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(A) The city may refuse the extension of any main because of insufficient water supply, lack of anticipated revenue sufficient to justify city expenditures or for any other reason deemed fit by the city.
(B) The cost of the extension of any main shall be borne by the political subdivision in which it is located or by such person as may agree to pay for the extension, except for such credits as hereinafter specified.
(C) City specifications shall be followed in all construction of water mains. Such specifications shall be approved by City Council and be kept on file in the office of the City Engineer.
(D) All permits required by the state or federal government, or their agencies, for extensions of mains shall be secured by the political subdivision in which the main extension is to be constructed, or shall be secured by such person as the political subdivision may delegate.
(E) Adequate plans and dimensions shall be submitted to the City Council to secure approval for main extensions. Such plans shall be submitted by the political subdivision in which the extension is to be made. All bidding documents required for contracting such work done, including all drawings, specifications, bid forms, advertisements, and permits shall be provided by said political subdivision. The city may require that such plans submitted for major extensions shall be certified to by a professional engineer licensed in Pennsylvania.
(F) The minimum size of all main extensions shall be as the city deems necessary, and shall be in accordance with accepted good engineering practice. Any political subdivision desiring to install smaller mains shall provide proof of adequacy for all potential needs. The size of the existing mains from which extensions are proposed shall not be a limiting factor in sizing of main extensions. The city reserves the right to regulate the use of cross-connections from another source of its mains.
(G) All main extensions not constructed by city forces shall be inspected and tested by the city, and the actual cost of said inspection and testing shall be billed by the city and considered in all respects as a part of the cost of extending the main or mains. No trench shall be closed on any new main installation until said installation is approved by the city. The city may, with City Council approval, allow such inspection and testing to be done by a professional engineer registered in the State of Pennsylvania, providing such approval is given before the project is underway, and providing that all costs are borne by the political subdivision in which the extension occurs, or by such other person as may agree to pay such costs.
(H) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the city from electing to install all or any part of any main extension with city forces, or to negotiate with any political subdivision, person or firm as to a charge for such work, whether said extensions are in public right-of-way or within private property.
(I) Main extensions shall be permitted in proposed subdivisions only if such subdivision meets all county and/or local subdivision regulations, as may apply, and only if the political subdivision in which the development is located has agreed to accept and maintain the streets and roads therein.
(J) All main extensions into private developments shall be at the expense of the developer, except for such credits as hereinafter specified.
(K) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any political subdivision from entering into agreements with developers for the purpose of sharing in the cost of the extensions of water mains.
(L) Upon completion of any main extension, including testing, chlorination and final approval by the City Engineer, the main extension shall be accepted by the city as part of its water distribution system and shall become the property of, and be maintained by, the city.
(Ord. 1179, passed 2-5-1973
; Ord. 1626, passed 12-19-2022)
(A) A credit equal to the cost of furnishing and installing 35 feet of the main extension for each bonafide customer may be credited against the total cost of the main extension by the city. In cases where the main extension is not to be made with city forces, the city may elect to pay said credit or to install such portion of the main, with its own forces, as will equal the credit based on 35 feet per bonafide customer.
(B) In determining the length of and necessity for any extension to a bona fide customer, the terminal point of such extension shall, in all cases, be to or beyond that point which lies in the road or street and which is located in such fashion that the service and building connections can be installed at right angles to the main to serve the proposed meter location on the last lot for which service is requested. However, in the extension of any system of distribution mains to a real estate development, the length of mains shall include any necessary additional mains required for the rendition of adequate service within the development.
(C) A BONAFIDE CUSTOMER within the meaning of this chapter shall mean a prospective customer who has signed an application for water service and agreed, in writing, to have water furnished by the city for a period of one year or more.
(Ord. 1179, passed 2-5-1973
; Ord. 1626, passed 12-19-2022)
(A) (1) A credit equal to the cost of furnishing and installing 35 feet of main for each customer who actually connects to such main extension during a period of five years may be paid by the city toward reimbursing the cost of construction of mains in new streets or roads in private developments, if such streets or roads are accepted and maintained by the political subdivision in which they are located and meet all applicable subdivision and zoning regulations.
(2) No reimbursement shall be made except through a written contract with the city, on city forms and which is executed prior to construction of the mains.
(3) The period of five years during which such reimbursement can be made shall commence on the date of acceptance of said mains by the city.
(B) The payments of the credits for the customer who connect shall be made by the city to the developer within 30 days after the first monthly water bill is paid for said service by the customer.
(C) The total credits paid the developer shall in no case exceed the total cost of the main. Capped service lines from the main to a point two feet inside the curb line may be included in said total cost of main, if installed with curb cock. No tapping fee will be required in such installations.
(D) The city may require documentation from the developer as to total costs when the mains are not installed by the city.
(Ord. 1179, passed 2-5-1973
; Ord. 1626, passed 12-19-2022)
(A) In computing the credit for 35 feet of main or main extension, the city shall use the latest costs available from its own records or those of the water supply company, where applicable, for main construction of a similar size and nature installed by city or water supply company personnel. Allowances shall be made for unusual circumstances such as stream crossings or boring. The computation shall include all direct material and labor costs together with 15% of such costs for wage fringes, handling, waste and other overhead.
(B) The above computation shall be used to establish the value of credits for all mains or main extensions installed by other than city forces. Said value shall not be changed after start of construction.
(C) The credit to be used for mains installed by city forces shall be the actual costs of construction determined as in division (A) above, including the 15% overhead.
(Ord. 1179, passed 2-5-1973
; Ord. 1626, passed 12-19-2022)
(A) No person will be allowed to furnish water to others except in temporary emergency. In case of violation, water may be shut off, after due notice, and the person supplying said water charged with an estimated bill for water so supplied.
(B) Should any person or persons move into any premises supplied with water from the city mains, without making a written application in the manner provided therefor, and uses water, then such person or persons shall become responsible for all water used from the date of the last reading previous to their occupying such premises. Failure to pay the same shall be cause for disconnecting such service until the amount due is paid.
(C) Where any customer is liable to the city for water furnished at one place, and is thereafter located using water at some other place, the water shall be turned off at the new location until all valid accounts past due are paid.
(D) Where two or more occupants use the same house or apartment, and the water account is in the name of one, and the one in whose name the account stands moves away, the remaining occupant is also responsible for any unpaid water bills.
(E) All meters, curb cocks, valves and meter boxes connected with the city mains and service pipes, including those furnished at the expense of the consumers or property owners, shall remain under the direct control of the city, and no person or persons other than those authorized by the city shall connect or disconnect, remove seals from, move or otherwise tamper with any such meter or turn on or off the water at the curb cock, valve or meter, or to open, move or tamper with any meter box, or open any meter box in any way.
(F) No person shall take or use water from the city water system except under the terms and conditions specified in these regulations.
(G) The city may inquire into and investigate into the cause of any unusual flow or unnecessary waste of water upon or within any premises served. If such flow or waste results from want of repair of any pipe or other fixture, it shall require the owner of such premises to make such necessary repairs within ten days. Upon failure of such owner to make such repairs within the time, it shall have authority to shut off the supply of water leading to such premises. Such water shall not again be turned on until the consumer shall have made the required repairs and paid the fee of $50 which is herein established for such service.
(H) All contractors, persons or corporations who open, grade, regrade, fill, excavate or work any street or alley shall give ten days’ written notice to the city for the removal, raising or lowering of any water mains, pipes, fittings, meters or other city material that may interfere with such work. Upon failure to furnish such notice, any damage resulting from such failure will be charged against such contractor, person or corporation responsible.
(I) Whenever water shall be used on any metered premises for fire protection or firefighting, in an actual case of fire or conflagration, no charge shall be made for the water so used and the amount of water so used shall be ascertained by comparison with the average use of water during a corresponding billing period, as shown by the meter.
(J) City Water Department employees shall have the right at any and all reasonable hours to enter upon or into any premises to which water is supplied by the city, for the purpose of inspecting any pipe, fixture, setting, reading or repairing any meter, turning water off or on and enforcing the provisions of these regulations generally. No person shall deny entrance to any such premises to any officer or employee hereby granted such right of entry.
(K) Whoever intentionally, by any means or device, prevents water from passing through any meter belonging to the city, or used in connection with the supply of water to any customer by the city, to register the amount of water passing through such meter, or intentionally prevents a meter from duly registering the quantity of water supplied, or in any way interferes with its proper action or just registration, or without the consent in writing of the city intentionally diverts any water from any pipe or pipes of the city or otherwise intentionally uses, or causes to be used, without the consent of the city, any water produced or distributed by the city, or any person who retains possession of or refuses to deliver any meter or other appliance loaned to him or her by the city for the purpose of furnishing water through the city shall for every offense suffer a penalty as hereinafter provided. The presence at any time on or about any such meter or pipe of any device or pipes resulting in the diversion of water or prevention of its free passage and registration by the meter or diverting from the meter as above defined or resulting in the prevention of water from reaching the meter, or preventing the just registration of the meter or meters or the taking of any water except through a meter as above set forth shall constitute prima facie evidence of knowledge on the part of the person owning or having custody and control of the room, building, place or premises where such device or pipe is of the existence thereof and knowledge of such existence to the person who would be benefitted by the failure of the water to be properly metered, and shall further constitute prima facie evidence of intention on the part of such person or persons to defraud, and shall bring such person prima facie within the scope, meaning and penalties of these regulations.
An person violating any of the provisions of this chapter may, on conviction in a summary proceeding, be subjected to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, together with costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a term not in excess of 30 days.
(Ord. 1179, passed 2-5-1973
; Ord. 1626, passed 12-19-2022)