[Adopted 1-5-1966 by Ord. No. 39]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The Township of South Whitehall Authority, a municipality
authority organized and existing under provisions of the Pennsylvania
Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382,
as amended and supplemented.
A person, who, prior to, upon or after the effective date
hereof, has contracted or contracts for and/or is receiving or shall
receive water service for each consumer unit.
[Amended 9-8-1981 by Ord. No. 332]
A building under one roof and occupied by one
family or business.
A combination of buildings in one enclosure
or group and occupied by one family or business.
One side of a double building or house having
a solid vertical partition wall.
A building, house or other structure, or any
room, group of rooms or parts thereof, occupied by more than one family
or business, the water fixtures of which are used in common.
Each room or group of rooms in a building occupied
or intended for occupancy as a separate business or as separate living
quarters by a family or other group of Persons living together or
by a person living alone, the water fixtures of which are not used
in common.
Each apartment, office or suite of offices in
a building or house having several such apartments, offices or suites
of offices and using in common one or more hallways and one or more
means of entrance.
Any trailer occupied by one family or business.
Any other unit or category listed in the schedule
of rates set forth in hereof.
Any person having an interest, whether legal or equitable,
sole or partial, in any property.
Any individual, firm, partnership, company, association,
society, corporation, trust, governmental body or an agency, department
or political subdivision thereof or any other group or entity.
Any building, group of buildings or land upon which buildings
are to be constructed which is or may be served by the Township.
The Township of South Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania,
a municipal subdivision, acting by and through its Board of Township
Commissioners or, in appropriate cases, by and through its authorized
representatives.
The water distribution facilities, including all related
facilities to be constructed, installed or acquired by or for the
authority, including all property, real, personal and mixed, rights,
powers, licenses, easements, rights of way, privileges, franchises
and other property or interest in property of whatsoever nature used
or useful in connection with such facilities, and together with all
additions, extension, alterations, improvements and betterments thereof
or thereto which may be made, installed or acquired, from time to
time, by or for the Authority.
[Amended 2-12-1973 by Ord. No. 175-B; 12-10-1973 by Ord. No.
195; 12-21-1978 by Ord. No. 286; 9-8-1981 by Ord. No. 332; 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 338; 10-11-1982 by Ord. No. 350; 12-13-1982 by Ord. No.
352; 12-7-1988 by Ord. No. 443; 11-8-1990 by Ord. No. 495; 12-15-1993 by Ord. No. 576; 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 614; 4-1-1998 by Ord. No.
669[1]]
Schedule of distribution and consumption fees.
Each customer served or to be served by the water system shall be
charged a water distribution and consumption fee in accordance with
schedules and pursuant to such terms and conditions as are created,
from time to time, by the Authority.
Except for those consumers being charged for
water service by the Authority on a flat rate basis and; except upon
special written permission granted by the Authority, each consumer
unit shall be required to have installed a water meter to measure
the quantity of water, which should be installed by the Authority
or by the owner in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted
by the Authority.
[Amended 9-8-1981 by Ord. No. 332[1]]
When the ownership of a property changes from
one person to another, the previous owner shall notify the Township
and the Authority in writing and in advance, the date of discontinuance
of the service under his/her ownership. Should the owner fail to give
such notice, he/she shall be responsible for all charges up to and
including the date the new owner makes application for service. The
new owner shall make application for service in the same manner as
for a new service.
[Amended 9-8-1981 by Ord. No. 332[1]]
Subject to the provisions of § 342-3, hereof, upon failure of any consumer to comply with any provision set forth herein or with any additional rules and regulations adopted by the Authority relating to the water system, the Authority may shut off the supply of water; fix such cutoff and turn-on rates as may be established by the Authority, from time to time.
A.
Water rates, rents and charges imposed by this article
to the extent permitted by law, shall be a lien on the property connected
to and served by the water system; and any such water rates, rents
and charges which shall be delinquent, to the extent permitted by
law, shall be filed as a lien against the property so connected to
and served by the water system, which lien shall be collected in the
manner provided by law for the filing and collecting of municipal
claims.
A.
The Township, from time to time, in accordance with
law, by appropriate ordinance or resolution, may adopt such additional
rules and regulations as, in the opinion of the Board of the Authority
shall be desirable, beneficial or necessary for or in connection with
use and operation of the water system.
B.
Any such additional rules and regulations shall be
construed in conjunction with provisions hereof and shall become effective
on the date fixed by the Authority upon adoption thereof and shall
be enforceable by Township in accordance with the process hereof.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each
section of this article which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
