The intent of this article is to:
A. Promote the general health, welfare and safety of
the community.
B. Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction
practices in order to provide water for fire protection and domestic
consumption in the future.
C. Minimize danger to public health and safety by providing
a community water system for fire protection and domestic consumption.
D. Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community,
its governmental units, and its residents by preventing the unwise
design and construction of community water systems that will not provide
sufficient water for fire protection and domestic consumption.
E. Specify minimum system sizes, flow rates, water storage
capacity and construction materials that shall be used in the design
and construction of a community water system.
F. Reduce the required parts inventory and increase the
efficiency of maintenance by requiring that each type of appurtenance
or component of the community water system be a standard design and
model manufactured by one company.
G. Assure the proper operation and maintenance of community
water supply systems within the Township.
H. Protect the groundwater resources of the Township.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FEE
A fee set by the Authority to offset its costs for providing
water supply, conveyance and storage to new developments. It will
be charged on an EDU basis as set by the Authority's rules and regulations.
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
A single source of water serving more than one user unit
(residence, business, church, school or combination hereof). There
shall be the following classes of community water systems within the
Township:
A.
THE UPPER HANOVER AUTHORITY SYSTEMThis shall consist of all water supply lines and facilities owned and operated by the Authority as a single water supply system, using interconnected water sources and common storage facilities, whether publicly or privately owned.
B.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SYSTEMThese shall be water systems developed under this article serving more than 25 individual residential or the equivalent flow for commercial and industrial developments using a single water source not physically connected to the Upper Hanover Authority System.
DESIGN FLOW RATE
The design flow rate for any water distribution system shall
include the fire flow rate plus the maximum anticipated flow rate
for all other purposes.
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU)
The metered flow of any use (or a gallons-per-day basis)
divided by 185 (the average daily residential water consumption).
FIRE FLOW RATE
The design fire flow rate shall be determined using the Distribution
Systems Requirements for Fire Protection (AWWA Manual M31) or this
article, whichever is greater.
OTHER FLOW RATES
All other flow rates shall be as determined by the Upper
Hanover Authority Engineer for similar users and approved by the Authority.
SERVICE CONNECTION FEE
A fee set by the Authority to cover the cost of physically
connecting a user's service line to the Authority's line. The fee
is charged per physical connection and not on an EDU basis. It will
vary on the size of the proposed water service line.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of this article, upon
conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District
Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each
section of this article which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.