Regular Meetings are held
 7:00 PM - the first Thursday of every month.
HOWEVER, please check to make sure the meeting has not been cancelled.  Special Meetings are held as needed.

 $7,620,790 was awarded  to the Town of New Hartford for the upgrade and expansion of the municipal Wastewater Plant. These funds are a combination of a $3,594,000 loan and a $4,026,790 grant. The award was released by the US Department of Agriculture as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The upgrade and expansion of the New Hartford Municipal Wastewater Plant  will go a long way to develop the infrastructure of New Hartford and attract new businesses and investments to the town.

 The WPCA is responsible for the dependable, healthful and efficient delivery of potable drinking water, as well as the development and maintenance of a wastewater disposal system that fully serves the public need.

 

Members

VACANCY		01/01/2009 – 12/31/2011
William Michaud		01/12/2010 – 12/31/2012	D
David Rosengren		01/01/2011-  12/31/2013	D
E. Kenneth Krohner		01/01/2010 – 12/31/2012	U
Joe Nerney		01/01/2011- 12/31/2013	U
Robert Kryzs	Chairman	01/01/2011- 12/31/2013	D
Steven Hanright		05/11/2010 – 12/31/2011	U

 

If you have any questions, or need further information, please call 860-379-3389

New Hartford Water Pollution Control Authority Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulation adopted June 5, 1997

RULES AND REGULATIONS

(Subject to change without notice)

I. DEFINITIONS

The word "Town" as used herein refers to The Town of New Hartford WPCA and/or any of its systems and/or any authorized agents acting on behalf of the Town.

"Customer" means any person, firm, corporation, company, association or governmental unit who is the owner of a premises supplied with water by the Town or lessee who by the terms of a written lease is responsible for the water bill.

"Premises" shall include but is not restricted to the following:

a.) A building or combination of buildings owned or leased by one customer, in one common enclosure, occupied by one family as a residence or one corporation or firm as a place of business.

b.) Each unit of a multiple house or building separated from the next unit by a solid vertical partition wall occupied by one family as a residence or one firm as a place of business.

c.) A building owned or leased by one customer and having a number of apartments, offices or lofts which are rented to tenants using in common one hall and one or more means of entrance.

d.) A building two or more stories high under one roof owned or leased by one customer and having an individual entrance for the ground floor occupants and one for the occupants of the upper floors.

e.) A combination of buildings owned by one customer, in one common enclosure none of the individual buildings of which is adapted to separate ownership as, for example, a State Elderly Housing Project.

f.) A public building.

g.) A single plot used as a park or recreational area.

"Common Enclosure" means property under common ownership which is bounded by fences, property lines, public streets or highways.

"Service Connection" means the service pipe, including corporation cock, from the main to and including the curb stop adjacent to the street line or the customer's property line, and such other valves and fittings as the Town may require between the main and curb stop.

"Delinquent Account" means a water service bill which has remained unpaid for a period of more than 34 days after the date of mailing of a bill rendered on a monthly basis, or a water service bill which has remained unpaid for a period of more than 64 days after the date of mailing of a bill rendered on a quarterly basis, or a seasonal account which remains unpaid for a period of more than 64 days after the date of mailing of the bill rendered.

"Family" means any number of individuals living as a single housekeeping unit.

"Main" means a water pipe, owned, operated and maintained by the Town, which is used for the purpose of transmission or distribution of water but is not a water service pipe.

"Meter" means any device for measuring the quantity of water used as a basis for determining charges for water service to a customer.

"Seasonal" means April 1 to November 1 of the same year.

II. GENERAL RULES

1. The rules and regulations as herein set forth constitute a part of the contract with every customer taking water from the Town, each of whom shall be deemed to assent and be bound thereby. These rules and regulations are subject to change without notice.

2. The Town's regulations regarding pipeline extensions are available as a separate document.

3. The Town will undertake to provide an adequate supply of potable water at adequate pressure throughout its system, but cannot assume responsibility or liability, direct, indirect or consequential, for any damage from failure to do so. Whenever possible, work necessitating the interruption of service will be scheduled to provide the least inconvenience to the customer. The Town will make a reasonable effort to give notice in advance of any work necessitating the interruption of service. To safeguard against possible damage due to interruption of service, customers are advised to regulate their installations connected with the water supply system so that damage will not occur if water is shut off without notice.

4. Authorized employees of the Town shall have reasonable access to customers' premises for the purpose of reading, testing, repairing, installing or replacing meters and meter appurtenances; inspecting plumbing connections, fixtures or pipes, or discontinuing service for any reasons listed under Rule VII. Such employee will wear a uniform or carry a badge, identification card or insignia identifying him/her as a Town employee or agent. Services rendered after hours or on weekends or holidays are subject to special charges.

5. Whenever the public interest so requires, the Town reserves the right to curtail or suspend entirely the use of water for non-essential purposes. Such limitation of use shall be without liability on the part of the Town.

6. In high areas where pressure is low, the Town may at its discretion require that the customer install and operate a booster pump and tank of a combined capacity approved by the Town. In such cases the customer will enter into a written agreement with the Town in which he holds the Town blameless for possible damages and inconvenience resulting from the low pressure.
   
   In low areas where pressure is high, the Town may at its discretion require that customers install and maintain pressure reducing valves.

7. No customer shall supply water to other persons or permit any connection to be made on his/her premises for supply to other premises.

8. If there is not sufficient pressure or flow in a particular system of the Town to permit a customer to qualify for preferred risk insurance, the expense for any improvement in the system for this specific purpose shall be borne by the customer.

9. Customers are responsible for keeping their service pipe, house pipes and fixtures in good order and protected from freezing. Failure to do so may result in interruption of service and costly repairs for which the Town is not liable. (See Rules 11-12, IV-9 and 10).

10. Any changes in location of meters or services requested by the customer shall, if approved by the Town, be made at the customer's expense.

11. No pipe or fixture connected with the mains of the Town may be connected with pipes or fixtures supplied with water from any other auxiliary source. Auxiliary Source, for the purpose of this regulation means (1) A water supply which is not approved for potable use such as a pond, river, open storage tank or large swimming pool; (2) Potable water which has become unpotable such as by the addition of chemicals or from contamination while the water is being stored or held in reserve; or (3) A private well unless safe sanitary quality and the interconnection is approved by the Commissioner of Health Services.

12. Such cross connections are in violation of the Connecticut Department of Public Health regulations. Installations of cross connection control devices shall be approved and inspected by Town personnel and must be in conformance with the applicable provisions of the Public Health Code. All devices shall be easily accessible for inspection and testing. If the applicant is unable to obtain and/or install the minimum cross connection control device required by the Public Health Code, the applicant will be responsible for the next highest level of protection.

13. Filling of tank trucks for any purpose shall only be done at Town designated locations with approved backflow prevention under the supervision of Town personnel.

14. The piping and plumbing on all premises supplied from the Town's water system shall conform to the State of Connecticut Public Health Regulations and Building Code and Sanitary Codes, if any, of the town in which the premises are located.

15. Customers who plan to install air conditioning or refrigeration equipment totaling over three tons in capacity shall provide water conserving equipment as approved by the Town, except that if such water is subsequently re-used in industrial processing or similar purposes, water conserving equipment shall not be required.

16. In the event that any customer shall use water at rates of flow that cause noticeable pressure variations in the water system, the Town may require that the customer control his flow rates or install equipment to minimize such variations to an acceptable level.

III. APPLICATIONS AND TRANSFERS

1. Applications for the installation of new water service shall be made on forms provided by the Town and signed by the applicant for service of the premises to be supplied or his/her duly authorized representative. Service connection fees are payable in advance.

2. The Town may, within certain legal restrictions, require from a customer or prospective customer a deposit to guarantee payment of bills. Such a deposit will not exceed an amount equivalent to the estimated maximum bill for 90 days. Interest will be credited to each deposit account annually at a rate as provided for by The New Hartford WPCA, payable to the customer at the time of return of the deposit. A deposit will be returned upon successful establishment of good credit.

3. Customers shall notify the Town when premises are to be vacated so that the water may be turned off, the meters read and/or removed, and the account transferred.
   If the premises are to be permanently abandoned, owners shall notify the Town immediately so that service connection can be closed; closure will be made at the Town's expense.

4. Water for construction purposes shall be applied for on forms provided by the Town. All water used must be metered.

5. When the Town renders temporary or intermittent service to a customer, it may require that the customer bear the costs in excess of any salvage realized of installing and removing the service.

6. Applicants desiring to attach to a main already under contract may be required to pay the Town an amount which in its judgement represents their equitable share of the original costs of the main, or to assume their equitable share of an existing guarantee provision.
   
   Applicants taking service from an extension of main under special contract may be required to pay the Town an equitable share of the original cost of a pump station, storage tank or other facility.
   
   Payments to the Town as shares of original costs will be refunded to the original depositors.

IV. SERVICES

1. A single service may not supply more than single premises. Division of premises presently served by a single pipe will require installation of corresponding additional service pipes.

2. All services, new or renewed, for year round use shall be laid at a minimum invert depth of five feet below ground surface.

3. All services, except those for private fire protection, shall be metered. The Town may meter private fire lines if it so desires.

4. All new and renewed services shall be sized and constructed to comply with the Town’s current design criteria and shall be a minimum of one inch in diameter. Service pipes normally shall be of Type K copper with no soldered joints underground, or cement-lined cast iron. In some instances the use of plastic pipe may be approved by the Town; such pipe shall be PE 3408 SDR 9 polyethylene, rated from 200 psi working pressure, or PE 3406 SDR 9 polyethylene, rated from 160 psi working pressure with this information and the NSF seal appearing on the pipe. Nonmetallic pipe must be paralleled by a metallic wire or strip for ease of locating.
   
   Service piping of any material except Type K copper shall conform to Town specifications. Its use must have advance approval of the Town, and be acceptable under the requirements of the town building codes. The Town will not allow any plastic service within 500' of any commercial or industrial zoned area or any area with underground fuel tanks.

5. All service shall be provided with a full way curb valve and curb box at the curb or at a convenient point prescribed by the Town between the curb and property line.
   
   Valves in a service shall be located immediately before and after the meter, with the valve on the house side of the meter being of the stop and waste type.
   
   Seasonal service lines with a vertical rise shall be equipped with a stop and waste valve with an operating rod and valve box outside the building between the Town's curb valve and the building, regardless of meter location.
   
   Where more than one building on the premises is supplied by a single service, the branch line to each building shall have an underground shutoff valve box and operating rod outside the building.

6. When an applicant applies for service except in conjunction with new main extensions, the Town own and maintain such new service connections. The applicant will bear the cost of the service pipe and curb stop and their installation, as well as tapping the main, furnishing and installing the corporation cock and curb box. The applicant will bear the costs of excavation, backfill removal and replacement of paving, walks, curbs, etc., necessarily incurred with respect to new services, and will be responsible for obtaining necessary permits and complying with safety requirements including shoring and all other trenching safety requirements. Services installed in conjunction with new main extensions shall be paid in full by the customer, during the life of the main extension contract.

7. The Town will furnish and install at its expense all replacements of service connections, except as indicated below. When replacement is made at a customer's request for change in location or size of the service, the customer shall bear the full expense of relocation or enlargement. Unless the water piping is owned by the Town with suitable easement rights by previous negotiation, maintenance of water piping installed within a private development and supplied from one service connection to the Town's main, shall be the responsibility of the private development. Repairs may be made and billed for by the Town by pre arrangement with the owners.

8. The customer at his own expense shall furnish, install, own and maintain the service pipe from the curb stop to the interior of the building and shall assume ownership of a Town approved curb box, keeping service pipe and box in good repair and keeping the curb box readily accessible. If the curb box is not accessible for Town use, the Town has the right to make it accessible and or operable and bill any cost to the customer. Installation of this section of the service line should be performed by a licensed plumber or in accordance with those provisions defined in Section 20-340 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Violations of this section of the Connecticut General Statutes are subject to fines by the State of Connecticut.

9. When there is a leak in any service pipe from the curb box to the customer's premises and the owner cannot be readily found or shall refuse to make immediate repairs, the Town shall have the right but not the duty to make the necessary repairs and charge the customer for the same.
   
   Diagram # l
   Standard Water Service Installation Details
   
   Diagram #2
   Standard Meter Settings

10. The customer shall inform the Town previous to backfill in order that the Town may make an inspection and test to assure that the service pipe and installation complies with Town requirements. Testing is to include pressurizing the service pipe and a visual inspection of all joints for leakage. After inspection and approval of the trench, the depth of invert of the service may not be reduced to less than 5'0", nor may any connection be made to the service pipe between the street shutoff and the meter. No service pipe shall be turned on without prior approval by the Town.

11. Maintenance of Customer's portion of the service pipe shall be paid for by the customer. Thawing of metallic service pipe, when required, may be done by the Town and the cost of thawing a first freeze-up will be divided equally between the Town and the customer, regardless of ownership of the service. Such services shall be lowered to prevent repetition of freezing. If the service is not lowered and subsequent freeze-ups occur, the customer shall be responsible for the full cost of thawing. The Town cannot be responsible for thawing freeze-ups in plastic service pipes or in service pipes located entirely within a private development served through one service connection.

12. The service pipe shall extend through that point on the customer's property line or the street line easiest of access to the utility from its existing distribution system and from a point at right angles to the existing or proposed distribution line in front of the premises to be served, If a multiple premise building is positioned at right angle to the existing distribution line, a new distribution line placed in an easement shall be necessary to permit right angle services to the premises. New or reconstructed service pipes shall not cross intervening properties. The approval of the Town shall be secured as to the proper location for the service pipe.

13. Water service may not be laid in the same trench with other underground utility facilities. Separation distances shall comply with the Ten-State's standard.

14. No service pipe shall cross any portion of a seepage system or be installed less than 10 feet away from any portion of a seepage system.
    
    All underground lawn sprinkling systems shall be equipped with proper backflow prevention devices. Plans for such a system shall be approved by the Town before the installation is made, and the Town's final on-site inspection and approval is required before backfilling.

15. If a multiple family house is being served by a single service and meter, and a part of the house changes ownership, the new owner shall have a separate service and meter installed.

16. Restoration of an abandoned service will be considered a new service installation.

17. Customers who wish to convert from seasonal to year round service shall be responsible for lowering service to a minimum invert depth of five feet below ground level and for obtaining prior approval from the Town Building Department. Seasonal services of less than five feet in depth shall be pitched toward the customer's stop and waste valve which shall be located between the house and curb shutoff, and depending on soil conditions, the Town may require that it have a permanently installed extension operating rod. Such services shall be drained when not in use. The Town will not be responsible for damages done to services which have not been properly drained. Services for buildings without cellars shall have underground stop and waste valves between building and curb shutoff.

18. Customers who wish to convert from seasonal to year round or vice versa may make the conversion only once.

19. The installation of combined fire and domestic services will not be permitted without special approval of the Town and on such conditions as the Town may specify. Single family residential units may install up to four standard sprinkler heads on a domestic service provided no chemicals are added. The customer must advise the Town prior to the installations. The Town makes no claim of reliability or adequacy of such a system for fire protection. A larger meter might be required to minimize head losses.

V. METERS

1. The Town shall determine the type, size, and installation of the meter to be installed. All premises must be separately metered.

2. Submetering shall be permitted only with the approval of the Town of New Hartford WPCA.

3. If a service cannot be shut down for periodic testing and removal of the meter, a second meter will be required.

4. Seasonal meters will be removed by the Town at the time service is shut off, tested, stored and replaced in the spring. A nominal charge for this service will be made. Some seasonal meters are equipped with drain cocks and can be drained for the winter by the customer or its agent without removal from the piping. The Town must be notified at that time so that the meter can be read, and notified again in the Spring so that the service may be reactivated by Town personnel.

5. Meters will be owned, installed, maintained and removed by the Town. Damage due to freezing, hot water, faulty connections, or customer's negligence shall be paid for by the customer.

6. No person, other than a Town employee, shall break seals or disconnect meters unless specifically authorized in writing by the Town to do so. If any person takes such action without authorization from the Town, he/she will be liable for any damages which may result therefrom, and shall be billed on the basis of water used in a similar period.

7. The customer will provide, at his expense, an accessible and protected location for the meter, which location shall be subject to the approval of the Town at the time of service pipe installation.
   
   The meter may be located inside a building when, in the opinion of the Town, an inside setting will provide adequate accessibility, protection against freezing or other damage to the meter, and when the service pipe from street line to place of use does not exceed 150 feet in length. A setting within a building shall be located just inside the cellar wall at a point which will control the entire supply, exclusive of fire lines, to the premises.
   
   When no suitable place inside the building is available, or the service pipe exceeds 150 feet in length, the Town may require that the meter be set near the street shutoff with suitable valve in a pit at least five feet deep, with a cover. Pit and cover shall be owned, installed and maintained by the customer. Pit construction and location shall be approved by the Town.

8. The customer is responsible for maintaining piping on either side of meter in good condition and valved on both sides of meter so that the meter may be removed or replaced conveniently and without impairing such piping. If a problem should develop subsequent to meter removal or replacement due to poor condition of the piping or handvalve, the customer shall be responsible for any necessary repairs and damage.

9. Swimming pools or other facilities which might require considerable quantities of water may be required to be separately metered and to have separate services. Customers are not permitted to fill pools with water directly from hydrants.

10. The customer is requested to notify the Town promptly of any defect in or damage to the meter or its connections.

11. In order to assure accuracy, the Town may at any time remove a meter for tests, repairs or replacement.

12. The Town will upon written request by a customer and if he so desires, in his presence, make without charge a test of the accuracy of the meter in use at his premises provided the meter has not been tested by the Town within the period of one year previous to such request. Special tested meters that test accurately will be reinstalled at the customer's premises. A written report of the results of the test shall be furnished to the customer.

13. The Town can assume no responsibility for the clogging of interior house plumbing which may occur during or after repairs to services, meters or mains.

14. The Town will install remote meter reading devices on all of its residential meters as rapidly as is financially feasible. Customer requests for these installations will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. All new installations will have remote meter reading devices.

VI. BILLING AND COLLECTION

1. Separate premises shall be separately billed.

2. Bills are payable when rendered. Failure of the customer to receive the bill or notice does not relieve him/her from the obligation of payment or from the consequences of its non-payment

3. The property owner is generally the customer of record and is responsible for payment of water bills. However, if the property is rented or leased, the tenant may be the customer if a written lease specifies that the tenant is responsible for the water bill. The Town's usual procedures for applying for water service should be followed in either case.

4. Where a premise is supplied by two or more meters connected to a single service, the minimum charge for each meter shall be applied and the registrations combined in the computation of consumption charges. Where a premise is supplied through more than one service, the minimum charge shall be applied to each meter and the registrations shall not be combined. Combined billing will not be allowed except where approved by the Town of New Hartford WPCA.

5. Bills for most residential and small commercial service shall be rendered quarterly and shall cover consumption during the previous quarter.

6. Bills for industrial customers and other large consumers may be rendered monthly or quarterly.

7. First and final bills shall be prorated so as to adjust the bill to the period for which service was rendered.

8. Bills for seasonal service shall be rendered at the time the meter is installed and the minimum charge payable in advance for the period April 1 to November 1. Prorated charges will be made in cases where new cottages are occupied for the first time after July 1.

9. Guarantee contracts are billed semi-annually in advance with semi-annual adjustment for actual revenue received.

10. Private fire protection charges are billed quarterly and cover service during the previous quarter.

11. Public fire protection charges are billed for the current month.

12. Water for construction purposes will be metered and sold at regular monthly rates.

13. Miscellaneous sales are billed as the service is rendered.

14. Bills which are incorrect due to meter or billing errors will be adjusted as follows:
    
    Whenever a meter in service is tested and found to have over-registered more than two percent, the Town will adjust the customer's bill for the excess amount paid determined as follows:

 

1. If the time at which the error first developed can be definitely determined, the amount of overcharge shall be based thereon.

2. If the time at which the error first developed cannot be definitely determined, it shall be assumed that the over-registration existed for a period equal to one-half of the time since the meter was last tested. If more than one customer received service through the meter during the period for which the refund is due, a refund will be paid to the present customer only for the time during which he/she received service through the meter.
   
   Whenever a meter in service is found not to register or meter reading is not available, the Town may render an estimated bill. The Town will estimate the charge for the water used by averaging the amount registered over a similar period preceding or subsequent to the period of non-registration or for corresponding periods in previous years, adjusting for any changes in the customer's usage.
   
   Billing adjustments due to fast meters will be calculated on the basis that the meter should be one hundred percent accurate. For the purpose of billing adjustment, the meter error shall be one-half of the algebraic sum of the error at a maximum test flow plus the error at intermediate test flow.
   
   When a customer has been overcharged as a result of incorrect reading of the meter, incorrect calculation of the bill, incorrect connection of the meter, or other similar reasons; the amount of the overcharge will be refunded or credited to the customer.
   
   When a customer has been undercharged as a result of incorrect reading of the meter, incorrect calculation of the bill, incorrect connection of the meter, or other similar reasons, the Town may bill or otherwise hold the customer financially liable for no more than six months or three billing quarters, whichever is longer. Interest will be charged at a rate of 1.5% per month on any unpaid balance. All collection costs will be the responsibility of the customer of record.

 

VII. DENIAL OF SERVICE

1. New service may be denied or termination proceedings may be started by the Town for any of the following reasons and carried out subject to the aforementioned restrictions. Service may be terminated without notice, again subject to certain restrictions, for reasons (a) below, and with 13 days written notice for reasons (b) through (1) below.

 

1. A condition determined by the Town to be hazardous.

2. Failure by a customer to comply with the terms of any agreement where under he/she is permitted to amortize the unpaid balance of an account over a reasonable period of time, or any failure for such a customer to simultaneously keep his/her account for utility service current as charges accrue in each subsequent billing period. Except where the customer has made a payment or payments amount to 20% of the balance due, in which case the Town shall not terminate service until further notice of the conditions the customer must meet to avoid termination is sent to the customer. Such notice shall not entitle the customer to further review as provided by subsection (VII 3a) of these regulations or to additional notice upon subsequent payment of 20% of the balance due.

3. Failure of the customer to furnish such service, or rights of way as shall have been specified obtaining service, or if such equipment, permits, certificates by the Town as a condition to permissions are withdrawn or terminated.

4. Failure of the non-residential customer to fulfill his/her contractual obligations for service.

5. Failure of the customer to permit the Town reasonable access to its equipment during normal working hours.

6. Failure or refusal of the customer to reimburse the utility for repairs to or loss of utility property on his property when such repairs are necessitated or loss is occasioned by the intentional or negligent acts of the customer or his/her agents.

7. Customer use of equipment in such a manner as to adversely affect the Towns equipment or the Town's service to others.

8. When the Town has discovered that a customer has obtained unauthorized water service by fraudulent means or material misrepresentation or has diverted the water service for unauthorized use or has obtained water service without same being properly registered upon the Town's meter.

9. Tampering with the equipment furnished and owned by the Town.

10. Violation of or non-compliance with the Town's Rules and Regulations.

11. When the Town has determined that the furnishing of water service would be contrary to any orders, ordinances of laws of the Federal or State government or any political subdivision thereof.

12. Failure of the customer to make necessary service line repairs after reasonable notice to avoid the wasting of water.

 

1. Termination proceedings may be started by the Town for non-payment of a delinquent account, provided that the Town has notified the customer of the delinquency and has made a diligent effort to have the customer pay the delinquent account. A termination notice to a customer whose account is delinquent will be mailed no earlier than 64 days after mailing the original quarterly bill or 34 days after mailing the original monthly bill. Actual termination of the service will not occur earlier than 13 days after mailing the termination notice.

2. The Town will not terminate service to a customer;

 

1. if the customer has filed an unresolved complaint or dispute with the Town. Such complaints must be made to the Town within seven days of receipt of a termination notice. Such complaint shall be reviewed by the Town,

2. if there is known to be serious illness in the home of a residential customer. The Town must be notified by a doctor within 13 days of a customer's receipt of a termination notice, and such notice must be confirmed by letter within a week after the verbal notification. The notice must be renewed every 15 days or the last day of the period specified by the physician as to the length of the illness. The customer is required to make a reasonable arrangement with the Town to pay the delinquent part of his/her bill, and to pay all future bills on a current basis while the illness continues.

3. if the customer is a landlord or agent for an occupied residential rental property, and the delinquent bill is for water service to that property. If practicable, arrangements may be made with the tenant for payment of bills for future service, and appropriate legal action may be taken against the customer for the delinquent and current amounts. However, if reasonable arrangements have been made with the tenant and the tenant refused to cooperate, the Town may terminate service to the tenant upon proper notice.

4. on the day immediately prior to a weekend or holiday except under conditions as set forth in sub paragraph 1(a) of this section.

 

 

VIII. PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE

1. Fire hydrants and sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the customer. The size, material and locations of piping, and plans and specifications for any tanks and pumps which may be required, shall be submitted in writing to the Town for approval. The Town must inspect the installation before backfill and must witness the pressure test and all flow tests for compliance with the approved plans and specifications. The Town may meter private fire lines where there is demonstrated justification such as unauthorized use of the service and/or where unusual circumstances prevail in the customer's premises.

 

1. Operating tests of private fire hydrants and sprinkler systems shall be made only after 48 hours written notification to, and approval by, the Town.

2. No water shall be taken from a private fire hydrant except for use on the property in which it is located, nor for any purpose other than to extinguish fires or to test fire fighting equipment. Such uses of water for purposes other than fire fighting shall be made only after 48 hours written notification to and approval by the Town.

3. The Town shall not be held liable or responsible for any losses or damage resulting from fire or water which may occur due to the installation of a private fife service system or any leakage or flow of water therefrom.

4. In cases where a private development is to be served by a single service connection and ownership of the single service pipe or distribution main is not held by the Town, a separate fire service main may be required to accommodate private fire hydrant service.

5. With Town approval, a single fire service may service more than a single premises.

6. A backflow prevention device shall be required on a line to a fire sprinkler system with any siamese connection in accordance with the Public Health Code.

IX. PUBLIC FIRE SERVICE

1. Fire departments desiring to use water from hydrants for testing equipment or for any purpose other than that of extinguishing fires, must notify the Town in advance of such usage.

2. Persons who desire to use water from public hydrants for purposes other than fire fighting must first obtain permission in writing from the Town.

3. All public fire hydrants except certain town owned hydrants shall be owned and maintained by the Town.

4. Any hydrant located on public property or a public fight of way is by definition subject to public fire charges rather than private fire charges.

X. NOTES

 

New Hartford Water Pollution Control Authority Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulation adopted June 5, 1997

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