[Adopted 3-26-1974; amended 8-27-1974; 12-22-1975; 3-10-1976; 12-22-1976; 2-13-1979; 1-26-1982; 12-26-1984; 2-28-1989; 2-27-1990; 4-13-1993; 10-28-1997; 11-5-1997; 4-28-1998; 5-9-2000 (Sec. 8:1 of
the 1975 General Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-OR-036]
There is hereby created within the Township
of Burlington a utility to be known as "the Water Utility." The Public
Works Department of the Township of Burlington shall have control
and supervise the Water Utility.
[Amended 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-OR-036]
Scope. Any person or persons, firm or firms,
corporation or corporations receiving or who desire to receive a supply
of water for any purpose from the Water Utility shall be subject to
and shall abide by the rules and regulations hereinafter set forth
in this article. No person or persons, firm or firms, corporation
or corporations shall receive or shall connect into the water supply
and distribution facilities maintained by the Water Utility unless
and until they have complied with the rules and regulations contained
within this section.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING CONNECTION
That portion of service line which runs from the curb stop
through the meter to such buildings as exist on the consumer's property.
CONSUMER
The party contracting for services to a property as herein
classified:
A.
A building under one roof owned by one party
and occupied as one business or residence;
B.
A combination of buildings owned by one party
in common enclosure, occupied by one family or business;
C.
The one side of a double house owned by one
party having a solid vertical partition wall;
D.
A building owned by one party of more than one
apartment and using in common one hall and one entrance; or
E.
A building owned by one party having a number
of apartments, stores and offices and using a common hall and one
or more means of entrance.
CURB STOP
The area along the service line where a lateral connects
with a line running from the consumer's premises. The curb stop shall
usually be located adjacent to the curb abutting a street servicing
the consumer's premises.
FIRE HYDRANT
A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may
be drawn from the mains of waterworks maintained and operated for
the purpose of fire protection to the community.
LATERAL
That portion of the service line which runs from the main
line to the curb stop.
SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Various components of the service line, including corporation
cocks, lateral lines, curb stops, valve boxes and meters, supplied
by the Township of Burlington Water Utility.
SERVICE LINE
A line used to supply a single physical unit which is nondivisible,
and no consumer shall be supplied by more than one service line unless
agreed upon between the consumer and the Utility. A service line consists
of the lateral and the building connection as defined in the article.
UTILITY
The Water Utility contained within the Department of Public
Works of the Township of Burlington.
A.
WATER SUPERINTENDENTThe Water Superintendent charged and licensed to assume responsibility for the water supply and distribution facilities maintained by the Township of Burlington.
[Amended 3-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-OR-011]
B.
SUPERINTENDENTThe Public Works Superintendent of the Department of Public Works for the Township of Burlington or his authorized representative.
WATER MAIN
A line in and along the streets and roads of the Township
and/or in and through the Township easements or rights-of-way in and
through private property, which services one or more customers and
has a minimum inside diameter of eight inches.
[Amended 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-OR-015; 12-22-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-OR-036]
A. Connection to water supply regulated. No person(s), firm(s), or corporation(s) shall connect into the water supply and distribution facilities of the Township except after having secured a permit in accordance with the provisions of §
584-5. Any permittee desiring to tap the water supply and distribution facilities of the Township shall notify the Superintendent or his designee of his intention and establish a time when the trench will be open and the main uncovered and ready to be tapped. The Superintendent or his designee shall be present and shall supervise the tap in order to ensure that proper procedures are followed. No connection into a Township water main shall be made without written permission from the Superintendent.
B. Responsibility for maintenance, repair and/or replacement of lateral.
The Water Utility shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair
and/or replacement of all approved laterals and curb stops up to one-inch
diameter; however, this responsibility does not extend onto private
property. The consumer shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair
and/or replacement of all approved laterals and curb stops over one-inch
diameter, building connections, regardless of size, including the
connection to the curb stop, and those portions of laterals and curb
stops located on private property.
[Added 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-OR-007]
A. No person,
firm or corporation shall perform a fire flow/pressure test, which
requires the use of potable water, for any building in the Township
without first applying to the Water Utility for a permit, paying the
applicable fee and receiving permit approval to conduct the test.
No testing shall be performed unless a representative of the Water
Department is present.
B. Within
four working days following the receipt of a complete permit application
and payment of the associated fee, the Water Superintendent will issue
the permit and schedule appropriate personnel to observe the test.
All costs associated with the test shall be the responsibility of
the permittee. The fee schedule shall be as follows:
(1) For
water mains that are eight inches diameter or larger: $1,000 per test.
(2) For
water mains that are less than eight inches: $500 per test.
C. These
fees are based on a maximum test duration of two hours. Tests that
exceed two hours' duration will result in a bill being issued to the
permittee based on $150 per hour, or fraction thereof. Testing shall
only be conducted Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00
a.m. through 1:00 p.m. and shall not be permitted during the months
of June, July or August, unless approved by the Water Superintendent
for special reasons.
D. Any person, firm or corporation that violates the provisions of this section will be subject to a fine in the amount of $2,000 in accordance with the general penalty provisions set forth in §
1-18.
This article shall take effect immediately upon
final passage and publication as required by law; however, the Tax
Collector of the Township of Burlington is hereby directed to cause
the rates to become effective March 15, 1979, with said rates to be
applied retroactively to excess consumption from September 15, 1978,
to March 15, 1979.