[Adopted 1-8-1991 by Ord. No. 91-2]
The intent of this article is to:
A.
Promote the general health, welfare and safety of
the community.
B.
Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction
practices in order to provide water for fire protection and domestic
consumption in the future.
C.
Minimize danger to public health and safety by providing
a community water system for fire protection and domestic consumption.
D.
Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community,
its governmental units, and its residents by preventing the unwise
design and construction of community water systems that will not provide
sufficient water for fire protection and domestic consumption.
E.
Specify minimum system sizes, flow rates, water storage
capacity and construction materials that shall be used in the design
and construction of a community water system.
F.
Reduce the required parts inventory and increase the
efficiency of maintenance by requiring that each type of appurtenance
or component of the community water system be a standard design and
model manufactured by one company.
G.
Assure the proper operation and maintenance of community
water supply systems within the Township.
H.
Protect the groundwater resources of the Township.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A fee set by the Authority to offset its costs for providing
water supply, conveyance and storage to new developments. It will
be charged on an EDU basis as set by the Authority's rules and regulations.
A single source of water serving more than one user unit
(residence, business, church, school or combination hereof). There
shall be the following classes of community water systems within the
Township:
THE UPPER HANOVER AUTHORITY SYSTEMThis shall consist of all water supply lines and facilities owned and operated by the Authority as a single water supply system, using interconnected water sources and common storage facilities, whether publicly or privately owned.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SYSTEMThese shall be water systems developed under this article serving more than 25 individual residential or the equivalent flow for commercial and industrial developments using a single water source not physically connected to the Upper Hanover Authority System.
The design flow rate for any water distribution system shall
include the fire flow rate plus the maximum anticipated flow rate
for all other purposes.
The metered flow of any use (or a gallons-per-day basis)
divided by 185 (the average daily residential water consumption).
The design fire flow rate shall be determined using the Distribution
Systems Requirements for Fire Protection (AWWA Manual M31) or this
article, whichever is greater.
All other flow rates shall be as determined by the Upper
Hanover Authority Engineer for similar users and approved by the Authority.
The design residential flow rate shall be 100 gallons per
day per capita.
A fee set by the Authority to cover the cost of physically
connecting a user's service line to the Authority's line. The fee
is charged per physical connection and not on an EDU basis. It will
vary on the size of the proposed water service line.
A.
Community water supply systems are required for all
residential, commercial and industrial developments involving 25 or
more residential units or the equivalent flow (8,750 gallons per day)
from commercial and industrial development, unless prior approval
by the Board of Supervisors. Where a development's net densities is
less than one unit per acre, community water systems are not required
unless determined by the Board of Supervisors to be needed for public
health or safety reasons.
B.
Connection to the existing water supply system of
the Upper Hanover Authority shall be required where feasible. The
feasibility shall be established through a detailed cost evaluation
comparing the proposed individual community water supply system and
the connection to the Authority's system. The Upper Hanover Authority
shall make the final determination of the feasibility of connecting
to its system.
C.
All community water systems shall be designed and
constructed as dual-purpose systems able to supply enough water for
fire protection while at the same time meeting the anticipated consumption
for other purposes. The systems shall comply with the rules and regulations
of the Upper Hanover Authority.
A.
All individual community water supply systems may
be dedicated to the Upper Hanover Authority, at its sole and exclusive
discretion.
B.
Connection of any water user to other community water
supplies within the Township shall not be allowed without the official
consent of the Upper Hanover Authority.
A.
All community water supply systems shall be designed
in accordance with the current specifications of the Upper Hanover
Authority, whether or not owned, operated or controlled by the Authority.
B.
All permits for community water supply systems shall
be written and obtained in the name of the Upper Hanover Authority.
C.
The plans and specifications for all community water
supply systems shall be reviewed and approved by the Upper Hanover
Authority's engineer prior to application for any permits from the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or the Delaware
River Basin Commission.
A.
Application for community water supply systems shall
be made to the Upper Hanover Authority. The application shall include
the following:
(1)
A general description of the proposed project, specifying
its location, water usage, waste disposal method, source of water
and preliminary system design.
(2)
An application escrow fee of $2,500 minimum for up
to 10,000 gallons-per-day water usage and an additional $1,000 for
each additional 10,000 gallons per day. The escrow is to be used for
engineering and legal review of the application, and any and all other
related costs and/or expenses which the Authority or the Township
reasonably incurs. Any unused portion will be returned to the applicant.
B.
Following the Authority's preliminary review, the
applicant shall address the issues identified by the Authority and
prepare a final design for submission to the Authority for its approval
prior to final subdivision or land development plan approval by the
Board of Supervisors.
C.
The Authority, if it approves the proposal, will prepare
an agreement covering the implementation of the project, the transfer
of ownership to the Authority, construction escrow accounts and other
issues related to the project.
A.
Any new user or existing user with significant increases
in quarterly water uses (more than one EDU of flow per day as an average
over the quarter) shall pay a capital contribution fee to the Authority
to cover the cost of replacing existing storage and well capacity
consumed by the new development or increased water use. This amount
is computed in the Authority's rules and regulations.
B.
Individual community systems are to be paid for wholly
by the developer, and no capital contribution fee shall be required.
Portions of such facilities, which may be used by others, can be covered
by cost-recovery provisions for a period of five years after acceptance
by the Authority.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of this article, upon
conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District
Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, 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
90 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.
