A. 
All persons owning any occupied building now erected upon property accessible to the sewer system shall, if not already connected, at their own expense connect such building with the sewer system within one year after the effective date of this article.
B. 
All persons owning any property accessible to the sewer system upon which an occupied building is hereafter erected shall, at the time of the erection of such building and at their own expense, connect the same with the sewer system.
C. 
All persons owning any occupied building upon property which hereafter becomes accessible to the sewer system shall, at their own expense connect such a building with the sewer system within 30 days after notice to do so from the Borough.
D. 
When an existing double house or condominium complex with individual unit ownership is served by a single building sewer and ownership of a unit is sold or otherwise conveyed, the owner of the unit shall, at his own expense, connect such unit with the sewer system within 30 days after notice to do so from the Borough (see § 90-15).
E. 
When an existing double house or condominium complex with individual unit ownership is served by a single building sewer and maintenance upon the building sewer is required, each side of the double house and/or each individual unit of the condominium complex shall be connected with the sewer system with an appropriate building sewer within 30 days after notice to do so from the Borough (see § 90-15).
It shall be unlawful for any person owning any property accessible to the sewer system to erect, construct, use or maintain or cause to be erected, constructed, used or maintained any privy, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or other receptacle on such property for receiving sewage, after the expiration of the particular period specified in § 90-2 hereof, or at any time to erect, construct, use or maintain any pipe, conduit, drain or other facility for the discharge of sanitary sewage except into the sewer system. It shall be unlawful for any person to make a connection to the sewer system from any cesspool, privy, vault, cistern or other depository.
Any person who erects, constructs, uses or maintains a privy, cesspool, sinkhole or septic tank on any property accessible to the sewer system in violation of this article shall be deemed and shall be declared to be erecting, constructing and maintaining a nuisance, which nuisance the Borough is hereby authorized and directed to abate in the manner provided by law.
No connection or discharge shall be made to or into the sewer system except in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force and effect as well as such federal, state and local laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations as may, from time to time, be enacted, adopted, approved, or promulgated by any federal, state or local authority, or may be otherwise provided by law.
A. 
The Borough or the City reserves the right to refuse permission to connect to the sewer system, to compel discontinuance of use of the sewer system or to compel pretreatment of wastewaters by any person in order to prevent discharges deemed harmful or deemed to have a deleterious effect upon the operation of, or any portion of, the sewer system.
B. 
No wastewaters shall be discharged to the sewer system:
(1) 
Having heat in such quantities that the discharge causes the temperature at the AWTF to exceed 40° C. or 104°F.;
(2) 
Containing fats, wax, grease or oils of petroleum origin, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/L, or petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or petroleum products of mineral origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass-through at the AWTF;
(3) 
Containing any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other explosive liquids, solids or gases or any other pollutants which will create a fire or explosion hazard, including but not limited to waste streams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60° C. using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
(4) 
Containing any garbage that has not been ground by household type or other suitable garbage grinders;
(5) 
Containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch, manure, or any other solids or viscous substances capable of causing obstructions or other interferences with proper operation of the sewer system;
(6) 
Having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 10.0 standard units, or having any other corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazards to structures, equipment or personnel of the sewer system;
[Amended 10-20-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6, approved 10-20-2008]
(7) 
Containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, to constitute hazards to humans or animals or to create any hazard in waters, which receive treated effluent from the sewer system treatment plant. Toxic wastes shall include, but not be limited to, wastes containing cyanide, chromium, cadmium, mercury, copper or nickel or any characteristic or listed hazardous waste;
(8) 
Containing noxious or malodorous gases or substances capable of creating a public nuisance;
(9) 
Containing solids of such character and quantity that special and unusual attention is required for their handling;
(10) 
Containing any substance, which may affect the AWTFs effluent and cause violation of the NPDES permit requirements;
(11) 
Containing any substance which would cause the AWTF to be in noncompliance with sludge use, recycling or disposal criteria pursuant to guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Federal Act, the Clean Air Act or regulations criteria for sludge management and disposal as required by the DEP;
(12) 
Containing color, which is not removed in the treatment processes;
(13) 
Containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes;
(14) 
Containing any pollutant, including conventional pollutants, released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration, which would cause interference with the AWTF;
(15) 
Containing substances, which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 0° C. or 32° F. and 60° C. or 140° F.;
(16) 
Containing chemical constituents which alone or in combination result in the release of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems.
C. 
When the Superintendent or Director determines that an industrial user is contributing any of the above substances in such amounts as to exceed stated limits or to interfere with the operation of the AWTF, he or she shall:
(1) 
Advise the user and Steelton Borough of the impact of such discharges on the operation of the AWTF; and
(2) 
Develop effluent limitations for those discharges to correct the interference with the operations of the AWTF; and
(3) 
Direct the user to comply with the effluent limitations as provided in Article VI, § 90-46;
(4) 
Utilize the enforcement provisions of Article VI, § 90-71.
A. 
No connection shall be made to the sewer system, nor construction of the building sewer, or pressure sewer system commenced unless and until the owner of the property in which the work is to be done, or the contractor who is to do the work as the owner's representative, shall have applied for and obtained a connection permit, in the manner hereinafter provided. A connection permit shall also be required whenever any of the following situations exist:
(1) 
A new building or facility is connected to the sewer system or to the internal drainage system of an existing building or facility.
(2) 
An existing building or facility is expanded in such a way that there is an increased potential for the generation of wastewater. Flow estimates shall be made by the Borough based on sound engineering practice.
(3) 
An existing double house or condominium complex with individual unit ownership is served by a single building sewer and ownership of a unit is sold or otherwise conveyed.
(4) 
An existing double house or condominium complex with individual unit ownership is served by a single building sewer and maintenance of the building sewer is required.
(5) 
The Borough reserves the right to require a connection permit as it deems necessary.
B. 
In addition, persons applying for connection of a nonresidential establishment must satisfy the requirements of Article VI as necessary.
C. 
The application for connection to the sewer system shall be submitted on the official form prepared for this purpose and must be complete. Forms may be secured at the Borough's Code office.
The required fees as provided for in Article VII, § 90-95, shall accompany the application referred to in § 90-7. An application is not considered complete unless accompanied by payment of all applicable fees.
Upon receipt of a properly executed application to connect, which application and review of pertinent information demonstrates (in the determination of the Borough and the City) that the connection can comply with the requirements of the Borough and the City, and payment of all required fees; the Borough shall issue a connection permit to the property owner.
The connection permit shall be kept on the property owner's premises and shall be made available for review, upon request, from the time the work begins until the final inspection has been made and the work has been approved.
Refer to Article VI, Industrial Waste Pretreatment, § 90-45.
If a property which is connected to the sewer system is sold, or otherwise conveyed, the purchaser and/or seller shall promptly notify the Borough of such sale or conveyance.