[Adopted 12-9-1991 by Ord. No. 670 (Ch. 26, Part 3, of the
1995 Code)]
All individuals, businesses and corporations which own a building
which contains indoor plumbing or has a need or use for water are
required to tap into the Borough water system if said structure is
located within 150 feet of a Borough-owned waterline. In event that
the aforementioned building is not located within 150 feet of the
waterline the owner will not be required to tap into the waterline
and the remaining provisions of this article will not be applicable
to said owner.
All new development and expansion within the Borough, be it
residential or commercial, is required to install such waterlines
as will be required to enable the structure to be supplied with Borough
water. In the event this requirement poses a significant hardship
on the developer so as to render the value of the property worthless,
the developer may apply to the Borough Council for a variance or relief
from this requirement.
Any resident within the Borough who presently has a water well
which is functional and used by the resident is required to report
same to the Borough office.
Any resident in the Borough whose house is presently equipped
with a functioning water well is prohibited from establishing or maintaining
any interconnection between the water supplied by the well and the
Borough's water supply system.
Any resident in the Borough who maintains a functioning water
well is hereby required, at his own expense, to install a backflow
preventer on his waterline at the residential side of the water meter.
[Amended 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
Any individual who has a water well which is functioning and
fails to report this well to the Borough office shall, upon conviction
thereof, 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.
All functioning water wells are to be inspected by the Borough
on an annual basis to determine if there is any interconnection between
the water well and the Borough's water supply.
[Amended 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
The initial annual inspection will locate the well on a diagram
which is to be retained in the office of the Borough. This initial
inspection will also verify that no interconnection exists between
the well and the Borough's water supply. The fee for the initial
annual inspection will be established from time to time by resolution
of Borough Council. Thereafter, an annual inspection will be conducted
to verify that no alterations have been made to the well and the interconnection
with the Borough's water supply. The fee for this and all subsequent
annual inspections will be established from time to time by resolution
of Borough Council. At the time of the sale of the building, an inspection
will be made as part of the Borough's municipal lien verification
process. An additional inspection fee, as established from time to
time by resolution of Borough Council, will be charged for this inspection;
said fee to be in addition to the lien letter fee then charged by
the Borough.
If it is determined that an interconnection exists between the
water supplied by the well and the water supplied by the Borough or
if the inspectors are unable to determine that no interconnection
exists, the inspectors are to immediately terminate the water supplied
to the structure until such time as the owner can establish that no
interconnection exits. In addition thereto, the Borough can issue
a citation against the property owner for failure to establish that
no interconnection exists. Failure to prove the lack of a connection
is to be punishable by a fine of $50 per day for as long as the violation
continues.
[Amended 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
Any well water produced by any Borough resident, business or
corporation is hereby strictly prohibited from being deposited into
the sanitary sewer system maintained and operated by the Western Butler
County Authority. Any violator of this provision shall, upon conviction
thereof, 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 exceed 30 days, in addition to any provision which the Western
Butler County Authority may possess under its operating rules and
regulations.
This article is to be effective immediately. Residents with
presently existing operating wells are hereby granted a period of
120 days within which to report same to the Borough office and to
make any and all changes which may be required.
