[Ord. 585, 9/12/2011]
1.
Purpose. An ordinance relating to the obtaining and use of Borough
water, providing for rules and regulations therefore and establishing
rules and regulations related to connection.
2.
Administration. The care and maintenance of the water and sewer works
established by the Borough shall be committed to the Borough Manager.
That the Borough Manager may serve as the Secretary of the Water and
Municipal Authorities and it shall be his duty to keep all records
pertaining to the Water and Sewer Departments, collect all water and
sewer rents and accounts and deposit same to the credit of the Borough
of Edinboro in a depository designated by the Borough Council. It
shall be the responsibility of the Borough Manager or designated individual
to inspect all service pipes, fixtures and plumbing done for the Borough,
and any other duties necessary to carry out the rules and regulations
relating to the Water and Sewer Department. Said designee shall receive
as a compensation for such services so rendered an amount determined
by Borough Council.
3.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than $30 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 585, 9/12/2011]
1.
Water Metering. All customers of the Water Department must take the
same through a meter. This meter shall be kept in repair at the expense
of the user or owner of the property. In case any meter fails to register
from any cause, the amount charged for water during any one billing
period shall be estimated by the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative.
Such estimate shall be based upon the average amount registered during
the like period. All water customers shall pay the designated minimum.
Any property with a structure will pay the designated minimum bill,
regardless if it is occupied or not. If the existing structure is
removed the owner may either pay the bimonthly minimum bill or a reinstatement
fee per EDU for a replacement structure. All properties with one or
more regulated rental units shall pay at least the minimum usage rate
for each unit.
2.
Applications for Water Connection.
A.
All applications for use of water must be made in writing to the
Borough Manager by the owner of the property to be benefitted or his
authorized agent.
B.
It shall be mandatory for every property within the Borough to be
connected to the Borough water system.
C.
The water shall not be turned on permanently in any case until the
Borough Manager is satisfied that each and every rule relating to
the subject has been complied with including the payment of any and
all connection/tapping fees.
3.
Meter Installation. All meters shall be furnished by the Borough
at actual cost, upon application duly made to the Borough, in writing,
by the owner of the property. The installation of all new meters shall
be the responsibility of the property owner and at the expense of
property owner. The Borough shall be notified within one working day
of installation so as to perform an inspection. The installation of
replacement meters shall be performed by the Borough. The Borough
reserves the right to require the installation of replacement meters
at the owner's expense, if it is determined that the existing
meter does not meet Borough standards as they shall be established
from time to time. Water meters shall constitute one unit consisting
of both the inside and outside apparatus. Any work performed by the
Borough will be at the current approved rate and approved by the Borough
Manager.
4.
Water Shutoff Policy.
A.
The objective of this section shall be to provide incentive for customers
to pay their water bills in a timely manner and to consider those
who truly have difficulty making payment of delinquencies upon their
accounts. As such, the policy provides a notification process to encourage
customers to pay their bills and allows for installment payment plans
to be developed for accounts which involve substantial sums to help
those customers satisfy delinquencies with regard to budgetary constraints.
B.
The owner of the property ultimately shall be liable for any and
all services, repairs, charges and damages which are incurred or occur
at the property, whether or not the same are authorized by the owner.
The owner shall further be responsible for all costs, charges, collection
fees, penalties, interest, liens and court costs and other sums assessed,
imposed or incurred in the event water bills are not paid in timely
fashion. Such costs and charges shall include, but are not limited
to, collection fees assessed upon referral of a delinquent account
to the Borough and all charges imposed or incurred in collection,
notifications, and implementation of termination and/or restoration
of water service in accordance with this policy, general law regarding
municipal claims and/or ordinances of the Borough of Edinboro.
C.
Water rental shall be assessed on an every two-month basis and shall
be deemed to be assessed and payable as of 20 days from the mailing
of billing. All fees not paid in full by 20 days following mailing
shall be deemed delinquent, and penalties as established by resolution
shall be imposed immediately upon such unpaid account. All bills not
paid in full within 30 days will be forwarded to the Borough Manager/Authorized
Agent for shut off notification.
D.
All accounts with a delinquent assessment of $25 or more shall be
subject to a shut off notification. Upon review the Borough Manager/Authorized
Representative may authorize appropriate notification of shut off.
A ten-day final notice shall/may be given such delinquents, and if
the bill remains unpaid, the water shall/may be shut off without further
notice.
E.
All costs incurred as a consequence of notices of termination and
in connection with termination of water service to properties for
nonpayment of assessments shall be the sole responsibility of the
property owner, these costs including, but not limited to, certified
mail and service charges, charges incurred by the water provider in
connection with termination, shut off and restoration of services
and charges imposed by the provider and representing lost revenue
during the period of service termination. All cost must be paid in
full to the Borough prior to restoration of water service to the premises.
In addition, minimum bimonthly charges shall assess during any period
of water termination. Regardless, minimum charges shall be assessed
for shut-off and turn-on services.
F.
Pennsylvania law and procedures of the applicable water authorities
require notification to the landlord and to tenants prior to termination
of water service, such notification to be effected by the applicable
provider of water service.
G.
As to all accounts delinquent as of the date of this Part, the Borough
Manager/Authorized Representative, shall initiate procedures to terminate
water service to such properties remaining delinquent 30 days after
adoption of this policy, such procedures to be initiated only as accounts
having delinquencies of $25 or more as provided herein, unless the
owners shall by such date have entered into binding and written agreements
providing for repayment of all sums due, with interest of 10% within
12 months by means of equal monthly installments, all such agreements
to provide as well as that all water assessed during the term thereof
shall be paid timely and in full.
H.
Failure of a property owner to satisfy all sums due or to enter into
an appropriate written repayment agreement shall result in procedures
to terminate water service to the property.
I.
In the event any person or entity shall enter into an agreement and
fail to comply fully with its provisions, the Borough Manager/Authorized
Representative, upon the 10 days' prior written notice, shall
initiate procedures to terminate water service to the property. Failure
to make payment of an installment within 10 days after it is due or
to pay promptly all currently assessed rental shall be deemed default
without any obligation of the Borough to give any notices or demands.
J.
Should any property owner assert a claim that he, she, it by virtue
of financial hardship not caused by the applicant, is unable to satisfy
the account's delinquency within 12 months, such person shall
submit application for relief to the Borough Manager prior to the
90 days after adoption of this policy. Any applicant for relief on
the ground of hardship must supply to the Borough Manager, with the
certification of hardship, a written authorization form allowing the
Borough Manager to obtain information concerning the applicant, such
authorization to be pursuant to that form. In such event, the Borough
Manager shall consider such applications and have authority in proper
cases to deny relief or, where appropriate, to allow for extended
periods of time in which a property owner may satisfy the account
delinquency. All repayment agreements must provide for prompt payment
of all rental assessed during the repayment term and for payment in
equal monthly installments of delinquent rental. In no event may a
repayment term extend longer than 36 months, terms duration to be
based upon the amount of the delinquency and the applicant's
financial circumstances as substantiated to the Borough Manager, whose
decision shall be final. No such request shall be considered without
provision by the applicant of all information requested and the authorization
to obtain additional information.
K.
All water rents and charges shall have a lien upon the lots and building
or buildings until paid and the owner of the lot or lots and building
or buildings upon which the meter is placed shall be liable for the
water rents and charges even if the premises using the meter are rented
to a tenant.
5.
Service Outside Municipality. The Council of the Borough of Edinboro
hereby authorizes and directs its proper officers to enter into and
execute a contract or contracts with such municipalities for the furnishing
or supplying them in emergencies, or otherwise, with water, providing
such contracts do not infringe, in any way, upon the requisite supply
demanded by the public within the geographical limits of the Borough
of Edinboro, said water to be charged for at rate not less than the
prevailing Borough rate, created and fixed by this Part. All connections
outside of the host municipality shall be charged a onetime connection
fee. This sum is for the purpose of recouping original construction
cost of the system. All requests for service extension shall be first
recommended by the Borough Manager and approved by majority vote of
the Borough Council. No connections shall be made until Council approval
has been received and a formal agreement is made with the municipality
to be serviced. The Borough Council reserves the right to deny any
request for services.
6.
Water Connection Regulations.
A.
The service line from the curb stop to and including the premise
shall be the responsibility of the property owner. This service line
shall be kept in good condition by the property owner under penalty
of discontinuation of water service by the Borough. The customer shall
be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the service line
from the curb stop, including the customer's premises.
B.
Service lines will not be installed when the service line passes
over or through premises which at the time may be the property of
persons other than the owner of the premises to be supplied, unless
the owner of the premises supplied assumes all liability and furnishes
a right-of-way agreement in a form satisfactory to the Council or
its duly authorized representative.
C.
All breaks or blockages in the water service line must be repaired
immediately (within 24 hours) by the property owner. The service line
installed by the customer shall not be less in size and quality than
prescribed by the Borough and shall be installed not less than the
required depth below the surface as specified by the Borough and shall
not be covered until the water line is inspected by the Borough. If
any defects in workmanship or material are found, water service shall
not be turned on until such defects are remedied. All plumbing connections
shall be installed in accordance with the plumbing code in force at
the time of the installation of the service line.
D.
The Borough Manager/Authorized Representative reserves the right
to inspect the plumbing on any premises and, if it shall be found
not in conformity with the rules of the Borough, to refuse water service
until the objectionable or improper work is corrected.
E.
All landlords are required to notify the Borough within 15 days of
any change in customer account information. This would include any
change in tenant information and/or billing address.
F.
No person but an authorized employee of the Borough shall tap any
main or distributing pipe, unless approved by the Borough Manager.
G.
No tap will be made on any water main unless written permission is
provided by the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative.
H.
Every street connection shall be provided with a curb stop and curb
box at the approximate property line of each property to control the
entire water supply from each street connection and to drain all pipes
and fixtures on the premises. The curb stop and curb box at the property
line are the property of the Borough, placed there for its use.
I.
All service lines installed from the property line to the meter or
meters must be at least four feet below the surface of the ground.
J.
Where water pipe is put into buildings having front areas, it must
be carried down in the street four feet outside the area wall to three
feet below the floor of the area and pass under the floor at that
depth.
K.
In addition to the curb stop at the street connection every service
pipe must have a separate shutoff valve equipped with a drain inside
the premises controlling the supply of water to the meter. It must
be so placed and kept so as to be always ready for use. It must control
the entire water supply and drain all pipes and fixtures on said premises.
Service requirements are a meter that will produce a radio read signal,
a back-flow assembly on the incoming line and an expansion tank to
offset thermal expansion.
L.
Whenever two or more parties are supplied by the same service pipe,
the failure of any one of the users to pay water rents when due, or
to comply with any rule or regulation, shall authorize the Borough
Water Department to turn the water off from said pipe until the rates,
terms and conditions, rules and regulations are complied with. If
discovered by the Borough that there is only one shutoff the landlord
will be required to add additional shutoffs at his cost.
M.
Premises intended to be occupied by more than one establishment,
firm or family must be provided with an independent shutoff equipped
with a drain located before each meter, for each office, store, floor,
apartment or set of apartments into which water is introduced, so
that any portion of the same which may be separately occupied can
be drained without interfering with the supply of the other occupants.
If there is more than one unit, and the renters are paying the water
bill, there must be separate plumbing and a separate meter for each
unit.
N.
Pipes and fixtures must be placed and arranged in such a manner as
will secure them against freezing. Whenever it may become necessary
to carry pipes along outer walls, beneath floors, through open spaces
or places where they may be affected by drafts of air, they must be
thoroughly boxed and packed, or otherwise protected against the cold.
All pipes must be free from jogs and sags that will obstruct the drainage,
be securely fastened to their places and so pitched that when the
shutoff is turned off all water will flow toward the equipped drain,
as required in this Part.
O.
Whenever a complaint is made by any water customer that their water
supply has been disrupted, a representative of the Water Department
will investigate the reason for the disruption. If the source of the
cause of the problem is in the Borough's supply system, then
the repair will be performed by the Water Department. If the source
of the problem is in the customer's supply system, then the repair
is the responsibility of the customer. If the water customer still
insist that the fault is with the pipe or pipes of the Borough, an
agreement will first be made that the complaining party shall pay
all expense in case the trouble is found to have originated with their
portion of the water system. Should the fault prove to be with the
pipes of the Borough Water Department no charges shall be made against
the water customer and they shall be refunded the amount of the plumber's
bill from the preliminary examination, provided the amount is reasonable,
of which the Borough Manager shall be sole judge.
P.
The Water Department shall furnish no material for use on private
premises and do no work thereon except at the cost of the party benefitted
and approved by the Borough Manager.
7.
Extension of Water Service.
A.
Extension of the water main and/or distributing pipes shall only
be made after petition by the real estate owners, or their authorized
agents, along the line proposed and upon their entering into an agreement
with the Borough. The property owners/authorized agents will install
all water main extensions, hydrants, main valves and house lines.
All construction will be in accordance with Edinboro Borough regulations
and applicable building codes and inspected by the Borough agents
and approved by the Zoning Office at the owners cost prior to any
building permits being issued.
B.
All pipe installed in the streets shall be installed in accordance
with the Borough specifications, applicable building codes, copies
of which may be obtained from the Borough Manager.
8.
Reserved Rights and Inspection. The customer's premises shall
be open at all reasonable times upon notice by the Water Department/Authorized
Representatives for the purposes of conducting surveys and investigations,
inspecting pipes and fixtures, reading meters, turning off and on
water and enforcing rules generally, including water use practices
within the customer's premises.
9.
Insufficient Supply. The Borough Council may limit or stop the supply
of water in cases of emergency and shut it off for repairs or extensions,
they, being the judges of the time and necessity. The Borough of Edinboro
shall not be liable in damages for any insufficient supply of Borough
water.
[Ord. 585, 9/12/2011]
1.
Special Uses. The supply pipe to each outdoor fountain shall be furnished
with a special curb stop at the curb, if practicable, which shall
always be under the control of the Borough Manager. Outdoor fountains
will only be allowed to flow between the 15th day of May and 1st day
of October of each year. Faucets to public drinking fountains shall
be self-closing of a style approved by the Borough Manager and the
supply to all such fountains shall be controlled by the Water Department.
[Ord. 585, 9/12/2011]
1.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is:
A.
To protect the public water supply system from contamination or pollution
by isolating within the customer's water system contaminants
or pollutants which could backflow through the service connection
into the public water supply system.
B.
To prohibit cross-connections, actual or potential, between the public
potable water system and any non-potable water source or system.
C.
To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection
control which will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination
or pollution of the public and the customer's potable water system.
2.
Application. This section shall apply to all premises (commercial
and noncommercial) served by the public water supply system of the
Edinboro Water Department.
3.
Policy. The Water Department and the customer have the joint responsibility
for the protection of the public water supply system from contamination
due to backflow of contaminants through the water service connection.
All properties that receive water from the Water Department shall
install backflow preventers, and the type of preventer will be determined
by the severity of the health hazard. The Water Department shall give
notice to the customer to install such approved backflow prevention
device and/or assembly at each service connection to his premises.
The customer shall immediately install such approved device and/or
assemblies and failure, refusal or inability on the part of the consumer
to install such device or assembly shall constitute grounds for discontinuing
water service to the premises until such device or assembly have been
installed.
4.
Water System.
A.
The water system shall be considered as made up of two parts: the
Water Department system and the customer's water system.
B.
The public water system shall consist of the source facilities and
the distribution system and shall include all those facilities of
the public water supply system under the control of the Water Department
up to the point where the customer's water system begins.
C.
The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized
in the production, treatment, storage and delivery of water to the
public distribution system.
D.
The public distribution system shall include the network of water
lines used for delivery of water from the source to the customer's
water system.
E.
The customer's water system shall include all facilities beyond
the service connection, which are utilized in conveying water from
the public distribution system to points of use.
5.
Cross-Connections Prohibited.
A.
No water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any
premises where actual or potential cross-connections to the public
water supply cross-connections are abated or controlled to the satisfaction
of the Borough Manager.
B.
No connection shall be installed or maintained whereby water from
an auxiliary water supply may enter a public or customer's water
system. Unless such auxiliary water supply and the method of connection
and use of such supply shall have been approved by the Borough Manager/Authorized
Representative.
6.
Survey and Investigations.
A.
The customer's premises shall be open at all reasonable times
upon notice by the Water Department/Authorized Representative for
the purposes of conducting surveys and investigations of water use
practices within the customer's premises to determine whether
there are direct or indirect pollutants could backflow into the public
potable water system.
B.
On request by the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative, the
customer shall furnish information on water use practices within his
premises.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the water customer to conduct periodic
surveys of water use practices on his premises to determine whether
there are actual or potential cross-connections to his water system
through which contaminants or pollutants could backflow into the public
water supply system.
7.
Where Protection is Required.
A.
An approved backflow prevention device and/or assembly shall be installed
prior to the first branch line leading off each service line to a
customer's water system.
B.
An approved backflow prevention device and/or assembly shall be installed
on each service line to a customer's water system where the following
conditions exist, the type of protection to be determined by the following
conditions:
(1)
Systems having an auxiliary water supply, even if such system
has been accepted as an additional source by the Edinboro Water Department
and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP).
(2)
Systems where any substance is handled that may create an actual
or potential hazard to the public water supply system. This shall
include systems having sources or auxiliary systems containing process
fluids or water originating from the public water supply system, which
are no longer under the sanitary control of the water purveyor.
(3)
Systems having internal cross-connections that, in the judgment
of the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative, are not correctable
or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to determine
whether or not cross-connections exist.
(4)
Systems where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions
or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete
cross-connection survey.
(5)
Others specified by the Water Department.
C.
An approved backflow prevention device and/or assembly shall be installed
on each service line to a customer's water system.
8.
Type of Protection Required.
A.
The type of protection required under Subsection 7 shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:
(1)
An approved air gap separation shall be installed where the
public water supply system may be contaminated with substances that
are dangerous to the public health and could cause a severe health
hazard.
(2)
An approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure
zone backflow prevention assembly shall be installed where the public
water supply system may be contaminated with a substance that could
cause a system or health hazard.
(3)
An approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure
zone backflow prevention assembly or an approved dual or double check
valve assembly shall be installed where the public water supply system
may be polluted with substance that would be objectionable, but not
dangerous to health.
9.
Backflow Prevention Devices and/or Assemblies.
A.
Any backflow prevention device and/or assembly required by this Part
shall be of a model or construction approved by the public water supplier
and shall comply with the following:
(1)
Air gap separation to be approved shall be at least twice the
diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically above the top rim
of the vessel, but in no case less than one inch.
(2)
A dual check valve, double check valve assembly or a reduced
pressure zone assembly shall be approved by the Water Department and
shall mean an assembly that has been manufactured in full conformance
with standard established by the American Water Works Association
and American Society of Sanitary Engineering entitled:
ASSE 1024/CSA 864.6. Standard for Dual Check Valve Backflow
Assemblies.
AWWA/ANSI C510-92 Standard for Double Check Valve Backflow Assemblies.
AWWA/ANSI C511-92 Standard for Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow
Prevention Assemblies.
B.
Backflow prevention devices and/or assemblies required by this Part shall be installed at a location and in a manner approved by the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative and shall be installed by a person properly qualified and at the expense of the water customer. Residential customer's backflow assembly/devices up to one inch will be a dual check. Thermal expansion must be addressed (see Subsection 9E below).
C.
Systems above one inch will be testable double check assembly/device and should also handle thermal expansion (see Subsection 9E below).
D.
All backflow devices should be installed as close to the meter as
is reasonably possible.
E.
Dual check valve devices and double check valve assemblies may be
installed in meter pits or vaults provided that the pits are:
(1)
Of watertight construction.
(2)
Located and constructed so as to prevent flooding.
(3)
Maintained free from standing water by means of either a sump
pump or a suitable drain. Note that such sump pump or drain shall
not connect to a sanitary sewer.
(4)
Equipped with permanent access ladder.
(5)
Equipped with permanent lighting to permit inspection, testing
and maintenance of the backflow prevention device/assembly.
F.
Reduced pressure principal backflow assemblies must be installed
above ground in a heated building or hot box unless you provide a
one piece water tight concrete vault with sump pumps that will have
adequate sized drains to handle the relief port. Provide adequate
lighting to permit maintenance inspection and testing of the backflow
assembly.
G.
When installing a backflow prevention device and/or assembly, the
installer must comply and be aware of all safety considerations when
installations are performed. Major safety considerations are thermal
expansion and device discharge damage. Thermal expansion can cause
hot water tanks and other storage vessels to explode when there are
no provisions made for thermal expansion. In many cases it may be
necessary to install a thermal expansion tank on hot water heaters
to prevent the hot water's relief valve from discharging or,
more importantly, to keep the tank from exploding.
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Many backflow prevention devices and/or assemblies discharge
large amounts of water for various reasons. This discharge of water
could pose a hazard when the valves are discharging onto or around
electrical equipment. Equipment damage or electrocution could occur.
The installer must ensure that valve discharge will not cause safety
hazards or property damage.
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10.
Inspection and Maintenance.
A.
It shall be the duty of the customer to have inspections, tests and
overhaul made in accordance with the following schedule, or more often
where inspections indicate a need:
(1)
Air separation shall be inspected at the time of installation
and at least every 12 months thereafter.
(2)
Residential dual check devices will be replaced every five years,
at the expense of the property owner. The Water Department will notify
residents when it is time to replace the backflow device. The owner
will have 30 days from the date of the notice to pick up the valve
from the Borough and either install it or have it installed, owner
shall return the old unit to the Borough to prove that it has been
replaced. Check valves above one inch will be testable double check
valves assemblies and follow the same inspection schedule as reduced
pressure principal assemblies (see below).
(3)
Reduced pressure zone assemblies must be inspected and tested
for tightness at the time of installation and at least every 12 months
thereafter. These assemblies shall be dismantled, inspected internally,
cleaned, and repaired whenever needed and at least every three years.
(4)
Interchangeable connections must be inspected at the time of
installation and at least every 12 months thereafter.
B.
Inspections, tests and overhaul of backflow prevention devices and/or
assemblies shall be made at the expense of the water customer and
shall be performed by a person certified to inspect, test or overhaul
backflow prevention devices.
C.
All inspections in this section must be done by a certified backflow
tester whose certificate must be on file in the Borough Office. If
not they must send it with the test results or they will not count.
Each backflow tester must recertify every three years.
D.
Whenever backflow prevention devices and/or assemblies required by
these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired
or replaced at the expense of the customer without delay.
E.
The water customer with service lines above one inch must maintain
a complete record of each backflow prevention device and/or assembly
from purchase to retirement. This shall include a comprehensive listing
that includes a record of all tests, inspections and repairs. Records
of inspections, tests, repairs and overhaul shall be submitted to
the Edinboro Water Authority.
F.
Backflow prevention devices and/or assemblies shall not be bypassed,
made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific
authorization of the Borough Manager.
G.
All expense's associated with the inspection, maintenance and
inspection are the responsibility of the customer.
11.
Booster Pumps.
A.
Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or
within any premises, such a pump shall be equipped with a low pressure
cut off device designed to shut off the booster pump when the pressure
in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 10 pounds
per square inch gauge or less for a period of 30 seconds or longer.
B.
It is the responsibility of the water customer to maintain the low-pressure
cut off device in proper working order and to certify to the Water
Department, at least once a year, that the device is operating properly.
12.
Violations.
A.
The Borough Manager/Authorized Representative shall deny or discontinue,
after reasonable notice, the water service to any premises wherein
any backflow prevention device and/or assembly required by this Part
is not installed, tested and maintained in a manner acceptable to
the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative, or if it is found that
the backflow prevention device and/or assembly has been removed or
bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises,
or if a low pressure cut off device required by this Part is not installed
and maintained in working order.
B.
Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the customer
has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance
with this Part and to the satisfaction of the Borough Manager/Authorized
Representative.
13.
Hydrant Use Restriction. Only authorized persons shall be permitted
to use fire hydrants. Tampering with the hydrants by unauthorized
persons is prohibited by state and federal law. Any person wishing
to purchase bulk water must stop at the Borough office to receive
permission and give information on where to send the bill. There will
be an area where people can draw water safely. All persons will have
an approved backflow device and/or assembly to use while drawing water,
unless otherwise specified by the Borough Manager/Authorized Representative.
This especially pertains to exterminator/lawn companies who must have
reduced pressure principal backflow will connect to fire hydrants,
and must be used each and every time they connect to a hydrant.
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A valve (gate valve, ball valve etc.) that controls the water
inside the premises that has a port on the side that when opened allows
the water in the house to drain out.
A fee for reinstating a disconnected customer to the Borough's
water and wastewater system.
Any backflow assembly/device that must be tested yearly by
a person certified to inspect, test or overhaul backflow prevention
devices.
Any residential, industry, commercial and institution customer
that receives water from the Borough of Edinboro.
