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2022-07-08 – NYSDOH – GLWD Quarterly Deferral Report (Q2 2022) 1-4

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law of the State of New York, and after a public hearing duly held, the Board of Commissioners of the Greenlawn Water District adopted the following amendments to the Ordinances, Rules and Regulations of the Greenlawn Water District:

Section II, Paragraph 3 is amended to read as follows:

“3.        Upon acceptance by the District of such application, the application shall constitute a contract between the applicant and the District, obligating the applicant to pay to the District the established rate or rates as the same shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Commissioners, and shall constitute an agreement to comply with and be bound by the ordinances, rules and regulations of the Greenlawn Water District and amendments thereto.  Such application shall also constitute a consent by the applicant and consumer for all commissioners, agents, officers or employees of the District to enter upon any property owned or leased by the applicant or consumer for the purposes of installing, inspecting, repairing, meter reading, or removing any or all meters, valves, pipes or other property of the District located thereon or for the purpose of examining, inspecting or testing the plumbing facilities on such property and the manner in which the water or services of the Water District are being used.”

Section VII, Paragraph 1 is amended to read as follows:

“1.        No street, highway or public ground shall be opened or permitted to be opened by the property owner unless and until the property owner or the property owner’s licensed, insured and authorized contractor shall have obtained, at the property owner’s expense, all permits required by the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk, State of New York and any other governmental authorities having jurisdiction for street and highway openings, and any such work shall be performed only while such permits are in full force and effect.”

Section VIII, is amended to add a new Paragraph 5, to read as follows:

“5.        Where in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, any meter has been made inaccessible or has been obstructed in any manner, or where repair, maintenance or replacement of a meter has been refused or access denied by any owner or person in possession of the premises where such meter is located, then the District may deem such meter to be abandoned and then install a new meter outside the subject premises, and the expenses of same shall be charged to the consumer as water charges.”

Section XIV, Paragraph 4 is amended to read as follows:

“4.        All commercial premises shall be equipped with a Reduced Pressure Zone device (“RPZ”) or other appropriate backflow device based upon the degree of hazard as determined by the District pursuant to New York State law, New York State Department of Health rules and regulations, the Town Code of the Town of Huntington, and the District’s policies, ordinances, rules and regulations.  All RPZs and backflow devices shall be installed by and maintained at the property owner’s expense, and must comply in all respects with New York State law, New York State Department of Health rules and regulations, the Town Code of the Town of Huntington and the District’s policies, ordinances, rules and regulations.  All RPZs and other backflow devices shall be inspected and tested annually by a certified New York State Department of Health backflow device tester contracted by the property owner, at the expense of the property owner.  Test reports shall be forwarded to the District office.  Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements will result in the termination of water supply by the District.  Property owners are responsible for obtaining any permits for the installation and maintenance of such systems which may be required by the Town of Huntington and any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the subject premises.”

Section XVII, Paragraph 2 is amended to add a new Subparagraph (c) and to redesignate existing Subparagraph (c) as Subparagraph (d), to read as follows:

“2.        The District reserves the right to turn off a water service under any of the following conditions, such water service not to be resumed until the property owner shall have caused such condition to be remedied in full and until all charges and penalties have been paid in full:

(a)        In the event of an emergency, in which water is leaking, or in the event that a willful and/or negligent waste of water is occurring;

(b)        In the event that a violation of these ordinances, rules and regulations shall have occurred or shall be occurring;

(c)        In the event that water and service charges are not paid within sixty days from the due date;

(d)        In the event that a service installation has been made in any manner other than that authorized by the Board of Commissioners or these ordinances, rules and regulations.”

Section XVIII is amended to read as follows:

“All water and service charges shall be the responsibility of the property owner and shall be billed directly to the property owner and not to a tenant.  All water and service charges in arrears as of September 15 of each year shall be transferred to the property owner’s real property tax bill.  Any unpaid water and service charges placed on the real property tax bill shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) penalty charge on the amount due.”

A copy of the Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and the amendments are on file at the office of the Greenlawn Water District, 45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, New York 11740.

Dated:  May 5, 2022

The Board of Commissioners
Greenlawn Water District

Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

• Contract C – Controls And Telemetry Maintenance And Emergency Services
• Contract D – Installation And Emergency Repair For Water Mains And Appurtenances
• Contract E – Electrical Maintenance And Emergency Services
• Contract M – Mechanical Maintenance And Emergency Services
• Contract W – District-Wide Well And Well Pump Maintenance And Repair

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Winter is here and the short term forecast calls for near-record low temperatures. With temperatures plummeting to dangerous levels, the District would like to impart the following information as water pipes can be particularly vulnerable to sudden prolonged cold spells.

Every school science textbook teaches that water expands as it freezes.  This  expansion exerts tremendous pressure on both plastic and metal pipes.  At particularly cold times the pressure can be so great that the pipes can fracture and burst. And that is not limited to outdoor pipes, hoses, spigots, water sprinkler lines and the like.

Unheated interior areas put pipes at great risk for damage.  Crawl spaces and unheated basements, attics and garages, even kitchen cabinets can be problematic. Pipes that run against exterior walls can also freeze, especially when they are uninsulated or poorly insulated.

Taking Preventive Action Can Save Your Pipes!

• Always know where your water service turn off valve is located, just in case you might need to access it in an emergency…like burst pipes.
• Examine the exterior of your house and around your property for potential freezing problems.
• Have a balcony with drains? Make sure they are free from leaves and other debris that could clog them and encourage ice damming.
• Be smart. Open your kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors. That way you will allow warmer air from the room to circulate around the interior plumbing. This actually can make the difference between free flowing and freezing pipes, especially on cold winter nights. (And be sure to move harmful household cleaners and chemicals out of the reach of children).
• Garages are generally unheated, so keeping garage doors closed helps big time.
• Wrap your pipes carefully. The tape ends should be butted tightly and the joints wrapped with a proper insulating   tape.
• Insulate all your pipes, especially in your basement. Pipe sleeves or UL-listed heat tape can be lifesavers (or at least pipe savers!)
• Maintain the same house temperature day and evenings. Yes, this may may well result in a higher  heating bill; but if your pipes freeze, expand and burst you’ll  encounter far more costly repair bills for the plumbing, damages to the rooms they are located in… not to mention a great deal of headaches and aggravation to boot!
• Keep faucets slightly open.
• Attention all snow birds! Are you snow birding or simply traveling? Either way, don’t turn the heat off! That’s a virtual guarantee of frozen pipes. Make sure to leave the heat on…and  no lower than 55 ºF…to discourage freezing.  Never take chances with frozen pipes. It just doesn’t pay.
• Close the outside hose spigot valve in your basement.