No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any part of the public sewage system or any appurtenance thereto without first obtaining a permit from the Township.
A. 
Certificates of permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, repair or install sewer connections to the Township's public sewage system unless such person is a holder of a certificate of permit issued by the Township through its designated agent, and the work is to be performed by a plumber or firm licensed by the Township to do plumbing work. The Township shall renew permits upon the expiration of the existing permit when authorized by Township regulations.
B. 
Capacity permits. A capacity permit shall assign a given quantity of sewage capacity, which shall be a multiple of EDUs calculated in accordance with this part, to a particular property or use. Every use shall require, at a minimum, one EDU of capacity. No capacity permit shall be issued without the payment of the applicable tapping fee for such capacity.
(1) 
Agreements for capacity permits. Capacity permits shall not be issued with regard to properties requiring Township subdivision approval and Department of Environmental Protection planning module approval until an agreement between the property owner and the Township has been executed and delivered. No agreement for the provision of sewer service shall be executed without the issuance of the requisite number of capacity permits and payment of the applicable tapping fees. Such an agreement shall always contain provisions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Township, requiring the following:
(a) 
A right-of-way agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Township.
(b) 
An escrow agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Township.
(c) 
A provision allowing, but not compelling, the Township to complete development and installation of the sewers, in its discretion.
(d) 
Provisions obligating the developer to pay all costs, including but not limited to engineering costs and legal costs.
(e) 
Provisions authorizing the cessation of work and indemnifying and holding the Township harmless in the event of the issuance of any citation precluding development by any governmental regulatory body.
(f) 
Provisions requiring that any new sewer extension shall be plugged at the point of connection to the existing public sewage system until the new sewer extension is determined to be acceptable for service by the Township, and requiring that any water or debris accumulated in the new sewer extension shall be removed to the satisfaction of the Township prior to the removal of the plug.
(g) 
Provisions obligating the developer to televise all sewers prior to their transfer of ownership to the Township.
(h) 
Provisions for testing and certification of sewers prior to their transfer of ownership to the Township.
(i) 
Provisions for the transfer of as-built drawings to the Township upon completion of the construction of the sewer lines and laterals and/or acceptance of flow by the Township, whichever occurs first.
(j) 
Provisions recognizing the Township as the equitable owner of the sewers until their satisfactory completion, and entitling the Township to use such sewers to provide service and collect rentals which it may charge for such service.
(k) 
Provisions indemnifying and holding the Township harmless from any and all obligations arising out of the developer's negligence or defaults.
(l) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B(1)(l), regarding waivers of lien, was deleted pursuant to the Township's notation that said subsection is no longer valid.
(m) 
Provisions barring assignment of the development without the Township's prior written approval.
(n) 
Provisions specifying adjudication as the method and location of dispute resolution.
(o) 
Provisions for the dedication of completed lines to the Township.
(p) 
Such other provisions as the Township may deem necessary and/or the parties may agree upon.
(2) 
Assignment, transfer and sale of permits. Capacity permits shall not be capable of being assigned, transferred or sold except as provided for in this section. Owners of property may transfer capacity permits which they have to other properties owned by the same party and located within the jurisdictional confines of the Township's service area; however, no transfer which would result in any particular property having fewer units than in its base year, or, for proposed but uncompleted developments, fewer units than the number of lots or units as set forth in the final plans approved by the Township and recorded of record, shall be allowed. Otherwise, units may only be assigned, sold or transferred to the Township. The Township shall, upon written request from a developer who has purchased capacity permits for a development, which development is, subsequent to the execution of an agreement with the Township, downsized, by action of an applicable governmental body, or otherwise, accept the excess capacity permits for resale on an as-requested basis, provided that said request is made and surrender of the unit to the Township is completed within four years of the initial issuance of the capacity permits. In the event a surrendered unit is resold, the Township shall refund to the owner, placing the unit with the Township for sale, the capacity fee which was paid by the owner to the Township for the unit, less a per annum service charge of $250 for each and every year that the unit was placed with the Township for sale, commencing with the year in which the Township receives written notice from the owner thereof of the desire to sell such unit and ending with the year in which the unit is actually sold by the Township. The Township shall maintain a chronological listing of such units surrendered by owners and offer them for sale to prospective purchasers on a first-in, first-out basis subject to the limitation that the Township shall not allow such sales to exceed, on an annual basis, 1/4 of the Township's sales of capacity. No payment shall be due to the owner of a surrendered unit until and unless the unit is actually sold and transferred and the proceeds of such sale have been received by the Township. Thereafter, payment shall be made to the owner by the Township within 60 days of the receipt of payment by the Township. The Township shall hold such units for sale for five years only.
(3) 
Renewal of permits. A renewal of a capacity permit shall extend the period of time for physical connection of the unit to which it refers for an additional period of one year. No permit shall be subject to more than four renewals. At the expiration of a renewal period wherein a renewal cannot again be issued or wherein renewal is not again sought, the underlying permit giving rise to the renewal shall be considered to be terminated without refund of any fees and charges theretofore paid for same or for the renewal of same.
C. 
Connection permits. A connection permit shall authorize the physical connection or continued connection of any single unit to the public sewage system in accordance with the plan for same as approved by the Township. Such permit shall allow such connection, subject to the conditions that a capacity permit has theretofore been issued for the unit, all necessary street lines and building sewers have been completed, tested, inspected and approved, and all conditions of the sewage agreement, if any, are satisfied. Physical connection to the public sewage system shall occur within 90 days after the date of issuance of the connection permit. Connection permits shall be considered to run with the land. No property or use shall discharge sewage to the public sewage system without a connection permit, nor before the connection has been approved and certified by the Township Engineer.
(1) 
No repair, alteration or installation shall be performed by any party in or to any structure's sewer lines or internal plumbing in excess of, or contrary to, the plan submitted with the permit application, the Township's regulations, and as approved by the Township Engineer.
(2) 
Report of changed conditions. Each user shall notify the Township of any planned significant changes to the user's operations or system which might alter the nature, quality or volume of its wastewater at least 15 days before the change.
(a) 
The Township may require the user to submit such information as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the changed condition, including but not limited to the submission of an industrial discharge permit application.
(b) 
The Township may issue an industrial user permit or modify an existing permit in response to the changed conditions or anticipated changed conditions.
(c) 
For purposes of this section, significant changes include, but are not limited to, flow increases of 10% or greater, and/or the discharge of any previously unreported pollutants.
D. 
Industrial/commercial user permit. All industrial and commercial users proposing to connect to or discharge into the public sewage system shall obtain an industrial user permit before connecting to or contributing to the public sewage system any waste not considered sanitary waste.
(1) 
Users required to obtain an industrial user permit shall complete and file with the Township an application in the approved form accompanied by the required fee as established by the Township from time to time. Proposed new users shall apply at least 90 days prior to connecting to, or contributing to, the public sewage system. In support of the application, the user shall submit, in units and terms appropriate for evaluation, the following information:
(a) 
Name, address, and location (if different from the address);
(b) 
S.I.C. number according to the standard industrial classification manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972, as amended from time to time;
(c) 
Discharge constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those set forth herein, as determined by a reliable analytical laboratory; a sampling analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR Part 136, as amended from time to time;
(d) 
Time and duration of contribution;
(e) 
Average daily and peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any;
(f) 
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details showing all sewers, sewer connections and appurtenances by size, location and elevation;
(g) 
Detailed descriptions of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including but not limited to all materials which are or could be discharged;
(h) 
When known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any Township, state or federal pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis, and, if not, whether additional operation and maintenance and/or additional pretreatment is required for the user to meet applicable pretreatment standards;
(i) 
If additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment standards, the shortest schedule by which the user will provide such additional pretreatment. The completion date in such schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established for the applicable pretreatment standard. The following conditions shall apply to such schedule:
[1] 
The schedule shall contain the increments of progress in the form of dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the applicable pretreatment standards (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary plans, completing final plans, executing contracts for major components, commencing construction, completing construction, etc.).
[2] 
No increment referred to in Subsection D(1)(i) of this section shall exceed nine months.
[3] 
Not later than 14 days following each date in the schedule and the final date for compliance, the user shall submit a progress report to the Township Engineer. The progress report shall include, at a minimum: whether or not it complied with the increment of progress to be met on such date and, if not, the date on which it expects to comply with this increment of progress, the reason(s) for the delay, and the steps being taken by the user to return the construction to the schedule established. In no event shall more than nine months elapse between successive progress reports to the Township Engineer.
(j) 
Each product produced by type, amount, process or processes, and rate of production;
(k) 
Type and amount of raw materials processed (average and maximum per day);
(l) 
Number and type of employees, and hours of operation of plan, and proposed or actual hours of operation of the pretreatment system;
(m) 
Name, education and credentials of the proposed operator of the pretreatment system;
(n) 
Provisions for emergency notification in case of failure of the pretreatment system, together with complete engineering details of the monitoring and notification equipment to be employed, together with installation schematics;
(o) 
Details of an emergency preparedness plan setting forth the steps to be taken by the user in the event of an improper discharge of a toxic substance into the public sewage system, in order to prevent pollution of the public sewage system;
(p) 
Details of a slug control plan which, at a minimum, shall contain discharge practices (including nonroutine batch discharges), detail stored chemicals, and contain procedures for notifying the Township immediately of slug discharges and preventing adverse impacts from accidental spills.
(q) 
Every categorical industrial user shall submit with its application its baseline monitoring report (BMR). Said report shall, at a minimum, identify the facility, indicate permits held, describe operations, and contain flow and pollutant measurements. Said report shall be signed and certified by an appropriate official of the user and by a qualified professional. Said report shall contain the following:
[1] 
Identifying information;
[2] 
Environmental permits held;
[3] 
Description of operations;
[4] 
Flow measurement;
[5] 
Measurement of pollutants;
[6] 
Certification by user of meeting pretreatment standards;
[7] 
Compliance schedule.
(r) 
Other information the Township deems necessary to evaluate the permit application. The Township shall evaluate the information furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the information furnished by the user, the Township may issue an industrial user permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.
(2) 
Permit modifications. Within nine months of promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, the industrial user permit of any user to whom it is applicable shall be revised to require compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. Where a user subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard has not previously submitted an application for an industrial user permit as required herein, the user shall apply for an industrial user permit within 60 days after promulgation of the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standard. In addition, the user with an existing industrial user permit shall submit to the Township, within 90 days after the promulgation of an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard, all information required herein.
(3) 
Permit conditions. Industrial user permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this part and all other applicable regulations, user charges and fees established by the Township. Permits may contain the following:
(a) 
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the public sewage system;
(b) 
Limits on the average and instantaneous maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(c) 
Limits on the average and instantaneous maximum rate and time of discharge, or requirements for flow regulation and equalization;
(d) 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
(e) 
Specifications for monitoring programs which may include but shall not be limited to: sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests, and reporting schedules;
(f) 
Compliance schedules;
(g) 
Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
(h) 
Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the public sewage system. Records of monitoring activities and results shall be maintained and retained by the user for a period of not less than three years. In the event of litigation concerning user discharges in any forum, such records shall be maintained and retained by the user until the conclusion of the litigation (issuance of a final nonappealable or unappealed decree) or three years, whichever is longer;
(i) 
Requirements for notification of slug discharges;
(j) 
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the Township to ensure compliance with this part. The Township shall have the right to inspect and copy, at any time and from time to time, and without further legal enforcement, all records of monitoring, testing, sampling, treating and discharging activities and results. Copies shall be made available to the Township at the user's expense immediately upon demand;
(k) 
Statement of applicable civil and criminal penalties for violation of pretreatment standards and requirements;
(l) 
A requirement that the user notify the Township within 24 hours of becoming aware of any violation detected by sampling. Thereafter the user will be required to resample and submit the results of the resampling to the Township within 30 days of the date the user became aware of the violation.
(4) 
Permit duration. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period of less than one year or may be stated to expire on a specific date. The user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of 180 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing permit. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the Township during the term of the permit if limitations or requirements, as identified herein, are modified, or for other just cause, as determined by the Township from time to time.
(5) 
Industrial user permits shall be issued to a specific user for a specific operation. An industrial user permit shall not be assigned, transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises, or a new or changed operation without the prior written approval of the Township. Any succeeding owner or user shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of the existing permit.
(6) 
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, if more stringent than this part for a particular industrial category, shall apply. To that end, the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards found in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein.
(7) 
State requirements. State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in each case where they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those set forth in this part.
(8) 
Township revision. The Township reserves the right to establish more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the public sewage system, if the Township in its discretion deems it necessary to further the purpose of this part.
(9) 
Excessive discharge. No user shall at any time increase the use of process water or attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutants' specific limitation developed by the Township or the state.
(10) 
Accidental discharge. Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge or prohibited material or other substances regulated herein. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's sole cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide such protection shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Township before commencement of construction of the facility. No user who commences contribution to the public sewage system after the effective date of this part shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the public sewage system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved in writing by the Township. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify the user's facilities whenever necessary to meet the requirements of this part. In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately notify the Township of such incident. The notification shall include but not be limited to: the location of the discharge, the type of waste discharged, its concentration and volume, and a description of corrective actions to be taken.
(a) 
Written notice. Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the Township a detailed written report describing the causes of the discharge and measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, including but not limited to fish kills and all damages to persons or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this part or other applicable law.
(b) 
Employee notice. A notice shall be permanently and conspicuously posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of an accidental discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a discharge to occur are advised of and are required to comply with the emergency notification procedure.
(c) 
At least once every two years, the Township Engineer shall evaluate whether each industrial user requires a revision to its discharge/slug control plan. The Township Engineer may require a user to develop or revise, submit to him or her for approval, and implement such a plan. Such plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
[1] 
Description of discharge practices;
[2] 
Description of stored chemicals;
[3] 
Procedures for notification as set forth herein;
[4] 
Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge.
(11) 
Access. The Township and its representatives shall be afforded access at all times to any industrial user who will be connected to the public sewage system. The Township shall have access to all meters, gauges and other measuring devices used for the purpose of establishing or determining water consumption, water excluded from the public sewage system, domestic sewage, or industrial waste discharged to the public sewage system.
(12) 
Sampling and inspection. The Township shall inspect, at least once annually, the facilities of any industrial user to ascertain compliance with the purpose and requirements of this part. Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the Township and its representatives ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination, and performance of any duty of the Township. The Township has the right to install on a user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance monitoring and metering operations. Where a user has security measures which require identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make arrangements with its security personnel to ensure that, upon presentation of suitable identification, Township representatives shall be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their official duties. Sampling and inspection shall occur at each industrial user facility not less than once each year.
E. 
Industrial/commercial user permit renewal. An industrial user with an expiring industrial discharge permit shall apply for a permit renewal by submitting a completed application in accordance with the requirements set forth herein not less than 90 days prior to the expiration of the user's existing industrial waste discharge permit.
F. 
Abandonment and discontinuance permit.
(1) 
The Township shall permit a customer to abandon and discontinue sewer service provided by the Township only if:
(a) 
In the case of a nonresidential property only:
[1] 
The customer applies for abandonment and discontinuance of service in writing and pays to the Township the applicable fee;
[2] 
The customer has its building sewer physically disconnected from the public sewage system by a plumber licensed and approved by the Township, and such disconnection is inspected and accepted in writing by the Township; and
[3] 
The improvements on the property served by the Township are demolished.
(b) 
In the case of a residential property only:
[1] 
The customer applies for abandonment and discontinuance of service in writing and pays to the Township the applicable fee;
[2] 
The property is destroyed by a catastrophic event;
[3] 
The customer has its building sewer physically disconnected from the public sewage system by a plumber licensed and approved by the Township, and such disconnection is inspected and accepted in writing by the Township; and
[4] 
The property owner does not intend to rebuild within one year after the occurrence of such catastrophe.
(2) 
A customer who qualifies for abandonment and discontinuance of service as provided above shall no longer be obligated to make any rate payments to the Township from the date of disconnection with the written approval by the Township. A customer who abandons and discontinues service shall not be entitled to the return of any portion of any tapping or connection fee theretofore paid. If the customer, or any subsequent owner of a property with respect to which service was abandoned, determines to improve such property, the customer or such subsequent owner shall be required to connect to the public sewage system and to pay all tapping fees and connection fees then applicable to such property.
(3) 
Fees to apply for sewer service abandonment shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
Before making a connection to the public sewage system, each property owner shall make a written application therefor in the manner prescribed by the Township and pay such permit fees and/or charges as may be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, including, without limitation, the following:
A. 
Connection fee: a fee which shall not exceed an amount equal to the actual cost of the connection of the property extending from the Township's sewer main to the property line of the property so connected. The Township may also base such fee upon an average cost for previously installed connections of similar type and size. In lieu of payment of the connection fee, the Township may require the construction and dedication of those facilities by the property owner(s) requesting such connection.
B. 
Customer facilities fee: a fee which shall not exceed an amount equal to the actual cost of the facilities serving the connected property from the property line or curbside cleanout to the proposed dwelling or building to be served. The customer facilities fee shall be chargeable only in the event the Township, and not the property owner(s), installs the customer facilities. In lieu of the payment of the customer facilities fee, the Township may require the construction of those facilities by the property owner(s) requesting customer facilities.
C. 
Tapping fee: The Township shall collect a tapping fee for each EDU allocated to a property or used in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.
(1) 
The owner or developer of any individual residential unit, multiple residential unit or structure shall pay a single tapping fee for each capacity permit for the right to connect to the public sewage system.
(a) 
The tapping fee shall be paid in full to the Township prior to the issuance of a permit necessary for construction. No connection permit shall be issued without prior payment in full of the applicable tapping fee and issuance of a capacity permit.
(b) 
Each individual single-family unit devoted to residential use only constitutes and will be charged for one EDU.
(2) 
Mixed residential and commercial uses. Any residential user desiring to employ a portion of its premises for a commercial use shall complete and submit an application to the Township therefor, which application shall be under oath and shall detail the nature and scope of the proposed use. Each such mixed use structure shall constitute and be charged for a minimum of one EDU per use and the capacity permit for the structure shall, therefore, require at a minimum two EDUs and two tapping fees. Prior to issuance of a connection permit and the sale, leasing, rental or use of an individual unit in a multiple-unit mixed residential and commercial structure, an individual family unit in a multiple-family-unit structure, or any other consumption unit deemed by the Township to be necessary for the structure, the owner, builder or developer shall pay to the Township a tapping fee for each such unit as shown on the approved plans. The capacity permit shall be issued for the number of EDUs represented by the structure upon payment in full of the requisite tapping fees.
(3) 
For all improved commercial and industrial properties, tapping fees shall be imposed for each EDU that is determined to be consumed or consumable by such improved property. The quantity of EDUs applicable to any property shall be determined on an annual basis and each property shall be assessed one tapping fee per EDU for the highest number of EDUs used by the property during each calendar year. The annual determination of the number of EDUs used shall be compiled by adding, for each property and each use, the total annual gallonage consumed by the property and dividing that number by 70,000 to determine the number of EDUs consumed (the number shall be rounded to the next highest EDU). To the extent the annual highest number of EDUs per property exceeds that property's base number, the property shall be assessed for the additional capacity used at the rate of one tapping fee per EDU. "Base year" shall be defined, for purposes of this subsection, as the number of EDUs purchased by the applicable property during its first year of connection to the public sewage system. EDUs billed to an applicable property shall be considered as that property's capacity allocation. No tapping fees shall be refunded for any reduction in use. The capacity allocated to an applicable property shall be assignable and transferable with the property, provided that all charges are paid in full as assessed. Initial computations of EDUs for any property or use shall be greater than or equal to the following minimums:
Description of Improved Property
Unit of Measurement
Number of Equivalent Dwelling Units per Unit of Measurement
Retail store, professional office or other commercial enterprise, including but not limited to doctors' office and automobile service and repair facility, and convenience store that does not prepare food
1 to 5 employees
1
Each additional 5 employees or fraction thereof
1
Hotel, motel or boarding house (not including restaurant facilities)
1 to 3 rental rooms
1
Each additional room or fraction thereof
1
Restaurant, club, tavern or other retail food or drinking establishment
1 to 20 customer seats
1
Each additional 20 seats or fraction thereof
1
Beauty parlor or barber shop (whether or not attached to, or part of, a residential dwelling)
First 3 chairs
1
Each additional 3 chairs
1
School (including cafeteria)
Every 25 students and personnel
1
Convenience store that prepares and sells food
2
Car wash
Every bay
1
Firehouse or government office without commercial facilities
1
Church without food or nursery service
1
Laundromat
Every washing machine
1/2
(a) 
Where a property is devoted to two or more of the aforementioned uses, the requisite number of EDUs shall be determined by adding the applicable totals for all of the uses as set forth above. For example, if a hotel has nine rooms and a restaurant and bar has seating for 21 patrons, the requisite number of EDUs would be six. Alternatively, EDUs applicable to businesses, retail stores and professional offices may be determined on the basis of the average number of full-time and part-time employees at the premises (including individual owners and employers) during the twelve-month period preceding the date the owner of such improved property is required to, or in fact connects to, the public sewage system. For initial connections of new businesses, retail stores and professional offices uses, EDUs may be determined on the basis of the average number of full-time and part-time employees at the premises (including individual owners and employers) intended to be employed at the inception of its connection. In all cases, the Township shall be entitled to rely, when initially determining the number of EDUs necessary for any use, on the information presented to the Township by the owner.
(b) 
Where a commercial or industrial structure or property has been condominiumized, such that more than two uses exist within a given structure or property, each of which is under separate ownership or control, but the property and/or structure is held in single ownership or managed by an association which is responsible for the sewage bill for the entire structure or property, EDUs for such structure or property shall be determined on the basis of gross metered sewage discharge per annum. Initially, the requisite number of EDUs necessary for the structure or property may be determined on the basis of the average number of full-time and part-time employees (including individual owners and employers) intended to be employed at the inception of its connection to such structure or property, as a whole. This subsection shall not be applicable where each use has its own facilities; rather, it shall be applicable only where the facilities are central to the uses and under the control of the structure or property owner or manager.
(c) 
The Township shall regularly determine the number of additional EDUs consumed by any given property on the basis of actual water consumption or sewage discharge by such property. The number of EDUs charged to the property shall be the quotient of the actual annual sewage discharge of water consumption divided by 70,000 gallons, rounded up to the next higher whole number.
(d) 
The determination of EDUs shall be strictly in accordance with the water meter's volumetric readings. The Township shall not be responsible for the accuracy or maintenance of private water meters. Owners are encouraged to have private water meters calibrated two times per year and are solely responsible for their operation.
(4) 
A tapping fee representing the estimated number of EDUs applicable to a property is due and payable when the Township receives an application for a capacity permit. Thereafter, the Township shall annually review, and may revise, the number of applicable EDUs and assess appropriate tapping fee charges reflecting each such revision. If the number of EDUs has increased, the Township shall notify the property holder of such increase and advise the property owner of the applicable tapping fee then due and owing to the Township for the additional capacity consumed. The amount assessed shall be paid by the property owner within 30 days after notification by the Township that it is due.
(5) 
During the course of any sewer line installation by the Township on any street or road, and at such time as not to cause any delay in the line installation, an abutting property owner (a nondeveloper) may request the Township to install an additional sewer lateral to any vacant individual residential lot abutting such line installation and owned by such abutting property owner. The Township shall install such a lateral for future service to the lot provided the property owner executes and delivers to the Township an agreement with the Township to pay the Township the then current tapping fee and capacity permit fee within 18 months from the execution of the agreement, or the six-month anniversary of the acceptance of the line for flow by the Township, whichever date first occurs, and provided that the lot may not thereafter be capable of subdivision.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Township and hold the Township harmless of and from any and all demands, claims, losses, expenses and damages that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for each building. Exceptions to this provision may be made where one building is located to the rear of another building on an interior lot and no sewer line is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway, in which case the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building only upon the prior written approval of the Township. Such connection of the two buildings to the sewer lines shall be considered as two building sewers.
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building lateral. Groupings of more than one improved property on one building lateral shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, and only after the owner of such property obtains the prior written consent of the Township. The provisions of this section shall not apply, insofar as connection is concerned, to any owner, developer and/or builder who has executed or who executes an agreement approved by the Township which provides for the connection of an internal sewage system and/or building laterals or other connections to the public sewage system.
B. 
All property owners shall maintain, repair and renew, at their sole cost and expense, their sewer building lateral, cleanouts, vents and water meters in such manner and condition so as to prevent and correct leakage and/or hazardous conditions. All cleanouts and vents on the building lateral shall remain at least six inches above finished grade and shall be capped. Caps on cleanouts and vents shall be in accordance with Township standards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the property owners may install or modify sewer cleanouts at grade, but shall, in such event, incorporate the use of a cast iron frame and cover so that the cover is visible at finished grade. The owner of the property shall obtain the prior written consent of the Township Sewer Engineer prior to installation of a cast iron frame and cover. In the event of any manufacturer's defect in the water meter, excluding tampering or intentional or negligent interference with the meter, the property owner shall notify the Township, and the Township shall provide a replacement meter. If the Township determines it is responsible to provide a replacement water meter, it shall provide the replacement at no cost to the property owner if the meter is still under warranty, or at the adopted replacement charge in all other cases. In the event of tampering, or negligent or intentional interference with the meter, the property owner shall bear the full cost of replacement of the water meter. Replacement of any commercial or industrial water meter is the sole responsibility of the property owner in all events.
C. 
In the event the property owner fails to repair, maintain or replace the sewer building lateral cleanouts, vents and/or water meter as required above, after written notice of defect from the Township, the property owner shall remedy the defect within 30 days of such notice at the owner's sole cost and expense. Failure to remedy any defect shall result in the Township correcting the defect at the property owner's sole cost and expense, with all costs and expenses thereof, including but not limited to legal fees, costs and interest recoverable from the property owner by the Township as authorized by law or resolution of the Township from time to time.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with a building only when such connection is approved by the Sewer Inspector and they meet the requirements of this part and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
In a building in which the building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer system, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Township in writing. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with Township regulations, and no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected and approved.
All joints and connections shall be gastight and watertight. Cast-iron, ductile iron and PVC pipe joints shall be installed with gaskets. Other jointing materials and methods may be used with the prior written approval of the Township.
A. 
Notice to connect to the public sewage system shall be given by the Township by forwarding to the owner a copy of this part, including all amendments, and a written document ordering the connection. If the owner fails to make such connection within 60 days of the date of such notice, the Township may make the connection and collect the cost thereof from the owner by a municipal claim or an action of assumpsit.
B. 
The permit holder shall notify the Township when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection with the public sewer, and the connection shall be made under the supervision of the Sewer Inspector. A minimum of 48 hours' prior notice shall be given for each such inspection.
All excavations for building sewer installation and connection shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of such work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Township.
In cases where a builder or developer desires to install sewers, laterals and building sewers to every housing unit within a housing development or to every lot or unit within a subdivision or land development, he shall meet all conditions as set forth in this section and in all other sections of this part. Plot plans for such a development shall be submitted to the Township, and the builder or developer shall enter into an agreement with the Township for the provision of sewer service which, at a minimum, shall include provisions requiring the establishment of a construction escrow and a maintenance bond or escrow protecting the Township against defects for a period of 18 months subsequent to final completion and satisfactory inspection, in an amount not less than 15% of the total costs of installation, and provisions requiring the conveyance to the Township of the constructed sewers, excluding building sewers. The builder or developer shall obtain the written approval of the Township prior to the commencement of any construction. Said plans shall conform to all Township sewer designs and construction regulations. All legal and engineering fees and charges for plan review, agreement preparation and permit issuance shall be borne by such builder or developer. Upon approval of the plans by the Township and necessary county and state agencies, the lines may be constructed by and at the expense of the builder or developer, but only under the inspection of an inspector designated by the Township. All costs of said inspections, including salaries and expenses, shall be borne by the builder or developer.