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1. Water service connect-ion will be made to improved property only, or to property in process of improvement, upon written request for service connection with signature of property owner or his duly authorized agent. A new application must be made upon any change in ownership of the property
2. The Water District shall install and maintain the curb cock and box for each customer; provided, however, that on occasion shall the Water District install and maintain service lines for more than 50 feet from the main line to the present water district.
3. The owner shall, at his own expense, dig and fill trenches and furnish pipe for his service line from the curb cock and box to his own property and to maintain the same, and in all respects be responsible for any and all injury and damage in consequence thereof or resulting therefrom.
4. All service lines shall have a covering of not less than 3 feet and it is forbidden to lay any service pipe in the same trench with a sewer pipe. The Water District reserves the right to inspect, before covering, that portion of the line installed by the owner.
5. The stop cock or any water line supplying water to any premises, whether through an old or new installation, shall be under the exclusive control of the Water District and no person shall open or close the same, or lend a key for so doing, without the consent of the Water District, except in case of breaks or accident.
6. Service lines upon the premises supplied must be maintained by the customer and all leaks must be promptly repaired by the owner, and upon failure to make such repairs with reasonable dispatch, the service may be discontinued after due notice and will not be resumed until necessary repairs are made. In such case, a charge in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors will be made to cover the cost of turning the water off and on. [Ord. 66]
(Ord. 1, 12/26/1952; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
Any property owner desiring a supply of water must make a written application, on the form furnished by the Water District, at least one day before service is required. Where premises have already been supplied with approved water service facilities, and a customer desires water turned on into the premises, the customer will be required to sign an application for water service in order to authorize the Water District to turn on the water into the premises.
(Ord. 1, 12/26/1952)
1. All bills for water service will be rendered semiannually for services during the previous six months. All bills are due and payable as rendered and if not paid within 60 days of the due date, a penalty of 10% will be added; provided, if said bills remain unpaid for a period of 30 days, service will be discontinued after ten days notice of delinquency. [Ord. 66]
2. Any service discontinued on account of nonpayment of water rent will not be turned on until all arrearages and the fee established to cover the costs of turning off and on is paid. [Ord. 66]
3. Turning on of water into any premises for any purpose by anyone except a representative of the Water District is prohibited.
4. A customer will not be permitted to supply water to any premises other than that mentioned in the application, agreement or contract without permission from the Water District.
5. No branch shall be allowed to be inserted in any service line without special permission from the Water District.
6. The Water District reserves the right to shut off the water in the mains at any time for the purpose of making repairs or extension or for other necessary purposes and will give due notice except in case of breaks and emergencies. In such case, the Water District shall not be liable for any damage or inconvenience suffered by the consumer nor in any case for any claim against it at any time for interruption of service, lessening of supply, inadequate pressure, poor quality of water or any cause beyond its control. The Water District reserves the right to reserve the supply of water in case of scarcity or emergency or whenever the public welfare may require it.
7. Consumers desiring to discontinue service shall report the same in person or in writing to the agent of the Water District. All vacancies shall date from the date same are reported. Rebate will be granted only where property has not been occupied for more than three months during the previous six month period and then only after the owner of the property has notified the Water District in writing within ten days after property is not occupied that he desires to claim the rebate.
8. Penn Township Water District shall, from time to time, establish rates and fees for water service by resolution approved by the Penn Township Board of Supervisors. [Ord. 66]
(Ord. 1, 12/26/1952; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
1. Upon request for service by one or more applicants, the territory will be surveyed and an estimate prepared on the construction cost of the necessary extension. This estimate will be used to determine the total minimum revenue to be guaranteed. On this basis, the estimated amount for each applicant will be written into his application which, when signed by him and accepted by the Penn Township Water District, will constitute a contract for the taking of service under this extension rule. Upon the completion of the extension, estimated figures shall be revised to agree with the actual cost of construction. The Penn Township Water District shall not be required to start construction on any extension until applications have been signed and accepted covering the entire amount of the guaranteed revenue which shall be payable from the date service is first furnished or offered to consumers.
2. The Penn Township Water District, in order to safeguard its investments, may require any applicant consumer to establish a satisfactory credit standing as a guarantee of the payment of his bills during the term of the contract, or in lieu thereof, making a cash deposit or give other form of acceptable guarantee.
3. All extensions where the Water District's estimated cost of construction, based on four inch cast iron pipe, does not exceed $100 per consumer or where the applicants supply sufficient money, material and labor to reduce the cost of construction per consumer to $100, the Water District will construct such extension without requiring a guaranteed minimum revenue other than the minimum charge prescribed in the applicable rate schedule.
4. Where the actual cost of construction after applying credits exceed $100 per customer, the total minimum revenue to be guaranteed from each extension shall be an amount equal to 12% of the total cost of construction. This total guaranteed amount will be divided equally among all customers applying for service on such extension and the amount thus obtained where thereupon will become the minimum annual charge for each consumer payable semiannually. The minimum guaranteed revenue of any consumer shall no be less than the minimum charge as determined by the rate schedule.
5. Any additions to extension constructed under the provisions of subsection (4) above, for the purpose of serving additional consumers, shall be added to the original cost of construction and reapportioned among the several consumers; provided, that the inclusion of such additional costs and consumers will not increase the average minimum of existing consumers; otherwise any extensions constructed to serve such additional consumers shall be treated as a new and separate extension requiring a guaranteed minimum as provided in the preceding subsection.
6. Extensions of the distribution system shall be carried in the direction of the extension at least to the centerline of the lot being served except that in the case of street corner lots, the extension shall be continued to the center of the intersecting street.
7. In computing charges for the extension of water mains in a direction transverse to existing mains, an extension of 50 feet made be made at intersections.
(Ord. 1, 12/26/1952)