(A) A contract for water service is any form of written agreement or document with the town, the simplest being a signature ordering the water service turned “on” to a more complex written contract for main extensions. Be it a signature or a written contract, they shall be legal and binding.
(B) It is understood that any request for water service is subject to a water distribution main being or being made available adjacent to the property. If no water main exists and unusual construction and equipment expense is involved in furnishing water to a particular property, the town may require a written contract establishing guidelines for repayment of all or portions of the incurred costs.
(C) No promise, agreement or representation by any agent of the town shall be binding upon the town unless the same shall have been incorporated in a written contract signed and approved by an agent of the town authorized to sign such contract on behalf of the town.
(D) The benefits and obligations under any contract for the supply of water by the town shall begin when the town commences to supply water service. A person who made a contract for water service to premises shall be held liable for all water service furnished to such premises until such time as the town is properly notified to discontinue the service for his or her account and a final reading of the meter is obtained. The town shall obtain such final reading as soon as possible.
(E) Contracts for water service will cover only the premises and uses applied for. Customers shall not sell or give away water or grant privileges to use water to anyone not specifically included in the contract under penalty of discontinuance of service.
(F) Upon request, the customer shall provide information to the town concerning the devices that are to be connected to the town’s distribution main and the location of the devices on the premises. The town may request a customer to provide plans and specifications covering construction and plumbing changes on the premises.
(Prior Code, § 104.09) Penalty, see § 52.999
Cross-reference:
Related form, see Ch. 51, Appx. A