(A) Inspection.
(1) No building water service line shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Authority or the Authority’s designee. If any part of a building water service line is covered before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be connected to a main.
(2) The Authority shall have 48-hours notice to inspect the water service line connection. The water line connection shall not be covered until the property owner has received written authorization and certification that the connection meets requirements in full.
(B) Maintenance. Every building water service line of any improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition, free of leaks, by the owner of such improved property. The owner shall be responsible to install and maintain, at the owner’s own expense, the building water service line serving the improved property, and to repair and replace same as directed by the Authority.
(C) Safety. Every excavation for a building water service line shall be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury. Any street, sidewalk or other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a building water service line shall be restored, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the township and/or the Authority.
(D) Curb stop. No person shall cover or obstruct a curb stop with any material, plants or trees. The owner of an improved property shall be responsible to keep the curb stop free from obstructions. If the property owner’s curb stop is obstructed, the Authority shall notify the property owner of the remediation action required. The property owner shall have 60 days to advise the Water Authority of the action to be taken and 90 days to complete the action once given approval by the Water Authority for the plan of action.
(E) Repair of building water service line. It is permissible to repair a leaking building water service line with the same material as exists, except if a lead service line is discovered. In the event of a lead service line, the entire service line must be replaced with current allowed service line materials. However, if it is the intent to replace only a portion of the building water service line and replace the remainder at a later date, the replacement provisions set forth below must be followed.
(F) Replacement of building water service line. If the existing building water service line needs to be replaced, it must be replaced with minimum size three-fourths inside diameter Type K soft copper tubing ASTM # B 88 with approved compression fitting according to township ordinances or the latest requirements of the township building requirements or codes. In the event of an emergency and the property is not available within a practical time, the Authority will take action to remediate and appropriately pass the cost to the property owner.
(G) Water service termination. Water service may be shut off to an improved property at any time it becomes necessary, whether for repairs to that portion of the Authority service line maintained by the Authority or failure of an owner to repair a leaking building water service line after notification is provided by the Authority to the owner of an improved property to make repairs to the building water service line due to leaks. In such situations, the Authority shall designate the time period for the owner to repair the leak based upon circumstances, the most important of which shall be the size of the leak and its impact on the water system. The Authority representative in the field at the time of the leak detection shall have the discretion and power to determine the amount of time, if any, to provide the owner to repair the leak before the water service is shut off.
(H) Authority. The township reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, additional rules and regulations it shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with a main and with the water system, which additional rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate, shall be and shall be construed as part of this subchapter.
(Res. 07-06, passed 12-10-2007; Res. 08-03, passed - -2008; Ord. 147, passed 2-12-2008; Res. 11-162, passed - -2011) Penalty, see § 52.99