As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CUSTOMER or OWNER
The applicant for water service shall be the real property
owner who shall enter into an agreement therefor.
DIVISION
The Water Division within the Pemberton Township Department
of Public Works.
EQUIVALENT DOMESTIC CONSUMER UNIT or EDU
A unit of measure that standardizes water consumption by
residential, commercial and industrial users based on the level of
demand created by one single-family dwelling unit.
MAIN
The Township-owned or Township-leased piping and appurtenances,
in or along public highways and streets or along privately owned rights-of-way,
used for the transmission or distribution of water.
OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL USER
All users and connections other than residential, including
but not limited to business, commercial, industry, restaurants, taverns,
theaters, camps, churches, schools, hospitals, etc.
RESIDENTIAL USER
A.
Single-family: a building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively
as a residence for one family.
B.
Two-family: a building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively
as a residence for two families.
C.
Three-family: a building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively
as a residence for three families.
D.
Multiple-family: a building on a lot, designed and occupied
exclusively as a residence for four or more families.
E.
Garden, high-rise, trailer camps and multiple-type: a multiple
dwelling or group of multiple dwellings on a lot which is held and
is designed to be held in single ownership, on which common yards
and other common facilities and services may be provided.
F.
Boardinghouse, lodging house, nursing home, hotel or motel:
a dwelling having one kitchen and used for the purpose of providing
lodging, or both lodging and meals, for pay or compensation of any
kind, where computed by day, week or month, to persons occupying such
dwelling other than members of a family.
Before any water service connection is made, the property owner
or the property owner's authorized agent shall submit an application
on the proper form to the Water Repair Supervisor of the Water Division.
Water service will be considered only upon receipt of the executed
application by the property owner. An application fee of $25 shall
accompany the application. No water service connection shall be made
until the applicant has paid or has made satisfactory arrangements
to pay all arrears and charges due by the applicant at any premises
now or heretofore owned by the applicant. Any application which has
been made for service will expire one year after the date of filing
of the application. Additionally, the application fee of $25 is nonrefundable
as to all applications for the cost of processing and administration.
A. Applications for service connections shall be accepted only where
the Township owns and operates a water main six inches in diameter
or larger in the street or right-of-way abutting the premises to be
served, and subject to the availability of water.
B. Upon any change in ownership of the property with water service,
the new owner shall be the customer, and shall be responsible for
the payment of any water bills notwithstanding the owner's agreement
with a tenant, if any.
C. Industrial and commercial establishments making application for water
service, in addition to making written application for such services,
shall furnish a detailed description of the type and size of the building,
the nature of the business to be conducted in each structure and the
number and type of fixtures to be served. Such applicants shall also
furnish to the Water Repair Supervisor of the Water Division four
copies of plans, showing:
(1) The boundaries of the property.
(2) The location within the property of the structures to be served.
(3) The location and profile, with respect to finished grade, of the
services.
(4) Details of the proposed connections to the water system and arrangements
and details of meter installation.
The Township does not assume any liability as insurer of property
or person for any customer or consumer receiving public fire service,
private fire service or any other service, and the Township does not
guarantee any special service, pressure, capacity or facility other
than is permitted by the ordinary and changing operating conditions
of the Water Division as the same exists from day to day. The Township
shall be free and exempt from any and all claims for injury to any
persons or property by reason of fire, water or failure to supply
water pressure or capacity.
A supply of water for building or other special purposes, except
on a lot or premises already supplied with a metered water connection,
must be specially applied for. All applications for water building
purposes must be supplied through a meter at meter rates, must be
signed by the owner or his duly authorized agent and shall be interpreted
to mean that the water is to be used from a builder's hydrant
and shall not be introduced into any of the house fixtures.
No person shall take water from any public fire hydrant except
by written consent of the Township Administrator, or designee.
Any other state-approved water supply system desiring a permanent interconnection on an emergency basis with the Pemberton Township water distribution system shall make such requests by letter to the Township. Construction costs and engineering fees shall be borne by the applicant. Additionally, each applicant approved to connect to the Township's water supply system for use on an-emergent basis shall pay a standby fee of $150 per quarter, plus the cost of water used, as further set forth in §
186-14. If an applicant desires a permanent connection for such supply not in an emergency context, then all applicable fees, including connection fees and engineering fees, shall apply and all water utilized by either party will be metered and charged according to the prevailing Township water rates.