(A) All connections/taps to the utility’s water mains for water service shall be made by, and under the direct supervision of, the town or its designated personnel.
(B) (1) A connection/tap of service lines to the water utility’s distribution mains requires payment of a connection/tap fee based on the size of the meter or the actual cost of making the connection/tap, whichever amount is greater, which connection/tap fees are as follows:
(a) Five-eighths of an inch meter: $1,000; and
(b) One-inch meter or greater: $1,000.
(2) Connection/tap fees shall be paid prior to water service being provided and prior to the meter being turned on.
(C) When a connection/tap is to be made pursuant to new construction or remodeling, a copy of the improvement location permit issued by the Area Planning Commission or the builder’s permit issued by the Building Inspector shall be furnished to the town prior to the connection/tap being made. In addition, the owner of the affected real estate shall grant an easement in proper form to the town for said water service.
(D) All water meters shall be installed outside the customer’s premises in a location and in a manner as determined by the town or its designated personnel. Refusal to abide by this division (D) shall be cause to deny water service to the customer. Commercial or business property customers may obtain a special exception from the town to place the meter inside the customer’s premises, subject to the discretion of the town.
(E) Service pipes which connect the customer’s premises to the utility’s water mains shall not serve more than one customer and shall not cross property boundary lines. Each lot or parcel of real estate shall be served separately by one service line from the utility’s distribution main. A customer may not combine land parcels or lots to circumvent this regulation.
(F) Water lines that supply two or more water customers shall have a separate stop-cock and a separate meter for each customer. Each customer shall be issued a separate billing pursuant to utility rates and charges.
(G) (1) Connections/taps to the utility’s water mains shall consist of a curb-cock located between the distribution main and the meter; the water meter; and a stop-cock and dual check valve located between the meter and the customer’s premises for purposes of emergency shut-off and making repairs. Water service may be turned off and on at the curb-cock in front of the meter only by the town or its designated personnel.
(2) The town shall have responsibility for maintaining all service lines and equipment from the utility’s distribution mains to, and including, the customer’s meter. The customer shall have the responsibility for maintaining all service lines and equipment from the meter to the customer’s premises.
(3) In the event that a meter is installed inside the customer’s premises or at a location other than the property boundary, the property owner shall maintain the service line on the utility’s side of the meter from the utility’s distribution main to the customer’s premises. In no event shall town personnel perform any work on water appurtenances located on the customer’s side of the meter.
(H) Main extensions to residential areas, industries, commercial businesses, or other development areas not previously served by the utility shall be made at the expense of the owner, builder, or developer, and shall be made pursuant to the direction and control of the town. The size of the distribution main and the material from which the main is made shall be approved by the town prior to installation, but in no event shall the distribution main be less than six inches in diameter.
(I) The town or its designated personnel shall have the right to inspect at reasonable times all service lines, water appurtenances, meters, and valves on the customer’s premises and shall have the right to enter any building or structure for that purpose.
(J) Covering up, paving over, enclosing, or in any way interfering with or damaging a curb box, valve pit, service line, meter, or hydrant is strictly forbidden.
(Ord. 1998-17, passed 1-19-1999; Ord. 2010-4, passed 12-21-2010; Ord. 2018-1, passed 3-20-2018) Penalty, see §
51.99