CROSS REFERENCES
Water works — See 25 Pa. Code § 109.1
et seq.
Cross connection control — See S.U. & P.S.
Art. 936.
[Ord. 70-1974 § 21-34, 105, passed 8-21-1974]
(a)
(1)
Pipes for fire protection shall only be fitted with such fixtures
as are needed for fire protection. Each fixture shall be sealed by
the Bureau of Water.
(2)
Whenever practicable the hose shall be kept attached to the
fixtures, suspended conveniently for use in case of fire. Parties
who use fire protection fixtures for other than fire protection purposes,
may be held liable to violation of the rules of the Bureau of Water.
(3)
Parties having connections used for fire protection, can test
their fire apparatus at any time under the following conditions:
A.
Written notice to be given at the office of the Bureau of Water
that such test is desired, a date and hour will then be assigned to
applicant when test can begin.
B.
All tests must be made in the presence of the proper employee
of the Bureau of Water whose sole and only duty consists in removing
and replacing the seals of the Bureau of Water used on the fire apparatus,
and note the time required for his presence.
(4)
Seals must not be removed except in case of fire, written notice
of which is to be given at the office of the Bureau of Water within
24 hours after its occurrence.
(b)
Fire hydrants may be used only by those authorized members of fire
departments outside the City within the areas of service of the Bureau
of Water while performing their duties at actual conflagrations or
at actual times shall not be carted away for any purpose whatsoever.
All fire companies shall notify the Bureau of Water in advance of
any hydrant use for fire drills.
(c)
The Bureau shall be notified within 24 hours after the use of any
hydrant by any fire bureau, department or volunteer fire agency of
the City water system.
(d)
Wrenches other than regulation hydrant wrenches shall not be used
for the operation of the hydrants.
(e)
No person shall obstruct access to any fire hydrant in any manner
whatsoever.
(f)
No private hydrant will be allowed on the sidewalk, nor in a front
yard within 12 feet of the line of the street, unless the yard is
enclosed by a front fence, in which case the hydrant shall not be
nearer the fence than four feet.
(g)
All fire hydrants, hydrant branches and valves on public rights of
way outside the corporate limits of the City which are attached to
City water mains shall be installed by the municipality or township
at proper locations at their discretion in accordance with the material
specifications and requirements, methods, supervision and approval
of the Bureau, however, they shall become subject to all the requirements
of this article and they will be maintained by the Bureau.
(h)
All fire hydrants which are attached to City mains shall be subject
to all provisions of this article and/or the penalties contained in
the article.
(i)
No charge shall be made for actual use of water for fire protection
purposes only whether it be taken from a hydrant, through sprinklers
or by any other means; however, stand-by fees shall be charged for
availability of water according to the schedule contained in the schedule
of rates.
(j)
The requirements that meters shall be installed on all service branches
will be waived in the case of service branches intended for fire protection
only including sprinkling systems.
(k)
Water may not be used off the service for any other purpose except
for the intended protection.
(l)
A detector check valve to indicate when water has been used is required
on services which at the discretion of the Bureau of Water are at
a distance from the main connection so as to permit a leak to go undetected.
(m)
Plans for fire protection installations in multiple dwellings must
be approved by the Underwriters Board Building Commission and the
Fire Department of the City, municipality or township in whose jurisdiction
the protection is to be installed before approval by the Bureau of
Water in writing from the Bureau Chief.
(n)
All fire protection branches must be provided with a valve between
the street main and the building or private fire line supplied with
the water. Maintenance of the fire protection branch shall be the
liability of the property owner. All costs for material, equipment
and labor which may be incurred for any emergency repairs by the Bureau,
will be billed for at actual cost to the Bureau.
(o)
Bulk water through fire hydrants shall be sold at the Chestnut Street
Plant. If a governmental body outside the City requires hydrant water
for municipal purposes, they shall first make application at the Business
Office of the Bureau of Water at the foot of Chestnut Street and receive
a permit. These hydrants can only be operated by duly authorized personnel
such as firemen or Water Bureau employees. In any other bulk water
sales where a hydrant may be required such as for demolition and/or
construction, the hydrants shall be operated by Water Bureau personnel
with a Water Bureau truck parked near the hydrant. All labor charges
and a daily truck charge will be paid for by the contractor. Charges
will be at $5 per hour for labor charges, $10 per working day or any
part of a working day for truck, and $5 per working day or any part
of a working day for water. Double time will be charged for labor
for any time other than working hours and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
[Ord. 70-1974 § 35-37, passed 8-21-1974]
(a)
The supply pipe to each outdoor drinking fountain shall be furnished
with a special stop cock, at the curb if practicable, which shall
always be under the control of the Bureau of Water.
(b)
Outdoor drinking fountains will only be allowed to flow between May
15 and October 15 of each year.
(c)
Faucets to public drinking fountains, shall be self-closing, of a
style approved by the Bureau of Water, and the supply to all such
fountains shall be controlled by them.
[Ord. 70-1974 § 64-72, passed 8-21-1974]
(a)
All construction and materials utilized shall be in accordance with
and conform to the specifications set forth by the City Bureau of
Water.
(b)
All mains constructed by private contractors shall be supervised
by a Water Bureau Inspector at the expense of the contractor or customer.
(c)
The contractor shall be liable for maintenance of any main constructed
by him for 12 months after completion date of the main constructed.
(d)
No water line extension shall be approved for construction unless
the pipe is extended in such a manner as to connect to the main pipe
at the opposite intersection so as to prevent a "dead end" termination.
(e)
No main construction work shall be performed by the Bureau of Water
from December 1 to May 1 of the following year.
(f)
Service connections less than two inches in size shall be attached
to the water mains by means of a corporation cock at a point not to
exceed above the 45° angle point of the water main between the
horizontal and the vertical. The service branch from the water main
to a point behind the street curb line shall be of type "K" annealed
copper tubing.
(g)
All service branches larger than two inches shall be of Ductile Iron
Class 4.
(h)
No person shall by means of false keys or other means cause or suffer
any premises to be supplied with water after the water supply has
been disconnected by the Bureau when such act is contrary to the true
intent and meaning of these regulations.
(i)
All water services after pressure testing to 150 lbs. per square
inch for a minimum of four hours shall be chlorinated by the Bureau.
The plumber or contractor shall cooperate with the Bureau in regard
to the time and place of such chlorination. Points for the application
of chlorine and subsequent drainage shall be determined by the Bureau
and provided by the plumber or contractor. No water shall be provided
through such service until results of chlorination have been approved
by the Bureau chemist in writing.
[Ord. 70-1974 § 73-80, passed 8-21-1974]
(a)
No person other than a duly licensed plumber shall do any plumbing
in connection with any attachment to the water mains of the Bureau
without the written permission of the Bureau.
(b)
Any attachment to the Bureau mains shall comply with the rules and
regulations of the Bureau and the Plumbing Code of the City.
(c)
Curb boxes and valve boxes on services shall be kept uncovered and
readily accessible during construction or repair work.
(d)
When plumbing work is completed in any new building, a space suitable
for the installation of a water meter must be provided and the water
must be shut off.
(e)
No person shall break a Bureau seal nor disconnect or remove a water
meter without permission of the Bureau.
(f)
No licensed plumber nor any other person shall make any attachment
to an old pipe or other fixture through which the supply of water
has been discontinued or which is out of use until written permission
has been obtained from the Bureau.
(g)
No plumber or any other person shall alter in any way the service
branch pipes attached to the Bureau mains without written permission
of the Bureau.
(h)
No plumber or any other person shall make an attachment to any service
branch or other pipe, in such a manner that the water passing through
such an attachment is not possible to be registered by the water meter,
which is already installed or will be installed.
[Ord. 70-1974 § 81-100, passed 8-21-1974; Ord. 95-1982 § 1, 2, passed 11-10-1982]
(a)
The water may, after due notice, be shut off from a customer failing
to comply with these rules and will not be again turned on until satisfactory
assurance is given that these rules will be complied with and all
proper and necessary expense incurred in shutting off and turning
on the water, are paid in full.
(b)
A reasonable cash deposit, as indicated below will be required from
all customers who do not own property within the district served by
the Bureau of Water.
(1)
Deposits may be required from customers taking service for a
period of less than 30 days, in an amount equal to the estimated gross
bill for such temporary period. Deposits may be required from all
other customers provided that, in no instance, will deposits be required
in excess of the estimated gross bill for any single billing period
plus one month, the maximum period not to exceed four months with
a minimum of $10.
(2)
Deposits shall be returned to the depositor when he shall have
paid undisputed bills for service over a period of 12 consecutive
months, beginning at any time subsequently to June 1, 1974; and any
customer having secured the return of a deposit will not be required
to make a new deposit unless the service has been discontinued and
the customer's credit standing impaired through failure to comply
with tariff provisions.
(3)
The payment of any undisputed bill, within the meaning of these
rules shall be payment of the bill with or without discount or penalty,
within 30 days following the period for which the bill was rendered
or payment within 30 days following presentation of the bill, or the
payment of any contested bill, payment of which is withheld beyond
the period herein mentioned if the dispute is terminated substantially
in favor of the customer and if payment is made by the customer within
10 days thereafter.
(4)
Interest on deposits will be paid at the rate of 6% per annum
without deduction for any taxes thereon. Upon deposits held for more
than a year, the Bureau of Water will pay to the depositor, at the
end of each calendar year, the interest accrued thereon.
(5)
Any customer having a deposit shall pay bills for water service
as rendered in accordance with the rules of the Bureau of Water and
the deposit shall not be considered as payment on account of a bill
during the time the customer is receiving water service.
(c)
All waste of water is prohibited. A customer shall keep his faucets,
valves, hydrants, service lines and hose in good order and condition
at his own expense.
(d)
The water may, after due notice, be shut off from a customer allowing
it to run to prevent freezing, or allowing it to run to waste, and
will not be again turned on until satisfactory assurance is given
that the practice will be discontinued and all proper and necessary
expense incurred in shutting off and turning on the water is paid
in full.
(e)
When premises will be temporarily unoccupied, the customer shall
notify the Bureau of Water in writing and the water will be turned
off and all charges will cease from that date. When the property is
again occupied the customer shall again notify the Bureau of Water
in writing and the water will be turned on. No refund or allowance
will be made for unoccupied property when written notice, both at
the time of vacancy and at the time of occupancy, has not been given
as above provided. No refund will be allowed for property unoccupied
for a period of time less than one month. The customer requesting
temporary shut off and turn on shall pay a turn-off, turn-on charge
of $10.
(f)
In cases of vacancy of a customer's property, the customer must notify
the Bureau of Water of such vacancy, and upon his failure to do so
he will become responsible for any damage to the property of the Bureau
of Water, arising from such failure.
(g)
Water shall not be turned into any premises by any person not an
agent of the Bureau of Water, except temporarily by a plumber to enable
him to test his work, provided it shall be turned off again immediately
after the test is made.
(h)
The authorized agents of the Bureau of Water shall have the right
of access, at all reasonable hours, to the premises supplied with
water for the purpose of reading meters, examining pipes and fixtures,
observing manner of using water, and for any other purpose which is
proper and necessary in the conduct of the Bureau of Water business,
and will carry with them proper credentials denoting their employment
by the Bureau of Water.
(i)
The Bureau of Water will not be liable for any claim or damages arising
from a shortage of water, the breaking of machinery or other facilities
or any other cause beyond its control.
(j)
As necessity may arise in case of break, emergency or other unavoidable
cause, the Bureau of Water shall have the right to temporarily cut
off the water supply in order to make necessary repairs, connections,
etc.; but the Bureau of Water will use all reasonable and practicable
measures to notify the customer, in advance, of such discontinuance
of service. In such case, the Bureau of Water shall not be liable
for any damage or inconvenience suffered by the customer, nor in any
case for any claim against it at any time for interruption in service,
lessening of supply, inadequate pressure, poor quality of water or
any cause beyond its control. The Bureau of Water shall have the right
to reserve a sufficient supply of water at all times in its reservoirs
to provide for fire or any other emergencies and may restrict or regulate
the quantity of water used by customers in case of scarcity, or whenever
the public welfare may require it.
(k)
All single unit domestic services having a swimming pool with a capacity
of 750 gallons or more shall be billed annually at the following rates:
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Capacity
(Gallons)
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Annual Rate (Per Year)
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|---|---|
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750 to 5,000
|
$7.58
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5,001 to 10,000
|
$15.15
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10,001 to 15,000
|
$22.73
|
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15,001 to 20,000
|
$26.53
|
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20,001 to 25,000
|
$30.31
|
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Over 25,001
|
$37.88
|
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The terms for the use and/or consumption of water for these
pools shall be as follows:
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The due date for payment of these flat rate charges, shall be
20 days from the date the bills are mailed. Payments mailed as evidenced
by the United States Post Office mark, on/or previous to the end of
the twenty-day period, shall be deemed to be payment within such period.
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A late charge or penalty of 1.25% shall be imposed, due and
payable to the Bureau of Water, which shall be calculated on the overdue
portion of delinquent bills when payments for water service are received
in person at the Bureau's Office or at the Office of an authorized
Collection Agent after the due date. The Bureau shall impose a late
payment charge or penalty for remittance received by mail more than
five days after the due date. Such penalties shall be calculated monthly
thereafter only on the over-due portions of the bills, and in no event
shall the penalty charge exceed more than 15% annually.
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(l)
No pool, designed to be supplied with water direct from the City
water supply, shall have any water inlet thereto below the extreme
overflow level of the pool.
(m)
There shall be no direct connection between any domestic water supply
line and any circulating pump, filter, water softener or other apparatus
or device that comes in contact with the water in or from the pool.
(n)
Whenever the new service is to interconnect in any manner with an
existing supply of water, either potable or nonpotable a separate
detail of such interconnection shall be clearly shown. Such interconnection
must comply with the requirements of the Bureau for backflow prevention
as recommended by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
and the American Water Works Associations Specifications (A.W.W.A.).
(o)
All garden services and other seasonal services where there is no
year around occupancy shall be metered. The charge for service will
be based upon the regular schedule of meter rates. Meters for such
seasonal services will be handled as for new house service and shall
be subject to the same regulations as set forth in the foregoing sections.
Such meters will be installed in the spring of the year and removed
in the fall upon written request by the owner and upon receipt of
$10 for each installation and $10 for each removal. The fee will be
payable to the Bureau of Water Business Office. These meters will
be read when installed and when removed. The consumption shown thereon
shall be charged for at the regular meter rates.
(p)
Any water utilized in air conditioning systems must be recirculated
and/or approved cooling towers be installed to eliminate water waste.
(q)
No water use shall be in conflict with regulations provided herein.
(r)
No customer, unless specially authorized to do so, shall open or
close any of the Bureau of Water's stop cocks or valves in any public
or private line.
(s)
No agent or employee of the Bureau of Water shall have the right
or authority to bind it by any promise, agreement or representation
contrary to the letter or intent of these rules and regulations.
(t)
The Bureau of Water reserves the right to alter or amend these rules
and regulations in the manner provided by law.
[Ord. 91-1990 § 1, passed 12-26-1990]
The lease of the Water Bureau of the Department of Public Works
to the Erie City Water Authority is hereby approved.
