Haw. Code R. § 4-157-7 - New service connections
(a) The application
for a new service connection is subject to approval by the department. After
approval, the connection shall be installed by the department or its designee
at the expense of the applicant and thereafter shall become the property of the
department and maintained by the department at the department's expense. There
shall foe one meter for each service connection unless the department, because
of operating necessity, installs two or more meters in parallel. After
installation, the department will seal all meters and no seal shall be altered
or broken except by one of the department's authorized employees. Meters whose
seals have been altered or broken shall be replaced at the expense of the
consumer.
(b) A standard deposit
for installing a service connection shall be required of the applicant before
the connection is installed. The standard deposit shall be in accordance with
the rates established by the board as shown in the table entitled "Schedule of
Rates, Fees, and Charges for Irrigation Water Delivery Services at All DOA
Irrigation Systems", dated September 27, 2005, attached as Exhibit "A" at the
end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter. If the actual cost of the
connection is in excess of the standard deposit, the applicant shall pay for
the difference. Arrangement to make payments in monthly or pre-arranged
installments shall be at the discretion of the administrator-chief engineer. If
the actual cost is less than the standard deposit, the applicant shall be
refunded the difference.
(c) The
consumer shall install and connect, at the consumer's own expense, the
necessary supply pipe to the shut-off valve or outlet installed by the
department. The consumer's supply pipe shall at all times remain the sole
property of the consumer who shall be responsible for its maintenance and
repair. If the consumer's supply pipe exists before the service connection is
installed, the department may complete the connection to the consumer's supply
pipe, provided it is requested by the consumer prior to installation.
(d) Only employees and designees of the
department shall be allowed to connect or disconnect the service connection to
or from the department's ditch or main.
(e) Employees and designees of the department
are strictly forbidden to demand or accept personal compensation for services
rendered.
(f) No service connection
or water main shall be installed by the department on any private land until
the department is given proper easements for the main or service connection and
vehicular access is available.
(g)
All meters or suitable water flow measuring devices shall be installed within
the public right-of-way or easements, preferably on the boundary line most
nearly perpendicular to the main, unless the department, because of operating
necessity, provides otherwise. The valve, which is installed before the meter,
is only for the use of employees and designees of the department.
(h) When the proper size of the service
connection for any consumer has been determined and the installation has been
made, the department has fulfilled its obligations for providing the size of
the service connection and the location thereof. If thereafter the consumer
desires a change in the size of the service connection or a change in the
location, the consumer shall bear all costs of the change.
(i) All work and materials involved with the
change in location or elevation of any part of the existing irrigation system
made necessary by the new service connection shall be at the expense of the
applicant or consumer.
(j) The
department shall determine the location and size of all meters and service
connections for the consumer's system.
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