EDINBORO WATER REGULATIONS

Ordinance #503

Article I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

43-1-1 Purpose

An ordinance establishing a combined fee schedule for Borough water and sewer services, fixing the schedules of rates to be charged various classes of properties and users, establishing the manner for computing individual charges, and providing for the setting of these fees each year by resolution at the annual re-orginization of Borough Council. Rates are based on usage, number of units and size of meter. All water users shall pay at least the minimum usage rate for each unit. All water users shall pay the designated minimum. Residential properties with one or more rental units shall pay at least the minimum usage rate for each unit. All billing categories for all size lines are established on the Water Rates page. The rates set forth herein are established for FY 1999-2002 and thereafter unless modified by subsequent official action of the Council of the Home Rule Borough of Edinboro.

37-1-2 Administration

The care and maintenance of the water and sewer works established by the Borough shall be committed to the Borough Manager. That the Borough Manager shall serve as the Secretary of the Water and Sewer Departments and it shall be his duty to keep all records pertaining to the Water and Sewer Departments, collect all water and sewer rents and accounts and deposit same to the credit of the Borough of Edinboro in a depository designated by the Borough Council. It shall be the responsibility of the Manager or designated individual to inspect all service pips, fixtures and plumbing done for the Borough, and any other duties necessary to carry out the rules and regulations relating to the Water and Sewer Department. Said designate shall receive as a compensation for such services so rendered an amount determined by Borough Council.

37-1-3 Penalty

For each and every violation of the rules and regulations of the Borough Council the offending party will be subject to a fine of not less than thirty dollars ($30.00) and not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the benefit of the Water and/or Sewer Department.

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Article II

CONNECTIONS, REGULATIONS, METERING, AND REPAIRS

37-2-1 Water Metering

All users of Borough water must take the same through a meter. This meter shall be kept in repair at the expense of the user or owner of the property. In case any meter fails to register from any cause, the amount charged for water during any one quarter shall be estimated by the Borough Manager. Such estimate to be based upon average amount registered during the like period. All water users shall pay the designated minimum. Residential properties with one or more regulated rental units shall pay at least the minimum usage rate for each unit.

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37-2-2 Applications for Water Connection

A. All applications for use of water must be made in writing to the Borough Manager by the owner of the property to be benefited, or his authorized agent.

B. It shall be mandatory for every property within the Borough to be connected to the Borough water system.

C. The water shall not be turned on permanently in any case until the Borough Manager is satisfied that each and every rule relating to the subject has been complied with including the payment of any and all connection/tapping fees.

37-2-3 Meter Installation

All meters shall be furnished by the Borough at actual cost, upon application duly made to the Borough, in writing, by the owner of the property. The installation of all new meters shall be the responsibility of the property owner and at the expense of property owner. The Borough shall be notified within one working day of installation so as to perform an inspection. The installation of replacement meters shall be performed by the Borough. The Borough reserves the right to require the installation of replacement meters at the owners expense, if it is determined that the existing meter does not meet Borough standards as they shall be established from time to time. Water meters shall constitute one unit consisting of both the inside and outside apparatus. Any work performed by the Borough will be at the current approved rate.

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37-2-4 Water Shutoff Policy

The objective of this section shall be to provide incentive for customers to pay their water bills in a timely manner and to consider those who truly have difficulty making payment of delinquencies upon their accounts. As such, the policy provides a notification process to encourage customers to pay their bills and allows for installment payment plans to be developed for accounts which involve substantial sums to help those customers satisfy delinquencies with regard to budgetary constraints.

The owner of the property ultimately shall be liable for any and all services, repairs, charges and damages which are incurred or occur at the property, whether or not the same are authorized by the owner. The owner shall further be responsible for all costs, charges, collection fees, penalties, interest, lien and court costs and other sums assessed, imposed or incurred in the event water bills are not paid in timely fashion. Such costs and charges shall include but are not limited to collection fees assessed upon referral of a delinquent account to the Borough and all charges imposed or incurred in collection, notifications, implementation of termination and/or restoration of water service in accordance with this Policy, general law regarding municipal claims and/or ordinances of the Borough of Edinboro.

Water rental shall be assessed on a every two month basis and shall be deemed to be assessed and payable as of twenty days from the mailing of billing. All fees not paid in full by 20 days following mailing shall be deemed delinquent, and penalties as established by ordinance(s) shall be imposed immediately upon such unpaid account. All bills not paid in full within 30 days will be forwarded to the Borough Manager for shut-off notification.

All accounts with a delinquent assessment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or more shall be subject to a shut-off notification. Upon review the Borough Manager may authorized appropriate notification of shut-off. A ten (10) day final notice shall/may be given such delinquents, and if the bill remains unpaid, the water shall/may be shut off, without further notice.

All costs incurred as a consequence of notices of termination and in connection with termination of water service to properties for nonpayment of assessments shall be the sole responsibility of the property owner, these costs including but not limited to certified mail and service charges, charges incurred by the water provider in connection with termination, shut-off and restoration of services and charges imposed by the provider and representing lost revenue during the period of service termination. All cost must be paid in full to the Borough prior to restoration of water service to the premises. In addition, minimum bi-monthly charges shall assess during any period of water termination. Regardless minimum charges shall be assessed for shut off and turn on services.

Pennsylvania law and procedures of the applicable water authorities require notification to the landlord and to tenants prior to termination of water service, such notification to be affected by the applicable provider of water service.

As to all accounts delinquent as of the date of this Ordinance, the Borough of Edinboro, shall initiate procedures to terminate water service to such properties remaining delinquent thirty (30) days after adoption of this Policy, such procedures to be initiated only as accounts having delinquencies of $25.00 or more as provided herein, unless the owners shall by such date have entered into binding and written agreements providing for repayment of all sums due, with interest of 10 percent per year, within twelve (12) months by means of equal monthly installments, all such agreements to provide as well as that all water assessed during the term thereof shall be paid timely and in full.

Failure of a property owner to satisfy all sums due or to enter into an appropriate written repayment agreement shall result in procedures to terminate water service to the property.

In the event any person or entity shall enter into an agreement and fail to comply fully with its provisions, the Borough, upon the (10) days' prior written notice, shall initiate procedures to terminate water service to the property. Failure to make payment of an installment within ten (10) days after it is due or to pay promptly all currently assessed rental shall be deemed default without any obligation of the Borough to give any notices or demands.

Should any property owner assert a claim that he, she, it by virtue of financial hardship not caused by the applicant, is unable to satisfy the account's delinquency within 12 months, such person shall submit application for relief to the Borough Manager prior to the 90 days after adoption of this Policy. Any applicant for relief on the ground of hardship must supply to the Borough of Edinboro, with the certification of hardship, a written authorization form allowing the Borough to obtain information concerning the applicant, such authorization to be pursuant to that form. In such event, the Edinboro Water Authority shall consider such applications and have authority in proper cases to deny relief or, where appropriate, to allow for extended periods of time in which a property owner may satisfy the account delinquency. All repayment agreements must provide for prompt payment of all rental assessed during the repayment term and for payment in equal monthly installments of delinquent rental. In no event may a repayment term extend longer than 36 months, a terms' duration to be based upon the amount of the delinquency and the applicant's financial circumstances as substantiated to the Water Authority, whose decision shall be final. No such request shall be considered without provision by the applicant of all information requested and the authorization to obtain additional information.

All water rents and charges shall be lien upon the lots and building or buildings until paid and the owner of the lot or lots and building or buildings upon which the meter is placed shall be liable for the water rents and charges even if the premises using the meter are rented to a tenant.

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37-2-5 Service Outside Municipality

The Council of the Borough of Edinboro hereby authorizes and directs its proper officers to enter into and execute a Contract or Contracts with such municipalities for the furnishing or supplying them in emergencies, or otherwise, with water, providing such Contracts do not infringe, in any way, upon the requisite supply demanded by the public within the geographical limits of the Borough of Edinboro, said water to be charged for at rate not less than the prevailing Borough rate, created and fixed by this Ordinance. All connections outside of the host municipality shall be charged a one time connection fee. This sum is for the purpose of recouping original construction cost of the system. All requests for service extension shall be first recommended by the Edinboro Water Authority and approved by majority vote of the Borough Council. No connections shall be made until Council approval has been received and a formal agreement is made with the Municipality to be serviced. The Borough Council reserves the right to deny any request for services.

37-2-6 Water Connection Regulations

A. The service line from the curbstop to and including the premises shall be the responsibility of the property owner. This service line shall be kept in good condition by the property owner under penalty of discontinuation of water service by the Borough. The customer shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the service line from the curbstop, including the customer's premises.

B. Services lines will not be installed when the service line passes over or through premises which at the time may be the property of persons other than the owner of the premises to be supplied, unless the owner of the premises supplied assumes all liability and furnishes a right-of- way agreement in a form satisfactory to the Council or its duly authorized representative.

C. All breaks or blockages in the water service line must be repaired promptly by the proper owner. The service line installed by the consumer shall not be less in size and quality than prescribed by the Borough and shall be laid not less than the required depth below the surface as specified by the borough and shall not be covered until the lateral is inspected by the Borough. If any defects in workmanship or material are found, water service shall not be turned on until such defects are remedied. All plumbing connections shall be installed in accordance with the BOCA Plumbing Code in force at the time of the installation of the service line.

D. The Borough reserves the right to inspect the plumbing on any premise and, if it shall be found not in conformity with the rules of the Borough, to refuse water service until the objectionable or improper work is corrected.

E. All landlords are required to notify the Borough within 15 days of any change in customers account information. This would include any change in Tenant information and/or billing address.

F. No person but an authorized employee of the Borough shall tap any main or distributing pipe.

G. No street main shall be tapped for the insertion of a larger pipe than two inches (2") unless written permission is provided by the Borough Manager.

H. Where premises have more than one connection the Borough Manager may order the reduction in the number of connections to one or more of adequate size. I.

I. Every street connection at the time of making the same, shall be provided with a stop cock and box at the approximate property line of each property to control the whole supply from each street connection and to drain all pipes and fixtures on the premises. The stop and box at the property line are the property of the Borough, placed there for its use.

J. All service lines laid from the property line to the meter or meters must be laid at least four (4) feet below the surface of the ground.

K. Where water pipe is put into buildings having front areas, it must be carried down in the street four (4) feet outside the area wall to three (3) feet below the floor of the area and pass under the floor at that depth.

L. In addition to the stop and waste at the street connection every service pipe must have separate stop and waste inside the premises controlling the supply of water to the meter. It must be so placed and kept so as to be always ready for use. It must control the whole supply and drain al pipes and fixtures on said premises. It must be secure from frost and provided with a key approved by the Borough Water Department, which key shall be kept in a convenient place for immediate use. Service requirements are a meter that will produce a radio read signal, a back-flow assembly on the incoming line and a pressure relief valve to offset thermal expansion.

M. Whenever two or more parties are supplied by the same service pipe, the failure of any one of the users to pay water rents when due, or to comply with any rule or regulation, shall authorize the water Department of the borough to turn the water off from said pipe until the rates, terms and conditions, rules and regulations are complied with.

N. Premises intended to be occupied by more than one establishment, firm or family, must be provided with an independent stop and waste located before each meter, for each office, ship, store, floor, apartment or set of apartments into which water is introduced, so that any portion of the same which may be separately occupied can be drained without interfering with the supply of the other occupants.

O. Pipes and fixtures must be placed and arranged in such a manner as will secure them against frost. Whenever it may become necessary to carry pipes along outer walls, beneath floors, through open spaces, or places where they may be affected by drafts of air, they must be thoroughly boxed and packed, or otherwise protected against the cold. All pipes must be free from jogs and sags that will obstruct the drainage, be securely fastened to their places and so pitched that where the stop is turned off all water will flow toward the waste, as required in this chapter.

P. Whenever complaint is made by any water taker that his supply pipe is obstructed by frost or otherwise, he shall be notified that a representative of the Water Department or plumber make a thorough examination of his private pipes, before anything will be done in the case by the Borough Manager. After such service, if the water taker shall insist that the fault is with the pipe or pipes of the Borough, prompt attention will be given to the matter provided an agreement is first made that the complaining party shall pay all expense in case the trouble is found to have originated upon his own premises, or between his premises and the curb. Should the fault prove to be with the pipes of the Borough Water Works, no charges shall be made against the water taker and he shall be refunded the amount of the plumber's bill fro the preliminary examination, provided the same reasonable, of which the Borough Manager shall be sole judge.

Q. In case of refusal of a plumber to do work for private parties solely because of their furnishing their own material as above, the Borough Manager reserves the right to authorize such work to be done under such regulation or order as shall seem just to all parties.

R. The Borough shall furnish no material for use on private premises and do no work thereon except at the cost of the party benefited.

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37-2-7 Extension of Water Service

A. Extension of the main and/or distributing pipe shall only be made after petition by the real estate owners, or their authorized agents, along the line proposed and upon their entering into an agreement which shall assure a payment to the Borough in the amount billed for time and materials utilized in installing said water line. Upon receipt of this payment the Borough will install all main lines necessary to service the plot requested. The subdivider will also have the option of installing all main water lines necessary whereupon the lines must be inspected and approved by the Borough prior to any building permits being issued.

B. All pipe laid in the streets shall be installed in accordance with the Borough specifications, copies of which may be obtained from the Borough Manager.

C. The sums severally paid each year under agreements for the extension of distributing pipe shall be applied on the annual water rents that may be assessed against the premises of the respective subscribers thereto abutting on the proposed line; but no abatement in such payments shall ensue by reason of any excess over said annual rents or because the parties in the interest do not use the Borough water on the premises described, until the sum total of rents paid each year by regular water takers along the line of said extension shall equal the aggregate amount described.

37-2-8 Reserved Rights and Inspection

Duly authorized employees of the water Department of the borough have the right at all hours to enter upon and into any premises where the Borough water is taken for the purpose of inspecting pipes and fixtures, reading meters, turning off and on water and enforcing rules generally.

37-2-9 Insufficient Supply

The Borough Council may limit or stop the supply of water in cases of emergency and shut it off for repairs or extensions. They, being the judges of the time and necessity. The Borough of Edinboro shall not be liable in damages for any insufficient supply of Borough water.

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Article III

SPECIAL AND PROHIBITED USES

37-3-1 Special Uses

The supply pipe to each outdoor fountain shall be furnished with a special stop cock at the curb, if practicable, which shall always be under the control of the Manager. Outdoor fountains will only be allowed to flow between the 15th day of May and 15th day of October of each year. Faucets to public drinking fountains shall be self closing of a style approved by the Manager and the supply to all such fountains shall be controlled by them.

37-3-2 Prohibited Uses

A. To open, close, turn or interfere with or to attend to or connect with any fire hydrant, stop value or stop cock belonging to the Borough.

B. To disturb or damage any pipe, machinery, tools or other property of the Borough water works.

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ARTICLE IV

Edinboro Water Authority Back-Flow and Cross-Connection Control Plan

SECTION- GENERAL POLICY

37-4-1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this Ordinance is:

To protect the public water supply system from contamination or pollution by isolating within the consumer’s water system contaminants or pollutants which could back-flow through the service connection into the public water supply system.

To promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections, actual or potential, between the public or consumer’s potable water system and non-potable water system, plumbing fixtures and sources or systems containing process fluids.

To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program of cross-connection control which will systematically and effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of the public and the consumer’s potable water system.

37-4-2 APPLICATION

This ordinance shall apply to all premises (commercial and non-commercial) served by the public water supply system of the Edinboro Water Authority.

37-4-3 POLICY

The Edinboro Water Authority and the consumer have the joint responsibility for the protection of the public water supply system from contamination due to back-flow of contaminants through the water service connection. All properties that receive water from the Edinboro Water Authority shall install back-flow preventers, type of preventer will be determined by the severity of the health hazard. The Edinboro Water Authority shall give notice to the consumer to install such approved back-flow prevention device and or assembly at each service connection to his premises. The consumer shall immediately install such approved device and or assemblies and failure, refusal or inability on the part of the consumer to install such device or assembly shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such device or assembly have been installed.

37-4-4 WATER SYSTEM

A. The water system shall be considered as made up of two parts: the Edinboro Water Authority System and the Consumer’s Water System.

B. The public water system shall consist of the source facilities and the distribution system and shall include all those facilities of the public water supply system under the control of the Edinboro Water Authority up to the point where the consumer’s water system begins.

C. The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized in the production, treatment, storage, and delivery of water to the public distribution system.

D. The public distribution system shall include the network of conduits used for delivery of water from the source to the consumer’s water system.

E. The consumer’s water system shall include all facilities beyond the service connection, which are utilized in conveying water from the public distribution system to points of use.

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37-4-5 CROSS CONNECTIONS PROHIBITED

A. No water service connection shall be installed or maintained to any premises where actual or potential cross-connections to the public water supply system or consumer’s water system may exist, unless such actual or potential cross-connections are abated or controlled to the satisfaction of the Edinboro Water Authority.

B. No connection shall be installed or maintained whereby water from an auxiliary water supply may enter a public or consumer’s water system. Unless such auxiliary water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved.

37-4-6 – SURVEY AND INVESTIGATIONS

A. The consumer’s premises shall be open at all reasonable times upon notice by the Edinboro Water Authority or it’s authorized representatives for the purposes of conducting surveys and investigations of water use practices within the consumer’s premises to determine whether there are direct or indirect cross-connections to the consumer’s water system through which contaminants or pollutants could back-flow into the public potable water system.

B. On request by the Edinboro Water Authority, the consumer shall furnish information on water use practices within his premises.

C. It shall be the responsibility of the water consumer to conduct periodic surveys of water use practices on his premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections to his water system through which contaminants or pollutants could back-flow into the public water supply system.

37-4-7- WHERE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED

A. An approved back-flow prevention device and or assembly shall be installed prior to the first branch line leading off each service line to a consumer’s water system.

B. An approved back-flow prevention device and or assembly shall be installed on each service line to a consumer’s water system where the following conditions exist, type of protection to be determined by the following conditions:

a) Systems having an auxiliary water supply. even if such system has been accepted as an additional source by the Edinboro Water Authority and approved by the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

b) Systems where any substance is handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system. This shall include systems having sources or auxiliary systems containing process fluids or water originating from the public water supply system, which are no longer under the sanitary control of the water purveyor.

c) Systems having internal cross-connections that, in the judgment of the Edinboro Water Authority, are not correctable or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to determine whether or not cross-connections exist.

d) Systems where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete cross-connection survey.

e) Others specified by the public water supplier.

C. An approved back-flow prevention device and or assembly shall be installed on each service line to a consumer’s water system.

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37-4-8 – TYPE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED

A. The type of protection required under Section 37-4-7 Ordinance shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:

a) An approved air gap separation shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated with substances that are dangerous to the public health and could cause a severe health hazard.

b) An approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure zone back-flow prevention assembly shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated with a substance that could cause a system or health hazard.

c) An approved air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure zone back-flow prevention assembly or an approved dual or double check valve assembly shall be installed where the public water supply system may be polluted with substance that would be objectionable, but not dangerous to health.

37-4-9 – BACK-FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AND OR ASSEMBLIES

A. Any back-flow prevention device and or assembly required by this ordinance shall be of a model or construction approved by the public water supplier and shall comply with the following:

a) Air gap separation to be approved shall be at least twice the diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, but in no case less than one inch.

b) A dual check valve, double check valve assembly or a reduced pressure zone assembly shall be approved by the Edinboro Water Authority and shall mean a assembly that has been manufactured in full conformance with standard established by the American Water Works Association and American Society of Sanitary Engineering entitled:

ASSE 1024/CSA B64.6. Standard for Dual Check Valve Back-flow Assemblies.

AWWA/ANSI C510-92 Standard for Double Check Valve Back-flow Assemblies;

AWWA/ANSI C511-92 Standard for Reduced Pressure Principle Back-flow Prevention Assemblies;

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37-4-10 – INSTALLATION

A. Back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies required by this Ordinance shall be installed at a location and in a manner approved by the Edinboro Water Authority and shall be installed by a person properly qualified and at the expense of the water consumer. Residential customer’s back-flow devices up to one-inch will be installed by the Edinboro Water Authority at the same time new meters are installed as long as no plumbing or carpentry is involved. All other property devices and or assemblies (i.e., larger then 1”) will have to be installed by a certified installer.

B. Back-flow prevention devices up to one-inch, installed on the service line to a consumer’s water system shall be located on the Authority’s side of the meter setter. This will allow a pressure relief valve to be installed on the consumer’s side of the meter setter, to handle thermal expansion problems that arise when installing back-flow devices. Systems above one-inch will be testable double checks and should install the back-flow assemblies on the consumer’s side of the water meter and handle thermal expansion separately (see section D below). Back-flow assemblies should be installed as close to the meter as is reasonably practical, and prior to any other connection.

C. Dual Check Valve devices and Double Check Valve assemblies may be installed in meter pits or vaults as long as they are of water-tight construction, are so located and constructed as to prevent flooding, and are maintained free from standing water by means of either a sump pump or a suitable drain. Such sump pump or drain shall not connect to a sanitary sewer nor permit flooding of the pit or vault by reverse flow from its point of discharge. An access ladder and adequate natural or artificial lighting shall be provided to permit maintenance inspection and testing of the back-flow prevention device and or assembly. Reduced Pressure Principal Back-flow assemblies must be installed above ground in a heated building or hot box that will have adequate sized drains to handle the relief port and lighting to permit maintenance inspection and testing of the back-flow assembly.

D. When installing a back-flow prevention device and or assembly the installer must comply and be aware of all safety considerations when installations are performed. Major safety considerations are thermal expansion and device discharge damage. Thermal expansion can cause hot water tanks and other storage vessels to explode when there are no provisions made for thermal expansion. In many cases it may be necessary to install a thermal expansion tank on hot water heaters to prevent the hot water heaters relief valve from discharging or, more importantly, to keep the tank from exploding. Many back-flow prevention devise and or assemblies discharge large amounts of water for various reasons. This discharge of water could obviously pose a hazard when the valves are discharging onto or around electrical equipment. Equipment damage or electrocution could occur. The installer must ensure that valve discharge will not cause safety hazards or property damage.

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37-4-11 – INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

A. It shall be the duty of the consumer at any premises on which back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies are required by this ordinance, to have inspections, tests, and overhaul made in accordance with the following schedule, or more often where inspections indicate a need.

a) Air separation shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter.

b) Residential Dual check devices will be replaced every five (5) years, at the expense of the property owner. The Edinboro Water Authority will notify residents when it is time to replace the back-flow device. The owner will have thirty (30) days to pick up the valve from the Borough and either install it or have it installed, then return the old unit to the Borough to prove that it has been replaced. Check valves above one-inch will be testable double check valves assemblies and follow the same inspection schedule as reduced pressure principal assemblies (see below).

c) Reduced pressure zone assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter. These assemblies shall be dismantled, inspected internally, cleaned, and repaired whenever needed and at least every three (3) years.

d) Interchangeable connections shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least every twelve (12) months thereafter.

B. Inspections, tests, and overhaul of back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies shall be made at the expense of the water consumer and shall be performed by a person certified to inspect, test or overhaul back-flow prevention devices.

C. Whenever back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies required by these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the consumer without delay.

D. The water consumer with service lines above one-inch must maintain a complete record of each back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies from purchase to retirement. This shall include a comprehensive listing that includes a record of all tests, inspections and repairs. Records of inspections, tests, repairs and overhaul shall be submitted to the Edinboro Water Authority.

E. Back-flow prevention devices and or assemblies shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without specific authorization of the Edinboro Water Authority.

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37-4-12 – BOOSTER PUMPS

A. Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or within any premises, such a pump shall be equipped with a low pressure cut-off device designed to shut-off the booster pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to ten pounds per square inch gauge or less for a period of 30 seconds or longer.

B. It shall be the duty of the water consumer to maintain the low-pressure cut-off device in proper working order and to certify to the Edinboro Water Authority, at least once a year, that the device is operation properly.

37-4-13 – VIOLATIONS

A. The Edinboro Water Authority shall deny or discontinue, after reasonable notice, the water service to any premises wherein any back-flow prevention device and or assembly required by this ordinance is not installed, tested, and maintained in a manner acceptable to the public water supplier, or if it is found that the back-flow prevention device and or assembly has been removed or by-passed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises, or if a low pressure cut-off device required by this ordinance is not installed and maintained in working order.

B. Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the consumer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with this ordinance and to the satisfaction of the public water supplier.

37-4-14 – HYDRANT USE RESTRICTION

Only authorized persons shall be permitted to use fire hydrants. Tampering with the hydrants by unauthorized persons is prohibited. Any person wishing to purchase bulk water must stop at the Borough office to receive permission and give information on where to send the bill. There will be an area where people can draw water safely. All persons will have an approved back-flow device and or assembly to use while drawing water, unless other wise specified by the Edinboro Water Authority or authorized representative. This especially pertains to exterminator/lawn companies who must have Reduced Pressure Principal Back-Flow Assemblies. Fire departments will have approved back-flow assemblies on all trucks that will connect to fire hydrants, and must be used each and every time they connect to a hydrant.

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37-5-1 REPEAL

Terms and Conditions of Ordinance No. 477 and Chapter 37 of the Codification of Ordinances which are inconsistent with those Terms and Conditions set forth herein are repealed hereby.

ORDAINED AND ENACTED by Council of the Home Rule Borough of Edinboro assembled this 17^th day of December, 2001. This Ordinance shall take effect at the earliest lawful date.

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