For purposes of this Chapter 295, Article XI, the following words shall have the meanings set forth thereafter:
Commercial agricultural activities, including, but not limited
to, irrigation of crops, watering of livestock and food production,
processing or packaging.
Water provided through the municipal water system owned and/or
operated by the City of Lancaster, its successor or assigns.
Any system designed to extract water from the ground, springs
or other water source, which is not City water or the City water system,
including but not limited to wells and springs.
Except where City water is not available, it shall be unlawful
to construct, reconstruct or repair any private water system which
is designed or intended to provide water for drinking or agricultural
purposes. The owners of property that currently do not have City water
connections, have private wells and abut on or adjoin any street or
highway in which City water line is located shall connect such property
therewith, in accordance with all applicable City ordinances, rules
and regulation (including the payment of all applicable fees) within
60 days after notice to such owner from the City. No private water
system shall be used or maintained for drinking water or agricultural
purposes at any time upon property which has been connected to the
City water system or upon which City water is available.
All new construction within the City shall connect to the City
water system, in accordance with all applicable City ordinances, rules
and regulations, including but not limited to the payment of all applicable
fees.
All owners of property within the City that obtain water for
drinking and/or agricultural purposes upon the property from a private
water system shall annually register such private water system with
the City upon a form prepared by the Director of Public Works or his/her
designee. If the Director of Public Works determines that such property
can be served by City water without the substantial extension of the
existing City water system or City water becomes available to the
property, the Director of Public Works shall issue a notice to the
property owner requiring such owner to connect to the City water system
within 60 days of the notice, in accordance with all applicable ordinances,
rules and regulations, including but not limited to the payment of
all applicable fees, at the sole cost and expense of the property
owner.
All private wells located on properties served by City water
shall be filled and sealed, at the expense of the owner of the property
upon which the private well is located, in accordance with all applicable
laws, regulations and ordinances within 120 days of the adoption of
this article or the provision of City water to the subject property,
whichever occurs later.
A.
Any notice provided by the Director of Public Works or other City
official or employee pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall,
except as otherwise provided herein, be provided by any one of the
following methods:
B.
The City of Lancaster will notify the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in writing within 30 days of the effective date of any amendment or repeal of Ordinance No. 8-2003 adopted by Council on July 22, 2003, and codified in the Code of the City of Lancaster as Article XI of Chapter 295 of the Code of the City of Lancaster. This notice shall be provided by the Director of Public Works or other City officials to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Attention: Special Projects Chief, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Any person, group, association or organization who violates
any provision of this article, is guilty of a summary offense and
shall pay a fine not less than $100 nor in excess of $1,000. In addition
to any penalty provided hereunder, the City may seek injunctive relief
to prevent the violation of this article.
