New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter LXXXIII - Buffalo Water Board › Part 10085 - Buffalo Water Board Regulations › Section 10085.2 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
				purpose of this Part is to provide for the beneficial use of the water board's
				water facilities through the regulation of connection and water use, as well as
				to provide for the equitable recovery of the costs of the water facilities.
				This Part shall apply within the corporate limits of the city and to persons
				and properties outside of the city who are, by contract or agreement with the
				water board, users of the water board's water facilities. The property within
				the city boundaries, and persons or properties located outside the city who are
				users shall constitute the service area of the water board.
(b) The water board maintains its principal
				office at the Department of Public Works, Parks and Streets, 502 City Hall,
				Buffalo, NY 14202. Unless otherwise provided or directed, all communications to
				the water board shall be delivered to such office address.
(c) Pursuant to the Water Board Act, and
				agreements with the city, the water board uses the services of officers and
				employees of the city and such independent consultants and contractors, as it
				deems appropriate or necessary, to carry out the public purposes of the
				board.
(d) The headings and table
				of contents used herein are for convenience and reference only and shall not
				define, describe, limit or control the scope or meaning of the provisions of
				these regulations.
(e) All
				applications, contracts, agreements, notices and any other forms required in
				connection with the regulations prescribed herein shall be in the form and
				shall contain such general conditions, provisions and terms as the water board
				shall approve. Copies of all such forms shall be on file at the office of the
				water board.
(f) The
				confidentiality of user information and data submitted as necessary for any
				application, record, report, plan, or other document required by these
				regulations shall be governed by the State Freedom of Information Law (sections
				84 through
				90 of the
				Public Officers Law of the Sate of New York) and by other applicable State or
				Federal statutes and regulations. Any requests by a user to keep specific data
				and information confidential must be made in writing at the time of
				submission.
(g) If any provision,
				paragraph, word, section or article of these regulations is invalidated by any
				court, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, and chapters
				shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.
(h) The occupancy of any building or any
				water service connection and user service connection lawfully existing on the
				date of the adoption of these regulations shall be permitted to continue
				without change; except that any repairs, replacements, reconstruction or
				construction thereafter shall be performed in compliance with these
				regulations, and also excepting as is otherwise provided in the city code, the
				Building Code of the State, the Plumbing Code of the State, the Property
				Maintenance Code of the State, the Fire Code of the State and the State
				Sanitary Code or other applicable law or regulation.
(i) The provisions of these regulations shall
				not be deemed to nullify or modify any provisions of local, State or Federal
				laws and regulations.