[Adopted 11-16-1964 by Ord. No. 452 as Ch. 24, Art. II, of the 1964 Code]
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
Water from the mains of the Borough shall not be turned on in any building until a suitable meter shall have been installed therein by the Borough Water Department. The Borough shall at its own expense purchase all water meters to be installed. Such meters shall be the property of the Borough.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
Water for building or construction purposes shall be used only through a meter which shall be installed upon application to the Water Operator. No meter shall be installed for building purposes until a building permit has been issued to the owner of the property.
All repairs to water meters shall be made by the Borough when necessary, except when damaged through carelessness of the owner, tenant or agent, in failing to protect properly such meter against frost or injury by hot water or steam setting back from a boiler. In that event, the cost of repairs shall be charged against the premises and shall be paid to the Borough Council on demand. If such payment is not made, it is understood and agreed that water shall be turned off from such premises without notice and shall not be turned on again until all charges have been paid.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
Any consumer may have his water meter tested upon application to the Borough Council and upon agreeing to pay a fee as set forth in Chapter A270, Fees, if the meter is found to register correctly.
[Amended 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99]
Failure of a water meter to register properly shall be reported immediately to the Water Operator. Charges for water during the period of such failure shall be on the basis of ordinary use under similar conditions before the meter was affected.
No person but an authorized representative of the Borough Council shall be allowed to open, adjust or tamper with a water meter.
The Borough Council or its authorized agent shall have access at all reasonable hours to the part of the premises in which the water meter is placed.
[Added 7-13-1999 by Ord. No. 1073-99; amended 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1187-08]
A violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or a combination thereof.