[Adopted 11-12-1975 as Ch. XXVI, Part 3, of the 1975 Code]
All persons, partnerships, firms, corporations
and others using water from the water mains of said Borough, whether
for household, manufacturing or other purposes whatsoever, shall be
and they are hereby required to meter the same.
[Amended 11-13-1990 by Ord. No. 790]
Before any water shall be used from the water mains of said Borough and before sewage services shall be supplied a contract in writing therefor shall be signed by the owner of the property where the water and sewers are to be used and by the tenant or occupant of the same, the form of which contract, setting forth the rules, regulations, rates and specifications, shall be obtained from the Borough Secretary/Manager. Any consumer of Borough water and sewage services who has not signed such a contract at the time of the effective date of this article is hereby required to sign such contract or suffer the penalty imposed in § 233-44 hereof.
Nothing contained in this article shall in any
way be construed as a waiver of the right of the Borough to file a
lien against a property to which water is supplied by the Borough
for unpaid water rates or other charges made in connection with the
supplying of water, but, on the contrary, the Borough expressly reserves
said right and hereby declares the same to be a lien against the particular
property to which water or service is furnished by the Borough, as
provided by the Acts of Assembly in such cases specified.
Meters will be furnished by the Water Department
or by a plumber carrying meters standardized by the Borough, at the
expense of the property owner (payable on making application for a
meter). If a meter gets out of order or fails to register, the consumer
will be charged at the average daily consumption as shown by the meter
when it was in order, but in no case will the charge be less than
the minimum charge per quarter.
A.
If a meter gets out of order and fails to register,
the owner or tenant must immediately notify the Borough Secretary,
whose duty it is to report the same to the Superintendent of the Water
Department. The Superintendent of the Water Department will repair
the meter. Should any necessary repair be due to damage by frost or
injury due to carelessness of the owner, consumer or anyone of his
household, a charge of actual cost of labor and material required
to put the meter in repair, payable in advance, will be made for repairs.
B.
No plumber or any other than an authorized agent of
the Water Department shall at any time be allowed to take out, repair
or replace a meter.
C.
Ordinary meter repairs will be made at the expense
of the Borough, except in the case of meters larger than 5/8 by 3/4
inches. In the latter case, repairs will be made at actual cost of
parts.
All meters shall be sealed by the Superintendent of the Water Department or such other person as the Borough Council shall designate, and no seal on any meter shall be broken or in any way changed by any person other than said Superintendent or other such duly designated person, under penalty imposed by § 233-44 hereof.
Meters will be read at the end of each quarter,
ending with the last week of March, June, September and December of
each year, and bills shall be rendered for the minimum charge for
the quarter, together with excess charge, if any.
[Amended 10-10-1977 by Ord. No. 340-A; 12-27-1979 by Ord. No.
719; 3-10-1980 by Ord. No. 739; 12-8-1986 by Ord. No. 771]
A.
Residential, commercial and industrial consumers.
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 825; 6-10-1997 by Ord. No.
828; 9-8-1998 by Ord. No. 838; 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. 855; 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 903; 12-27-2011 by Ord. No. 925; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 930; 12-23-2014 by Ord. No. 941; 12-28-2015 by Ord. No. 946; 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 981[1]]
(1)
The water rates for residential and commercial consumers shall be
billed quarterly; consumption will be billed as follows:
(a)
For 4,000 gallons or less each quarter year, the minimum charge shall
be $75, plus penalty, if applicable.
(b)
From 4,001 gallons through 150,000 gallons per quarter year, the
charge shall be $8.15 per 1,000 gallons, plus penalty, if applicable,
in addition to the minimum charge.
(c)
For each 1,000 gallons over 150,000 gallons per quarter year, the
charge shall be $6.25, plus penalty, if applicable, in addition to
the minimum charge.
(d)
A penalty of 10% of the minimum charge shall be added to the minimum
charge in full on or before the 10 days after the due date of the
bill for same.
(2)
The water rates for industrial consumers shall be billed monthly;
consumption will be billed as follows:
(a)
For 4,000 gallons or less per month, the minimum charge shall be
$75, plus penalty, if applicable.
(b)
From 4,001 gallons through 25,000 gallons per month, the charge shall
be $8.15 per 1,000 gallons, plus penalty, if applicable, in addition
to the minimum charge.
(c)
From 25,001 gallons through 150,000 gallons per month, the charge
will be $8.15 per 1,000 gallons, plus penalty, if applicable, in addition
to the minimum charge.
(d)
For each 1,000 gallons over 150,000 gallons per month, the charge
shall be $6.25, plus penalty, if applicable, in addition to the minimum
charge.
(e)
A penalty of 10% of the minimum charge shall be added to the minimum
charge in full on or before 10 days after the due date of the bill
for same.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
1-1-2022.
B.
Private fire rates.
(1)
For all private fire service, the following yearly
charge will be made:
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Size of Tap Street Main
(inches)
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Fee per Annum
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|---|---|
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1 1/2
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$114
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2
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$165
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4
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$213
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6
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$378
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8
|
$645
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10
|
$948
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12
|
$1,269
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(2)
All private fire hydrants, sprinkling systems or hose
connections shall be on separate and independent lead lines connected
directly to the Borough of Monaca's water mains.
All charges due for the consumption of water
furnished by the Borough of Monaca shall be combined with the sewer
rental charge due from the water consumer, as is provided for in the
Act of 1949, April 14, P.L. 482, Section 3, as amended.[1] The charge due for the water consumption and the charge
due for sewer rental shall both be for the same period of calendar
days. The charge due for water shall be shown separately from the
charge due for sewer rental, but the two charges shall be considered
one bill. Failure to pay the combined charge shall be construed as
failure to pay for the charge for water.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 2261.
All charges as shown on the bill for the combined
water consumption and sewer rental shall be paid in full each quarter
year on or before 30 days after the date of the bill for the same.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca does hereby delegate
to the Borough Manager of the Borough of Monaca the authority to shut
off the supply of water of persons delinquent in payment of charges.
Said Borough Manager is hereby directed by the Borough Council of
the Borough of Monaca that he shall shut off the supply of water to
persons who do neglect or fail to pay for a period of 30 or more days
from the date of the bill for the same charge as stated on said bill.
A service charge of $5 shall be due for shutting off and turning on
water. The water supply so turned off shall not be turned on until
all delinquent water payment, plus lawful interest from the date of
shutting off of water plus said service charges, are paid in full.
The Superintendent or other proper agent of
the Water Department shall have access to the premises of a consumer
at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the meter or
service line, reading meters, removing the same for repair or making
any changes or alterations therein deemed necessary for the efficient
operation thereof and likewise for the purpose of sealing, resealing
or changing the seals of said water meters.
Upon the signing of the proper application blanks,
the Water Department will, at a cost of $6 to be paid when the application
is made, furnish a three-fourths-inch or one-inch corporation stop
cock and will furnish to the owner a roundway inverted key curb cock
and curb box and will inspect, in accordance with the Department's
specifications, the line from the main to the meter stop and waste.
The corporation stop cock is to remain the property of the Borough.
All applications for the service attachments
to the distributing pipes for the purpose of introducing water into
any premises must be made by the owner of the same.
No person, other than the properly authorized
agent of the Water Department, shall be permitted to tap or make any
connections with the main or distributing pipes. The service line
from the main to the meter must be laid by the owner in accordance
with the specifications of the Water Department, hereinafter set forth.
Each building must be supplied by independent
service pipes from the main. In case of a double house, where a single
service pipe supplies the double house, each apartment must be provided
with separate and distinct stop cocks and curb boxes, and each domestic
consumer shall be provided with a separate lock stop or other device
which will enable the Water Department to shut off an offending consumer
without affecting a nonoffending consumer.
Owners of property supplied with water must
keep their service pipes and all fixtures connected therewith in good
repair and protected from frost at their own expense.
No person shall without authority from the Water Department turn on or off any street valve, stop cock, service cock or other street connection or connect or disconnect any meter and for so doing shall be liable to the penalty provided by law and § 233-44 of this article.
The Borough will endeavor to keep an adequate
supply of water in their mains at all times, but the water is furnished
to the consumers upon express condition that, if for any unavoidable
cause or for the purpose of making connections or for any other reason
whatsoever, the water shall be temporarily shut off, no damages shall
in any event be claimed by any person or persons, whether they shall
be consumers or nonconsumers of water from the mains of this Borough.
No owner or occupant of any building or other
premises in which the water has been introduced will be allowed to
supply the owner or occupant of any other building or other premises.
If found doing so, the supply will be stopped and the amount of payment
forfeited.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 822]
Any person who acts or willfully procures another person to act on his behalf in such manner as to violate § 233-19, which § 233-19 prohibits unauthorized breaking of the seal on the water meter or violates § 233-30, which § 233-30 prohibits the unauthorized turning off or turning on of the street connection or the unauthorized turning off or turning on of the meter connection in the municipal water system, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine as set forth in § 233-44, Violations and penalties.
Any person not paying a valid fine imposed under the provisions of § 233-44, as amended, within 30 days after such fine is effected shall be subject to having his water service terminated until such fine and the costs incurred therewith has been paid in full.
[Amended 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 719; 11-13-1990 by Ord. No.
790; 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 984]
A.
An owner of real estate in the Borough of Monaca,
shall be responsible for water and/or sewer fees incurred by his/her/its
tenants. The owner shall, upon application and before water is turned
on to the premises which he/she/it owns, be required to deposit with
the Borough Manager a sum of not less than $200 or such larger sum
as may be deemed expedient in the judgment of the Borough Manager,
which sum shall be retained as security for water and/or sewer fees.
It being specifically declared that the money deposited shall not
be construed as payment of water and/or sewer fees so as to prohibit
shutting off water for failure to pay such fees but that the money
so deposited shall be held for the specific purpose of being security
for unpaid fees remaining after the tenant has vacated the premises.
Any deposit in excess of such unpaid water and/or sewer fees will
be refunded to the property owner if he/she/it claims the same within
60 days after the premises are vacated for which such deposit was
made. Any delinquent water and/or sewer fees in excess of the deposit
of $200 shall be paid to the Borough of Monaca by the property owner
within 10 days of the notice by the Borough Manager. Any further change
in the deposit amount may be accomplished by the adoption of a resolution
by the Monaca Borough Council.
B.
The Borough of Monaca Water Department shall make
every possible effort to notify the owner of the rental property,
in addition to the tenant, a minimum of 15 days in advance of the
scheduled termination date.
A.
All taps will be three-fourths-inch or one-inch, except
by special permission and at additional cost.
(1)
Corporation cock. The Water Department will furnish
the corporation stop cock.
(2)
Curb cock. The Water Department will furnish to the
owner or his representatives the three-fourths-inch or one-inch curb
cock. Special sizes will be furnished when requirements demand it.
(3)
Curb box.
(a)
The curb box shall be placed in accordance with
the following regulations:
[1]
When the water main is in the alley, the curb
box shall be between the main and the property line and approximately
nine inches outside of the property line.
[2]
When the water main is under the near sidewalk,
the curb box shall be placed between the sidewalk and the property
line and approximately nine inches outside of the property line.
[3]
When the curbline is between the water main
and the property line, the curb box is to be placed approximately
nine inches from the curbline toward the property line. The top of
the curb box must in no case be covered but always exposed so as to
make it easily accessible.
(b)
The curb box must be located over the center
of the core of the curb cock and must be placed and fixed in position
in the presence of the Superintendent of the Water Department.
B.
Meter connections.
(1)
The meter must be placed just inside of the building
where the line enters and must be in a place where it is not liable
to freeze, or it must be properly protected from freezing.
(2)
As the line enters the building there must be a three-fourths-
or one-inch stop and waste, with the opening upwards for attaching
the inlet end of the meter.
(3)
A three-fourths-inch opening, with female thread,
must be provided 12 inches from and directly in line with the stop
waste, to attach the outlet end of the meter. This connection must
be flexible enough to make it easy to insert the meter.
C.
Service line.
(1)
The service line from the main to the curb box must
be three-fourths-inch or one-inch pipe, what is known to the trade
as "double extra-heavy lead pipe" or "Type K soft-copper pipe."
(2)
The service line from the curb to the meter may be
double extra-heavy lead, Byers wrought-iron pipe or Type K soft-copper
pipe at the option of the property owner.
(3)
When water is to be used for temporary purposes or
where extra large service line is required, special arrangements will
be made as to the service line pipe.
(4)
The service line must be laid in the bottom of a ditch
not less than 3 1/2 feet below the ground surface at any point.
D.
Workmanship. All workmanship must be first class in
every respect.
E.
Inspection and test. The owner or his representative
must notify the Borough Secretary when the service line is complete
from main to meter, ready for inspection and test. The Secretary will
then send a representative to inspect and test the line.
The Superintendent of the Water Department or
any other duly authorized representative of said Department is hereby
authorized to condemn any meter used by any consumer of the Borough
of Monaca Water system when, in his opinion, such meter cannot be
economically repaired.
When the Superintendent of the Water Department
or his authorized representative shall determine that any meter should
be condemned, such meter shall be replaced by the Borough of Monaca
at no expense to the consumer; provided, however, that this section
shall not apply if the condition of the meter results from the negligence
of the consumer or abuse of the meter by the consumer in any manner;
and provided, further, that this section shall not in any manner affect
meters in excess of 5/8 inches by 3/4 inches in size.
Upon instructions from the Superintendent of
the Water Department of the necessity for such action, the Borough
Secretary shall notify any property owner or consumer of necessary
repairs to his waterlines in and about the meter so that such meter
may be safely removed for the purpose of repairing it. If the property
owner or consumer fails to make the repairs within 10 days after such
notice, the Water Department may shut off the water and remove said
meter to make the necessary repairs.
In all cases of new construction or in the remodeling
of an old structure, each house, apartment or separate dwelling unit
must be individually metered unless the same person or persons occupy
more than one unit.
All garages rented to someone other than the
occupant of the house located on said premises shall be considered
a separate unit for the purpose of metering and payment for water
service rendered by the Borough of Monaca.
No consumer, commercial or residential, who
purchases water from the Borough of Monaca shall use such water for
any air-conditioning or air-cooling system except an air-conditioning
or air-cooling system of a type which permits constant reuse and recirculation
of the water and does not discharge the water as waste.
