For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Approved by the Public Works Director.
The rates or prices to be charged for the use of water based
upon the uses or utilities in use and not measured by a water meter.
Any pipe, other than a supply pipe or service pipe, used
for conveying water or distributing it in the Township.
The rates or prices to be charged for the quantity of water
consumed, as measured by a water meter, or estimated where no water
meter is used.
Any person actually owning any property or premises supplied
or prospectively to be supplied with the Township water or his duly
authorized agent. In the absence of instructions from the owner or
his agent to the contrary, the occupant of any property or premises
will be held to be the agent of the owner, insofar as his relation
to the Water Department may be concerned with respect to water uses.
A dwelling unit occupied by one family only, together with
the land connected therewith and such outbuildings as are used exclusively
in connection therewith, or a singular room or building occupied for
business or other purposes by one person, organization, association,
firm or corporation.
The pipe extending from the curb stop into privately owned
land for supplying the premises with water.
A pipe tapped into the main and extended thence to and including
the curb stop or valve on the curbline of the street.
All water mains, service and supply pipes, water meters and
corporation and curb stops of the Water Department are under the exclusive
control of the Township and its authorized agents or representatives.
No other person shall disturb, tap, change, obstruct access to or
interfere with them in any way.
The Water Department's jurisdiction and responsibility ends
at the curb stop, and the Water Department will, in no case, be liable
for damages caused by water running from open or faulty fixtures,
or from broken or damaged pipes beyond the Water Department's curb
stop.
All water pipes and fixtures shall be placed at least four feet
underground to ensure against freezing.
Where water is desired, application shall be made to the Water
Department on a proper application signed by the owner of the premises
on forms furnished by the Water Department, which application shall
specify the size of service connection desired, the property to be
served, the legal owner thereof and the purpose for which the water
is to be used. The information supplied by the applicant on such application
shall be considered as authoritative and final. If any error in such
information shall cause the service connection to be installed of
a wrong size or at a wrong location, the cost of all changes required
shall be borne by the applicant.
No more than one service connection shall be installed for a
customer, except under special conditions. A service connection shall
not be used to supply adjoining property of a different owner or to
supply property of the same owner across a street or alley.
A temporary service connection will be installed at the expense
of the customer upon receipt of a deposit covering the estimated cost
of such connection. If the cost for making such connection is less
than the amount deposited, the difference will be refunded, and if
more, the difference will be billed.
All agreements covering water supply shall continue in force
from year to year, unless notice in writing is given to either party
to terminate the contract.
A.
Every service connection installed
by the Water Department shall be equipped with a curb stop near the
curbline for the exclusive use of the Water Department in controlling
the water supply through the service connection pipe. If the curb
stop is damaged by the customer's use to an extent requiring replacement,
such replacement shall be at the customer's expense.
B.
All pipes or fixtures extending
or lying beyond the curb stop shall be installed and maintained by
the owner of the property under the supervision of the Plumbing Subcode
Official.
The tapping of a water main shall be done and the corporation
stop and couplings, the service lines from main to curb, curb stop
and coupling and curb box shall be furnished and placed by the Water
Department or its agent at the expense of the owner at a cost to be
fixed by the Township.
Application for permission to open a Township street for the purpose of making a water connection shall be made in accordance with Chapter 312, Streets and Sidewalks. Application for permission to open a county or state street shall be made to the appropriate agency.
[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-23; 5-26-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
The following charges shall be made for installation of water
service:
C.
Additional charges. An additional
charge may be made for the removal or replacement of pavement or frozen
ground. Applicants shall be advised of such additional charge and
the amount thereof before the work of installation is begun. The restoration
of lawns, driveways and other appurtenances shall be the responsibility
of the property owner.
The connections at a water meter shall be arranged so that the
Water Department will not be required to do any pipe fitting but will
merely have to connect the meter by means of unions. Pipe connections
shall be placed so that the meter and unions can be installed by the
Water Department.
The Water Department shall have the right of access to the owner's
premises at reasonable times for the purposes of reading meters or
inspecting appliances used in connection with the supply of water
service, or for the removal of its property at the time service is
to be terminated. The customer should not permit access to the water
meter and other appliances of the Water Department except by authorized
employees of the Water Department.
In case of defective water service, customers should not interfere
with the apparatus belonging to the Water Department but should immediately
notify the proper officers to have the defect remedied.
Excessive or unnecessary use or waste of water, whether caused
by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or fixtures, is
prohibited, even where the service is metered. When this rule has
been violated, the Water Department may turn off the water at any
time.
When the water has been turned off by the Water Department for
any reason, no person shall turn it on again without permission of
the Water Department. When this section is violated, the water may
be turned off at the curb stop, in which case the owner shall, before
it is again turned on, pay in advance the charge of the Water Department
therefor.
A.
Water service may be discontinued
for any of the following reasons:
(1)
For the use of water for
any other property or purpose than that described in the application
for service.
(2)
For the willful waste of
water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures or otherwise.
(3)
For failure to maintain,
in good order, connections, service lines or fixtures owned by the
applicant.
(4)
For molesting any service
pipe, meter, curb stop or seal or any other appliance of the Water
Department.
(5)
In case of vacancy of premises.
(6)
For nonpayment for water
service or any other charges accruing under the application.
(7)
For refusal of reasonable
access to property for purpose of inspecting or for reading, caring
for or removing meters.
B.
Service will be renewed under
a proper application when the conditions under which such service
was discontinued are corrected and upon the payment of all proper
charges provided in the schedule of rates and charges of the Water
Department due from the applicant.
A.
The provisions of this article
and any other ordinances, rules, regulations and water rates adopted
by the Township Council shall be considered a part of the contract
with each person supplied with water through the water system of the
Township. Any such person taking water shall be considered to express
his assent thereto and be bound thereby. All permits for the use of
water shall be granted upon the express condition that if for any
cause the supply of water should fail or be restricted, regulated
or discontinued the Township shall not be held responsible for any
damages which shall be claimed of the Township for any such causes.
B.
All applications for service
connection of water shall be required to accept such conditions of
pressure and service as are provided by the distributing system at
the location of the proposed service connection and to hold the Water
Department harmless for any damages arising out of low-pressure or
high-pressure conditions or interruption of service.
No owner connected to the water system shall disconnect from
said system.
