(a) Before any connection shall be made to any water main or sewer, an application for the same shall be made in writing to the Water and Sewers Department by the owner of the premises to be served, or by his or her authorized agent. Such application shall be made on forms provided by the Department. The owner, user, and/or applicant for a sewer or water tapping permit, by such application, impliedly agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations of the Department in all respects, but more especially with those respecting responsibility for the payment for water and sewage disposal, and this subsection is expressly made a part of such application.
(b) No connection shall be made until the applicant has paid the necessary currently-published deposit or fee for the same. The fees charged for water service shall be full payment for a service connection to a point within seven feet of the right-of-way line, including the stop and stop box. The person for whose benefit the connection is made shall, on behalf of himself or herself, or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, hold the Township harmless for any loss or damage that may in any way be occasioned by the making of such connection.
(c) Connections to the Township water mains or sewers by property owners outside of the Township limits will be permitted only after application through the Department to the Board and approval by them, and then under such conditions as the Board may see fit to impose. All such connections, if granted, shall comply with the Township specifications for the construction of mains, services, and appurtenances.
(d) In addition to the connection charges required in subsection (b) hereof, the Township shall charge the applicant, and the applicant shall pay, a Water System Development Fee (WSDF) and a Sewer System Development Fee (SSDF) as set forth in Chapter 209 of these Codified Ordinances-the General Fee Schedule. All applicable debt service fees shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit or activation of the actual water service.
(e) The Township will review and keep current its General Fee Schedule and methods and policies in calculating debt service fees, system benefit fees, connection fees, and any other applicable fees. This review will also include water and sewer capacity unit recalculations, if any.
(Ord. 319. Passed 12-22-97; Ord. 482. Passed 10-24-22.)