As used in this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
AUTHORIZED AGENT
A sewage enforcement officer, duly appointed employee of
the Township, professional engineer, plumbing inspector, or any other
PSMA-certified person who is authorized to function within specified
limits as an agent of West Lampeter Township to administer or enforce
the provisions of this article.
BOARD
The Board of Supervisors, Township West Lampeter, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
COMMUNITY SEWAGE SYSTEM
Any system, whether publicly or privately owned, for the
collection of sewage from two or more lots, and the treatment and/or
disposal of the sewage on one or more lots or at any other site.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania (DEP).
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SYSTEMS
A system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving a single
lot and collecting and disposal of sewage in whole or in part into
the approved soil or into any waters of this commonwealth.
MALFUNCTION
A condition which occurs when an on-lot sewage disposal system
discharges sewage onto the surface of the ground, into groundwaters
of this commonwealth, into surface waters of this commonwealth, backs
up into a building connected to the system or in any manner causes
a nuisance or hazard to the public health or pollution of ground or
surface water or contamination of public or private drinking water
wells. Systems shall be considered to be malfunctioning if any condition
noted above occurs for any length of time during any period of the
year.
OFFICIAL SEWAGE FACILITIES PLAN
Any comprehensive plan for the provision of adequate sewage
disposal systems, adopted by the Board and approved by the DEP, pursuant
to the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537), as amended.
ON-LOT SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Any system for disposal of domestic sewage involving pretreatment
and subsequent disposal of the clarified sewage into an approved subsurface
soil absorption area or retaining tank. This term includes both individual
sewage systems and community sewage systems.
PERSON
Any individual, association, public or private corporation
for profit or not for profit, partnership, firm, trust, estate, department,
board, bureau of agency of the commonwealth, political subdivision,
municipality, district, authority, or any other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. Whenever
used in any clause prescribing and imposing a penalty or imposing
a fine or imprisonment, the term "person" shall include the members
of an association, partnership or firm and the officers of any local
agency or municipal, public or private corporation for profit or not
for profit.
PSMA
The Pennsylvania Septage Management Association.
PSMA-CERTIFIED INSPECTOR
An individual who has successfully completed the PSMA Course
101 within the past two years or has in some way maintained PSMA certification
in an approved manner.
QUALIFIED
An individual who has successfully completed the PSMA Course
101 within the past two years or has in some way maintained PSMA certification
in an approved manner.
REGISTERED
Any corporation (with individual PSMA-certified field workers)
or any PSMA-certified individual who has applied for, and obtained,
recognition by West Lampeter Township and shall be permitted to conduct
field inspections and/or make repairs to on-lot sewage disposal systems.
REHABILITATION
Work done to modify, alter, repair, enlarge or replace an
existing on-lot sewage disposal system.
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 animal 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.
SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (SEO)
A person certified by DEP who is hired or employed by the
Township. Such person is authorized to conduct investigations and
inspections, review permit applications, issue or deny permits and
do all other activities as may be provided for such person in the
Sewage Facilities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and this
article or any other ordinance adopted by the Township.
SEWAGE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Any area or areas of the Township designated in the Official
Sewage Facilities Plan adopted by the Board as an area for which a
Sewage Management Program is to be implemented.
SEWAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
A comprehensive set of legal and administrative requirements
encompassing the requirements of this article, the Sewage Facilities
Act, the Clean Streams Law, the regulations promulgated there under and such other
requirements adopted by the Board to effectively enforce and administer
this article.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or other parcel
of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land, including changes in existing lot lines. The enumerating
of lots shall include as a lot that portion of the original tract
or tracts remaining after other lots have been subdivided therefrom.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of West Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.