[Ord. 30-1983, 11/7/1983, § 1]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, governmental or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled, and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from Spring Township (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies) unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 26-204 of this Part. The provisions of this Part shall apply to any such building or structure for which such a building permit is issued, or would otherwise be required to be issued for such an exemption, on or after the adoption of this Part.
[Ord. 30-1983, 11/7/1983, § 2]
Customers shall be encouraged not to permit any water furnished by Spring Township to run to waste in any gutter or other impervious surface.
[Ord. 30-1983, 11/7/1983, § 3]
Each resident or property owner of Spring Township is urged to install fixtures which will reduce the quantity of water required to flush toilets and to reduce the flow rates of showers and faucets.
[Ord. 30-1983, 11/7/1983, § 4; as amended by Ord. 09-00, 10/2/2000]
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Article 1 - Water Closets Operated by Flush Tanks. The water consumption of water closets operated by flush tanks shall not exceed an average of 3.5 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psig or a maximum of 4.0 gallons per flush cycle at any one test pressure. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the flushing test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.19.2, vitreous china plumbing fixtures standard.
2. 
Article 2 - Water Closets and Urinals Operated by Flushometers.
A. 
Water closet water consumption shall not exceed an average of 3.0 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psig or a maximum of 3.5 gallons per flush cycle at any one test pressure. The flushometer shall be adjusted according to manufacturer's specifications. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the flushing test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.19.2, vitreous china plumbing fixtures standard.
B. 
Urinal water consumption shall not exceed an average of 1.0 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psig or a maximum of 1.5 gallons per flush cycle at any one test pressure. The flushometer shall be adjusted according to manufacturer's specifications. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the flushing test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.9.2, vitreous china plumbing fixtures standard.
3. 
Article 3 - Showerheads. Showerhead discharge rates shall not exceed 2.75 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressure from 20 to 80 psig. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1, finished rough brass plumbing fixture fittings standard.
4. 
Article 4 - Sink Faucets.
A. 
Kitchen sink faucet discharge rates shall not exceed 2.75 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressure from 20 to 80 psig. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1, finished rough brass plumbing fixture fittings standard.
B. 
Residential lavatory sink faucet discharge rates shall not exceed 2.75 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psig. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1, finished rough brass plumbing fixture fittings standard.
C. 
Nonresidential lavatory faucets shall be either self-closing or metering faucets as described below:
(1) 
Self-closing faucets shall not exceed an average discharge rate of 0.5 gpm between the pressures of 20 and 80 psig when tested in accordance with the discharge test procedure cited in ANSI A112.18.1, finished and rough brass plumbing fixture fittings.
(2) 
Metering faucets shall be field adjustable and set so that the discharge quality shall not exceed 0.5 gallons of water per cycle.
5. 
Article 5 - Blowout Toilets and Urinals. Replacement of blowout toilet and urinal fixtures with like type fixtures may be granted by local officials upon request where adequate justification of special need is provided.
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Article 6 - Pressure Reducing Valve. Where the service water pressure to a building is expected to exceed 60 psi, a water pressure reducing value with strainer shall be installed just downstream of the building's main valve, so as to be accessible. The valve shall provide for pressure adjustment within the range of 50 to 60 psig. The valve shall conform to the requirements of product standard ASSE 1003. Exemptions to this article are service lines to sill cocks, outside hydrants and main supply risers to buildings where pressure from the mains does not exceed 60 psi at the fixture branches or at individual fixtures.
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Article 7. Any person(s) may apply to the Spring Township Supervisors for an exception to the terms of this Part, which exception may be granted in the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, upon proof that some other device, system or procedure will save as much or more water as those set forth herein, or that those set forth herein cannot be complied with, without undue hardship.
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Article 8. In order to conserve the supply of water in times of dry periods when the level of the reservoir is lowered, the following regulations shall apply with respect to the usage and rationing of water:
A. 
When the level of the reservoir falls below nine feet as measured at the reservoir, the Supervisors shall advertise in public a warning to all users that the supply of water is falling and that if it continues to fall, restrictions on the usage thereof, as hereinafter provided, will be enforced.
B. 
When the level of the reservoir falls below eight feet, water shall be restricted so that it shall be prohibited to water lawns, wash cars or walkways or other outside usages, except that watering of gardens will be permitted.
C. 
When the level of the reservoir falls below seven feet, then the usage of water shall be restricted solely to domestic consumption for residential and commercial users, and no outside use, such as watering gardens, watering lawns, washing cars or walkways or other use shall be permitted.
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Article 9. The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, modify, add to or remove from the standards and restrictions herein.
[Ord. 30-1983, 11/7/1983, § 5; as amended by Ord. 09-00, 10/2/2000]
1. 
Enforcement Notice.
A. 
If it appears to the Township that a violation of this Part has occurred, the Township shall initiate enforcement proceedings by sending an enforcement notice as provided in this section.
B. 
The enforcement notice shall be sent to the violator and, if applicable, the owner of record of the parcel on which the violation has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel and to any other person requested in writing by the owner of record.
C. 
An enforcement notice shall state at least the following:
(1) 
The name of the violator and, if applicable, the owner of record and any other person against whom the Township intends to take action.
(2) 
The location of the violation and, if applicable, the property in violation.
(3) 
The specific violation with a description of the requirements which have not been met, citing in each instance the applicable provisions of this Part.
(4) 
The date before which the steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which the steps must be completed.
(5) 
That the recipient of the notice has the right to appeal to the Board of Supervisors within a period of 10 days.
(6) 
That failure to comply with the notice within the time specified, unless extended by appeal to the Board of Supervisors, constitutes a violation, with possible sanctions clearly described.
2. 
Enforcement Remedies.
A. 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this Part shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $1,000 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the district justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this Part to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
The court of common pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem fine pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
C. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the Township the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
D. 
District justices shall have initial jurisdiction over proceedings brought under this section.