(A) Metered residential water customers and allotments.
(1) The number of permanent residents in each dwelling unit (household) will determine the amount of water that each household will be allowed.
(2) Each dwelling unit (household) shall be allotted 40 gallons per day for each resident of the household. Households with only one permanent resident will have a daily allotment of 55 gallons.
(3) Residential water customers are required to provide authority personnel with reasonable access to read meters as necessary to implement this rationing plan. Where access is not readily available, the Authority shall make all reasonable efforts to contact customers in order to arrange for access to read meters. In the event a water customer does not allow authority personnel entry to read the meter, after the authority has made reasonable efforts to arrange for such access, the dwelling unit (household) allotment will be reduced to 55 gallons per day.
(B) Exemptions and variances.
(1) Where the residential water allotment provided under this section would create extraordinary hardship, as in the case of special health-related requirements, the water customer may apply to the authority for an exemption or variance from these requirements. If the authority finds that the allotment provided in this section would impose extraordinary hardship, the authority may establish a revised allotment for the particular customer.
(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision relating to such an exemption or variance rendered by the authority may file an appeal with the county court of common pleas in accordance with the provisions and procedures of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 551 through 555 and 751 through 754.
(C) Suggested conservation measures. The authority will provide residential water customers with suggested means for reducing water consumption in order to achieve the established allotment. These suggestions may include:
(1) Locate and repair all leaks in faucets, toilets and water-using appliances;
(2) Adjust all water-using appliances to use the minimum amount of water in order to achieve the appliance’s purpose;
(3) Use automatic washing machines and dishwashers only with full loads. Preferably, wash dishes by hand;
(4) Take shorter showers and shallower baths;
(5) Turn off shower while soaping; turn off faucet while brushing teeth and the like;
(6) Install flow restrictors in showerheads and faucets;
(7) Reduce the number of toilet flushes per day. Each flush uses about five gallons. Reduce water used per flush by installing toilet tank displacement inserts;
(8) Use sink and tub stoppers to avoid wasting water;
(9) Keep bottle of chilled drinking water in refrigerator; and
(10) Read the meter to determine the household’s daily water use.
(Ord. 620, passed 10-26-1998)