[Adopted 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 849]
[Amended 12-23-1987 by Ord. No. 898]
Every owner of property in the Township of White
whose property abuts upon any portion of the public water supply and
distribution system to be constructed by the Indiana County Municipal
Services Authority (herein called the "Authority") in the near future
shall pay the tap fee and purchase a tap permit at their own costs
for any house, building or other structure located on said property
with the aforementioned public water system, but shall not be required
to pay any other fee or assessment except payment for water actually
used which shall be payable at the prevailing rates of the Authority.
It shall be the duty of the Township Secretary
or the authorized representative of the Authority to notify the owner,
lessee or occupier of each structure covered hereunder, in writing,
either by personal service, certified mail or registered mail, to
connect the same to said public water system, as herein provided,
within 90 days after receipt of such notice. Any owner, lessee or
occupier of a structure who cannot comply with the provisions of this
article as to connection within the ninety-day period stipulated above
due to causes beyond his control shall apply to the Township Secretary
or Authority within said ninety-day period for a time extension of
up to six months in duration. Said application shall be made on a
form to be furnished by the Township Secretary or the Authority and
shall contain a voluntary agreement on the part of the applicant under
which the applicant shall agree to commence paying the regular monthly
water bill immediately even though actual connection to the public
water system will not be accomplished until some later date within
the said six-month extension period.
No person, firm or corporation not presently connected to the
public water system shall make or cause to be made any connection
with the public water system until he has fulfilled all of the following
conditions:
A.
He shall make application to the Township Secretary
or the Authority as the Township's agent, upon a permanent form to
be formulated and supplied by the Township Secretary or the Authority,
for permission to connect to the aforementioned public water system.
Among other things, the applicant must state the character and use
of each structure located on his property.
B.
He shall pay the required tap connection fee as provided
under the rules and regulations of the Authority.
C.
No work shall commence before the payment of the aforesaid
tap connection fee and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
D.
He shall give the designated inspector of the Township
or the Authority at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection
shall be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect
and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his
approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval
on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
E.
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner
or owners of the property shall permit the inspector full and complete
access to all water system facilities in each building and in and
about all parts of the property. No water connection line shall be
covered over, or in any way concealed, until after it has been inspected
and approved by said inspector.
The construction of all connections between
the building and the public water system shall be done in accordance
with the specifications, plans and procedures established by the Authority
in its water system rules and regulations, as the same may be from
time to time published and amended, copies of which will, upon adoption
of the Authority, be maintained on file with the Township Secretary.
If the owner or owners of any houses, buildings or structures in the Township shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provision of this article or the written notice as prescribed in § 311-2 hereof, the Township or the Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this article at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof on all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Township or the Authority as debts are by law collectible, or the Township or the Authority may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
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.
