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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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