No person shall connect any sump pump or storm
drainage collectors to a sanitary sewer line. This includes, but is
not limited to roof drains, leaders, gutters, stormwater detention
ponds or tanks. The record title owner shall be responsible under
this section and shall be presumed to have caused any such connection.
All dwellings, buildings or structures having
surface or ground water drains, including sump pumps, and storm drainage,
including roof drains, now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary
sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove the same by December 1,
2005. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall be closed
or repaired in an effective, workmanlike manner as approved by the
Township Water/Sewer Superintendent and/or Township Engineer.
[Amended 12-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1170]
Only authorized Township personnel, or its designated representatives bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection and observation to identify prohibited discharges to the sanitary sewer system. Any person may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber certifying that their property is in compliance with this article in lieu of having the Township inspect their property. Any person refusing to allow their property to be inspected (or failing to furnish a plumber’s certificate in lieu thereof) within 14 days of the date Township employees or their designated representatives are denied admittance to the property shall immediately become subject to the surcharge penalty as required herein. Any person found to have violated this provision shall make the necessary changes to eliminate the discharge of surface or ground water into the sanitary sewer system and furnish proof of the changes to the Township within 90 days. Each prohibited connection identified is subject to reinspection by the Township, its designated representatives or a licensed plumber to confirm compliance. A fee as provided in Chapter
111, Fees, shall be charged for each reinspection.
A monthly surcharge penalty of $100 shall be
imposed and added to the regular sewer billing on and after December
1, 2005, to property owners who are not in compliance with this article.
The surcharge shall continue to be levied monthly on properties not
complying with this article until the property is in compliance. It
is provided, however, that the surcharge shall not be charged unless
and until a property has been inspected and found to be not in compliance
or if the property owner refuses to allow an inspection and fails
to provide a plumber's certificate in lieu thereof as set forth in
this article.