The owner of each house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the Township and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is located, or may in the future be located, a water main of the Township shall, at his expense, within 180 days after said water main becomes available, install suitable plumbing facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the Township water distribution system, provided said water main is within 100 feet of the nearest property line of said premises.
Applications for water connections shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed and furnished by it. Water connections, plumbing and water meters shall be installed in accordance with rules and regulations approved by the Township and upon payment of the connection fee and meter installation fee set from time to time by the Township Board. All meters and water connections shall be the property of the Township. All fees charged by the Township related to providing water service shall not be less than the cost of materials, installation, and overhead attributable to such installations. Water service will not commence until payment in full for the installation has been made to the Township. In case of nonpayment, the cost of the installation shall be placed on the first Township ad valorem property tax roll following the installation and become a lien on the property served. Construction of a water service line shall be done as expeditiously as possible after written notice to proceed, but the time for construction shall be at the convenience of the Township.
Written notice given not less than 48 hours in advance shall be made to the Township by the property owner when water service is desired. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect to or use water supplied by the Township without first giving notice as provided herein. The Township reserves the right to request a nominal sum be placed on deposit with the Township for purpose of establishing or maintaining any customer's credit.