No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, governmental or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from the Township of Muhlenberg (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies), unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water-using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 340-19 of this article.
A.
Water closets and associated
flushing mechanisms. The water consumption of water closets shall
not exceed an average of 1.6 gallons per flush cycle over a range
of test pressures from 20 to 80 pounds per square inch (psi). The
fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements of
ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
B.
Urinals and associated flushing
mechanisms. Urinal water consumption shall not exceed an average of
1.5 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20
to 80 psi. The fixtures shall perform in accordance with the test
requirements of ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
C.
Showerheads. Showerhead discharge
rates shall not exceed 3.0 gallons of water per minute over a range
of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in
accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
D.
Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet
discharge rates shall not exceed 3.0 gallons of water per minute over
a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform
in accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
A.
Special purpose equipment. The performance standards of § 340-19 shall not apply to fixtures and fittings such as emergency showers, aspirator faucets and blowout fixtures that, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the specified standards.
B.
Exemptions. Any person(s) may
apply to the Township of Muhlenberg for an exemption to the terms
of this article, which may be granted by the Board of Commissioners
upon proof that some other device, system or procedure will save as
much or more water as those set forth herein or that those set forth
herein cannot be complied with without undue hardship.
The Board of Commissioners may, from time to time, modify, add
to or remove from the standards and restrictions herein.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
This article shall be enforced by action brought before a Magisterial
District Judge in the same manner provided for the enforcement of
summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity who or which
violates or permits a violation of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus the costs of prosecution and, in default of
the payment of the fine and costs of prosecution, shall be imprisoned
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
