It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, adjust or tamper
with any authority water meter or a waterline under any circumstances,
and only authorized employees of an authority may remove or adjust
an authority water meter or a waterline.
It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any property served
by any authority waterline or any water meter providing metered water
service to the Township of Shaler, or for the owner of such property,
to make use of the water from an authority after water service to
the premises has been shut off by said authority; and no person who
knows or has reason to know that such water service has been shut
off to the premises may tamper with the water system, either done
by himself or his agent, or avail himself of the benefits of the tampering
with the water system after the date of service shutoff.
A.
Any authority supplying water service to customers in the Township
of Shaler is authorized to reserve a sufficient supply of water at
all times to provide for fires and other emergencies.
B.
Any authority supplying water service to customers in the Township
of Shaler is authorized to shut the water off from the premises of
any person using water who has neglected or refused to make application
for the installation of a meter.
C.
It shall be unlawful and no person shall sell water to any person
or furnish it by gift, grant or otherwise to any person or persons
owning or occupying premises not served by the authority or from which
the water at any time has been turned off.
D.
Any authority supplying water service to customers in the Township
of Shaler is authorized to discontinue water service at any time on
account of leaks, unpaid bills, furnishing water to other persons
or premises or properties, fraud or abuse, and it shall not be turned
on again until all rules and regulations shall have been complied
with and all penalties, fees and fines shall have been paid.
E.
Any authority supplying water service to customers in the Township
of Shaler is authorized to reserve the right to limit, curtail or
forbid the use of water for sprinkling or other purposes when the
condition of the water supply renders it necessary to do so. Notice
of such contemplated action or requirement on the part of the authority
shall be given beforehand by advertisement in a newspaper circulated
within the limits of said authority when time permits and, in the
alternative, by broadcast over a radio and/or television station.
F.
It shall be unlawful and no person or persons other than the Fire
Department shall use the water from the hydrants or any fireplug without
permission from the authority.
Any person, individual, partnership, association or corporation
who shall violate this article, upon summary conviction before a Magisterial
District Judge, shall be sentenced to pay a fine or penalty of not
more than $1,000 and may be subject to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 90 days for each offense. The continuance of any violation
of this article for each period of 24 hours after notice of the same
by the Township shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense for
each twenty-four-hour period. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to preclude the Township of Shaler or the authority supplying water
to such customer to seek other relief or avail itself of any remedy
that may be at law or in equity to prevent continuing violation of
the terms of this chapter or to restrain or abate such violation.
