The Authority shall adopt rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary
and proper relating to connections, water service, inspection and recording,
rates and fines and such other matters as may be necessary for the continued
safe and efficient operation of the public water system.
A.Â
No Authority or customer service line shall be covered
until it has been inspected and approved by the Authority. If any part of
the service lines are covered before so being inspected and approved, they
shall be uncovered for inspection, at the cost and expense of the owner of
the improved property to be connected to a main.
B.Â
Every customer service line of any improved property
shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner
of such improved property.
C.Â
Every excavation for service lines shall be guarded adequately
with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury.
Any street, sidewalk or other public property disturbed in the course of installation
of a service line shall be restored, at the cost and expense of the owner
of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to Washington
Township.
D.Â
If any person shall fail or shall refuse, upon receipt
of a notice, in writing, from the Authority to remedy any unsatisfactory condition
with respect to a customer service line within 60 days of receipt of such
notice, the Authority may refuse to permit such person to be served by the
water system until such unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied
to the satisfaction of the Authority.
E.Â
The Authority shall have the exclusive right to adopt,
from time to time, additional rules and regulations it shall deem necessary
and proper relating to connections with a main and with the water system,
which additional rules and regulations shall be construed as part of this
part.
No owner of improved property shall repair or install water connections
to the Authority's system or allow the same to be done for him except
upon the issuance of an appropriate permit by the Authority in accordance
with its rules and regulations.
No plumber or plumbing firm shall be permitted to repair or install
any water connections to the Authority's system, except in accordance
with the Authority's rules and regulations, and only after having received
a license to do same from the Authority.
The cost of all meters shall be borne by the applicant. Meters shall
be provided by the Authority upon payment of applicable charges. Upon commencement
of service, the meter shall automatically become the property of the Authority.
The customer shall construct his service line, from the curb stop to
the inside wall of the premises, including the shutoff valves inside the wall
at the meter setting, to Authority standards. There shall be no T or branch
in the customer's service line. The customer shall be responsible for
maintenance of his service line.
Where the customer considers prevailing pressures to be higher than
desirable, he may, at his own expense, install a pressure-control valve meeting
the Authority's specifications on the downstream side of the meter. The
customer shall be responsible for maintenance of any such valve.
The Authority shall be responsible for normal maintenance of meters
and for such routine testing as it deems proper.
No person other than Authority personnel shall operate curb stops or
any mainline valves, except with the written permission of the Authority.
No pipe, fixture or hose connected to piping served by direct connections
to the mains of the Authority may be connected with pipes or fixtures into
which water may enter from any other source. In particular, the piping system
shall not be connected to private wells or nonpotable water supplies, and
hoses shall not be immersed into any body of nonpotable water, including swimming
pools.
In cases where a new service requires a main extension, the customer
shall make application and enter into a main extension agreement with the
Authority. Extensions will be in accordance with the terms of the Authority's
current main extension policy.
Where new service is provided by a main extension constructed by the
Authority, the customer may obtain service by filing an application and paying
the applicable fees and charges. Assessments shall be established in accordance
with the terms of the Authority's assessment policy.
A.Â
Public fire hydrants. Where a municipality desires the
installation of a fire hydrant on the system, it shall make application to
the Authority. The installation will be made by and at the cost of the Authority.
The municipality shall be responsible for payment for fire protection service
in accordance with the prevailing Authority rate schedule.
B.Â
Change in hydrant location. When a municipality desires
that the location of a fire hydrant be changed, it shall make application
for such change, which shall be made by the Authority at the expense of the
municipality.
C.Â
Hydrant usage. No fire hydrant shall be used without
the Authority's written permission for any purpose other than the extinguishing
of fires. Any other usage, such as street flushing or Fire Department practice,
shall be subject to Authority's written approval and designation of hydrant(s)
to be used.
D.Â
Private fire service. When a customer desires private
fire protection, he shall make application to the Authority. The installation
will be made by and at the cost of the customer. The customer shall be responsible
for payment for private fire protection service based on line size and in
accordance with the prevailing Authority rate schedule. Line size determination
shall be based on the size of the detector check or that size where the first
connection is made, if before the detector check.
The Township of Washington hereby grants to the Authority, its successors
and assigns an easement and right-of-way over, through and under any and all
roads, streets, lanes, courts, alleys, public squares and other public properties
of the Township of Washington for the purpose of constructing, replacing,
repairing, altering, maintaining and operating a water system and the lines
requisite thereto in the Township of Washington, to such an extent and in
such locations as the Authority shall, in its exclusive jurisdiction, deem
necessary, up to and including the full width of any and all rights-of-way,
easements, streets, roads, lanes, courts, alleys and other properties of the
Township of Washington, together with free ingress, egress and regress therein,
thereto, thereon and thereunder, to hold the same for so long as the Authority
shall be the designated Municipal Authority for the provision of water service
in the Township of Washington.
