For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
The approval of the Borough or the Director.
The person contracting for or receiving water service to
his premises.
The Department of Public Works and Utilities, Division of
Water and Sewers.
The Director of the Department of Public Works and Utilities
or his properly authorized agent or representatives.
The rates or prices to be charged for the use of water based
upon the uses or utilities in use and not measured by a water meter.
Any pipes, other than supply pipes and service pipes, used
for conveying water or distributing it in the Borough.
The rates or prices to be charged for the quantity of water
consumed, as measured by the water meter or estimated in cases where
no meter is used.
The hours between 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays, shall be considered normal business hours.
[Added 8-17-2020 by Ord.
No. 9-20, effective 9-7-2020]
Any person actually owning any property or premises supplied
or prospectively to be supplied with Borough water or his duly authorized
agent. In the absence of instructions from the owner or his agent
to the contrary, the occupant of any property or premises will be
held to be the agent of the owner insofar as his relation to the Division
of Water and Sewers may be concerned with respect to water uses.
The pipe extending from the curbline into privately owned
land for supplying the premises with water.
A pipe tapped into the main and extended thence to and including
the curb stop or valve on the curbline of the street.
No person shall obstruct free access to any public fire hydrant
or open or close or draw water therefrom without permission, in writing,
from the Department of Public Works and Utilities, except in case
of fire, when the Chief of the Fire Department, his assistants and
officers and members of the Fire Department shall have free access
to the same for the purpose of extinguishing fires.
Any rule or regulation established in this chapter may be repealed,
altered, changed or modified and any additional or new rule or regulation
may be enacted with respect to these rules and regulations as the
Borough may, by resolution, from time to time, determine.
No premises shall be rented, let, leased or occupied to be used
as living quarters for human habitation unless the premises shall
have a plentiful supply of pure water suitable for domestic purposes,
furnished at one or more places in such house, so that the same may
be adequate and reasonably convenient for the use of the occupants
of the house.
A.
Whenever the Department of Health shall have satisfactory evidence
that any well, cistern or other source, the water of which is used
for domestic purposes, has become polluted and rendered unsafe for
use, notice to discontinue the use of the polluted water shall be
sent to the owner, agent or person or other source, and the owner,
agent or person shall, on receipt of such notice, close the well,
cistern or other source until the condition is corrected to the satisfaction
of the Department.
B.
Whenever the Department shall have satisfactory evidence that such
source is subject to frequent contamination, it may order the permanent
closing or filling of the same with fresh earth so as to terminate
its use.
The pollution of any stream, well, spring or reservoir of water
used for drinking or recreation purposes is hereby prohibited.
The Department of Public Works and Utilities shall specify the
quality and shall have the exclusive control of supply and service
pipes, meters and corporation and curb stops.
[Amended 8-17-2020 by Ord. No. 9-20, effective 9-7-2020]
The Department of Public Works and Utilities shall have the
right of access to the owner's premises during normal business hours
for the purpose of examining, reading or inspecting a water meter
or appliances used in connection with the supply of service or for
the removal of its property at the time service is to be terminated.
The customer should not permit access to the meter and other appliances
of the Department except by authorized employees of the Department.
The hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. shall be considered reasonable
hours.
