§ 276-20. Discontinuance of service; reinstatement; notice.

A. 

A customer's service may be discontinued for any of the following reasons:

(1) 

For the use of water for any other premises or purposes than those described in the application.

(2) 

Under any flat-rate service, for addition of fixtures or increases in the use made of water without notice to the borough.

(3) 

For willful waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures or otherwise.

(4) 

For failure to maintain in good order any connections, service lines or fixtures being supplied water.

(5) 

For abandonment of the premises.

(6) 

For inability of the representative of the borough to gain access to the premises served at reasonable hours for purposes of inspection or for reading, caring for or removing meters, provided that reasonable request for such access has been given.

(7) 

For molesting any service pipe, meter, curb stop, box, seal or other appliance of the Water Department.

(8) 

For fraudulent representation by the owner of the premises or anyone acting as his agent or on his behalf.

(9) 

For persistent violation of the rules and regulations of the Water Department or a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

B. 

Any service which is so discontinued shall not be reinstated unless and until the violation has been corrected or, if the violation consists of improper or excessive use of water, unless and until the borough has received assurance, in form satisfactory to it, that such use will not be continued.

C. 

The borough will not discontinue the water service in accordance with the provisions of this section without first providing notice of such intended action. The notice required by this subsection shall be given in person, by telephone or by mailing a copy thereof, by both regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner as the same appears on the books and records of the borough. Any mailed notice shall be conclusively deemed to have been given on the date of mailing. The notice required by this subsection shall be given at least 72 hours before any action by the borough to discontinue water service.