(a) When new water service pipes are put into any premises, the curb stop shall be left closed and may thereafter be opened by the Water and Sewers Department upon request of the owner or his or her agent. No person shall be permitted to turn the curb stop on or off except a licensed plumber for test purposes only, in which case the curb stop shall be left in the same condition and position as found by said plumber.
(b) Where a building, originally built as a single building or premises and fitted with one service pipe, shall thereafter be subdivided by sale, rent, lease or otherwise, the separate divisions so made must be connected to the main by separate service pipes and meters within 60 days after such division.
(c) Water shall be taken and used only through water service pipes under the supervision of the Department and no connection through which water may pass from one property to another shall exist, even though the ownership of both properties may be the same.
(d) Excessive or unnecessary use or waste of water, whether caused by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or fixtures, is strictly prohibited. For disregard or repeated violation of this requirement, the water may be turned off by the Department.
(e) Where the water has been turned off by the Department for any reason, no person, except authorized employees or agents of the Department, may turn it on again. When this rule is violated, the person so doing shall be liable to foreclosure and the penalties hereinafter provided, and the water may be shut off at the corporation cock at the main, in which case the owner shall, before it is turned on again, pay in advance the charge of the Department therefor, which shall be fixed by the Superintendent based on time and material plus 50%.
(f) No person shall obstruct or interfere with any stop cock, valve or fixture connected with the Department by placing in or about it building materials, rubbish, soil, snow or other hindrance to easy and free access thereto.
(g) Any official, the Township Engineer or an inspector, foreman or other authorized employee of the Department shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with Department water for the purpose of making an inspection and/or repair thereof, including the examination of the entire water supply and plumbing system on said premises. No person shall refuse to admit the authorized inspectors and employees of the Department to any premises for any such purpose. In case any authorized employee is refused admittance to any premises, or, once being admitted, is hindered or prevented from making such examination, the water shall be turned off from such premises after giving 24 hours notice to the owner or occupant thereof.
(Ord. 319. Passed 12-22-97; Ord. 482. Passed 10-24-22.)