New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXX - Niagara Falls Water Board › Part 1950 - Water Regulations › Section 1950.6 - Service branches

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				Property owners desiring water service branches laid to their premises shall
				make written application for such branches at the water board. Such application
				when fully executed constitutes an agreement that the property to be supplied
				is to be held liable for all charges for water consumed and any other
				indebtedness.
(b) Applications for
				service branches shall be made by a plumber licensed by the city or by the
				owner of the premises. In the latter case, the name of the licensed plumber who
				will do the work must be specified. All applications for new service shall be
				accompanied by the payment in full of all service line material to be furnished
				by the water board.
(c) Service
				branches less than two inches in size shall be attached to the water mains by
				means of a corporation cock(s) and tailpiece(s) supplied by the water board to
				the person making the application.
(d) The main water supply or water service
				from the water board water main to a point inside of the street curb shall be
				of type "K" annealed copper tubing.
(e) Service connections to the water board's
				water main are normally to be tapped on the top of the main and an arm running
				parallel with the main installed and blocked up with brick or stone. The copper
				service must be placed in a deep shelf on the side of the trench so that the
				copper pipe can be covered with at least six inches of earth. The copper
				service from the main to the curb cock is to be made with a minimum number of
				flared connections, except the 11/2" and 2" sizes may have one 90-degree elbow
				and one coupling with soldered joints.
(f) All service branches larger than two
				inches shall be of cast or ductile iron.
(g) Every service branch must be provided
				with a curb cock or valve protected by a curb box or valve box set just inside
				the curb line for the purpose of turning water either on or off.
(h) Whenever possible, service branches shall
				be laid in a direct line from the street main to the curb box and at right
				angles to the curb. They shall be laid at a minimum depth of four feet. Any
				exception must be approved by the director.
(i) Service branches may be laid in the same
				trench as the sewer lateral, provided they are placed upon a trench shelf and
				above the sewer line.
(j) All
				service branches from the main to the building must be laid by a licensed
				plumber or a competent employee under the supervision of a licensed plumber.
				The water board shall do no work except insertion of a corporation cock or the
				installation of a tapping sleeve and valve with the necessary valve
				box.
(k) All water service pipes
				are considered the property of the property owner and as such, said owner shall
				be responsible for any leakage which may occur between the curb cock and the
				building supplied, and it shall be the responsibility of such property owner to
				maintain such service pipe in a non-leaking condition at all times and at his
				own expense.
(l) The water board,
				at its own expense, shall repair, replace and otherwise maintain, except for
				thawing, that part of the water service pipe located between the water main in
				the street and the curb cock, otherwise known as the curb stop, including such
				curb cock and the protecting curb box whenever, in its judgment, such repair,
				replacement or other maintenance is necessary, provided that such service pipe
				is not more than two inches in diameter and that the property supplied is
				situated within the corporate limits of the city.
(m) The thawing of all frozen water services
				is the responsibility of the property owner.
(n) When a leak is discovered in a service
				branch between the curb box and the building supplied, a written notice shall
				be mailed or delivered to the property owner informing him or her of the
				existence of such leak. Failure of the property owner to repair such leak
				within five days of the date that such notice is mailed, shall be deemed
				sufficient cause for the water board to discontinue the supply of water through
				such service until such leak is repaired. Services temporarily discontinued in
				this manner shall not be restored until the leak is repaired and a reactivation
				fee as identified in the board schedule of rates is paid to the water
				board.
(o) The cost of removal and
				capping at the corporation cock when discontinuing service shall be paid for by
				the owner, whether done at his request or by order of the director, at real
				cost.
(p) Any service line where
				water service has been terminated at the request of the owner shall be
				considered inactive if service is not restored within two years from the
				removal of the water meter. After two years, the service line shall be deemed
				abandoned and the director may require replacement of the service line to
				re-establish water service.