For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
APPROVED
The approval of the Borough or the Director.
CUSTOMER
The person contracting for or receiving water service to his premises.
DEPARTMENT and OFFICE
The Department of Public Works and Utilities, Division of Water and Sewers.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Public Works and Utilities or his properly authorized agent or representatives.
FIXED RATES
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.
MAINS
Any pipes, other than supply pipes and service pipes, used for conveying water or distributing it in the Borough.
METER RATES
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.
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
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]
OWNER
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.
SERVICE PIPE
The pipe extending from the curbline into privately owned land for supplying the premises with water.
SUPPLY PIPE
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Any rule or regulation established in this chapter may be repealed, altered, changed or modified and any additional or new rule or regulation may be enacted with respect to these rules and regulations as the Borough may, by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.
[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.