[Adopted 6-13-1995 as Ord. No. 347]
Individuals owning real estate within the Phase
I Service Area Construction Project may apply to the Borough's Sewage
Enforcement Officer to utilize a temporary septic holding tank until
sanitary sewer service is available.
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A watertight receptacle which receives and retains sewage
conveyed by a water carrying system and is designed and constructed
to facilitate the ultimate disposal of the sewage at another site.
A.
Within 30 days after a notice to tap is received from
the Economy Borough Municipal Authority, the temporary holding tank
must be removed and connection made to the sewer line at the property
owner's expense.
B.
The connection to the sewer line must be made for
those who obtain permission to use a temporary holding tank(s) regardless
of the distance to the line and by any means that are necessary.
A.
The Sewage Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector
are authorized to issue necessary permits for residential construction
in accordance with this chapter and all other Borough codes.
B.
The Borough Council is hereby authorized and empowered
to undertake within the Borough the control and methods of temporary
holding tanks and the associated collection, transportation and disposal
of sewage.
C.
The Borough Council is hereby authorized and empowered
to accept such rules and regulations concerning temporary septic holding
tanks and the associated sewage which it may deem necessary from time
to time to effect the purposes herein.
All such rules and regulations adopted by the
Borough shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, all other
ordinances of the Borough and all applicable laws and applicable rules
and regulations of administrative agencies of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The collection and transportation of all sewage
from any improved property utilizing a temporary holding tank shall
be done solely by a properly bonded and approved hauling agency, and
the disposal thereof shall be made only at such site or sites as may
be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The owner of an improved property utilizing
a temporary septic holding tank(s) shall:
A.
Maintain the holding tank(s) in conformance with this
chapter or any ordinance of the Borough, the provisions of any applicable
law and the rules and regulations of the Borough Council and any administrative
agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
Permit only the Borough or its agents to inspect the
temporary septic holding tank(s).
C.
Permit only a properly bonded and approved hauling
agency to collect, transport and dispose of the contents therein.
D.
Deposit with the Borough a bond, issued by a bonding
company which is authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, in the
amount of $5,000 per holding tank. The purpose of the bond is to insure
proper installation, maintenance, disposal and removal of said holding
tank(s) and sewage. The bond shall be for a period of one year and
shall contain a provision that the Borough shall be notified in writing,
certified mail, by the bonding company of the termination of said
bond at least 30 days prior to the expiration/termination date.
If a temporary septic holding tank is deemed
to be a nuisance or hazard at any time prior to connection to the
sanitary sewer system, it may be ordered removed at the owners expense,
unless the nuisance or hazard is immediately remedied.
Any person who violates any provisions of § 145-29 shall, upon conviction thereof by summary proceedings, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 and, in default of said fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for a period not in excess of 30 days.
