Section 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.[Eff MAR 17 2006] (Auth: HRS § 167-5) (Imp: HRS §§ 167-5, 167-6, 167-19)