[Adopted 12-6-1993 as Ord. No. 1050, approved 12-6-1993]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of the terms and phrases used in this article shall be
as follows:
ACT
The Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania known
as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," approved May 2, 1945,
P.L. 382, 53 P.S. § 301 et seq., together with all supplements and amendments thereto.
BILL
The amount charged to a consumer for quarterly or monthly
service. In the event of discontinuance of service during a billing
period, the consumer shall be required to pay a proportionate part
of the charge for said period's service.
BOARD
The governing body of the Authority.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,
acting through its properly authorized officers, agents or employees,
each acting within the scope of the particular duties assigned to
him.
BUILDING MAIN
The extension from the water system of any structure to the
lateral of a main.
CONSUMER
The person, firm or corporation contracting for a supply of water to a particular property, who shall only be the owner thereof, as classified in Chapter
256, Water, §
256-10I.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within this Borough upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals.
LATERAL
That part of the water system extending from a main to the
curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, to the property line or,
if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall mean that
portion of, or place in, a main which is provided for connection of
any building main.
MAIN
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the water system
used or usable for water distribution purposes.
METER RATE CONSUMER
A consumer who shall have a separate water meter installed
on his premises which shall register the amount of water consumed
therein.
METER RATES
The rate charged per thousand gallons of water, depending
upon the size of the meter installed in the consumer's premises.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group
or entity.
SERVICE CONNECTION
The connection of the service line to the curb box and cock,
which service connection shall be the property of the Borough.
SERVICE CONTRACT
The contract entered into between the Borough and the consumer
for water service through the consumer's service facility.
USE OF SERVICE
The use of water service by a consumer in accordance with
the class, scope and type of use and the purpose stated in this application
and service contract.
WATER METER
An instrument which measures, in gallons, the amount of water
consumed when placed upon the premises and which shall, at all times,
remain the property of the Borough.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for supply, transmission
and distribution of water owned by the Authority or leased by the
Borough to the Authority.
This article shall become effective immediately.
In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part
of this article shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause
or part of this article, it being the intent of this Borough that
such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
It is declared that enactment of this article is necessary for
the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and
welfare of inhabitants of this Borough.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or
parts of resolutions that are inconsistent with this article shall
be and the same expressly are repealed.