[Adopted 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 98B; amended in its entirety 6-3-1996 by Ord. No. 507B (Ch.
26, Part 1, of the 2003 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONSUMER
Any party receiving water from the City.
CUSTOMER
A party who contracts for water service to a property, which
property is hereinafter described as follows, but not limited to such
description:
A.
A building under one roof, owned or leased by one party and
occupied as one residence or business, shall be considered as one
customer.
B.
A group or combination of buildings owned or leased by one party,
in one common enclosure and occupied by one family or business as
a residence or a place of business, or for manufacturing or industrial
purposes, or as a hospital or other institution shall be considered
as one customer.
C.
A public building such as a town hall, schoolhouse, fire engine
house, etc., shall be considered as one customer.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The service pipe beginning at its connection with the street
main and ending with and including the curb stop box, generally just
inside the line of the curb.
Service under any contract may be discontinued, after due notice,
for any of the following reasons:
A. For any misrepresentation in the application.
B. For adding to said property or fixtures or altering the use to be
made of the water supplies, without notice to the City.
D. For failure to maintain in good order any connection, service lines
or fixtures beyond the curb stop and owned by the customer.
E. For molesting any service pipe, meter seal, curb stop or any appliance
of the Water Department.
F. For neglecting to make payments of any account for water supplied
or service maintained.
G. For refusal of access to property for purpose of inspection or for
reading, caring for or removing meters and to install remote meters.
H. For failure to maintain a healthy atmosphere in the area where the
water meter is located or failure to maintain open access to the meter.
I. For violation of any rules and regulations of the City.
When water service to any property has been terminated for any
reason, it will be renewed only after the acceptance of a new application
and when the conditions, circumstances or practices which cause the
water service to be discontinued are corrected to the satisfaction
of the City.
The City reserves the right at all times, after 30 days' due
notice to the customer, to shut off water for nonpayment of water
bills, and the water shall remain shut off until the water bill(s),
together with all applicable penalties and the charge of $20 for turning
on water, except as otherwise provided herein, have been fully paid.
Notice shall be sent in accordance with the following:
A. Water shall not be shut off while the premises are occupied by human
beings, except for the purpose of making repairs to the building piping
system or for carrying out provisions of the rules and regulations.
B. The charge for turning on water service following the discontinuance
thereof, whether at the request of the customer or his duly appointed
agent, or by City forces as a result of settlement on nonpayment or
correction of violations of the rules and regulations, shall be $20.
C. At times other than normal working hours, the charge for turn on
shall be $50.
D. Only Water Department employees or its authorized agents shall turn
on or shut off water.
E. Termination of service to any health care facility as defined in
current PUC regulations shall not be made unless the facility has
received at least 37 days' notice.
[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 542B; 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 871]
The quarterly charges for the supply of water by the City of
Lock Haven to customers within the City of Lock Haven be and hereby
are fixed and established based on the schedules below.
A. Minimum charges.
(1) Residential customers. Minimum charges per quarter shall be based
on the size of the meter. Consumption allowance for the minimum charge
is 2,000 gallons per quarter.
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Minimum Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
5/8 or 3/4
|
$51.40
|
1
|
$61.90
|
1 1/4
|
$71.25
|
1 1/2
|
$81.95
|
2
|
$103.70
|
3
|
$116
|
4
|
$164
|
6
|
$217.90
|
8
|
$348.25
|
10
|
$436.50
|
12
|
$604
|
(2) Commercial and industrial customers. Minimum charges per quarter
shall be based on the size of the meter. Consumption allowance for
the minimum charge is 4,000 gallons per quarter.
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Minimum Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
5/8 or 3/4
|
$63.90
|
1
|
$71
|
1 1/4
|
$81.65
|
1 1/2
|
$94
|
2
|
$119
|
3
|
$133
|
4
|
$188
|
6
|
$250
|
8
|
$400
|
10
|
$500
|
12
|
$692
|
(3) Public and health care customers. Minimum charges per quarter shall
be based on the size of the meter. Consumption allowance for the minimum
charge is 4,000 gallons per quarter.
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Minimum Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
5/8 or 3/4
|
$59.40
|
1
|
$66
|
1 1/4
|
$76
|
1 1/2
|
$87
|
2
|
$110
|
3
|
$124
|
4
|
$175
|
6
|
$233
|
8
|
$371
|
10
|
$465
|
12
|
$644
|
(4) Educational customers. Minimum charges per quarter shall be based
on the size of the meter. Consumption allowance for the minimum charge
is 4,000 gallons per quarter.
Meter Size
(inches)
|
Minimum Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
5/8 or 3/4
|
$65.25
|
1
|
$72.50
|
1 1/4
|
$84
|
1 1/2
|
$96
|
2
|
$121
|
3
|
$136
|
4
|
$192
|
6
|
$256
|
8
|
$408
|
10
|
$511
|
12
|
$707
|
B. Metered service schedule.
(1) Residential customers (applicable to all metered service). The quarterly
charges for water service furnished by the City of Lock Haven are
fixed and established based on consumption as follows:
Gallons
|
Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
0 to 2,000
|
Minimum based on meter size
|
Next 2,000
|
$4.16 per thousand
|
Next 21,000
|
$4.28 per thousand
|
Next 35,000
|
$3.45 per thousand
|
Next 140,000
|
$2.30 per thousand
|
Next 2,800,000
|
$1.57 per thousand
|
Over 3,000,000
|
$1.26 per thousand
|
(2) Commercial and industrial customers (applicable to all metered service).
The quarterly charges for water service furnished by the City of Lock
Haven are fixed and established based on consumption as follows:
Gallons
|
Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
0 to 4,000
|
Minimum based on meter size
|
Next 21,000
|
$4.88 per thousand
|
Next 35,000
|
$3.91 per thousand
|
Next 140,000
|
$2.60 per thousand
|
Next 2,800,000
|
$1.78 per thousand
|
Over 3,000,000
|
$1.42 per thousand
|
(3) Public and health care customers (applicable to all metered service).
The quarterly charges for water service furnished by the City of Lock
Haven are fixed and established based on consumption as follows:
Gallons
|
Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
0 to 4,000
|
Minimum based on meter size
|
Next 21,000
|
$4.54 per thousand
|
Next 35,000
|
$3.63 per thousand
|
Next 140,000
|
$2.42 per thousand
|
Next 2,800,000
|
$1.65 per thousand
|
Over 3,000,000
|
$1.32 per thousand
|
(4) Educational customers (applicable to all metered service). The quarterly
charges for water service furnished by the City of Lock Haven are
fixed and established based on consumption as follows:
Gallons
|
Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
0 to 4,000
|
Minimum based on meter size
|
Next 21,000
|
$4.99 per thousand
|
Next 35,000
|
$3.99 per thousand
|
Next 140,000
|
$2.65 per thousand
|
Next 2,800,000
|
$1.81 per thousand
|
Over 3,000,000
|
$1.45 per thousand
|
C. This section shall become effective on January 1, 2011, consistent
with the date established by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
for an increase in the rates and charges imposed on customers outside
the corporate limits of the City of Lock Haven.
In the event of a drought emergency, as declared by a basin
commission and by a proclamation or executive order issued by the
Governor, the Lock Haven Water Department is authorized to collect
fines set forth in its local water rationing plan, as filed with and
approved by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
[Adopted 2-22-2010 by Ord. No. 853]
The use by any person of groundwater from within the corporate
limits of the City of Lock Haven as a supply of water for potable
uses is hereby prohibited.
The installation or use by any person of any means for conveyance
of groundwater as a supply of water for potable uses within the corporate
limits of the City of Lock Haven is hereby prohibited, including but
not limited to wells, pipes, cisterns, tanks, pumps, or any other
equipment or method of conveying groundwater.
If any person uses groundwater as a supply of water for potable
uses within the corporate limits of the City of Lock Haven at the
effective date of this article, such person shall, within 90 days
of the effective date of this article:
B. Close
and abandon any means used to convey such groundwater for potable
use to the surface of the land, including any wells, pipes, cisterns,
tanks, pumps, or any other equipment or method of conveyance of such
groundwater for potable use;
C. Make written application to the City of Lock Haven Water Department for water service connection in accordance with Chapter
394, Article
I, of this Code or otherwise demonstrate acquisition of potable water from an alternative source; and
D. Provide
certification in writing to the City Engineer of compliance with this
section.
Any person who is found to have violated this article shall
pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, plus costs.
For a continuing violation, each day on which a violation of this
article shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct
offense and may be prosecuted and fined as such.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
GROUNDWATER
Any source of water acquired from beneath the surface of
the land, including but not limited to any subsurface aquifer, spring,
seep, rock or soil formation.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
limited-liability company, corporation, association, joint-stock company,
trust, estate, political subdivision, state, city, including the City
of Lock Haven, governmental entity, agency, department, or officer,
or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents,
or assigns.
POTABLE USE
Any use of water for human or domestic consumption purposes,
including but not limited to drinking, bathing, swimming, washing
food or dishes, or preparing foods.