[Adopted 5-22-1996 by Ord. No. 936]
Every owner of property in the Township of White (herein called the "Township") which property has now or hereafter shall have a house, building or other structure located thereon, which house, building or other structure presently uses or in the future will use water for human consumption and which property abuts and which house, building or other structure is located within 150 feet of any portion of the public water supply and distribution system (Indiana County Municipal Services Authority Water Renovation Project VII as now approved or hereafter incorporated or added to said project) to be constructed on Mary Ann Hill Road (TR 713), a portion of College Lodge Road (SR 4003), a portion of St. Clair Road (TR 486) and a portion of Fulton Run Road (SR 0954) all as depicted on Map A which shall be attached hereto and become a part hereof,[1] and such other state and Township roads as are now approved or hereafter incorporated or added to said project and approved by the White Township Board of Supervisors in the Township by the Indiana County Municipal Services Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority") in the near future shall provide a connection at the owner's cost to the house, building or other structure located on the property with the aforementioned public water system.
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Editor's Note: Map is on file and available for review at the Township office.
In shall be unlawful for any owner of property to which the provisions of § 311-25 of this article apply to fail to provide the means of connection to the public water system by way of a service line and a tap to the Authority's distribution system and/or fail to comply with the provisions of this article, including the payment of the tap fee and the monthly service fee to the Authority.
It shall be the duty of the Township Secretary or the authorized representative of the Authority to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of each structure covered hereinunder, in writing, either by personal service, certified mail or registered mail, to connect the same to said public water system, as herein provided, within 90 days after receipt of such notice. Any owner, lessee or occupier of a structure who cannot comply with the provisions of this section, as to connection within the ninety-day period stipulated above due to causes beyond his control shall apply to the Township Secretary or Authority within said ninety-day period for a time extension of up to six months in duration. Said application shall be made on a form to be furnished by the Township Secretary or the Authority and contain a voluntary agreement on the part of the applicant under which the applicant shall agree to commence paying the regular monthly water bill immediately, even though actual connection to the public water system will not be accomplished until some later date within the said six-month extension period.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected to the public water system to connect to or permit the connection by any other person, firm or corporation of any other source of water supply for human consumption to the public water system.
No person, firm or corporation not presently connected to the public water system shall make or cause to be made any connection with the public water system until he has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
A. 
He shall make application to the Township Secretary or the Authority as the Township's agent, upon a permanent form to be formulated and supplied by the Township Secretary or the Authority, for permission to connect to the aforementioned public water system. Among other things, the applicant must state the character and use of each structure located on his property.
B. 
He shall pay the required tap connection fee as provided under the rules and regulations of the Authority.
C. 
No work shall commence before the payment of the aforesaid tap connection fee and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
D. 
He shall give the designated inspector of the Township or the Authority at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittees.
E. 
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners of the property shall permit the inspector full and complete access to all water system facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the property. No water connection line shall be covered over, or in any way concealed, until after it has been inspected and approved by said inspector.
The construction of all connections between the building and the public water system shall be done in accordance with the specifications, plans and procedures established by the Authority in its water system rules and regulations, as the same may be, from time to time, published and amended, copies of which will, upon adoption of the Authority, be maintained on file with the Township Secretary.
If the owner or owners of any houses, buildings or structures in the Township shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this article or the written notice as prescribed in § 311-27 hereof, the Township or the Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this article at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% additional thereof on all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Township or the Authority as debts are by law collectable, or the Township or the Authority may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.
If one or more mobile homes, located in a mobile home park, are subject to the provision of this article by reason of being located within 150 feet of the public water system of the Authority, all mobile homes in such mobile home park shall be subject to the provisions of this article regardless of whether or not located within 150 feet of the public water system of the Authority.
In addition to any penalty hereinabove prescribed, any person, firm or corporation failing to make the proper connection with the time specified, after receipt of proper notice as provided in § 311-27 hereof, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).