A. 
Each service connection shall be metered. All residential meters installed subsequent to the effective date of this chapter shall be equipped with a remote register on the exterior of the building. The use of water without a meter, except as herein provided, makes the property owner liable for water consumed, as estimated by the Department of Public Works and Utilities, and to any penalties imposed under this chapter. The Borough, upon repeated offenses, may discontinue the water supply. Water supplied for municipal purposes shall be metered, if practical, and the Department of Public Works and Utilities shall be paid for water at its regular rates.
B. 
References in this chapter to meters shall be deemed to apply to remote registers, where applicable.
[Amended 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 11-19, effective 10-28-2019; 8-17-2020 by Ord. No. 9-20, effective 9-7-2020]
A. 
Responsibility for damaged meters. The Department of Public Works and Utilities is responsible for normal wear and tear of meters; but damages to the meter due to tampering with the meter, freezing or other negligence of the customer shall be paid for by the customer, and such costs include the removal, repair and/or replacement and resetting of the meter.
B. 
Costs. The charge for the replacement of a meter damaged due to tampering with the meter, freezing or other negligence of the customer shall be the market price of the meter at the time of replacement if a total replacement is necessary. If the meter can be repaired, the customer is responsible for the cost of repair. In addition, the customer shall pay a fee for reinstallation or change of meter in the amount of $50 during normal business hours and $100 after normal business hours.
A. 
Meters shall be conveniently located at a point approved by the Department of Public Works and Utilities so as to control the entire supply, and a proper place and protection for the meter shall be provided by the applicant. All meters placed in buildings shall be located in the cellar or first floor, as near as possible to the point of entrance of the service, in a clean, dry, safe place, not subject to great variation in temperature, so located as to be easily accessible for installation or disconnection and for reading, and shall be of a type suitable for the purpose and location.
B. 
The remote register shall be placed within three feet of the electric utility meter on the building exterior. Where no exterior electric utility meter exists, the remote register shall be placed on the front wall of the building. In no case shall the remote register be enclosed in a fenced area. In such cases, the customer will be required to have the register relocated by the Department.
[Amended 3-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1,319, effective 4-4-2004]
C. 
All new meter installations shall be pre-wired by the builder. Provisions for remote registers shall include one-half-inch-diameter thin wall tubing wherever the wiring shall pass through masonry or finished dry walls. The ends of the tubing shall be furnished with fiber bushings. Two continuous strands of No. 18 copper wire with color-coded insulation shall be furnished and installed by the builder from the meter to the outside register location. A five-foot pigtail shall be provided at each end of the wire run. The end by the meter shall enter the wall no more than two feet away from the meter.
D. 
All new water connections shall be charged a water connection fee of $1,250 in addition to any other applicable charges. This fee shall be reduced by 50% for all new water connections all new affordable housing units, irrespective of whether the affordable housing units are publicly or privately sponsored. Payment must be in cash or by certified check and payment must clear the bank before work is scheduled.
[Added 3-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1,319, effective 4-4-2004; amended 3-21-2005 by Ord. No. 1,336, effective 4-10-2005; 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 11-19, effective 10-28-2019; 2-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21, effective 2-22-2021]
E. 
In those instances where retrofitting of a water service line and meter installation are required for existing structures due to structural failure of the existing water service line and the building structure, such as slab-on-grade construction, and/or built-in improvements that are attached to and integral to the overall structure prevent placement of the meter at the point of entrance of the retrofitted service, as required pursuant to Subsection A of this section, the meter location may be adjusted, taking into account the requirements to assure physical protection to the meter, accessibility for installation and maintenance, functional requirements and capabilities, while still representing the shortest distance from the point of entrance of the service, as determined by the Borough Engineer, to represent the best location, given the intervening physical constraints that would otherwise preclude compliance with the requirements of Subsection A of this section. The decision of the Borough Engineer shall be final and binding on all parties.
[Added 8-20-2007 by Ord. No. 18-07, effective 8-20-2007]
Connections at the meter shall be arranged so that the installer will not be required to do any pipe fitting but will only have to connect the meter by means of unions already in place. The union connections and any other pipe required for installing the meter shall be installed at the expense of the owner and shall remain as part of the permanent piping of the building. All plumbing shall conform to the National Standard Plumbing Code. Wiring for remote registers shall be as provided in § 461-28.
A. 
Meters, 5/8 by 3/4 inch through two inches.
(1) 
The Department of Public Works and Utilities, at its option and in accordance with American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards for length of time in service for various size meters, AWWA Standard No. C700-71, shall repair, replace or exchange water meters. The expense of such repairs, replacement or exchange may, if the condition warrants, be charged to the building owner. No person, except an employee of said Department, shall connect, disconnect, repair, adjust or tamper in any way with the water meter or seal.
(2) 
The accuracy of the meter on any premises shall be tested by the Department of Public Works and Utilities upon written request of the owner, who shall pay, in advance, a fee of $25 to cover the cost of the test. If, upon the test, the meter shall be found to register over 3% more water than actually passes through it, another meter will be substituted, and the fee will be repaid to the owner, and the Director shall adjust the water bill for the current quarter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Meters, three inches and larger. In accordance with the American Water Works Association Nos. C700-71, C701-70, C702-70, and C703-70, meters shall be tested at the following intervals by the customer, at his expense: three-inch meters shall be tested once every three years, four-inch meters shall be tested every two years, and six-inch meters or greater should be tested every year. If, as a result of the test, a meter is found to be incorrect or inaccurate, it shall be promptly restored to an accurate condition by the owner or an accurate meter shall be substituted within 20 working days upon written notice by certified mail. Any meter found to be inaccurate by more than 10% when tested shall be considered inaccurate pursuant to AWWA No. C705-57. Tests shall be performed by a manufacturer's representative or a company certified by the Department of Public Works and Utilities as qualified to perform such tests. Such tests shall be performed in the presence of an official of the Department of Public Works and Utilities.