Haw. Code R. § 4-157-6 - Application for water service and service connections
(a) Each prospective consumer shall be
required to sign the standard application form for the water service desired. A
nonrefundable filing fee shall be required with each water service application.
This application fee shall be in accordance with the amount established by the
board. By signing the application form, the consumer assumes responsibility for
the payment of future water charges at each designated location and to abide by
these rules before water is turned on for any use whatsoever. The consumer
signing the application form shall be held liable for the payment of all water
charges at the designated location. The lessee or owner of the land shall also
be liable for the water charges in the event that the consumer fails to
pay.
(b) Water charges shall begin
when the water service is established and shall continue until due notification
from the consumer or until discontinued by the administrator-chief engineer for
failure of the consumer to comply with these rules. It is the responsibility of
the landowner to notify the irrigation district manager when there is a change
in the occupant of the parcel; otherwise, the property owner will incur
additional charges.
(c) When an
application for water service is made by a consumer who was responsible for and
failed to pay all water bills previously rendered, regardless of location or
time incurred, the department may refuse to furnish water service until the
outstanding bills are paid.
(d) A
prospective consumer taking possession of property and using water without
applying to the department for water service to the property shall be held
liable for the water charges from the date of the last recorded meter reading
as well as a new application fee. If proper application for water service is
made and if accumulated bills for water service are not paid upon presentation,
the water service shall be subject to discontinuance without further notice.
(e) Consumers are required to
notify the irrigation district manager at least forty-eight hours in advance of
the time they would like water delivery to begin. The department does not
guarantee the start date or time, nor amount of irrigation water delivered but
the department will operate in a manner consistent with its responsibilities
set forth in these rules. Consumers may be required to receive water on a
defined delivery schedule established by the admiinistrator chief
engineer.
Notes
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