[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.01; as amended
by Ord. 2011-416, 8/4/2011, § 47]
Authorized employees of the Township shall have access to the
customer's premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of
turning the water on or off; inspection of the following activities:
repair and/or replacement of service lines, service line extensions,
building sewers, manholes and other appurtenances; inspection, setting,
reading, repairing and removal of meter; observation, measurement,
sampling and testing of sewage or industrial wastes; and all such
justifiable purposes.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.02]
The Township shall have the right to make such excavations as
are required for the proper execution of the work.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.03]
Where there is no unpaid bill, water will be turned off and
on without charge for consumers who wish to discontinue or renew service.
A turn-on charge, currently in effect, shall be paid when water has
been turned off because of an unpaid bill; for violation of the terms
of the application or rules of the Township; or at such other times
as service has been suspended at the customer's request. This
regulation relates only to turn-on and turn-off charges and does not
affect the regulations relative to minimum charges for inactive services.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.04; as amended
by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005; and by Ord. 2011-416, 8/4/2011, § 48]
No workmen, owner or tenant, or other unauthorized person shall
turn the water on or off at any fire hydrant, corporation cock, curb
stop, gate valve or break the seals, disconnect or remove the meter,
or otherwise interfere with the Township's property, or do work
on service line connections, service line extensions, building sewers
and such other facilities, except in accordance with requirements
as previously set forth. The violation of the foregoing may result
in termination of service, at the option of the Township.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.05; as amended
by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005; and by Ord. 2011-416, 8/4/2011, § 49]
For unauthorized operation of a fire hydrant, street valve,
curb stop, service cock or other portion of the service installation
or building sewer installation, the person owning the premises served
by the line connection to said street valve, curb stop, service cock
or other service connection and/or unauthorized user shall be required
to pay a fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors, and any cost required in connection with
damage to these facilities, and continuance of service is subject
to such payment, although service may be terminated as previously
set forth.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.06]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the Township's sewage
or water works facilities, including the water service lines, meters,
building sewers and such other service facilities. Any person violating
this provision of this chapter shall be subject to immediate arrest
under applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Criminal Code.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.07]
No agent or employee of the Township shall have the power to
bind the Township by any promise, agreement or representation not
provided for in this chapter without approval of the Board of the
Township.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.08]
All notices and bills relating to the Township or its business
shall be deemed to have been properly served if left upon the premises
of the customer, or if mailed to the customer, directed to or left
at his address, as shown on the records of the Township.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.09; as amended
by Ord. 2011-416, 8/4/2011, § 50]
The Township will send all such notices and bills to the address
given on the application for water service until a notice of change
of address, in writing, or by calling customer service has been filed
with the Township by the applicant.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.10]
All notices of general character, affecting or likely to affect
a large number of customers, shall be deemed to have been properly
given or served if advertised in the newspaper designated by the Township.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.11]
The Township will send notices and bills with respect to nonpayment
of bills by tenants, to the owner of the property involved, after
service has been discontinued for nonpayment of bills, such owners
being responsible for payment thereof.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.12]
Complaints concerning service or the reading of meters or of
bills rendered must be made in writing and delivered to the main office
of the Township.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.13]
Nothing in these rules, nor any contract, nor representation,
verbal or written, of the Township or any of its employees shall be
taken or construed in any manner to be or constitute a guarantee to
furnish water through any service, connections, or to provide unreasonable
sewer capacities or facilities, whether for domestic, commercial,
industrial, manufacturing or other general uses, water for public
or private fire protection purposes, or for any other special purposes;
but the Township will at all times and under all conditions endeavor
to maintain the efficiency of its service.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.14]
The Township shall have the right to restrict the supply of
water in case of scarcity or whenever the public welfare may require
it, and sufficient supply of water at all times in its reservoirs
to provide for fire and other emergencies, and to restrict the use
of sewers as to capacity and character of sewage.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.15]
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any agency thereof is entitled
to a thirty-day period from the due date of any bill, within which
it may pay for water or sewage service without the imposition of a
penalty.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.16]
All customers are forbidden to attach any ground wire or wires
to any plumbing which is or may be connected to a service connection
or main belonging to the Township unless approved by the Township.
The customer shall be liable for any damage to Township property occasioned
by such ground wire attachments.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.17]
Any person found to be violating any provision of these rules
and regulations shall be served by the Township with written notice
stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time
limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease
all violations.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.18; as amended
by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
Any person violating any of the provisions of these rules and
regulations shall become liable to the Township for any expense, loss
or damage occasioned the Township by reason of such violation.
[Ord. 2002-325, 1/13/2002, § 19.12]
Any of the preceding rules and regulations relating to design
criteria, construction and installation specifications, advance deposits
and the payment of costs and expenses incurred by the Township, including
but not limited to costs and expenses for the review of plans and
specifications, resident engineering and inspection and legal services
shall apply to all privately owned sewerage and water systems within
the jurisdiction of the Township.
