[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1. Every owner of property in the Township on which exists an occupied
building, any part of which is located within 150 feet of and is accessible
to a sanitary wastewater collection line owned and/or operated by
the MTMA, shall connect, at his own cost, the said occupied building
to said MTMA sanitary wastewater collection line at the service line
connection point for the purpose of disposing of all sanitary wastewater
emanating from said property.
2. It shall be unlawful and in violation of this Part for any owner,
lessee or occupier of any property in the Township on which exists
an occupied building, any part of which is located within 150 feet
of and is accessible to a sanitary wastewater collection line owned
and/or operated by the MTMA, to employ any means, either by septic
tank, cesspool, privy vault, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal
of wastewater other than into and through the sanitary wastewater
collection system owned and/or operated by the MTMA.
[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
For any property not in compliance with the requirements of §
18-211 of this Part, the MTMA Manager or his designee may notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such property, in writing, to make proper connection for the discharge of sanitary wastewater to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the MTMA, as provided in this Part, within 60 days after receipt of such notice.
[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1. Should any owner of property required to connect to the MTMA's sanitary wastewater collection system pursuant to §
18-211 of this Part neglect or refuse to so connect within a period of 60 days after service of the notice as set forth in §
18-212, the MTMA or its agent may enter upon such property and construct such connection.
2. Should the MTMA or its agent construct said connection pursuant to
this section, the MTMA Manager or his designee shall forthwith, upon
completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of construction
of such connection to the owner of the property to which connection
has been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith.
3. In the event of nonpayment of said itemized bill, a municipal lien
in the amount set forth in the itemized bill, plus costs associated
with the filing of the lien, shall be filed within six months of the
date of completion of construction of the subject connection.
[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
Any person required to or desiring to connect to the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated by the MTMA shall submit a service application to the MTMA on a form furnished by the MTMA and shall set forth in such application the character of the structure to be connected, its use, the lot number and location and the name of the person who is to construct said connection and shall pay the required tap fee for such connection. After connection has been made in accordance with the rules, regulations, plans and specifications established by the MTMA and before the service line and connection point are covered, the MTMA shall be notified of said connection and shall conduct an inspection of the same as required by §
18-241.
[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1. The MTMA is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make reasonable
rules and regulations for the operation, administration and enforcement
of this Part as it deems necessary, which shall include, but not be
limited to:
A. Establishing the appropriate materials, procedures, plans and specifications
for service line installation and connection.
B. Establishing the form of service application.
C. Establishing appropriate inspection and/or testing methods.
D. Establishing the appropriate fee for inspection of service line installation
and connection.
2. All rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall be
in writing and shall be approved by the MTMA Board of Directors of
the prior to such rules and regulations becoming effective.
[Ord. 451, 6/19/1996; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
1. No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or other similar
receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids shall at any time be connected
with the sanitary wastewater collection system owned and/or operated
by the MTMA.
2. After connection has been made to the sanitary wastewater collection
system owned and/or operated by the MTMA from any premises pursuant
to this Part, no privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or
similar receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids shall continue to
be maintained on said premises, and any privy vault, cesspool, septic
tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for sanitary wastewater solids
shall be abandoned, cleansed and filled in accordance with ACHD rules,
regulations and requirements.