The operation of the water plant of the Borough
of Longport shall be under the supervision and control of the Water
Department of the Borough of Longport, hereinafter referred to as
the "municipality."
The supervision of said Water Department shall
be vested in the Superintendent to whom it is assigned by the Board
of Commissioners.
[Amended 3-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
A. Meters.
(1) All new water service systems shall be metered at, or before, the
time that the water service is activated for use. No separate water
services or meters will be permitted for lawn sprinkler systems.
(2) The Borough will furnish suitable water meters and read-out equipment
and, once properly installed and approved, will maintain the same.
(3) A stopcock or gate valve shall be placed on the water service line
on the street side of and as close to the actual meter location as
possible. A suitable stopcock or valve shall also be placed on the
building side of the meter within the meter box or as permitted by
the Water and Sewer Superintendent.
B. Lawn and landscaping sprinkler systems.
(1) Each property containing a lawn sprinkler system connected to the
Municipal Water System shall be registered with the Municipal Building
Department and shall receive a registration number. All new lawn landscaping
sprinkler systems shall be equipped with an automatic rain sensor
device or switch that will override the irrigation cycle of the automatic
lawn sprinkler system when 1/4 inch of rain has occurred. All existing
lawn and landscaping sprinkler systems not having such automatic rain
sensor device or switch shall have such device installed and certified
and the sprinkler system registered not later than December 31, 2017.
(2) Every lawn and landscaping sprinkler system shall contain a controller programmed in accordance with the requirements of §
144-2C, Time Restrictions.
(3) Every property having a lawn and landscaping sprinkler system shall
provide certification from either the property owner or licensed landscaping
company maintaining the sprinkler system on behalf of the property
owner to the Building Department not later than June 1 of each year
that said system contains an automatic rain sensor device or switch
which is operational in conformance with this chapter and that the
controller has been programmed to comply with Subchapter 144-2C. Said
certification shall indicate the name of the property owner, property
address and company responsible for said maintenance of the sprinkler
system. Certifications for multiple properties from the same licensed
landscaper or maintenance company is acceptable provided that the
registartion number assigned to each property is so noted in the certification.
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of
Longport shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations
regarding the installation, repair and maintenance of water meters,
fixtures and any other materials pertaining to the implementation
and usage of the water meter program within the Borough of Longport.
Further, the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Longport shall
have the right to amend and/or modify these rules from time to time
in order to implement this water meter system.
Any person violating the provision of this chapter
shall be liable, upon conviction thereof, to a fine not to exceed
$500 or to imprisonment in the Borough or county jail for a term not
to exceed 10 days, or both.