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News From the Water/Sewer Department

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Billing

Billing is quarterly by district. The Town is divided into 3 districts.

Payments

If you choose not to mail your payment, it can be taken to the Town Clerk’s Office at Town Hall (2800 Church Rd.) or you can use the drop box located at the front entrance of Town Hall. Cash, check or money orders are accepted. The Town is not currently set up to accept credit card payments.

Compliance

Inspections are required for the sale and transfer of property within the Town of Wheatfield.

Water Meters

Electronic water meters are mandatory for all residential and commercial properties in the Town of Wheatfield.

Fire Hydrants

Per local law, homeowners are not permitted to plant anything within 5 feet of a fire hydrant this includes snow piling. The steamer cap on the front of each hydrant is color coded to identify the size of the water main supplying it – do not alter these steamer cap colors.

Landlord/Tenant

Required to have signed form for each tenant that wants billing in their own name. Landlord signature must be signed in office or notarized.

Electronic Waste

Effective April 1, 2011 E-waste can be dropped off Mon-Fri between 9am-4pm. Items accepted: computer equip., misc. electronics, TV sets. Not accepted: AC units, fluorescent bulbs, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, batteries, kitchen/personal appliances.

Summer Help

In May maintenance on outside grinder tanks and fire hydrants will be started.

Locates

Call “811” to request a locate of underground infrastructure.

Statistics

• over 6,300 water/sewer customer accounts
• 1,000 fire hydrants and 2,000 related valves
• over 1,000 sanitary sewer manholes
• 16 sanitary sewer pump stations and 600 grinder pumps maintained
• the Town services, maintains and repairs 120 miles of water lines and 140 miles of sewer lines
• staffing – 1 department head, 1 crew leader, 6 maintenance staff and 2 office staff
• all maintenance staff are subject to 24-hour call out, 365 days a year