[Amended 2-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1244, approved 2-10-1977; 9-8-1977 by Ord. No. 1276, approved 9-8-1977; 8-9-1979 by Ord. No. 1327, approved 8-9-1979; 3-14-1985 by Ord. No. 1475, approved 3-14-1985; 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005; 5-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2103, approved 5-10-2008; 2-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2145, approved 2-10-2011; 12-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2369, approved 12-10-2020; 12-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2394, approved 12-9-2021; 12-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2407, approved 12-8-2022; 12-14-2023 by Ord. No. 2426, approved 12-14-2023; 12-12-2024 by Ord. No. 2447, approved 12-12-2024; 12-11-2025 by Ord. No. 2464, approved 12-11-2025]
The schedule of rates for water to consumers within the Borough of Carlisle shall be as follows:
A. 
Metered rates.
(1) 
For water billed and charged on and after May 1, 2026, for consumption on and after January 1, 2026, until altered by Borough Council, the metered rate schedule shall be as set forth herein. For prior periods, the rates shall be collected as heretofore ordained:
Metered Rate Schedule
Minimum Charges
Size of Water Meter
(inches)
Monthly Charge
5/8
$22.61
1
$37.68
1 1/4
$42.22
1 1/2
$52.76
2
$75.37
3
$150.74
4
$226.11
6
$452.21
8
$678.32
Consumption Charges per 100 Cubic Feet
Per 100 Cubic Feet (All Consumers)
$7.54
(The customer will pay the greater of the consumption charge under the scheduled titled "Consumption Charges Per 100 Cubic Feet" or the minimum charge for the meter size being used under the schedule titled "Minimum Charges.")
(2) 
Due date and penalty. Charges for water service at the above rates shall be due and payable by the 45th day from the date of billing. Any bill that is not paid by the 45th day after the date of billing shall be subject to a penalty of 1.5% and be considered delinquent. Thereafter, delinquent bills shall be subject to a one-percent penalty per month on the full unpaid and overdue principal of the bill. This penalty shall become an additional charge with the bill. To be considered paid, payment must be received in the office of the Borough of Carlisle. If payment is not received by the 59th day after the date of billing, a notice of disconnection of service will be delivered to the physical address for the account. If the bill remains unpaid for an additional 13 days after delivery of notice, service will be disconnected.
B. 
Private fire protection service. The annual charge for each connection shall be based upon the following rate schedule, with a minimum charge of $193.19 per annum per connection per customer:
Private Fire Protection Service Charges
Service Line Diameter
(inches)
Annual Charge
1 to 6
$193.19
7
$262.95
8
$343.44
9
$434.67
10
$536.63
11
$649.32
12
$772.75
The customer shall have the option of installing a separate water meter for the private fire protection connection, in which event, annual charges shall be based on the schedule of rates set forth in Subsection A of this section.
Under either method, due dates and penalties shall be determined and imposed according to Subsection A of this section.
C. 
Flat rates. Any cemetery, as defined in Chapter 255, Zoning, may renew its flat-rate contract or may institute a new flat-rate contract with the Borough. The flat rate for the above water service will be payable quarterly and will be at an annual charge of $82.80 per outlet.
D. 
Construction service. Where a property in the Borough of Carlisle is not supplied with water service, the owner thereof or his designee may obtain for construction purposes only a permit to obtain water service from the nearest available public water service. Such permit shall be obtained at the time of application for a building permit and for a fee per building or structure to be set by Council. The permit shall be valid for a reasonable period of construction but in no event longer than 90 days unless said permit is renewed upon payment of an additional fee as set by Council per building or structure.
[Added 2-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1244, approved 2-10-1977; amended 10-9-1986 by Ord. No. 1515, approved 10-9-1986; added 12-13-1990 by Ord. No. 1697, approved 12-13-1990; amended 6-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2224, approved 6-11-2015]
A. 
A tap-on kit fee shall be established by the Borough for each new service line tapped onto a Borough water main. For each fee received, the Borough shall:
(1) 
Make the actual tap and install the corporation to the main.
(2) 
Provide a curb stop and curb box.
(3) 
Provide a water meter with remote readout.
(4) 
Do a final inspection of the plumbing connections from the main to the meter.
B. 
The above fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
C. 
The charges provided for herein are to be distinguished from a tap-on or tapping fee, whether imposed by the Borough of Carlisle or by the Carlisle Borough Municipal Authority.
D. 
The water tapping fee shall be due and payable at the time any building permit application pertaining to the property where the water connection is proposed is submitted to the Borough.
[Added 2-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1244, approved 2-10-1977; last amended 10-9-1986 by Ord. No. 1515, approved 10-9-1986]
A. 
A fee is hereby established to recover costs incurred by the Borough each time a test is made on a valve-to-valve section of new water main or a portion thereof. The fee shall be charged each time there is a test, whether it is an initial test or subsequent test. Said fee shall be as set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
B. 
Fees may also be charged for meters with remote readout, for testing the accuracy of water meters, for turning water on after a discontinuance of service and for a permit to obtain water service for a reasonable period of construction not to exceed 90 days, said fees to be as set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
[Added 2-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1244, approved 2-10-1977]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with or bypass a water meter or to do any act resulting in a meter's not giving an accurate reading of the amount of water consumed. Each day in which the tampered condition or bypass condition or inaccurate reading condition shall continue shall constitute a separate violation of this section. Each violation of this section, notwithstanding any other penalty clause in this chapter, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution; in default of payment of such fine and costs, where the default is not caused by indigency, a violator shall be subject to up to 30 days' imprisonment.
[Amended 3-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1576, approved 3-10-1988]
B. 
Among the acts which shall be considered tampering with a meter, for purposes of this section, shall be the removal of or willful damaging of a meter seal without prior authorization of the Water Department; the fact that said removal may be only temporary shall not be a defense to a prosecution hereunder.
[Added 4-14-1977 by Ord. No. 1252, approved 4-14-1977]
[Added 4-14-1977 by Ord. No. 1252, approved 4-14-1977]
It shall be the obligation of each water user and plumber having occasion to know that a meter seal has been removed in violation of § 251-5 above, whether or not it has been replaced or has been damaged, whether willfully or otherwise, to notify the Water Department of this fact within three business days of the acquisition of such knowledge.