[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Bradford as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-11-1974 by Ord.
No. 2956]
A.
Copies of the schedule of water rates and charges established
by formal action of City Council and of the rules and regulations governing
the operations of the Water Department are open to inspection at the City
Hall, 24 Kennedy Street, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
B.
These rules and regulations, which have been adopted
by the city, are a part of the contract with every person, corporation, company
or political subdivision who or which desires water service, and they, by
signing for the service, agree to be bound thereby and should understand that
the water supply will be furnished subject to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources rules and regulations.
Any property owner desiring water service must make application on the
form furnished by the Water Department; said form may be signed by the owner
or his authorized agent. All applications made for a service connection and
meter outside of the limits of the City of Bradford must be approved or disapproved
by councilmanic action.
A.
The prospective customer or the duly authorized agent thereof will make signed application for water service upon the Water Department's printed form provided therefor, and, if approved by the Water Department, water will be supplied in conformity with the class, scope and type of service appertaining to the customer's premises as set forth in the application and only at the rate schedule applicable thereunto. The customer's application for service duly approved by the Water Department, together with these rules and regulations, constitute the contract between the customer and the Water Department; nevertheless, the acceptance and use of water service at any premises by an occupant without formal application therefor obligates the occupant as the contractual party and he is bound thereby as the customer. When requested in writing by the property owner, an application for a supply of water may be received from a tenant under the condition that the owner act as guarantor for the payment of all bills rendered. If the tenant neglects to make such payments within the time specified in § 216-19 of this chapter, it will be the responsibility of the owner to make such payments.
B.
A new application must be made to the Water Department
and approved thereby upon any change in the identity of the customer at any
premises or in the service described in the appurtenant application, and the
Water Department, upon five days' notice, may discontinue water service until
such new application has been made and approved.
C.
Service will be renewed under a proper application when
the conditions under which such service was discontinued are corrected and
upon the payment of all charges provided in the schedule of water rates and
charges or in the rules and regulations.
D.
When application is made for temporary use of water,
requiring a temporary connection, the cost of installation and removal of
such temporary facilities shall be borne by the applicant.
A customer is the party contracting for a supply of water to a property
as hereinafter classified, i.e.:
A.
A building under one roof, owned or leased by one party
and occupied as one residence or business;
B.
A combination of buildings owned or leased by one party
in one common enclosure and occupied by one family or business;
C.
The one side of a double house having a solid vertical
partition wall;
D.
Each side or part of a building occupied by more than
one family or business, even though the closet and other fixtures may be used
in common; or
E.
Each apartment, office or suite of offices located in
a building having several apartments, offices or suites of offices and using
in common one or more means of entrance, except that an owner of an apartment
house or building accommodating families or businesses may become responsible
for all water used on the premises, and such owner shall be considered as
the customer.
No owner or tenant of any premises supplied with water by the Department
will be allowed to supply other persons or families or other premises except
by written permit from the Water Department. Customers who violate this rule
may have their water shut off after notice of five days, and it may remain
so until the Water Department is satisfied that the rules and regulations
will be observed.
A.
A deposit may be required from any customer desiring temporary service for less than a thirty-day period in an amount equal to the estimated gross bill for the limited period. The Water Department reserves the right at any time to require a deposit from any regular service customer in an amount equal to the estimated charges for any single billing period (not exceeding three months) plus one month, but not less than $5, as security for payment of service bills as accrued, whenever the credit of the customer has not been established or thereafter properly maintained as evidenced by service discontinuance incurred under § 216-10 of this chapter.
B.
Deposits may be returned to the depositor when he has
established his credit to the satisfaction of the Water Department.
C.
The deposit will not bear interest.
D.
Any customer having a deposit shall pay bills for water
service as rendered, in accordance with the rules and regulations, and the
deposit shall not be considered as payment on account of a bill during the
time the customer is receiving water service.
A.
The Water Department will make all connections to its
mains and furnish and install all service lines from the main to and including
the curb box and stop, which will be placed inside the curbline, for the following
fee: cost of material and labor plus 20%, including the cost of any state
or municipal permit required for the opening of any street or highway.
B.
All of the service lines will be the property of the
Authority and under the control of the Water Department. No service connection
will be installed during the period that street openings are prohibited by
municipal regulations or at any time when, in the judgment of the Water Superintendent,
working conditions are unfavorable for installation, either by reason of weather,
temperature, conditions of soil or otherwise. The Water Department will be
responsible for the maintenance and repairs of the service line between the
main and the curb stop.
C.
The location of the service will be designated by the
Water Department, and no service line shall occupy the same trench with any
facility of a public service company or be within three feet of any open excavation
or vault unless such installation plan shall have been previously authorized
and approved by the Water Department as evidenced by its written permission.
D.
When it is necessary to renew an existing service line
from the street main to the curb stop, the Water Department will renew said
service line of the same size in the same location as the old one; but if
the applicant for his own convenience desires the new service line at some
other location and agrees to pay all expenses of cutting off the old service
line at the main, the Water Department will lay the new service line at the
location desired, except where the existing service is not on the owner's
property or where in the opinion of the Water Superintendent the renewal would
work a hardship on the owner by reason of being under a driveway or other
improvement.
E.
When the customer desires a change in location or size
of an existing service line, the cost of the change shall be borne by the
customer.
F.
In all installations or replacements of service lines,
only one premises of one customer will be permitted to be supplied through
one service pipe; if one premises of one customer shall have one structure
so divided by partition walls to permit separate ownership at any time of
the several divisions of the structure or shall have two or more separate
and distinct structures thereon susceptible of more than one and the same
ownership, the Water Department will provide two or more separate service
stops as may be required at the termination of one service connection of ample
capacity, and the customer will be required to install accordingly two or
more separate service lines.
A.
All service lines from the curb stop to the premises
shall be installed at the expense of the customer and remain an appurtenance
of the premises to be supplied and accordingly maintained in proper condition;
the service line shall comply with Water Department specifications for size,
material and location or otherwise have Water Department approval and shall
be laid at a minimum depth of 42 inches throughout its length and shall terminate
in a brass stop and waste stop of approved pattern within the premises at
a point easily accessible to the occupant at all times for protection against
leaks and freezing in piping of the premises and to facilitate repairs thereto.
B.
All leaks in the customer's service lines shall be promptly
repaired by the customer; upon failure to make repairs with reasonable dispatch
after due notice, the Water Department may discontinue water service, which
will not be restored until all proper and necessary expense incurred by the
Water Department in the discontinuance and restoration of water service to
the premises involved shall have been paid to the Water Department by the
offending customer.
C.
Under no circumstances will the Water Department be responsible
for maintenance of the service lines or any piping or fixture on the premises
supplied, other than the Water Department's own specific property, or for
damage caused by water escaping therefrom, and the customer shall invariably
comply with state and municipal regulations with reference thereto and shall
make any changes therein necessitated by reason of change of grade in street
or sidewalk, relocation of distribution main or otherwise.
D.
All underground service lines in sizes from three-fourths
(3/4) inch to two inches shall be Type K soft copper to be buried a minimum
depth of 3.5 feet.
E.
The weights of the pipe shall be as follows:
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Pipe Size
(inches)
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Weight
(pounds per foot)
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3/4
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0.641
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1
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0.839
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1 1/4
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1.040
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1 1/2
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1.360
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2
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2.060
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F.
Joints. All underground joints shall be of the compression
type; no sweat or solder joints will be allowed.
G.
Inspection. A representative of the Water Department
shall inspect all service lines before they are covered.
Where more than one occupant of a premises is supplied through one common service line, any violation of the rules and regulations by any one occupant shall be deemed a violation by all, and the Water Department may take necessary action accordingly as provided by the rules and regulations, except that water service to the premises shall be continued until the customer has been given a reasonable opportunity to install a separate service line for each occupant in compliance with § 216-7 of this chapter.
A.
Water will be turned off at any premises upon order of
the customer without in any way affecting the existing contract.
B.
Service under any contractual application or special
contract, including public fire protection service and any other municipal
use, may be discontinued after due notice for any one of the following reasons
as may be applicable:
(1)
For misrepresentation in the application as to property
interest or service.
(2)
For the use of water for any other property or purpose
than that described in the application.
(3)
For failure to maintain, in good order, connections,
service lines or fixtures for which the customer or owner is responsible.
(4)
For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop or seal
or any other appliance of the Water Department.
(5)
For willful or careless waste of water by reason of improper,
impaired or deteriorated piping, fixtures or otherwise, such as leaving the
water running to prevent freezing of the house lines.
(6)
For nonpayment of any account, fee or charge within 10
days after expiration of the period allowed for payment.
(7)
In case of unreported vacancy of premises.
(8)
For violation of any rule of the Water Department.
(9)
For introducing water or any other liquid other than
that of the Water Department's into the service line of the Water Department
through a cross-connection from an outside source.
(10)
For refusal of access to property for inspecting fixtures,
etc., or for reading, caring for or removing meters.
(11)
For refusal to conserve water during periods of restricted
supply.
(12)
For failure to pay water bills or charges at a prior
location.
(13)
As required by law when so directed by the Sanitary Authority.
C.
As necessity may arise in case of break or rupture of
any main, any emergency or other unavoidable cause, the Water Department shall
have the right to temporarily suspend the water supply in order to make necessary
repairs, connections or installations; however, the Water Department will
use all practicable and reasonable measures to afford, whenever possible,
advance notice of such interruption of service.
D.
However, the Water Department will not be liable for
any damage or inconvenience suffered by customers or occupants of premises
supplied, nor in any case will the Water Department be liable for any claim
against it at any time for interruption in service, inadequate supply or pressure,
quality of water or for any cause reasonably beyond its control.
The operation of a service stop or valve is absolutely prohibited to
anyone other than an employee of the Water Department in the regular line
of duty, except that a regularly licensed plumber will be permitted to operate
the same when necessary in conjunction with his proper work on the relevant
premises, but he shall invariably leave the stop or valve in the same position
as found.
A.
The Water Department shall have the right to reserve
a sufficient supply of water at all times in the reservoirs to provide for
fire protection and other emergencies or to restrict or regulate the quantity
of water used at customers' premises in cases of scarcity or whenever the
public welfare may require such action.
B.
The Water Department reserves the right to suspend the
use of fountains and hose for sprinkling streets and yards, washing cars,
etc., whenever in the opinion of the Water Department public exigency requires
it. The Water Department shall not be liable for failure to supply water at
any time, provided that such failure shall not be due to negligence upon its
part.
A.
Contractors, builders or others will be required to make
application to the Water Department before using water for any of their several
construction purposes. The Water Department may require a guaranty deposit
from contractors and builders.
B.
Water for such purposes, at the option of the Water Department,
may be furnished by metered service. The Water Department will install and
disconnect the meter, the charge for which shall be cost plus 20%, payable
at the time the permit is granted.
A.
All industrial and commercial customers inside the City
of Bradford shall be serviced through meters. Domestic customers will be charged
on a flat-rate basis, unless a meter is requested by the owner.
B.
All customers on the system outside of the boundaries
of the City of Bradford will be served through a meter.
C.
Inside the city, the Water Department will furnish the
meter to be installed by the customer. Outside the city, the domestic customer
will pay $45 for the use of the meter; however, the meter remains in the ownership
of the Bradford City Water Department. Meters shall be accessible to the Water
Department at all reasonable hours and shall be subject to its control exclusively.
The Water Department only shall possess the right to determine the style and
size of the meter to be installed.
D.
Metered service contemplates the supply of water through
an individual service line and meter to each and every occupant of the premises
supplied. Where the premises are not adapted for such separate meter installations
in the judgment of the Water Department, one common service line will be permitted
and one meter installation will be made accordingly; however, the charge for
service will be made on the same basis as if an individual meter were installed
for each and every occupant of the premises.
E.
The meter will be set after the customer has had the
plumbing arranged to receive the meter at a convenient point approved by the
Water Department so as to control the entire supply, and a proper place and
protection for the meter shall be provided by the applicant. In cases where
it is not practical to place the meter within a building, a brick or concrete
pit with a suitable iron cover, or other approved meter box, shall be built
inside the property line by the customer. The size and dimensions of the pit
or box shall be as approved by the Water Department, give adequate access
to the meter and permit its installation or removal.
F.
Meters will be maintained by the Water Department so
far as ordinary wear is concerned, but loss or damage due to freezing, hot
water or any other external cause shall be paid by the customer. Where hot
water or heating systems or boilers are so constructed that there is a possibility
of hot water being forced back through the meter, the customer shall protect
the meter by installing a check valve on the outlet side of the meter and
shall for his own protection insert a safety valve in connection with the
hot water or heating system. The Water Department will not be liable for any
damage due to the failure of a customer's safety valve.
G.
The charge for the reinstallation or changing of a meter
when removed because of damage in any way due to the negligence of the customer
shall be $5 for meters one inch in diameter and smaller and $4 per inch in
diameter or fraction thereof for meters larger than one inch, which charges
shall include testing of the repaired meter.
H.
If at any time a customer shall question the accuracy
of the meter, upon his request, accompanied by the deposit of the required
fee, the Water Department will test the same and adjust the matter as provided
in the following rule: If the meter so tested shall be found to be accurate
within the limits herein specified [4%], a fee determined from the schedule
below[1] shall be paid to the Water Department by the consumer requiring
such test, but if not so found then the cost thereof shall be borne by the
Water Department furnishing the service. The amount of the fee shall be $5
for each water service meter for an outlet not exceeding one inch. For other
water service meters having an outlet not exceeding two inches the test fee
shall be $10 per meter.
I.
Larger meters shall be tested at cost.
J.
In no case will correction of billing for meter inaccuracy
be made for a longer period than two months prior to date of the test unless
the Water Department is satisfied that inaccuracy has been of longer duration.
All water passing through a meter shall be charged for at the regular
rate, and no allowance will be made for excessive consumption due to leaks
or waste.
The Water Department shall not be liable for any damage resulting from
leaks, broken pipes or from any other cause occurring to or within any house
or building, and it is expressly stipulated by and between the Water Department
and the customer that no claims shall be made against the Water Department
on account of bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attachment
to said waterworks.
A.
Public fire hydrants will be installed on the system
within the city at the expense of the Water Department upon approval of the
Superintendent and the Chief of the Fire Department.
B.
All public fire hydrants will be owned and maintained
by the Water Department.
C.
No person except the Superintendent of the Water Department
or other authorized person shall take water from any public fire hydrant,
except for fire purposes or for the use of the Fire Department in case of
fire, and no public fire hydrant shall be used for sprinkling streets, flushing
sewers or gutters or for any other than fire purposes, except with the approval
and written consent of the Water Department. The Water Department shall be
notified immediately upon the use of any public hydrant.
D.
Whenever the location or position of a fire hydrant is
ordered changed by the city, the change will be made by the Water Department.
E.
Upon request of the duly authorized officials of the
city, the Water Department will make inspections at convenient times and at
reasonable intervals to determine the condition of the fire hydrants, such
inspections to be made by a representative of the Water Department and a duly
authorized representative of the city.
F.
All privately installed fire hydrants shall meet the
specifications of the Water Department and will be subject to the approval
of the Fire Chief and the Superintendent of the Water Department. They shall
be installed at the owner's expense.
G.
No cross-connection or tap for use other than fire protection
shall be made in the piping of a private fire protection service line on the
premises or within a building, and no water shall be used through a private
fire service line except for the purpose of fire extinguishment. The Water
Department reserves the right to order a private fire protection service line
metered at the cost of the customer, including the cost of a fire meter.
It shall be expressly understood and agreed by and between the customer
receiving service and the Water Department that the Water Department does
not assume any liability as insurers of property or person and that the agreement
does not contemplate any special service, pressure, capacity or facility other
than the ordinary or the changing conditions of the water supply system of
the Water Department, as the same exist from day to day. The Water Department
hereby declares that it is agreed by the customer by acceptance of service
that the Water Department shall be free and exempt from any and all claims
for injury or damage to persons or property on customers' premises or to any
other person or property by reason of fire, water or failure of water supply
in pressure or capacity.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A.
Bills as rendered for any indicated period or service,
either special, monthly or quarterly, will show the proper charge therefor
as determined by the applicable rate schedule and also the amount of any abatement
or deduction allowed or any fee or additional charge due and payable under
the rules and regulations. Bills shall be considered as duly rendered when
delivered at, or mailed to, the recorded address of the customer as afforded
by him for that purpose or otherwise the premises supplied; nonreceipt of
a bill shall never constitute a waiver thereof; the Water Department at any
time will issue a duplicate bill upon proper request, and no claim for exemption
from assessment or delayed-payment charge for any reason whatsoever will be
entertained or allowed. All bills for flat-rate water service are due and
payable on the first day of each month for which service is furnished. No
credit for vacancies will be allowed unless the coupon is returned by the
10th of the month for which vacancy is claimed. An eight-dollar service charge
shall be made for restoring of service where water has been turned off for
the nonpayment of bills and for the convenience of the owner working on waterlines.
Payment mailed, as evidenced by the United States Post Office mark, on or
previous to the last day of the month will be deemed by the Water Department
to be a payment of the bill within the month. Charges for temporary use shall
be payable on demand.
B.
The bill for repairs or replacement of damaged meter
installations or parts thereof will be rendered to the responsible party,
either occupant of premises or customer, and in case payment of the same is
not made within 30 days after presentation of the bill the Water Department
may shut off and discontinue the supply of water to the premises until all
proper charges are paid, nor shall such action by the Water Department preclude
or stay collection of the damage bill by process of law.
C.
In case the Water Department has been unable for any
reason to obtain the meter reading at the regular meter reading period, the
Water Department reserves the right to regularly bill the customer for an
estimated consumption so indicated on the bill, which estimated consumption
shall be deducted from the recorded consumption at the subsequent meter reading
period, and the bill for the subsequent period shall be rendered accordingly.
D.
Any customer, upon receipt of a bill, having reason to
doubt its accuracy shall bring or mail the bill within five days to the Water
Department for investigation.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A.
The customer shall notify the Water Department in the
event of vacating of premises or closing the same temporarily, requesting
the Water Department to shut off the water. In such case the meter will be
read and bill rendered accordingly; however, at the option of the Water Department
when shutting off the water, the meter may be removed and the account closed
as of that date. Such notification shall be in writing, delivered at the office
of the Water Department on forms available at the office of the Water Department.
B.
Complaints with regard to the character of the service
furnished or the reading of meters or of the bills rendered must be made at
the Water Department office, whether verbally or in writing, and a record
of such complaint will be kept by the Water Department, giving the name and
address of the complainant, the date, the nature of the complaint and the
remedy.
C.
A fee of $8, payable in advance, shall be made for turning
on water in restoration of service after discontinuance for nonpayment of
bills or vacancies.
D.
Except for an emergency turnoff as determined by the
city, for which no charge shall be made, a service charge of $20, payable
in advance, shall be made for turning water off or on when the requested service
is to be made after regularly scheduled work hours, on weekends or on holidays.
E.
Customers using water for steam generation are warned
not to depend upon the hydraulic or hydrostatic pressure of the Water Department's
supply system for supplying such boilers. The Water Department will not be
responsible for any accident or damage in which such practices frequently
result. Steam and hot-water heating plants, also hot-water generators and
storage tanks, shall in all cases be provided with check valves in the water
supply piping to the same and other proper devices to prevent damage or collapse
if the water supply should be shut off or should fail for any reason whatsoever.
The Water Department will not in any case be responsible for accident or damage
resulting from the imperfect installation or action of such devices or from
the omission of such installations.
F.
Any authorized employee of the Water Department, upon
the presentation of credentials if otherwise unknown, shall have unrestricted
access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with water for the
purpose of reading meters, making inspection or securing such other information
as may be deemed necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the water
system.
Any person or persons requiring the extension of a street main in the
area served or to be served by the water system out of the corporate limits
shall enter a line deposit agreement with the City of Bradford Water Department.
The provisions of that agreement should include the following:
A.
The person or persons shall deposit the full estimated
cost of extending the street main with the Water Department.
B.
The deposit will not bear interest.
C.
The Water Department will construct or contract to construct
the extension.
D.
After construction of the extension, actual costs will
be calculated and the overpayment returned or the underpayment billed for.
E.
One reimbursement will be made for each customer service
line connected to the extension set forth in the agreement, and no reimbursements
will be made after 10 years have passed from the date of the agreement.
F.
The waterline and all appurtenances thereto will become
the property of the Bradford City Water Authority upon completion.
G.
The Water Department will operate and maintain the extension.
H.
Each line extension agreement will stand on its own and
not be incorporated with any extension in another area or adjacent thereto.
I.
The minimum size pipeline to be constructed in any public
street or right-of-way (Authority owned) will be six inches in diameter.
J.
If a main larger than six inches is required for the
depositor's requirements, then the depositor will be required to pay for the
larger pipeline.
K.
If the Water Department requires a larger pipeline than
is needed for the extension, the Authority and/or city will pay the difference
between the size required by the depositor and the size determined by the
Water Department.
L.
Any customer desiring water service above sea level elevation
(1,580 feet) will necessitate the installation of a pumping station. The total
cost of this installation shall be the responsibility of the customer, and
a suitable water rate for this service will be determined by the Water Department
at the time of installation.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A fee of $5 for the season will be charged for the use of the hose for
any purpose unless the property is metered. Automatic lawn or garden sprinklers
and/or soakers are prohibited unless the property is metered.
A.
No service will be rendered to any customer who has a
private well supply unless the same is disconnected from his system.
B.
If, in the opinion of the Superintendent of the Water
Department, a particular use of water by a customer might cause contamination
to the public water supply, he may order the installation of a backflow preventer.
[Amended 12-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983; 12-15-1981 by Ord.
No. 3034]
A.
The following schedules of water rates to be paid by
users of the city water system are hereby adopted:
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SCHEDULE A
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Flat Rate Charges Per Quarter
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Domestic and commercial rates for inside city consumers:
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First fixture (usually kitchen sink)__________
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$8.75
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Wash basin and each additional__________
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$1.16
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Bathtub, first__________
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$2.28
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Bathtub, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Hot-water tank__________
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$1.16
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Slop sink__________
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$8.75
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Urinal, self-closing__________
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$2.28
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Urinal, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Toilet, first__________
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$3.44
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Toilet, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Laundry tray, each part__________
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$1.16
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Automatic washer__________
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$1.16
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Basin for beauty parlor__________
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$10.25
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Basin, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Basin for barbershop__________
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$10.25
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Basin, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Shower stall__________
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$1.16
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Drinking fountain__________
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$1.16
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Restaurant, first fixture__________
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$18.34
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Public toilet__________
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$5.33
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Genneral:
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Hose for lawns, walks or porches __________
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$5.00 per season
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Carnival __________
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$81.00 per week
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Circus __________
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$40.50 per day
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SCHEDULE B-1
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Minimum Rates for Meters
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Minimum Per Quarter
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Meter Size
(inches)
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Inside City
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Outside City
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5/8 x 3/4 domestic
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$15.17
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$31.19
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3/4
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$20.23
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$27.84
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1
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$25.32
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$34.80
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1 1/4
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$27.84
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$38.28
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1 1/2
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$30.37
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$41.76
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2
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$35.42
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$48.69
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3
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$40.49
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$55.65
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4
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$50.60
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$69.58
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6
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$75.88
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$104.35
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Minimum charge for houses on Vista pump: $47.33
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Commercial - Consumption Charges - Outside City
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All water consumed: $0.99 per 1,000 gallons
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SCHEDULE C-1
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Monthly Industrial Water Rates
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Gallons
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Rate
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Cost
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Total Gallons
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First
|
33,000
|
$0.6625
|
$21.86
|
33,000
|
|
Next
|
167,000
|
$0.5681
|
$116.73
|
200,000
|
|
Next
|
83,000
|
$0.5049
|
$158.64
|
283,000
|
|
Next
|
50,000
|
$0.4417
|
$180.73
|
333,000
|
|
Next
|
334,000
|
$0.4323
|
$325.12
|
667,000
|
|
Next
|
333,000
|
$0.3624
|
$445.80
|
1,000,000
|
|
Next
|
333,000
|
$0.2966
|
$544.57
|
1,333,000
|
|
Next
|
334,000
|
$0.2734
|
$635.89
|
1,667,000
|
|
Next
|
3,333,000
|
$0.2420
|
$1,442.48
|
5,000,000
|
|
Next
|
5,000,000
|
$0.2169
|
$2,526.98
|
10,000,000
|
|
All over 15,000,000 gallons: $0.19 per thousand gallons
| ||||
|
SCHEDULE D-1
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Quarterly Inside City Metered Commercial Water Rates
| ||||
|
Gallons
|
Rate
|
Cost
|
Total Gallons
| |
|
First
|
100,000
|
$0.662
|
$35.40
|
100,000
|
|
Next
|
500,000
|
$0.568
|
$350.20
|
600,000
|
|
Next
|
250,000
|
$0.505
|
$476.45
|
850,000
|
|
Next
|
150,000
|
$0.441
|
$542.50
|
1,000,000
|
|
Next
|
1,000,000
|
$0.432
|
$974.60
|
2,000,000
|
|
Next
|
1,000,000
|
$0.363
|
$1,337.60
|
3,000,000
|
|
Next
|
1,000,000
|
$0.297
|
$1,634.60
|
4,000,000
|
|
Next
|
1,000,000
|
$0.273
|
$1,907.60
|
5,000,000
|
|
Next
|
10,000,000
|
$0.236
|
$4,267.60
|
15,000,000
|
|
Next
|
15,000,000
|
$0.213
|
$7,462.60
|
30,000,000
|
|
Next
|
15,000,000
|
$0.198
|
$10,432.60
|
45,000,000
|
|
All over 45,000,000 gallons: $0.19 per 1,000 gallons
| ||||
|
Outside City Commercial Metered Charges
| ||||
|
All water consumed: $0.99 per 1,000 gallons
| ||||
|
SCHEDULE E
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Quarterly Domestic Meter Rates Inside City
| ||
|
Gallons
|
Rate Per Thousand
|
Cost
|
|
1,000 to 10,000
|
$1.517
|
$15.17
|
|
11,000
|
$1.31
|
$16.48
|
|
12,000
|
$1.31
|
$17.79
|
|
13,000
|
$1.31
|
$19.10
|
|
14,000
|
$1.31
|
$20.41
|
|
15,000
|
$1.31
|
$21.72
|
|
16,000
|
$1.31
|
$23.03
|
|
17,000
|
$1.31
|
$24.34
|
|
18,000
|
$1.31
|
$25.65
|
|
19,000
|
$1.31
|
$26.96
|
|
20,000
|
$1.31
|
$28.27
|
|
21,000
|
$1.31
|
$29.58
|
|
22,000
|
$1.31
|
$30.89
|
|
23,000
|
$1.31
|
$32.20
|
|
24,000
|
$1.31
|
$33.51
|
|
25,000
|
$1.31
|
$34.82
|
|
26,000
|
$1.31
|
$36.13
|
|
27,000
|
$1.31
|
$37.44
|
|
28,000
|
$1.31
|
$38.75
|
|
29,000
|
$1.31
|
$40.06
|
|
30,000
|
$1.31
|
$41.37
|
|
31,000
|
$1.14
|
$42.51
|
|
32,000
|
$1.14
|
$43.65
|
|
33,000
|
$1.14
|
$44.79
|
|
34,000
|
$1.14
|
$45.93
|
|
35,000
|
$1.14
|
$47.07
|
|
36,000
|
$1.14
|
$48.21
|
|
37,000
|
$1.14
|
$49.35
|
|
38,000
|
$1.14
|
$50.49
|
|
39,000
|
$1.14
|
$51.63
|
|
40,000
|
$1.14
|
$52.77
|
|
41,000
|
$1.14
|
$53.91
|
|
42,000
|
$1.14
|
$55.05
|
|
43,000
|
$1.14
|
$56.19
|
|
44,000
|
$1.14
|
$57.33
|
|
45,000
|
$1.14
|
$58.47
|
|
46,000
|
$1.14
|
$59.61
|
|
47,000
|
$1.14
|
$60.75
|
|
48,000
|
$1.14
|
$61.89
|
|
49,000
|
$1.14
|
$63.03
|
|
50,000
|
$1.14
|
$64.17
|
|
51,000
|
$1.14
|
$65.31
|
|
52,000
|
$1.14
|
$66.45
|
|
53,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$68.73
|
|
55,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$69.87
|
|
56,000
|
$1.14
|
$71.01
|
|
57,000
|
$1.14
|
$72.15
|
|
58,000
|
$1.14
|
$73.29
|
|
59,000
|
$1.14
|
$74.43
|
|
60,000 next 65,000
|
$1.14
|
$75.57
|
|
125,000 next 100,000
|
$0.898
| |
|
225,000 next 200,000
|
$0.711
| |
|
425,000
|
$0.488
| |
|
Over
|
$0.449
| |
|
SCHEDULE F
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Quarterly Domestic Meter Rates Outside City
| ||
|
Gallons
|
Rate Per Thousand
|
Cost
|
|
12,000
|
$2.60
|
$31.20
|
|
13,000
|
$2.17
|
$33.37
|
|
14,000
|
$2.17
|
$35.54
|
|
15,000
|
$2.17
|
$37.71
|
|
16,000
|
$2.17
|
$39.88
|
|
17,000
|
$2.17
|
$42.05
|
|
18,000
|
$2.17
|
$44.22
|
|
19,000
|
$2.17
|
$46.39
|
|
20,000
|
$2.17
|
$48.56
|
|
21,000
|
$2.17
|
$50.73
|
|
22,000
|
$2.17
|
$52.90
|
|
23,000
|
$2.17
|
$55.07
|
|
24,000
|
$2.17
|
$57.24
|
|
25,000
|
$2.17
|
$59.41
|
|
26,000
|
$2.17
|
$61.58
|
|
27,000
|
$2.17
|
$63.75
|
|
28,000
|
$2.17
|
$65.92
|
|
29,000
|
$2.17
|
$68.09
|
|
30,000
|
$2.17
|
$70.26
|
|
31,000
|
$2.17
|
$72.43
|
|
32,000
|
$2.17
|
$74.60
|
|
33,000
|
$1.68
|
$76.28
|
|
34,000
|
$1.68
|
$77.96
|
|
35,000
|
$1.68
|
$79.64
|
|
36,000
|
$1.68
|
$81.32
|
|
37,000
|
$1.68
|
$83.00
|
|
38,000
|
$1.68
|
$84.68
|
|
39,000
|
$1.68
|
$86.36
|
|
40,000
|
$1.68
|
$88.04
|
|
41,000
|
$1.68
|
$89.72
|
|
42,000
|
$1.68
|
$91.40
|
|
43,000
|
$1.68
|
$93.08
|
|
44,000
|
$1.68
|
$94.76
|
|
45,000
|
$1.68
|
$96.44
|
|
46,000
|
$1.68
|
$98.12
|
|
47,000
|
$1.68
|
$99.80
|
|
48,000
|
$1.68
|
$101.48
|
|
49,000
|
$1.68
|
$103.16
|
|
50,000
|
$1.68
|
$104.84
|
|
51,000
|
$1.68
|
$106.52
|
|
52,000
|
$1.68
|
$108.20
|
|
53,000
|
$1.68
|
$109.88
|
|
54,000
|
$1.68
|
$111.56
|
|
55,000
|
$1.68
|
$113.24
|
|
56,000
|
$1.68
|
$114.92
|
|
57,000
|
$1.68
|
$116.60
|
|
58,000
|
$1.68
|
$118.28
|
|
59,000
|
$1.68
|
$119.96
|
|
60,000
|
$1.68
|
$121.64
|
|
61,000
|
$1.68
|
$123.32
|
|
62,000
|
$1.68
|
$125.00
|
|
137,000
|
$1.37
| |
|
237,000 and all over
|
$0.946
| |
|
SCHEDULE G
| |
|---|---|
|
Private Fire Protection Standby Service
| |
|
Size of Connection
(inches)
|
Annual Charge
|
|
2
|
$71.28
|
|
3
|
$72.90
|
|
4
|
$142.56
|
|
6
|
$234.90
|
|
8
|
$348.30
|
|
10
|
$810.00
|
|
12
|
$1,142.10
|
B.
Automatic lawn or garden sprinklers are prohibited unless
property is metered.
The city reserves the right to change or amend from time to time these
rules and regulations and the rates for the use of water.
[Adopted 8-8-2000 by Ord.
No. 2956.1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
A body corporate and politic organized under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945 incorporated by the City of Bradford.
[1]Extension from the water system of any structure to the lateral of
a main.
Any property within the City of Bradford upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use
by human beings or animals.
Any improved property located within the City of Bradford and used
or intended for use, wholly or in part, for the manufacturing, processing,
cleaning, laundering or assembling of any product, commodity or article.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the water system used
or usable for water distribution purposes.
All water other than potable water.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial,
of any improved property.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, trust,
corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group or entity.
Water used for direct human ingestion, consumption, showering, bathing
and food preparation.
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production, transmission,
storage and distribution of water in the City of Bradford owned by the Authority
and leased to the City of Bradford for maintenance, operation and use.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
A.
The owner of any improved property abutting
upon the water system shall connect such improved property with and shall
use such water system for both potable and nonpotable water use and in such
manner as the City of Bradford or Bradford City Water Authority may require
within 90 days after notice to such owner from the city or Authority to make
such connection, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be
established herein or otherwise shall be established by the City of Bradford.
B.
The notice by the City of Bradford to make connection to a main referred to in Subsection A shall be given by the City of Bradford or by the Bradford City Water Authority, and shall consist of a copy of this article, including any amendments and/or supplements which shall at the time be in effect, or a summary of each section thereof, and a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with the provisions of this article and specifying that such connection shall be made within 90 days after the date such notice is given or served. Such notice may be given or served at any time after a main is in place which can deliver water to the particular improved property. Such notice shall be given or served upon the owner by certified mail.
A.
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening
into, use, alter or disturb, in any manner, any main or any part of the water
system without first obtaining an application for service in writing from
the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority.
C.
No person shall make or shall cause to be made a connection
of any improved property to a main until such person fulfills each of the
following conditions:
(1)
Notify the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water
Authority of the desire and intention to connect such improved property to
a main;
(3)
Give the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water
Authority at least 24 hours' notice before such connection will be made in
order that the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority may supervise
and inspect or may cause to be supervised and inspected the work of connection
and necessary testing; and
(4)
If applicable, furnish satisfactory evidence to the City
of Bradford that any tapping (or connection) fee which may be charged and
imposed by the Bradford City Water Authority against the owner of each improved
property who connects such improved property to a main has been paid.
D.
Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection D, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a main through a building main. Grouping of more than one improved property on one building main shall not be permitted, except under special circumstances and for good cause shown, but then only after special permission of the City of Bradford, in writing, shall have been secured and only subject to such rules, regulations and conditions as may be prescribed by the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority.
E.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building
main and all costs and expenses of connection of a building main to a main
shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and
such owner shall indemnify and shall save harmless the City of Bradford or
the Bradford City Water Authority from all loss or damage that may be occasioned,
directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building main or
of connection of a building main to a main.
F.
A building main shall be connected to a main at the place
designated by the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority and
where, if applicable, the lateral is provided. A smooth, neat joint shall
be made, and the connection of a building main to the lateral shall be made
secure and watertight.
G.
If the owner of any improved property located with the City of Bradford and abutting upon the water system, subject to the exception provided for in § 216-27A, after 90 days' notice from the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority, in accordance with § 216-27A, shall fail to connect such improved property, the City of Bradford may construct such connection and collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof in any manner permitted by law.
A.
Connection fee. A fee, which shall not exceed an amount
based upon the actual cost of the connection of the property extending from
the Bradford City Water Authority's main to the property line or curb stop
of the property so connected, is hereby authorized pursuant to a resolution
of the City Council of the City of Bradford. The City of Bradford may also
base such fee from time to time established by the Bradford City Water Authority.
In lieu of the payment of the fees, the City of Bradford may require the construction
and dedication of those facilities by the property owner or owners requesting
such connection. All fees shall be payable to the Bradford City Water Authority.
B.
Customer facilities fee. A fee, which shall not exceed
an amount based upon the actual cost of facilities serving the connected property
from the property line or curb stop to the proposed dwelling or building to
be served, is hereby authorized pursuant to a resolution of the City Council
of the City of Bradford. The fee shall be chargeable only in the event that
the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority and not the property
owner or owners installs the customer facilities. In lieu of the payment of
the customer facilities fee, the City of Bradford may require the construction
of those facilities by the property owner or owners requesting customer facilities.
The fee may include the cost of a water meter and installation if the City
of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority provides or installs the
same.
A.
No building main shall be covered until it has been inspected
and/or approved by the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority.
If any part of a building main is covered before so being inspected and approved,
it shall be uncovered for inspection, at the cost and expense of the owner
of the improved property to be connected to a main.
B.
Every building main of any improved property shall be
maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such
improved property.
C.
Every excavation for a building main shall be guarded
adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and
injury. Any street, sidewalk or other public property disturbed in the course
of installation of a building main shall be restored, at the cost and expense
of the owner of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory
to the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority.
D.
If any person shall fail or shall refuse, upon receipt
of a notice in writing of the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water
Authority, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with respect to a building
main within 60 days of receipt of such notice, the City of Bradford or the
Bradford City Water Authority may refuse to permit such person to be served
by the water system until such unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied
to the satisfaction of the City of Bradford.
E.
The City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority
reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, additional fees, rules and
regulations it shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with
a main and with the water system, which additional rules and regulations,
to the extent appropriate, shall be and shall be construed as part of this
article.
F.
Any water from sources other than that provided by the
Bradford City Water Authority shall not be introduced into or permitted to
come into contact with the plumbing transporting water provided by the Authority.
In the event any person shall deem the requirement to connect as provided
in this article a hardship, such person may appeal to the City Council of
the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority for relief from
such connection requirement, which appeal shall be heard in accordance with
provisions of the Pennsylvania Local Agency Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 2 Pa C.S.A. § 551 et seq.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to pay a fine of not more
than $600, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
