[Ord. 248, 7/7/2003, Art. 1]
1.
The Borough finds that the discharge of stormwater, surface water,
groundwater, roof run-off or sub-surface drainage into the public
sanitary sewer system that is owned/maintained by the Borough causes
excessive flows which are detrimental to the operation of the Borough's
sanitary sewer system.
2.
The Borough intends to take whatever measures are necessary to reduce
the volume of inflow and infiltration of these waters into the Borough's
sanitary sewer system.
3.
The purposes of this Part is to prohibit the discharge of said waters
into the said sanitary sewer system as well as establish a program
of investigations, inspections and measures for corrective actions
so as to minimize or eliminate the introduction of said waters into
the Borough's sanitary sewer system by means of infiltration and inflow.
[Ord. 248, 7/7/2003, Art. 2]
No person or user shall discharge or cause to be discharged
waters such as water from sump pumps, flow drains, stormwater, surface
drainage, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, foundation
drainage or cooling water into the Borough's sanitary sewer system.
Such water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to
facilities that are specifically designed as storm sewers or to natural
outlets approved by the Borough and in accordance with the applicable
regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
[Ord. 248, 7/7/2003, Art. 3]
1.
To insure compliance with the above described prohibitions, the Borough
shall establish a program of periodic and systematic inspections of
all properties within the Borough to insure compliance with this Part.
2.
All property owners will be notified of the Borough's request to
inspect their property by letter. Within 20 calendar days of receipt
of the aforementioned notice, the owner shall contact the Borough
Office to schedule an appointment for inspection. Said inspection
shall be performed at no expense to the property owner.
3.
The Borough shall issue a report to the property owner with respect
to the conclusions of said inspection. Any repairs or modifications
to the property owner's sanitary sewer lateral indicated therein shall
be completed within 60 calendar days of said notice.
4.
Property owners who fail to schedule an inspection within 30 calendar
days or make repairs or modifications within the appropriate time
frames as above outlined will be subject to a $50 surcharge for the
first quarter as a surcharge on their sewer bill for the property.
For each quarter or part thereof thereafter that the property owner
does not respond to the request for inspection or make repairs or
modifications, said surcharge shall increase by $25 per quarter. Said
surcharge will continue from quarter to quarter until proper inspections
have been done and/or work performed.
5.
In the event that a property owner does not cooperate with scheduling
an inspection and/or corrective measures a within maximum 90 calendar
days, the Borough may take all appropriate measures necessary to insure
compliance including seeking injunctive action or other appropriate
relief from the Court of Common Pleas. In the event the Borough incurs
any costs to insure compliance with this Part, the property owner
shall be responsible for all costs of said proceedings, including
the Borough's attorney's and engineering fees. As well, any costs
incurred by the Borough may be liened against any property owned by
the property owner within the Borough.
