[Adopted 7-17-1972 (Ch. 81, Art. III of the 1975 Code)]
A.
Owner's service line.
[Amended 3-19-1984 by Ord. No. 4-1984]
(1)
The owner will make the physical connection to the Borough's main and furnish, install and maintain the service line from the main to the structure, all of which service line shall remain the sole responsibility of the owner. The applicant shall pay a connection charge for each service unit installed pursuant to the sewer service rates set forth in Article VI, § 205-31, Schedule 1S — Connection fees.
B.
Size and kind of service lateral. The Borough reserves
the right to determine the size and kind of the service lateral from
the main to the curbline and from the curbline to the property to
be served, or from the main in a right-of-way to the property to be
served. Laterals of all sizes shall be constructed in accordance with
the Borough's specifications. The service lateral from the main to
the building shall be furnished, installed and maintained by the owner
of the property; shall be laid in a straight line from the point of
connection at the main to the structure; and shall be at least four
feet below the surface of the ground when final grading of the property
has been completed. The service lateral installed and maintained by
the owner shall be installed by a registered plumber and shall be
inspected and approved by the Borough's inspector prior to backfilling
the trench; otherwise any construction not approved shall be immediately
removed and reconstructed in an approved manner.
C.
Separate trench. No service lateral shall be laid
in the same trench with any gas pipe, water service or any other facility
of any public-service company, nor within three feet of any open excavation,
vault or meter pit; nor shall the location be in conflict with any
sidewalk or driveway running at right angles to the front of the building.
D.
Renewal of service lateral. Where the renewal of the
service lateral from the main to the structure is found to be necessary,
the owner will renew the service in the same location as previously
used unless a change in location is approved by the Borough.
E.
Maintenance by customer. All connections, service
laterals and fixtures furnished by the customer shall be maintained
by him in good order. All leaks in the service lateral or any fixture
on the premises served must be repaired immediately by the owner or
occupant of the premises. The customer shall be responsible for notifying
the Borough of the party engaged by said customer to do any maintenance
work on the customer's service lateral, prior to work being commenced,
and said party shall not backfill any trench until the work has been
inspected and approved by the Borough's representative. Any work not
acceptable shall be immediately removed and replaced by work which
is acceptable.
F.
Borough not responsible. The Borough shall in no way
be responsible for maintaining any portion of the service lateral
or for damage done by sewage escaping therefrom; and the customer
shall at all times comply with applicable municipal regulations with
respect thereto and make changes therein required by reason of changes
in grade, relocation of mains or otherwise.
G.
Property served by single service lateral. A service lateral shall not serve more than one property, as generally described and classified in § 205-19G; but any such property, upon proper application by the owner, may be served by two or more service laterals, each of which, for billing purposes, shall be considered as being one customer account.
H.
Single service lateral with two or more customers.
Where two or more customers are now served through a single service
lateral, any violation of the rules of the Borough with respect to
either or any of said customers shall be deemed a violation as to
all, and unless said violation is corrected after reasonable notice,
the Borough may take such action as may be taken for a single customer,
except that such action will not be taken until an innocent customer
who has not violated the Borough's rules has been given a reasonable
opportunity to connect his pipe to a separately controlled service
lateral.
I.
Prohibited connections. Under no circumstances shall
any of the following be connected to the sanitary sewers, either directly
or indirectly:
J.
Special connections. Service laterals to public buildings,
churches, apartment houses, commercial establishments and industrial
establishments shall be installed to conform to detailed plans and
specifications submitted to the Borough by the applicant and only
after review and approval of those plans and specifications by the
Borough.
K.
Special precautions in wet ground. Where the trench
bottom is soft and yielding, the Borough reserves the right to require
that the service be laid in partial or total concrete encasement.
Junctions of two different types of pipe may, at the option of the
Borough, be required to be encased in concrete of a mix determined
by the Borough.
A.
Agreement required. The Borough will accept industrial
wastes into the sanitary sewerage system upon execution of a formal
written agreement and under and subject to the provisions appearing
in said agreement and the provisions stated hereafter. The agreement
will set out in detail the characteristics of the wastes, the flow
conditions which shall govern and the conditions with respect to the
physical connection or connections. It will be the policy of the Borough
to consider each application on its own merits and to establish specific
conditions applicable to the particular situation for each agreement.
No connection shall be made prior to execution of the agreement.
B.
Special application. Prior to approving an application
for a connection involving the acceptance of industrial wastes, the
applicant shall submit complete data with respect to the following:
(1)
Average, maximum and minimum rates of flow to be expected
daily and seasonally.
(2)
Flow diagram, showing points of application of chemicals,
type and quantity of each chemical used per day and per shift, a schedule
of operation, expected chemical characteristics of the untreated wastes
and the point or points of connection to the sewerage system. The
normal situation will require the separation of, and separate points
of connection for, domestic sewage and industrial wastes from each
industrial establishment.
C.
Prohibited wastes. Wastes containing the following
substances or possessing the characteristics listed below will not
be accepted:
(1)
Any vapors or steam.
(2)
Any fluids with temperatures in excess of 150°
F.
(3)
Any fluid wastes which contain in excess of 100 parts
per million of fat, oil or grease, either vegetable or mineral.
(4)
Any volatile, explosive or flammable substances, such
as benzene, gasoline, naphtha, fuel oil or similar substances.
(5)
Any solid or viscous matter which may cause any interference
with the flow of sewage, such as ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch
manure, hair or similar substances.
(6)
Any fluid wastes having a pH value less than 5.5 or
in excess of 9.0, or possessing other properties capable of causing
damage or hazard to sewers, structures, treatment process, equipment
or operating personnel.
(7)
Any wastes containing toxic or poisonous substances
in sufficient concentration to interfere with the sewage treatment
process, to cause injury to animals or persons or to create an unacceptable
condition in the receiving streams.
(8)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance which is
capable of causing a public nuisance.
D.
Grease, oil and sand separators. When, in the opinion
of the Borough's supervising engineer, grease, oil and sand interceptors
or oil reclaimers are required, they shall be provided and maintained
at the expense of the owner in continuously efficient operating condition.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be watertight, substantially constructed and equipped with
readily removable access covers. Where deemed necessary, cold water
sprays shall be installed. The design and pertinent data shall be
submitted to the Borough for review and approval prior to construction
or installation. Separators must be constructed entirely on the property
of the owner.
E.
Preliminary treatment. The Borough reserves the right
to require preliminary treatment where the chemical characteristics
of the proposed industrial wastes, in the opinion of the Borough or
in the opinion of the State Health Department, make such preliminary
treatment desirable or mandatory. Some of the characteristics which
may dictate preliminary treatment are listed below:
(1)
Five-day BOD in excess of 300 parts per million.
(2)
Suspended solids in excess of 350 parts per million.
(3)
Average daily flow in excess of 2% of rated capacity
of the treatment plant.
(4)
Presence of arsenic, barium, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, cyanide, fluoride, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, nickel, nitrate, selenium, sulfate, zinc or pH value outside the acceptable limits described in § 205-25C(6).
F.
In such instances where it is agreed that the industrial
waste shall be received following preliminary treatment, drawings
and specifications shall be submitted for approval, showing all pertinent
details of the construction proposed to accomplish the treatment,
including details of the indicator-recorder-register type of fluid
meter and housing to be used to meter the flow of industrial wastes,
and also details of the control manhole to be constructed on the industrial
wastes connection within the sidewalk area. The control manhole shall
be provided with adequate access manhole covers of approved type through
which access shall be possible by Borough personnel at all times.
Drawings, specifications, reports, etc., shall be submitted in quadruplicate
and shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer.
G.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are required,
they shall be provided and continuously maintained in an effectively
operating condition at all times at the expense of the industry.
H.
Each industry connected shall be responsible for maintaining
a quality of effluent from its premises which conforms to that previously
established in its agreement with the Borough. Sampling and analysis
shall be done in conformance with accepted practice and in accordance
with the current edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes.
I.
The cost of preparing and submitting the required
data for consideration by the Borough shall be borne by the industry.
Likewise, the cost of sampling and analysis to determine compliance
with the terms of the agreement shall be borne by the industry, although
such sampling and analysis shall be conducted by the Borough or its
duly authorized representative.
J.
Control manhole. Industries permitted to connect to Borough sewers, even though not initially required to provide preliminary treatment, may be required to provide a control manhole and/or meter as described in Subsection F above.
K.
Penalty or discontinuance. In the event that any industry
fails to conform to these regulations or fails to comply with the
terms and conditions of its agreement with the Borough, which failure
causes damage of any sort to the Authority or Authority's employees,
the Borough shall determine the extent of the damage and bill the
industry accordingly. If such bill is not paid within five calendar
days from the date of the bill, legal action may be instituted to
enforce collection, or the Borough may resort to termination of the
connection after giving 24 hours' notice or to termination of water
supply. The Borough reserves the right to cancel the agreement, upon
one year's written notice, in the event of repeated failure to comply
with the terms of the agreement or the rules and regulations of the
Borough.
L.
Industrial waste meters. Where the industry provides its own water supply entirely separate from that supplied by the Borough, or provides from its own sources a portion of the water consumed on the premises, which eventually finds its way into the sewerage system of the Borough, the provisions of Schedule 5S (§ 205-35) will apply. This does not relieve the industry from the requirement to furnish, install and maintain a meter of the indicator-register-recorder type, to measure the discharge of industrial wastes, as described in Subsection F above. The water meter will be supplied by the Borough, but the cost of the meter and installation will be borne by the industry. All costs of furnishing, installing and maintaining the industrial waste flow meter will also be borne by the industry.
