Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS › Chapter 4.1 - MANAGEMENT OF WATER SYSTEMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10-4.1-7 - Installation of water service

Current through June, 2024
(a) When an
				application for water service has been approved, water service shall be
				installed as approved. There shall be one meter for each service, unless the
				department, because of operating necessity, installs a combination meter, or
				two or more meters in parallel. All meters shall be tested for accuracy before
				installation. All meters shall be installed along the property boundary,
				unless, due to operating necessity or other extenuating situations, the
				department approves installation of the meter elsewhere.
(b) It is the consumer's responsibility and
				expense to install their supply pipe and water system, to connect such system
				to the department's service lateral, and to install an approved backflow
				prevention device on the consumer's system on the downstream side of the meter.
				The department may provide backflow prevention devices to lessees as a means to
				protect the public water system, however the cost of installation shall be paid
				by the consumer within thirty days of installation. The consumer's water system
				shall, at all times, remain the sole property of the consumer, who shall be
				responsible for its maintenance, repair, and replacement.
(c) A readily accessible shutoff valve
				controlling all outlets shall be installed by the department on the consumer's
				water service supply pipe at a location to be determined by the department. In
				addition, the department may install a shutoff valve before the meter for the
				use of employees of the department. If a replacement of the shutoff valve is
				necessary on the consumer's side of the service supply pipe, it shall be
				installed by the department and paid for by the consumer.
(d) The department may make the connection to
				the consumer's water service supply pipe once the consumer installs the supply
				pipe at the approved location.
(e)
				Only the department may connect or disconnect the water service to or from the
				department's main.
(f) When the
				proper size of service lateral for any premises has been determined and the
				department has made installation at the location specified by the consumer, the
				department has fulfilled its obligations insofar as the size of the service and
				the location thereof are concerned. If the consumer desires a change in size of
				the service lateral or a change in the location thereof, the consumer shall
				bear all costs of such change.
(g)
				Whenever a check valve or pressure reducing valve is installed on the
				consumer's cold water supply line between the meter and the hot water storage
				tank or heater, there shall be installed on the consumer's hot water
				distribution system a suitable pressure relief valve.
(h) Once installed, any costs associated with
				the repair or replacement of damaged or missing meters and services will be
				charged to the consumer. Such costs include but are not limited to gaskets,
				meter boxes, lid inserts, meters, pressure regulator valves, related labor,
				equipment, vehicles, and materials. This does not include replacement of meters
				that are operating outside of tolerances.