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PART 2 - Section 24 - 27 |
RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
WITHIN
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF
SECTION
XXIV - RESALE OF WATER
Unless specifically agreed upon, the
consumer shall not resell any water received by him from the Department.
SECTION
XXV - PENALTY
1.
Any consumer violating any of the provisions hereof shall be
liable to a suspension or termination of “WATER SERVICE” and such
service shall not be renewed until all water rates due, together with
costs and expense incurred in connection with such violation, shall have
been paid in full.
2.
Any person found tampering with the water system shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject
to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each
violation.
SECTION
XXVI - SEVERABILITY
If any rule, section, sentence, clause, or phrase of these
rules and regulations or its application to any person or circumstance
or property is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining
portions of these rules and regulations or the application of these
rules and regulations to other persons or circumstances or property
shall not be affected. The
Department hereby declares that it would have adopted these rules and
regulations and each and every rule, section, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other rules,
sections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or
invalid
SECTION XXVII- CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR WATER SERVICE
AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS
1.
The consumer shall be required to identify the number of
residential dwelling units and/or development to be served by each
service connection in order to allow the Department to determine the
proper location and size of the service connection.
The Department may require construction drawings if (a) the
service connection or water system will be connected within a state
highway or intersect any underground utility; or (b) the meter will not
be located at the boundary pin. The
Department may require construction drawings if, in the Department's
determination, the Department will have difficulty in determining the
development to be served or other difficult conditions may arise.
a.
Preparation of Plans.
All construction plans shall be prepared by a professional
engineer or architect licensed in the State of Hawaii.
b.
Information to be shown on Construction Plans.
The construction plans, insofar as the water system is concerned,
shall conform to these rules and regulations and the standards of the
department.
c.
Approval of plans.
No construction of a water system, or any portions thereof, shall
be undertaken prior to approval of the final construction plans by the
Manager and Chief Engineer, the County Engineer of the Department of
Public Works, and the State Department of Health.
After said approval, the subdivider shall transmit four (4) sets
of all final construction plans to the Manager and Chief Engineer.
In areas where
there is a substandard or no public water supply available to serve the
property, plans and specifications for the development of water sources,
including wells, tunnels, shafts, pumps, buildings, mains and other
appurtenances structures and devices, shall be in conformance with the
standards of the Department and shall be approved by the Department in
their entirety prior to the construction.
The Department
shall review the plans and either approve, reject plans, or reject plans
with specific corrections within sixty (60) calendar days of submission.
If the returned plans are submitted, the Department shall review
the plans and either approve or return the plans within sixty days of
resubmission.
It shall be the
consumer's responsibility to determine if the proposed construction
requires the approval of any additional governmental agencies.
d.
Delays in Construction.
The approved construction plans shall be valid for one (1)
year. If construction is
not completed within one year, the plans shall be deemed invalid and
shall be resubmitted for approval.
The Department may, for good cause, extend the deadline for
completion of construction.
2.
Charges for water will begin when the water service is
established and will continue due notification from the consumer or
until discontinued by the department for failure of the consumer to
comply with these rules and regulations.
3. When an application for water service is made by a consumer who was responsible for and failed to pay all bills previously rendered, regardless of location or time incurred, the department may refuse to furnish water service to such consumer until the outstanding bills are paid.
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