[Adopted 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 349]
[Borough Council adopted Ord. No. 349 as the Wellhead Protection
Plan Ordinance of the Borough. The full text of the ordinance is on
file in the Borough offices.]
[Adopted 1-3-2017 by Ord. No. 420]
The Authority has established rates, rules and regulations applicable
to all connections to the water system, which rates, rules and regulations
are incorporated herein by reference, and the Authority is authorized
to amend such rates, rules and regulations as it deems necessary.
The Authority, and the Borough pursuant to its management responsibilities,
are authorized to enforce the requirements of this article.
In addition to any other legal remedy available to the Borough
and the Authority, for each violation of the provisions of this article,
the owner, agent, lessee or contractor or any other person who commits,
takes part in or assists in any such violation shall be liable upon
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding to pay a fine of not less
than $200 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, together with the
costs of prosecution and attorneys' fees. Each day or portion
thereof in which a violation exists shall be considered a separate
violation of this article, and each section of this article which
is violated shall be considered a separate violation. In default of
payment of such fine, such person shall be liable to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
Except to the extent inconsistent herewith, each and every other
provision of the ordinances and resolutions of this Borough shall
remain in full force and effect as previously enacted or adopted and
amended.
The provisions of this article are severable, and if any section,
sentence, clause, part or provision hereof shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision of the court shall not affect or impair the remaining
sections, sentences, clauses, parts or provisions of this article.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of Council that this article
would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional
section, sentence, clause, part or provision had not been included
herein.
This article shall take effect and be in force from and after
its approval in accordance with law.