Definitions.
ACT
The Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, Act of January 24,
1966, P.L. (1965) 1535, No. 537, as amended, 35 P.S. § 750.1
et seq.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
COUNCIL
The Borough Council of the Borough of Denver.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or any successor agency.
INDIVIDUAL ON-LOT SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM (OLDS)
Any system of piping, tanks, or other facilities serving
on a single lot and collecting and disposing of sewage in whole or
in part into the soil and any waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposition, and
which is located upon the lot which it serves.
LOT
A parcel of land used or intended to be used as a building
site or a separate parcel to be created as a result of approval of
a subdivision or land development application or a condominium unit.
The term "lot" shall include parcels equal to or greater than 10 acres
in size where the lot may be occupied by one or more persons or families.
MALFUNCTION
The condition which occurs when an on-lot sewage disposal
system discharges sewage onto the surface of the ground, into groundwaters
of the commonwealth, into surface waters of the commonwealth, backs
up into the building connected to the on-lot sewage disposal system
or otherwise causes a nuisance hazard to the public health or pollution
of ground or surface water or contamination of public or private drinking
water wells. An on-lot sewage disposal system shall be considered
to be malfunctioning if any of the conditions set forth in this definition
occur for any length of time during any period of the year.
MANIFEST
A written report made to the Borough by a septage hauler
providing service to an OLDS within the Borough which at a minimum
contains the name and address of the septage hauler, the name of the
property owner, the address of the property upon which the OLDS is
located, a description of all services performed by the septage hauler,
the location at which any sewage or solids removed from the OLDS will
be disposed, a description of the condition of the OLDS, a statement
noting whether any malfunctions of the OLDS were observed, and a statement
noting all maintenance or repairs to the OLDS performed.
PERMIT
A permit issued by the Sewage Enforcement Officer after the
performance of tests to determine suitability to authorize the repair
or maintenance to an existing OLDS.
PERSON
Any individual, association, partnership, public or private
corporation whether for profit or not-for-profit, trust, estate, or
other legally recognized entity. Whenever the term "person" is used
in connection with any clause providing for the imposition of a fine
or penalty or the ordering of the action to comply with the terms
of this article, the term "person" shall include the members of an
association, partnership or firm and the officers of any public or
private corporation, whether for profit or not-for-profit.
SEPTAGE HAULER
Any person licensed by the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management
Authority, the Department or other governmental agency to remove septage
or other solids from treatment tanks of individual on-lot sewage disposal
systems, holding tanks or privies within the Borough.
SEWAGE
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or
excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals
and any noxious or deleterious substances being harmful or inimical
to the public health or to animals or aquatic life or to the use of
water for domestic water supply or for recreation or which constitutes
pollution under the Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, No. 394, known
as the "Clean Streams Law," as amended.
SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP
The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, which ownership
is separate and distinct from that of any abutting or adjoining lot.