As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CIVIC PREMISES
Each building or part thereof used for governmental, public
or private religious or charitable purpose, together with the land
appurtenant to it and any outbuildings used in connection with it,
or any part of a building with the land appurtenant to it when sold
as an integral unit.
[Added 8-8-1973]
COMMERCIAL PREMISES
Each building or part thereof used for professional, commercial,
business or industrial use or purpose, together with the land appurtenant
to it and any outbuildings used in connection with it, or any part
of a building with the land appurtenant to it when sold as an integral
unit.
[Added 8-8-1973]
FIRE SERVICE LINE
Any line which receives water supplied to a fire hydrant,
stand pipe, sprinkler system or any combination of the foregoing located
on private property.
MAIN or MAINS
All pipes, hydrants and valves, other than supply pipes and
service pipes, used for conveying water to or distributing water in
the Borough.
METER RATES
Rates or prices to be charged for water based upon the quantity
consumed, as measured by an approved water meter.
OWNER
Any person or his duly authorized agent or contractor owning
any property or premises which is or prospectively can be supplied
with Borough water.
PREMISES
A building used for any purpose or any one of different purposes,
together with the land appurtenant to it and any outbuildings used
in connection with it, or any part of a building with the land appurtenant
to it when sold as an integral unit.
[Amended 8-8-1973]
RESALE OF WATER
Any resale of Borough water by any person. This excludes
the sale of metered water by landlords to a tenant.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES
Any building or part thereof occupied or to be occupied as
the home or residence for three families or fewer living independently
of each other, together with the land appurtenant to it and any outbuildings
used in connection with it, or any part of a building with the land
appurtenant to it when sold as an integral unit.
[Added 8-8-1973]
SERVICE PIPE
A pipe extending from the curb stop and valve into privately
owned property for supplying water.
SUPPLY PIPE
A pipe connected to the main and extending to the curb stop
and valve at the curbline of the street.
TENEMENT PREMISES
Each building or part thereof rented, leased, let or hired
out and occupied or to be occupied as the home or residence for four
families or more living independently of each other, together with
the land appurtenant to it and any outbuildings used in connection
with it, or any part of a building with the land appurtenant to it
when sold as an integral unit.
[Added 8-8-1973]
Authorized agents of the Borough, upon the presentation of credentials
provided by the Borough, shall have access at any reasonable time
to any premises supplied with Borough water for the purpose of making
inspection, including the examination of the entire water supply and
plumbing system upon the premises.
Application for a connection to the water main for the purpose of installing a sprinkler system shall be made to the Borough. The installation shall be performed in accordance with all Borough water regulations and other applicable provisions of this Code and shall be subject to the charges specified in §
355-15.
[Last amended 4-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-5]
A. Meter rates. Where meters are used and installed, the following rates
will be charged:
(1) There shall be a minimum rate per 1,000 cubic feet used per billing
period as follows:
(2) All incremental billing shall be at a rate per 100 cubic feet as
follows:
B. Flat rates. Flat rates shall be applicable to noncommercial use only.
For such noncommercial use where meters are not installed, the Borough
shall charge an annual flat rate payable quarterly as follows:
C. Permit for water service during construction.
(1) The fee for a permit for temporary water service during construction
shall be as follows:
(a)
During construction of a one- or two-family dwelling, the flat
rate for each three-month period of water service or part thereof
shall be as follows:
(b)
During construction of a residence for more than two families,
the flat rate for each three-month period of water service or part
thereof shall be as follows:
D. Hydrant use permits. Charges for fire hydrant use permits shall be
estimated on the basis of the schedule below per 1,000 gallons, with
a minimum charge of $50. The Borough may, at its option, furnish and
install a meter on loan in lieu of an estimated charge, and in such
case, shall receive a deposit equal to the cost of the meter.
E. The following rates are hereby established for fire sprinkler connections
to the municipal water system of the Borough of Wallington installed
for the use of private persons, firms, corporations or other entities.
The rates for each sprinkler riser for each quarter in every year
shall be paid by the owner of any house, tenement, building, structure
or lot when the utility is available for use at said house, tenement,
building structure or lot and shall be as follows:
Size of Connection
(calibrated in inches)
|
Quarterly Charge
|
---|
|
2020
|
---|
1
|
$185.52
|
2
|
$223.04
|
2 1/2
|
$334.56
|
3
|
$554.24
|
4
|
$663.18
|
5
|
$663.18
|
6
|
$663.18
|
8
|
$663.18
|
10
|
$663.18
|
F. Increases.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Wallington may increase these
rates by resolution of the governing body.
A fee of $5 shall be charged for turning on water at the curb
stop.
[Added 8-8-1973; amended 5-23-1996 by Ord. No. 96-6]
All water bills shall be payable upon presentation. If a bill
for water or other charges as described in this chapter shall remain
unpaid 30 days after its due date, the owner of the premises shall,
in addition to the amount of the bill, be liable for a penalty of
18% per annum on the unpaid bill due and owing 30 days after the due
date.
[Added 8-8-1973]
The governing body of the Borough shall cause to be prepared
a procedural guide for the operation of the Borough Water Department
with the advice of the Supervisor of Consumer Accounts and the Superintendent
of Public Works and shall make copies of said guide available to the
public at the office of the Supervisor of Consumer Accounts and the
Borough Clerk's office.
[Added 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-19]
Any violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Wallington.