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(A) Applications for water and sewer services seeking to tap onto the EDA assisted facilities constructed on SR 1006 must provide a certification to the town that no structure, dwelling, building or other improvement to use the requested water or sewer tap will be located in whole or in part within any Jurisdictional Freshwater Wetlands, Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) designated 100-year flood plain, prime farmland or endangered or threatened species habitat.
(B) No water or sewer services will be installed, and no water or sewer service will be provided, to any structure, dwelling, building or other improvement which is located in whole or in part within any Jurisdictional Freshwater Wetlands, Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) designated 100-year flood plain, prime farmland or endangered or threatened species habitat; provided that the prohibition shall not apply to any structure, dwelling, building or other improvement that is already existing at the time this section is adopted.
(Ord. passed 3-27-2000) Penalty, see § 50.999
SERVICE TERMINATION AND REINSTATEMENT
(A) The town may terminate service for any of the following reasons:
(1) Refusal by the customer to pay in full an account that remains delinquent past the fifth day of the following month;
(2) Prevention of fraud or abuse by a customer; and/or
(3) Failure of the customer to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) If the delinquent water bill amount is not paid on or by the fifth day of the month, the water shall without further notice be immediately cut off.
(C) Failure to receive bills or notices shall not prevent such bills from becoming delinquent or relieve the consumer from payment.
(D) The town reserves the right to discontinue or interrupt service temporarily for any of the following reasons:
(1) Emergency repairs;
(2) Insufficient supply or treatment capacity; and/or
(3) Strike, riot, flood, accident, act of God or any other unavoidable cause.
(E) The town shall make a good faith effort to notify affected customers before service is discontinued or interrupted as provided in division (C) above.
(F) However, the customer, by making application for service, agrees to hold the town harmless from liability for any damages that may occur due to discontinuance or interruption of service for the above mentioned causes.
(1981 Code, § 14-26) (Am. Ord. passed 9-28-2015)
(A) (1) Whenever a water meter serves a single dwelling unit or, in the case of nonresidential structures, a single tenant, and the occupant of the dwelling unit or the tenant is not the person responsible for water or sewer payments (i.e. is not the customer), and the customer becomes delinquent in his or her payments, then a copy of the notice of proposed termination required by § 50.030 shall be sent to the occupant of the dwelling unit or the tenant of the non-residential structure.
(2) The notice shall include or be accompanied by a statement setting forth the rights of the occupant or tenant (the lessee) as provided in division (B) below.
(B) (1) When a lessor becomes delinquent in his or her water or sewer payments, a lessee may take responsibility for the payments and may thereby become the customer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The lessee shall not be responsible for the debt of the lessor.
(1981 Code, § 14-30) (Am. Ord. passed 9-28-2015)
(A) Water and sewer service termination shall be affected only by authorized agents of the town.
(B) When service is terminated, discontinued or interrupted for any reason set forth in § 50.030 above, it shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized agent or employee of the town to do any act that results in the resumption of service.
(C) When service is terminated for non-payment of bill, service will not be reinstated until any charges still outstanding are paid for the premises affected, together with the current reconnect fee per the fee schedule and pursuant to § 50.005 above.
(1981 Code, § 14-31) (Am. Ord. passed 9-28-2015)
(A) The customer shall request that service be discontinued (for a change in occupancy or other reason) at least 3 days before the customer desires the termination to become effective.
(B) The customer shall be responsible for all water consumed and for pro-rated service up to the time service is terminated, or until 3 days following receipt of the request for termination, whichever occurs sooner.
(C) When all charges for service are paid in full,the customer's deposit shall be refunded. The deposit will be refunded pursuant to § 50.004 above.
(D) The customer shall be entitled to be heard by a designated employee concerning any dispute about the amount of the deposit refund. The employee shall inform the customer in writing of his or her decision and the reasons therefor as soon as reasonably possible.
(1981 Code, § 14-32) (Am. Ord. passed 9-28-2015)
CONNECTION TO WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM WHERE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE
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