[Adopted 3-13-1922 by Ord. No. 1331 (Article 921 of the 1962 Codified Ordinances)]
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
The Bureau of Water Resources, its Manager and all assistants and employees shall be under the charge and supervision of the Director of Public Works, and it shall be his duty to enforce all laws and ordinances relating thereto.
[Amended 3-21-1967 by Ord. No. 11125; 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
The Bureau of Water Resources fixes the rate per foot for frontage tax to be charged against all properties fronting on the various streets and avenues in which the water mains are laid, as provided in Section 3585, Article XXXV of the Act of Assembly of 1931.[1]
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Editor's Note: See now 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 13501.1 et seq.
[Amended 11-27-1962 by Ord. No. 9978; 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
Service pipes connecting the street main to any building or property shall be installed and paid for by the owner thereof. The owner of any building or property shall be responsible for service pipe maintenance from the curb stop or control valve to the building or property.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
The payment and collection procedures for the use and consumption of water shall be established by the Director of Finance.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
A. 
No connection for a fire line or sprinkling service shall be made until a permit has been issued by the Bureau of Water Resources.
B. 
All persons now having fire service installed or who shall install it in the future shall be required to furnish the Bureau of Water Resources with an accurate map of the system in use on the property where the same is installed.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
The executive head of the Bureau of Water Resources, or any other person acting under an order from him, is authorized and empowered to inquire at any dwelling or place where any unnecessary waste of water occurs into the cause of the same. If the waste occurs from need of repair in the pipe or other fixtures, and if the owner or occupier thereof shall neglect or refuse, upon notice given, to have the necessary repairs made forthwith, the inspector of leaks, acting under the order of the executive head, will shut off the water leading to such place. No one will turn on the water before the necessary repairs are made. The cost to the City of turning off the water shall be fully paid.
A. 
Every person or persons who may desire a supply of water or to make additional extensions for the use thereof other than those already provided for in their permit will make application to the Bureau of Water Resources, setting forth the location of the house or premises applied for and describing the different purposes for which the water is to be used, so as to enable the Bureau to fix the price for the quantity of water so required in accordance with the list of prices fixed by Council. The applicant will pay the amount as established in Chapter 270, Article II, Public Works Fees.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
Every person or persons having attachments of any kind made without first complying with the requirements of this section shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
Any plumber or other person, excepting those chosen for that purpose, who shall introduce a ferrule into any public or private pipe, or form any connection or communication whatever with such pipes, or break ground for that or any other similar purpose in the public streets or alleys, or introduce or use a ferrule of a larger diameter than is specified in his permit, will be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
A. 
Such pipes will have a curb stop affixed thereto, which shall be of a pattern to be approved by the Bureau of Water Resources, within the limits of the sidewalk or pavement, at a distance of 12 inches from the curb.
B. 
All persons who may be supplied with water from a branch connecting with a private pipe will have a curb stop affixed to the branch as near as conveniently may be to such private pipe, so as to stop the supply of water through the branch whenever requisite, without interrupting the supply of other persons connected therewith. All persons who may be supplied with water from a pipe or having a branch connected therewith, as aforesaid, will each, in like manner, have curb stops affixed for the purpose aforesaid, and in case of neglect or refusal to comply with each or any of the aforesaid requirements, will be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
C. 
To every curb stop placed in the manner directed and specified herein, there shall be left an opening of at least four inches square or, if round, of that diameter, which shall be protected with a suitable cockbox, and securely covered with an iron top in such a manner that the situation of the curb stop may be readily distinguished, which covering, wherever placed, shall be even with the surrounding pavement or level with the surface. No owner or occupier of any building, lot or premises into which the water may have been introduced shall neglect to comply with this provision or shall suffer such opening, if in any street or alley, to remain uncovered, he, she or they so offending shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
If any person other than those who may be actual occupiers of a building, lot of ground or premises into or for the particular accommodation of which, according to the permit issued, water may have been introduced will resort to any hydrant or pump, and use the water therefrom, without a regular permit from the Bureau of Water Resources, such person so offending will be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. The occupier of any hydrant will, for every time he or she permits the use of his or her hydrant to any person disconnected from their families who holds no permit, upon conviction, likewise be subject to such penalties.
Whenever it may be deemed necessary by the head of the Bureau of Water Resources to inspect or cause to be inspected the water service pipes or fixtures in any building, lot of ground or premises into or through which pipes for conducting a supply of water may be laid, it will and may be lawful for the head of the Bureau, or his duly authorized agent, to enter at all reasonable times into such building or premises for the purpose of examining the pipes of conduit, and ascertaining whether the same, or the cocks or fixtures thereof, are in proper order and repair, or for cutting off the pipes of communication when delinquencies occur in payment of the rent. Any person who will obstruct or oppose either of such officers in making such examination or in detaching the pipes will be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
[Amended 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person will use water from public or private pipes for building purposes of any kind without first having obtained a permit from Code Enforcement. The Clerk will assess the fee or charge for the use of the water in accordance with Chapter 270, Article II, Public Works Fees. Any person or persons who will use water without having first obtained such permit shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
[Amended 2-21-1973 by Ord. No. 11995; 8-6-1992 by Ord. No. 13145]
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.