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UntitledAN ORDINANCE regulating water and sewer service pipes. BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Board of the Toln,m of Wappinger as follows: Section One: This ordinance shall apply to all water and sewer improvement districts within the Town of Wappinger. Section Two: a. The water service pipe or pipes leading from dwellings or other places, to the district water distribution system, together with the sanitary sewers from dwellings or other places to the main sewer, shall be installed and connected at the expense of the property owner. No connection to the water distribution system or the main sewer shall be made until a permit therefor shall be issued by the building inspector and all such connections or service pipes and fixtures shall be constructed under and in accordance with the "Rules and Regulations, Sewer, and Water Hook-ups, Town of Wappinger, effective June 1, 1976". b. The water service pipe or pipes from dwellings or other places to the edge of the paved portion of the road shall be kept in good repair by the property ov.,ner and at his expense and shall be maintained so that said pipes and connections shall be free of leaks. upon abandonment of the water_' service or demolition of the building, the water service shall be dug up and shut off at the curb valve by the property owner and at his expense after obtaining a permit for the same and upon inspection by the building inspector. (1) The building inspector_ shall notify the property owner in writing of any existing leaks in the water service between the edge of the paved portion of the road and the meter or that the water service shall be dug up and shut off at the main because of the abandonment of the water service or demolition of the building or buildings serviced by water, and that such repairs or shut off shall be made within seven (7) days after the mailing of such notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, except that in the event of an emergency, as determined by the building inspector, in which case, the building inspector shall order the repairs to be made immediately. Upon failure of the property owner to act, the building inspector shall order the repairs or shut off made and the cost of making the repairs or shut off shall be paid for by the property owner. (2) If upon excavating the leak, it is found that the water service is pitted or crystallized to a point that permanent repairs cannot be made, then the building inspector shall order the water service replaced with new service pipe, and the cost shall be charged against the property owner. (3) Such repair costs or shut off- costs as, well as engineering and administrative costs if un,dertah en by the town shall be assessed by the building inspector, and shall be a lien upon real estate, and .if not paid within sixty (60) days a.ftcr the billing date, shall be collected in the same manner as provided in this act for the collection of taxes or other charges or assessments, in default of their payment. C. The repairs and replacements to the water service from the paved portion of the road to the distribution main shall be made by the town and the cost thereof shall be borne by the town. d. The domestic sewer from the dwelling to the main sewer or from other places to the main sewer shall at all times be maintained by the property owner and at his expense in the same manner and subject to the same town remedies and enforcerrAnt powers as heretofore set forth for water connection pipes. Section Three*: The repairs and maintenance obligations described in the preceding sections shall be continual obligations and shall apply to all water and sewer service pipes previously installed in the Town of Wappinger as well as to those subsequently installed therein. Section Four: The finding by a court of competent jurisdiction of invalidity of any section, subdivision, paragraph, clause, sentence or phrase of the ordinance shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion as each such portion shall be deemed a separate and distinct provision. Section Five: To the extent that any prior local law, resolution or ordinance of the To.v-n of Wapp'O)) >r is inconsistent, this ordinance shall supercede the same. Sec c i on Six: This ordinance shall take eff(^ct in the ma.nn=�r prescribed by Town Lace Section 130.