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City of Sunbury, PA
Northumberland County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Sunbury as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1214]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
AUTHORITY
The Municipal Authority of the City of Sunbury, County of Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
CITY
The City of Sunbury, County of Northumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within the City upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual partnership, company, association, society, trust, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group or entity.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production, transmission, storage and distribution of water in the City owned by the Authority.
A. 
The owner of any improved property abutting upon the water system shall connect such improved property with and shall use such water system in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Authority, within 90 days after notice to such owner from the City to make such connection.
B. 
The notice by the City to make a connection to a main referred to in Subsection A shall consist of a copy of the article, including any amendments and/or supplement at the time in effect, or a summary of this article in letter form specifying that such connections shall be made within 90 days after the date such notice is given or served. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a main is in place which can deliver water to a particular improved property.
C. 
If the owner of any improved property located within the City and abutting upon the water system, after 90 days' notice from the City, shall fail to connect such improved property to the water system, the City or Authority may construct such connection and collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof in any manner permitted by law.
The use of well water for human consumption or in any product containing water shall be prohibited. Water from wells shall also not be permitted for other human uses such as cooking, bathing, cleaning, etc. The drilling of a well shall require a building permit, and the use of the water from the well for any purpose shall be first approved by the Code Administration Office of the City and any other federal, state or local regulatory authorities.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.