§ 22-425. Water Supply.

1. 

Each dwelling unit, commercial unit and industrial building in all land developments hereafter granted approval shall have a minimum supply of five gallons per minute of potable water for domestic use and an adequate supply of water for purposes of fire protection.

2. 

Central Water Supply Systems.

A. 

Where a public or an approved community or piped common water supply system is accessible or approved, all properties in the development shall be connected to such system.

B. 

Each central water supply system shall be either municipally owned or shall otherwise be made subject to the regulations of the Chester County Health Department, the PADEP and the Public Utilities Commission.

C. 

The design and installation of a central water supply system shall be subject to the approval of the Borough and the PADEP; such system shall also be subject to satisfactory provisions for the maintenance hereof.

D. 

Standards and materials for the construction of any central water supply system shall meet or exceed those requirements described in the Public Water Supply Manual of the PADEP, the Borough standard specifications and shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.

E. 

Where a permit is required by the PADEP, it shall be presented as evidence of department review and approval before construction commences.

3. 

On-site systems.

A. 

Where a public or an approved community or piped common water supply system is not accessible or provided, an approved individual on-site water supply facility shall be provided.

B. 

The applicant shall be responsible either to install the on-site water supply system or to guarantee (by deed restriction or otherwise) as a condition of the sale of each lot or parcel within the development that the system can be installed by the purchaser of such lot or parcel.

C. 

Individual on-site systems for residential use shall have a production capacity of at least five gallons per minute of safe, potable drinking water, as certified by the PADEP. This requirement may be modified by the Borough Council, provided that an adequate reservoir shall be made available to the lot in question.

D. 

On-site water supply systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with all applicable standards of the PADEP and the Chester County Health Department.

4. 

Fire Hydrants.

A. 

All developments to be served by public or community water supply shall feature fire hydrants arranged so that no proposed building is no more than 500 feet measured along public or private streets from a fire hydrant.

B. 

In the absence of fire hydrants, standpipes may be required in streams or ponds wherever feasible to provide a source of water for firefighting equipment.

C. 

Fire hydrants and standpipes shall be designed to be compatible with the firefighting equipment of the fire company having jurisdiction.

Ord. 2016-2267, 10/11/2016