[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Northampton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-1-1988 by Ord. No. 1008 (Ch. 26, Part 1, of the
1993 Code of Ordinances)]
A.Â
Customers shall be encouraged not to permit any water furnished by
the NBMA (Northampton Borough Municipal Authority) to run to waste
in any gutter or other impervious surface.
B.Â
Each resident or property owner of the Borough of Northampton is
urged to install fixtures which will reduce the quantity of water
required to flush toilets and to reduce the flow rates of showers
and faucets.
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, governmental or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled, and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from the Borough of Northampton (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies) unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 240-4 of this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to any such building or structure for which such a building permit is issued, or would otherwise be required to be issued for such an exemption, on or after December 1, 1988.
[Amended 5-19-1994 by Ord. No. 1058]
A.Â
Water use by water closets. For water closets and associated flushing
mechanism, maximum volume shall not exceed an average of 1.6 gallons
per flushing cycle when tested in accordance with the hydraulic performance
requirements of ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
B.Â
Water closets and urinals operated by flushometers.
(1)Â
For water closets and associated flushing mechanism, maximum volume
shall not exceed an average of 1.6 gallons per flushing cycle when
tested in accordance with the hydraulic performance requirements of
ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
(2)Â
Urinal water consumption shall not exceed an average of one gallon
per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psig
or a maximum of 1Â 1/2 gallons per flush cycle at any one test
pressure. The flushometer shall be adjusted according to manufacturer's
specifications. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the flushing
test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.9.2 Vitreous China Plumbing
Fixtures standard.
C.Â
Showerheads. Showerhead discharge rates shall not exceed 2Â 3/4
gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressure from 20
to 80 psig. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test
requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1 Finished Rough Brass Plumbing
Fixture Fittings standard.
D.Â
Sink faucets.
(1)Â
Kitchen sink faucet discharge rates shall not exceed 2Â 3/4 gallons
of water per minute over a range of test pressure from 20 to 80 psig.
The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements
cited in the ANSI 112.18.1 Finished Rough Brass Plumbing Fixture Fittings
standard.
(2)Â
Residential lavatory sink faucet discharge rates shall not exceed
2Â 3/4 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures
from 20 to 80 psig. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the
test requirements cited in the ANSI 112.18.1 Finished Rough Brass
Plumbing Fixture Fittings standard.
(3)Â
Nonresidential lavatory faucets shall be either self-closing or metering
faucets as described below:
(a)Â
Self-closing faucets shall not exceed an average discharge rate
of 1/2 gpm between the pressures of 20 and 80 psig when tested in
accordance with the discharge test procedure cited in ANSI A112.18.1
Finished and Rough Brass Plumbing Fixture Fittings.
(b)Â
Metering faucets shall be field-adjustable and set so that the
discharge quantity shall not exceed 1/2 gallons of water per cycle.
E.Â
Blowout toilets and urinals. Replacement of blowout toilet and urinal
fixtures with like type fixtures may be granted by local officials
upon request where adequate justification of special need is provided.
F.Â
Pressure reducing valve. Where the service water pressure to a building
is expected to exceed 60 psi a water pressure reducing valve with
strainer shall be installed just downstream of the building's
main valve, so as to be accessible. The valve shall provide for pressure
adjustment within the range of 50 to 60 psi. The valve shall conform
to the requirements of product standard ASSE 1003. Exemptions to this
article are service lines to sill cocks, outside hydrants, and main
supply risers to buildings where pressure from the mains does not
exceed 60 psi at the fixture branches or at individual fixtures.
Any person(s) may apply to the Building Code Hearing Board for
an exception to the terms of this article, which exception may be
granted in the discretion of the Borough Council, upon proof that
some other device, system or procedure will save as much or more water
as those set forth herein, or that those set forth herein cannot be
complied with, without undue hardship.
[Amended 7-15-1993 by Ord. No. 1048]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than
$600 plus costs, and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 1-3-2000 by Ord. No. 1101]
This article shall be known as the "Water System Connections
Ordinance."
Unless specifically set forth otherwise, the meaning of the
terms in this article shall be as set forth below:
The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Northampton, a
Pennsylvania municipal authority.
The Borough of Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
a political subdivision, acting by and through its Council and by
and through its authorized representatives.
Any property within the Borough upon which there is erected
a structure or any property within the Borough upon which a structure
is proposed to be erected.
Any person vested with legal or equitable ownership, in whole
or in part, of any property located in the Borough.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity, or combination thereof.
The water distribution facilities, including all related
facilities, owned by or in the control of the Authority, including
all real and personal property, and property of a mixed nature, rights,
powers, licenses, easements, rights-of-way, privileges, franchises,
and other property or interest in property of whatsoever nature used
or useful in connection with such facilities, and together with all
additions, extensions, alterations, improvements, and enhancements
thereof or thereto which may be made, installed or acquired, from
time to time, by or for the authority.
A.Â
Notice to connect. The owner of any improved property shall connect
such improved property to the water system in such manner as the Borough
and the Authority may require, within 60 days after notice to such
owner from this Borough to make such connection.
B.Â
Form of notice. The notice by the Borough or Authority to make a connection to the water system, referred to in Subsection A above, shall consist of a copy of this article, including any amendments or supplements at the time in effect, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of this article, specifying that such connection shall be made within 60 days from the date such notice is given. Such notice shall be served upon the owner in accordance with law.
C.Â
Failure to connect. If the owner of any improved property abutting upon any street, after 60 days' notice from the Borough in accordance with Subsection A, shall fail to connect such improved property, as required, the Borough may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof, including a 10% administration charge and any and all attorney and engineering fees and costs. In such case, this Borough shall forthwith, upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of the construction of such connection to the owner of the improved property to which connection has been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. Should the owner of such improved property fail to pay such bill, the Borough shall file a municipal lien for said construction and all costs set forth in this subsection, within two months of the date of the completion of the construction of said connection. The aforementioned lien is subject in all respects to the general law providing for the filing and recovery of municipal liens.
A.Â
Permit required. No person shall construct any connection to, uncover,
connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb, in any
manner, any water main constituting a part of the water system, without
first making application for and securing a permit, in writing, from
the Authority. Such application shall be made on a form to be provided
by the Authority.
B.Â
Connections to conform to regulations. All connections to the water
mains and the installation of any service line to an improved property
shall be accomplished in conformance with the rules and regulations
of the Borough and the Authority.
C.Â
Authorizations from authority. Only persons properly authorized by
the Authority shall be permitted to make service line and service
connection installations.
D.Â
Additional provisions. The Borough and the Authority reserve the
right to adopt, from time to time, additional rules and regulations
as they shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with
the water system, which additional rules and regulations, to the extent
appropriate, shall be, and shall be construed as, part of this article.
A.Â
Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this article
shall, upon official determination thereof, be ordered to pay a fine
not exceeding $500 and costs. Each day that a violation of this article
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
B.Â
Collection powers. Fines and costs imposed under provisions of this
article shall be enforceable and recoverable in the manner at the
time provided by applicable law.