[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
When a house is constructed on a property where any property line is within 250 linear feet of a public water main, the owner will be required to extend the main in accordance with § 384-22.
[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
In apartment buildings or multiunit commercial
buildings, separate meters on a common service line may be permitted
if approved by the Water Division, but the owner will pay the same
for the second and for each succeeding meter.
Water must not be allowed to run to waste to
prevent freezing in the service pipes or their attachments or for
any other purposes, except when taken through a meter, and must not
be used for any other purposes than those indicated in the application
and permit for same.
[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
A.
A meter
will be required for every house or building supplied with water from
the mains.
B.
Any new
development, existing property upgrading service, or a proposed increase
in demand shall install a meter pit at a location on the property,
with the approval of the Director. All domestic and fire services
shall be metered. All water meters located in pits outside the building
must be in a location that is easily accessed by Water Division personnel
for reading, inspection, calibration, repair, or replacement, in a
location that does not accumulate stormwater or debris or snow from
snow clearing.
[Added 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
All water meters shall be purchased by and provided by the Water
Division or its authorized agents, and the standard for such meters
and ancillary equipment shall be approved by the Mayor and Council.
All water meters shall be compatible with the meter-reading system,
software, and equipment currently used or planned to be used by the
Water Division. All water meters shall meet or exceed the minimum
standards of accuracy established by the American Water Works Association,
Manual M6, Water Meters, Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance.
[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
The curb stop and meter pit shall not be used
or tampered with other than by an authorized agent of the Water Division.
No consumer shall supply water to any other
person or family or suffer them to take it except for use on his own
premises and for the purposes specified in the application, nor shall
he, after water is introduced into any building or upon any premises,
make any changes affecting the water supply without a written permit
from the Director stating the particular changes to be made and purposes
for which the water is to be used.
Owners of houses that become vacant must give
notice, in writing, of such vacancy at the office of the Water Division
so that the water may be turned off. If the water is left on during
the vacancy, the customary rent will be charged. No deduction in water
rent will be made for an unexpired quarter, nor will any deduction
be made if the owner fails to report the vacancy as above stated.
Any consumer wishing to discontinue the use
of water supplied from the mains must give two days' notice thereof,
in writing, at the office of the Water Division.
All persons are prohibited from opening or in
any way interfering with any fireplug or hydrant for any purpose whatever
except under the direction of the Director or his agent. The Chiefs
of the various volunteer fire companies, assistant officers and members
of said departments are authorized to use the hydrants and plugs for
the purpose of extinguishing fires or cleaning their engines and hose
or department materials or making trails of the hose or department,
but all such use shall be under the direction and supervision of the
respective Chief or his assistants, and in no event shall an inexperienced
or incompetent person be permitted to manipulate or control in any
way any hydrant, plug or other fixture.
If standpipes, sprinkler systems or other devices
used or to be used solely for the suppression of fires are designed
and maintained as independent and separate systems which are capable
of use only for suppression of fire, no charge shall be made for water
used in such standpipes or other systems. Any owner desiring to install
or maintain any standpipe, sprinkler system or other device for the
suppression of fire shall make application to the Water Division,
which application shall show the existing or proposed independent
system. If the system meet all requirements of the Water Division,
the application shall be approved by the Director. Such approved systems
shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Director of Public
Works or his authorized agents. No person, firm or corporation shall
make any connection to any such approved independent system or suffer
or permit the making of any tap or connection whereby water may be
drawn from such system for use other than purposes of fire suppression
and testing of system. No alteration in or extensions to any approved
system shall be made without first notifying the Director.
Street openings for the purpose of installing
or repairing waterlines must be made in accordance with all applicable
Township ordinances.[1]
No person shall attached, alter or extend any
water pipe nor make any alterations in any tap stop or other fixture
nor do any work calculated to increase the facilities for using water
nor turn on or off the connection to the main or at the curb without
first having the consent of the Director.
No person shall prevent or hinder any Township
employees from making inspections at any reasonable time of all service
connections, meters, taps and fixtures.
[Added 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
A.
All
properties supplied with water must be accessible and open to inspection
by the Water Division at all times, and all pipes and fixtures shall
be subject to rejection by said Water Division if considered unsuitable
for the purpose. The Water Division shall have unobstructed access
to all water meters for the purposes of inspection, reading, testing,
repair and replacement. The property owner shall protect and care
for the water meter, valves, piping, meter pit, wiring, and touchpad,
including protection from freezing and water, including flooding,
clearing of water or debris, and prevention of damage or interference
by any person or persons.
B.
Any property owner that does not allow the Water Division access to the expressed reasons above in Subsection A may be subject to a penalty of $75 per month.
C.
From
time to time, the Township may find it necessary to replace said water
meters. Meter replacements shall be completed by Township staff and/or
approved contractors with initial cost being borne by the Township
for five-eighths-inch, three-quarter-inch and one-inch meters. Any
existing bypass lines shall be removed in their entirety by the property
owner. No capping is permitted. The property owner shall provide access
for replacement. After three failed attempts to schedule meter replacement,
the property owner/renter will receive a notice, and the Township
will install a submersible pit-type meter, and the additional expense
shall be borne by the property owner and included in the utility bill.
In addition, the property will be subject to the Township shutting
off service. Any observations or repairs of code violations which
are not included in the Township project may be charged to the property
owner.
No person, other than employees of the Township,
shall break or remove any seal placed upon any meter by the Township
or its agents or employees, nor shall any person tamper with, deface
or attempt to alter any meter. The owner shall be responsible for
all meter repairs occasioned by other than ordinary wear, and the
cost of repairs becoming necessary by reason of the negligent or willful
conduct of the owner or any other person, except an agent of the Township,
shall, if remaining unpaid for more than 30 days after billing, become
a lien on the owner's property and shall be collected as other charges.
No person shall keep or store any explosives,
acids or other substances likely to insure or damage the water supply
system within 50 feet of any of the mains or appurtenances of the
water supply or distribution system without first obtaining a permit
from the Director.
No person shall tap or connect any water main
or insert a stopcock therein except duly authorized employees of the
Township or as authorized by the Director of Public Works.
No person, except a Township employee or other
authorized person, shall open or close any valve in the public main
or tamper or interfere with any valve or valve box cover.
No person shall use a service connection to
supply premises or property other than that particularly described
in the application hereinabove provided.
[Amended 9-27-2016 by Ord. No. 4164-16; 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. 4272-19]
A.
An owner may request that their meter (5/8 inch, 3/4 inch, or one
inch) be removed and tested in order to determine its accuracy. If
tests indicate that the meter is recording in excess of 102% on a
full flow, the owner shall be entitled to an adjustment in his last
quarterly bill on the basis of the percentage in excess of 102%, and
no charge shall be made for the test. If the test indicates that the
meter is recording less than 102% on a full flow, no adjustment in
the owner's bill shall be made, and the owner shall be charged $75
for making the test. No adjustment shall be made in any owner's bill
because of leaks or for any other reason, except as hereinabove set
forth.
[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
B.
An owner may request that their meter (1°1/4 inches or 1°1/2
inches) be removed and tested in order to determine its accuracy.
The owner shall be charged $200 for making the test.
[Added 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23[1]]
C.
Meters two inches and larger are required to be tested once every
three years starting in 2020. The testing is done by a testing company
approved by the Water Department. The cost of this testing is paid
for by the customer, and certification of such test be sent to the
Water Department.
[Amended 3-28-2023 by Ord. No. 4403-23]
D.
Irrigation
meters (regardless of the size) are required to be tested before the
beginning of each season, once each year. The testing is done by a
testing company approved by the Water Department. The cost of this
testing is paid for by the customer, and certification of such test
sent to the Water Department.
When the distance from the curb stop to the
house or building to be serviced is less than 50 feet and the pipe
is 1 1/2 inches or less in diameter, no joints shall be permitted.
No sweat joints shall be permitted underground between the main and
the meter. Only flared, IPS brass and approved compression joints
shall be allowed.
No water service pipes nor any underground water
pipes shall be run or laid in the same trench with a sewer service
or drainage piping, unless:
A.
The bottom of the water service pipe, at all joints,
is at least 18 inches above the top of the adjacent sewer line or
drainage piping;
B.
The water service pipe shall be placed on a firm foundation
at one side of the common ditch;
C.
The materials and joints of the building drain and
building sewer shall be installed in such manner and shall possess
the necessary strength and durability to prevent the escape of solids,
liquids and gases therefrom under all known adverse conditions, such
as corrosion, strains due to temperature changes, settlement vibrations
and superimposed loads; and
D.
Building sewers installed in the same trench with
the water service pipe must be constructed of durable materials which
are corrosive-resistant and are installed so as to remain watertight
and rustproof. Only sewer pipe with watertight joints, as approved
by the Director, shall be acceptable for this construction.
All water meters shall be installed so that
they may be read from the outside of the building. A two-part meter
shall be installed in which the dial system is located on the outside
of the building and is easily accessible for reading, excluding commercial
buildings.
