Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of the terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AUTHORITY
Bristol Borough Water and Sewer Authority.
OCCUPIED BUILDING
Each single dwelling unit, household unit, flat or apartment
unit, store, shop, office, business, commercial or industrial unit
or family unit contained within any structure, erected and intended
for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property situated in the Township.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or group.
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
Any supply of water in the Township, including wells and
other similar sources, other than the public water system operated
by the Authority.
SERVICE CONNECTION
That part of the water system extending from a water distribution
main to the curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, to the edge
of the street abutting property affected and including the curb stop,
or if no such service connection shall be provided, then "service
connection" shall mean that portion of or place in a water main which
is provided for the connection of any service line.
SERVICE LINE
A water transmission line extending from an occupied building
to its connection with the service connection.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
An engineer employed by the Township or an authorized member
of his staff.
WATER MAIN
The water distribution lines which are part of the water
system.
WATER SYSTEM
Water mains, service connections, service lines, pumping
stations, water treatment facilities and all appurtenant facilities
operated by the Borough of Bristol or the Authority in furnishing
water to the Township.
The Township Engineer and other duly authorized
representatives or employees of the Township and the Authority, bearing
proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted at all reasonable
times to enter upon any premises connected or about to be connected
or required to be connected to the water system for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
damage, destroy, deface, block or otherwise tamper with any water
main, service connection or service line or any other structure or
equipment which is part of the water system, or discharge or insert
any substance into the water system.