[Adopted 8-25-1992 by Ord. No. 122]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
AUTHORITY
The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi, a body corporate
and politic organized under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 for the purpose of providing, inter alia, a potable water
supply to the communities it services.
BUILDING MAIN
Extension from the water system of any structure to the lateral
of a main.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within Fallowfield Township upon which there
is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings or animals.
[Amended 3-28-2012 by Ord. No. 205]
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any improved property located within the Fallowfield Township
and used or intended for use, wholly or in part, for the manufacturing,
processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling of any product, commodity
or article.
[Amended 3-28-2012 by Ord. No. 205]
LATERAL
A.
Part of the water system extending from a main to the curbline
or, if there shall be no curbline, extending to the property line;
or
B.
If no such lateral shall be provided, "lateral" shall mean that
portion of, or place in, a main which is provided for connection of
any building main.
MAIN
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the water system
used or usable for water distribution purposes.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group
or entity.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production,
transmission, storage and distribution of water in the Township of
Fallowfield, owned by the Authority for the use and benefit of property
situate in the Township of Fallowfield.
[Amended 3-28-2012 by Ord. No. 205]
A. All connections to the public water system shall be in accordance
with the Second Class Township Code, (53 P.S. § 65101 et
seq.), and any amendments thereto, and any other applicable laws and
regulations, and any amendments thereto.
B. The owner of any improved property that has its principal building
located within 150 feet of the public water system or any part or
extension of the system, or any improved property where the principal
building has no supply of water that is safe for human consumption,
shall connect such improved property with and shall use such public
water system in such manner as Fallowfield Township may require, within
90 days after notice to such owner from the Township to make such
connection; subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall
be established herein or otherwise shall be established by the Township.
C. The owner of any improved property which shall constitute an industrial
establishment or a farm that has its own supply of water for uses
other than human consumption may continue to use its own water for
that purpose, but is required to use the Township water system to
provide water for human consumption.
D. The notice by Fallowfield Township to make connection referred to in Subsection
A above shall consist of a copy of the applicable ordinance(s), including any amendments and/or supplements at the time in effect, or a summary of each section thereof, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of the applicable ordinance(s) and specifying that such connection shall be made within 90 days after the date such notice is given or served. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a main is in place which can deliver water to the particular improved property. Such notice shall be given or served upon the owner in accordance with law.
[Amended 4-22-1997 by Ord. No. 144; 7-29-1997 by Ord. No. 146; 3-28-2012 by Ord. No. 205]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.