[Added 12-17-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-41C; amended 6-3-2019 by Ord. No. 19-15C]
A. Township ownership, control, and responsibilities. Except as set
forth in this chapter, the Township owns the water mains and the curb
stop, and the foregoing shall be controlled, maintained, operated,
repaired, and replaced, as needed, by the Township.
(1) Where the water mains have been installed on private easements with
the development approval of the Land Use Board and installed in accordance
with the standards and procedures of the Township, such water mains
shall be maintained by the Township. All costs attendant to the initial
design, construction, supervision, and installation of said water
mains and appurtenances on private easements shall be borne entirely
by the owners. Thereafter, any maintenance of the main, but not the
individual lateral service, shall be borne by the Township. However,
any water main installed on a private easement without the development
approval of the Land Use Board or not installed to the specifications
and standards of the Township at the time of installation, shall not
be maintained by the Township.
(2) Where the water mains and piping are located in or upon private roads, easements, or rights-of-way that do not comply with Subsection
A(1) above and the property owners have elected not to repair and maintain the water mains and piping by statement or failure to act within the time period required to protect the system and the public health, welfare, and safety, the Township shall cause the maintenance repairs to be made, and the property owners located on the private road, easement, or right-of-way shall be apportioned on an equal basis by and among all property owners on the private road, easement, or right-of-way, which cost shall be included in the property owners' charges for use of the system.
B. Property owner responsibilities. In addition to, and, except as otherwise set forth in §
197-15D, the owner owns and shall maintain the water mains and all related pipes and fixtures from the curb stop onto the property, and same shall be operated, repaired, and replaced, as needed, by the property owner in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
Water service shall not be considered a service subject to shut
off at the request of the customer. Requests for discontinuance of
water service shall be permitted only in cases of demolition, construction,
fire, flooding, or by a valid governmental order for vacating a building
serviced for health reasons.