[Ord. 146, 6/4/1962, § 500; as amended by Ord.
162, 3/2/1964, § 4; by Ord. 99006, 11/8/1999, § 8;
and by Ord. 00037, 10/8/2007]
1.
From and after the passage of the Part it shall be unlawful for any
person:
A.
To dirty, contaminate or to pollute or to contribute in any way to
placing dirt, pollution or contamination in the reservoirs, springs,
or water supply or other portions of the water system or to place
any foreign matter of any nature whatsoever therein.
B.
To damage any part of the water system.
C.
To wilfully or negligently allow water to flow unnecessarily from
a private system under the person's control or in the person's
custody.
D.
To open a fire hydrant, water valve or stop cock, forming a part
of the water system, on any occasion whatsoever, except at the request
of a member of the Water Committee or the Superintendent, or in case
of fire.
F.
To change the location of any water lines other than that part which
may be on the discharge side of a water meter beyond the required
valve without securing a permit therefor.
G.
To locate a water line or any other part of the water system at any
location not previously approved by the Water Superintendent or by
some other duly constituted authority in writing in advance.
H.
To use water in any other manner than as shown on the application
for a water permit.
I.
To in any way touch, disturb or have anything to do with a water
main except that Borough employees in the exercises of their duly
constituted duties are exempt from this provision.
J.
To refuse access to the Water Superintendent or a Borough employee
to the consumer's premises either for the purpose of reading
the water meter or for the purpose of examining the private system
therein installed.
K.
To make a meter inaccessible to the Water Superintendent or a Borough employee contrary to § 26-301.
M.
To change the location of any water meter.
N.
To make a connection to the water system without first having obtained
a connection permit.
O.
To use water from the water system for other than necessary human consumption and sanitary domestic needs in defiance of a proclamation of the Mayor in accordance with § 26-301.
P.
To ground any electrical line on the water lines in violation.
Q.
To sell any water purchased from the Borough to any other person.
R.
To use the water furnished by the Borough or to permit the same in
any way to be used other than on the premises to which the same is
furnished.
S.
To connect with a private system using Borough water or the water
system from any other source or use of water other than that furnished
by the water system, or to permit any such existing connect to continue
so that any water other than the water furnished by the Borough can
or does flow through the same pipes as those used for water furnished
by the water system.
2.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall upon conviction
before the Mayor or any magisterial district judge be sentenced to
pay for the use of the Borough a fine of not more than $600 plus costs
of prosecution and, in default of payment, to a term of imprisonment
not in excess of 30 days.
