CT HB06994

Repeals and replaces Section 16-262u of the general statutes, effective October 1, 2015, to clarify definitions and regulations for water company service pipes and connections.

Defines "service connection" as the pipe from the water main to the curb stop, and "service pipe" as the curb box and pipe from the curb stop to the place of consumption; adds definition of "main" as a water distribution pipe owned and operated by a water company.

Requires water companies with annual revenues of $20,000 or more to bear all costs of replacing and repairing service connections at their own expense.

Establishes that service pipes must extend through the most accessible point on a property line or street line from the water company's existing distribution system, and prohibits service pipes from crossing intervening properties except in exceptional hardship circumstances with proper easements and water company approval.

Allows property owners to request exceptions to cross intervening properties only on a case-by-case basis for documented exceptional hardship, with disputes over applications resolved by the authority.