[Amended 10-19-2022 by Ord. No. 44-2022]
Application for connection to the water distribution system shall be made in writing to the Division of Water and Sewers on a form furnished by the Department and signed by the owner of the property or by his/her authorized agent. The application fee shall be as provided for under Chapter
75, Fees. The application fee, service connection charges and meter setting charges provided for under Chapter
75, Fees, shall be paid at the time the application is made.
[Ord. No. 53-2014; Ord. No. 23-2018]
Persons desiring the use of water for building construction
shall make application for service as set forth in the preceding section.
Water for building construction shall not be taken from the fire hydrants
of the Township without written approval first obtained from the Division
of Water and Sewers. An approved back flow device must be used. Construction
water for single-family development shall be $100.00 per lot; for
townhouses and multidwelling units, $50.00 per unit. Commercial buildings
shall be $500.00 per building. Fees for construction water shall be
due and payable upon final approval of the project. Persons desiring
to use water for the filling of swimming pools or landscape installation
work and other construction purposes shall apply for a temporary 3/4"
meter at a minimum fee of $150 plus a deposit of $250 payable in advance.
Temporary 2" meters shall have a minimum fee of $150, plus a deposit
of $650.00. Water used in excess of the $150 minimum will be deducted
from the deposit and the balance refunded upon the return of the meter
in good condition. Meters must be used with all spraying equipment.
All spraying equipment must be inspected and approved by the Water
Department before a permit will be issued.
A temporary service connection will be installed at the expense
of the applicant upon receipt of the signed application and payment
in advance of the estimated cost of such connection and of a suitable
deposit to guarantee the payment of the water bill.
Permission shall not be granted to supply two or more dwellings,
commercial or manufacturing establishments or other places from a
single tap except upon special permit obtained from the Division of
Water and Sewers or as the governing body directs by resolution. Separate
and distinct curb stops, curb boxes and meters for each consumer shall
be provided.
No person except an employee of the Division of Water and Sewers
shall turn water on or off at the curb stop unless an emergency exists.
In such case, said Division shall be advised immediately of the action
taken.
[Ord. No. 53-2014]
Should the occupant of the premises turn on the water or suffer
or cause it to be turned on after it has been shut off at the curb
by the Division of Water and Sewers, it shall be shut off again, the
curb cock shall be sealed and the meter taken out. A charge of $150
shall be made for the expense of shutting off the curb cock, removing
and replacing the meter and turning on again.
Owners of vacant buildings or of buildings that are to be vacated
shall give notice in writing of such vacancy to the Division of Water
and Sewers so that the meter may be read and the water turned off.
If the water is left on during the vacancy, the customary rent shall
be charged.
When requested by the owner or his/her agent, the Division of
Water and Sewers shall discontinue service to a property, temporarily
or permanently. A turn-off charge of $40 shall be made when the service
is restored, but in no event shall water be turned on until all water
charges have been paid. Emergency shutoff at the curb cock will be
made at any hour, upon request, without charge. Turn-on will be made
during regular hours only at the specified charge of $40. The cost
of a turn-on after normal work hours will be charged to the customer
at current overtime rates.
[Ord. No. 53-2014]
Where the connections are abandoned, the owner of the premises
or applicant shall be required to have them shut off and plugged at
the corporation stop, at their own expense, before a new connection
is installed to the premises.