Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 8 - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › Chapter 157 - RULES GOVERNING IRRIGATION WATER SERVICE TO CONSUMERS OF HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Section 4-157-7 - New service connections

Current through June, 2024
(a) The application
				for a new service connection is subject to approval by the department. After
				approval, the connection shall be installed by the department or its designee
				at the expense of the applicant and thereafter shall become the property of the
				department and maintained by the department at the department's expense. There
				shall foe one meter for each service connection unless the department, because
				of operating necessity, installs two or more meters in parallel. After
				installation, the department will seal all meters and no seal shall be altered
				or broken except by one of the department's authorized employees. Meters whose
				seals have been altered or broken shall be replaced at the expense of the
				consumer.
(b) A standard deposit
				for installing a service connection shall be required of the applicant before
				the connection is installed. The standard deposit shall be in accordance with
				the rates established by the board as shown in the table entitled "Schedule of
				Rates, Fees, and Charges for Irrigation Water Delivery Services at All DOA
				Irrigation Systems", dated September 27, 2005, attached as Exhibit "A" at the
				end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter. If the actual cost of the
				connection is in excess of the standard deposit, the applicant shall pay for
				the difference. Arrangement to make payments in monthly or pre-arranged
				installments shall be at the discretion of the administrator-chief engineer. If
				the actual cost is less than the standard deposit, the applicant shall be
				refunded the difference.
(c) The
				consumer shall install and connect, at the consumer's own expense, the
				necessary supply pipe to the shut-off valve or outlet installed by the
				department. The consumer's supply pipe shall at all times remain the sole
				property of the consumer who shall be responsible for its maintenance and
				repair. If the consumer's supply pipe exists before the service connection is
				installed, the department may complete the connection to the consumer's supply
				pipe, provided it is requested by the consumer prior to installation.
(d) Only employees and designees of the
				department shall be allowed to connect or disconnect the service connection to
				or from the department's ditch or main.
(e) Employees and designees of the department
				are strictly forbidden to demand or accept personal compensation for services
				rendered.
(f) No service connection
				or water main shall be installed by the department on any private land until
				the department is given proper easements for the main or service connection and
				vehicular access is available.
(g)
				All meters or suitable water flow measuring devices shall be installed within
				the public right-of-way or easements, preferably on the boundary line most
				nearly perpendicular to the main, unless the department, because of operating
				necessity, provides otherwise. The valve, which is installed before the meter,
				is only for the use of employees and designees of the department.
(h) When the proper size of the service
				connection for any consumer has been determined and the installation has been
				made, the department has fulfilled its obligations for providing the size of
				the service connection and the location thereof. If thereafter the consumer
				desires a change in the size of the service connection or a change in the
				location, the consumer shall bear all costs of the change.
(i) All work and materials involved with the
				change in location or elevation of any part of the existing irrigation system
				made necessary by the new service connection shall be at the expense of the
				applicant or consumer.
(j) The
				department shall determine the location and size of all meters and service
				connections for the consumer's system.