[Adopted 4-11-1988 by Ord. No. 335]
No water shall be provided for internal or external
use to any building which is construct or remodeled, and:
A. In which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures
are to be installed, extended or altered in any way; and
B. For which a building permit is required to be obtained from Lower Providence 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 §
140-2 of this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to any building or similar structure of any kind, regardless of whether its intended use is residential, commercial, office, industrial, agricultural, recreational, institutional, governmental or other, on or after the date of adoption of this article. Each resident or property owner of Lower Providence Township not subject to the application of this article is encouraged to install fixtures which will reduce the quantity of water required to flush toilets and to reduce the flow rates of showers and faucets by employing the measures and observing the standards set forth in §
140-2 of this article.
Buildings or structures which are subject to
the application of this article shall be bound by the following specifications:
A. Water closets operated by flush tanks. The water consumption
of water closets operated by flush tanks shall not exceed an average
of 1.6 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from
20 to 80 pounds per square inch gauge 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.
[Amended 3-8-1993 by Ord. No. 386]
B. Water closets and urinals operated by flushometers.
(1) 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 pounds per square inch gauge or a maximum of 3.5 gallons
per flush cycle at any one test pressure. The flushometer shall be
adjusted according to the manufacturer's specifications. The fixture
shall perform in accordance with flushing test requirements cited
in the ANSI 112.19.2 Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures standard.
(2) 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 pounds per square inch 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
112.19.2 Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures standard.
C. Shower heads. Shower head discharge rates shall not
exceed 2.75 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures
from 20 to 80 pounds per square inch gauge. The fixture shall perform
in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1
Finished Rough Brass Plumbing Fixture Fittings standard.
D. Sink faucets.
(1) Kitchen and utility sink faucet discharge rates shall
not exceed 2.75 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures
from 20 to 80 pounds per square inch gauge. The fixture shall perform
in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1
Finished Rough Brass Plumbing Fixture Fittings standard.
(2) 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 pounds per square inch gauge. The fixture shall perform
in accordance with the test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1
Finished Rough Brass Plumbing Fixture Fittings standard.
(3) Nonresidential lavatory faucets shall be either self-closing
or metering faucets as described:
(a)
Self-closing faucets shall not exceed an average
discharge rate of 0.5 gallons between the pressures of 20 to 80 pounds
per square inch gauge when tested in accordance with the discharge
test procedure cited in the ANSI 112.18.1 Finished Rough Brass Plumbing
Fixture Fittings standard.
(b)
Metering faucets shall be field adjusted and
set so that the discharge quantity shall not exceed 0.5 gallons of
water per cycle.
E. Blowout toilets and urinals. Replacement of blowout toilet and urinal fixtures with like-type fixtures may be granted by the Building Inspector upon request (as specified in §
140-5) where adequate justification of special need is provided.
F. Pressure reducing valve. Where the service water pressure
to a building is expected to exceed 60 pounds per square inch gauge,
a water pressure reducing valve 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 pounds per square inch. 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 pounds per square
inch at the fixture branches or at individual fixtures.
Outside hoses shall have an auto shut-off nozzle
so as not to permit water to run to waste in a gutter or other impervious
surface.
Any person(s) may apply to Lower Providence
Township for an exception to the terms of this article, which exception
may be granted at the discretion of the Building Inspector upon proof
that some 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.
Lower Providence Township may, from time to
time, modify, add to or remove from the standards and regulations
herein.
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to
use or apply water contrary to or in violation of the restrictions
herein and, upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $300. Each day that a violation continues
will be deemed a separate offense and be punishable as such.
[Adopted 3-15-2012 by Ord. No. 603]
No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently damage,
destroy, deface, block, or otherwise tamper with any water line or
other structure or equipment which is part of the Water System. Any
person violating this section shall be in violation of this article.
The Township reserves the right to adopt from time to time additional
rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper relating to
connections to and use of the Water System, which rules and regulations
shall be construed as part of this article.
Any notice required by this article shall be given to the property
owner either by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt
requested, concurrently with first-class mail. The mailing date of
the notice shall be considered the date of service, and service shall
be presumed to be duly given if the notice is not returned "undeliverable"
by the post office.
In addition to any other remedy available under law or equity,
any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be subject
to a criminal fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per day per violation
or suffer imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days, or both,
together with costs of prosecution. Each twenty-four-hour period during
which failure to comply continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Enforcement of this article shall be brought by action filed with
a district justice in the same manner provided for enforcement of
summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
The Township Solicitor may assume charge of the prosecution without
the consent of the District Attorney. All fines and penalties collected
for violation of this article shall be paid over to the Township Treasury.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Township from enforcing
the provisions of this article by any other remedy available at law
or in equity, and the remedies provided herein shall be cumulative
and concurrent.