77; 1-19-82[1]]
Charges for water service shall be established by resolution of the
Town Board of the Town of Islip and may be amended or altered by said Town
Board thereafter by resolution after a public hearing. Bills will be rendered
annually. The minimum charge shall be one hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents ($112.50) per house, one hundred eighty dollars ($180.) for duplex apartments
and one hundred eighty dollars ($180.) for bars and luncheonettes.
[1]
Editor's Note: This amendment takes effect 2-7-82.
The minimum charge shall be due and payable with the application for
water service; plat fee is payable in advance.
A.
Water charges and penalties thereon shall be a lien upon
the real property upon which the water is used; and on or before the day when,
under the Town Law, preliminary estimates of expenditures are required to
be submitted, the Superintendent shall file with the Town Clerk a statement
showing all water charges with penalties thereon unpaid for more than sixty
(60) days, which said statement shall contain a brief description of the property
to which the water was supplied or upon which charges were incurred, the name
of the owner liable to pay the same, so far as may be known, and the amount
chargeable to each.
B.
Such charges and penalties shall not be collected by
the Superintendent of the district after filing of such statement with the
Town Clerk, but may thereafter be paid to the Comptroller of the Town until
such time as a statement of such unpaid water charges and penalties is submitted
to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Suffolk for the purpose of levying
the same as a tax against the property affected.
Notice, in writing, shall be delivered to the Water District office
at least ten (10) days before the date upon which water service is desired
to be commenced or to be discontinued.
A.
When water is required for use in building construction,
application shall be made to the district therefor in the same manner as hereinabove
provided for permanent service. The charge shall be determined by the Superintendent.
B.
Except with the permission of the district, water for
construction purposes shall not be taken from any service connection used
for any other purpose, whether or not on the same premises, or from any main
or hydrant.
Whenever any of the provisions of these rules, regulations and ordinance
are violated, the water supply may, in the discretion of the Superintendent,
be shut off.
[Amended 7-1-75]
A.
There shall be no installations or use of interconnections,
cross-connections or other means of allowing water from any source other than
the supply wells of the district to enter the distribution system except in
the case of emergency interconnection authorized by the Superintendent.
B.
There shall be no installations or use of connections
for swimming pools or for underground lawn or irrigation sprinkler systems
unless such connections or systems shall be equipped with cross-connection
control devices approved by the district and installed according to district
requirements.
C.
No plumbing fixtures and other water outlets in public,
industrial or commercial buildings which may cause contamination of the district
water supply through cross-connections may be installed in the district unless
they are equipped with cross-connection control devices approved by the district.
D.
No sewage treatment plants, hospitals, mortuaries, plating
establishments and other situations which could potentially cause contamination
of the district water supply shall be permitted to exist unless they are equipped
with a reduced-pressure back-flow preventer or air gap on the service line
as a condition of water service.
E.
The Superintendent of the district or his authorized agents shall have full power to enter the premises of any consumer in the district, at all reasonable hours, to read meters; to examine fixtures, plumbing and manner of using the water; or to inspect said buildings or premises to ensure compliance with Subsections A through D hereof.
F.
If any violation of Subsections A through D hereof is discovered, the Superintendent shall notify the owner of the premises or his authorized agent, in writing, directing him to correct within a reasonable time, any plumbing installed contrary to or in violation of this ordinance, and which may cause the contamination of the district water supply, or otherwise adversely affect the public health.
Wherever it is referred to herein that permission be granted by or that
an application be made to or that an act be done by or that an act be approved
by the district, it shall mean the Superintendent of the district.
All taps shall be three-fourths (3/4) inch off the four-inch and six-inch
mains. Upon application to the Superintendent, a consumer may apply for a
larger tap off a six-inch main, provided that the applicant can show that
the normal three-fourths-inch tap will not provide him with adequate water.
Where a one-inch service pipe is used, there shall be an additional charge
of fifteen dollars ($15.) for tapping.
Service pipes and fittings, corporation cocks, curb stops and curb boxes
shall conform to such standards and shall be of such make and type as the
Town Board shall adopt and shall be of such size as the Superintendent deems
proper. Service pipes from the curb stop to the house shall be of pure, seamless,
soft-tempered copper tubing with bronze fittings.
The right is reserved to change and amend these rules, regulations and
ordinance, to make special rates, variations and contracts in all proper cases,
or to turn off the water supply without notice in case of emergency without
liability for damages for lack of water or for any damage which may result
from the turning off of the water supply.
A violation of any of the provisions of the foregoing shall be an offense
punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.) or by imprisonment
not exceeding ten (10) days, or by both.
This ordinance is to take effect and be in force immediately.
