(A) Except as provided in division (B) below, if a property is located within 150 feet of a town water main, the property owner must connect to the town water supply.
(B) (1) If a property located within 150 feet of a town water main uses a pre-existing, fully operational private well as its water source, the property owner may continue to use the private well without connecting to the town water supply until either:
(a) The well runs dry; or
(b) The well fails in any manner.
(2) Once the private well runs dry or fails in any manner, the property owner must connect to the town water supply if any part of the property is located within 150 feet of a town water main. If no part of the property is located within 150 feet of a town water main, the property owner may repair or have a new well dug only after receiving a validly- issued well permit from the Clerk-Treasurer’s office.
(C) Well permits shall be issued by the Clerk- Treasurer upon proof by the applicant that no part of the applicant’s property is located within 150 feet of a town water main.
(D) No connections with a water main shall be made without a permit being issued and 24 hours notice having been given to the town. All such connections shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant who shall also furnish materials necessary for such work; all such connections shall be made under the supervision of the town. A connection fee shall be paid to the Clerk- Treasurer prior to the issuance of a permit to connect to a water main. The fee shall be:
Water utility connection | Fees |
1 inch service | $1,500 |
1 inch - 1 inch service | $1,650 |
2 inch service | $1,800 |
3 inch service | $1,950 |
4 inch service | $2,100 |
Multiple dwellings, units or users from the same structure (regardless of the size of the unit service line) | $1,500 per dwelling |
(`77 Code, § 64.03) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98; Am. Ord. 2007-1, passed 1-15-07; Am. Ord. 2013-9, passed 8-19-13; Am. Ord. 2014-4, passed 7-21-14)