The following rules and regulations will apply only to Water District No. 11 and shall be in addition to the rules and regulations established in Article
II of this chapter. In any case where this article contradicts the article mentioned, this article shall govern.
This article shall be enforced by the Commissioner
of Public Works or designee of the Town of Glenville or, in the event
that there is no Commissioner of Public Works or designee, by such
person as designated as enforcement officer by the Town Board of the
Town of Glenville. Any violations of the terms of this article shall
be considered misdemeanors.
The Town Board of the Town of Glenville may
adopt additional rules and regulations for such water district as
may be necessary after due notice as required by law.
No laterals may be installed and connected to
the mains of Water District No. 11 except under the following conditions:
A. The engineer for the system shall report completion
by sections of the system so that it is safe to connect various premises.
He will determine the composition of a section. He will not report
each system complete until the main has been installed, flushed, chlorinated,
flushed again and tested.
B. After the above steps have been completed, owners
shall apply to the Town Clerk for a permit for those homes not connected
to a previously existing water district. The owner, or his agent,
when applying for a permit, must furnish the correct street or lot
number and front footage of his premises (both sides when a corner
lot).
C. After receipt of a permit, the owner or agent may
contract with a private contractor to dig laterals under the following
regulations: connections to main line should be three-fourths-inch
or one-inch; be made of Type K copper tubing from curb cock to building;
be a minimum of five feet deep; include a gate valve in cellar, street
side of meter. Meters should be kept readily accessible to meter readers,
and the curb box is to be maintained by property owner.
D. After the lateral has been completed, the Commissioner
of Public Works or designee should be notified and the water may be
turned on only by the Commissioner of Public Works or designee and
after an inspection at each installation. This inspection should be
made under the following conditions:
(1) Before the lateral has been backfilled.
(2) Each installation shall have a No. 2 meter and backflow
device that are working.
(3) There shall be no cross-connections to existing wells
or other systems, and there shall be no submersible inlets.
E. Those premises located in a previous water district
must be inspected for cross-connections and submersible inlets. This
inspection will be at the initiation of the Commissioner of Public
Works or designee and the inspection will be made by the Commissioner
of Public Works or designee.
F. Violation. Failure to comply by the owner or his agent
with the directions of the Commissioner of Public Works or designee
shall constitute good and sufficient reason to delay water service
to any premises and will constitute a violation of this article.
G. All service laterals larger than one inch belong to
the property owner.