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Township of White, PA
Indiana County
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No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers until all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
A. 
An application to the Township shall be made upon a permit form to be supplied by the Township, for permission to connect to the public sanitary sewers. Among other things, the applicant must state the character and use of each structure located upon the property.
B. 
The applicant shall pay a tap or connection charge in accordance with the fee schedule set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, and shall pay all costs associated with making the tap to the public sewer line.[1] The Township inspector shall be present when the tap is connected and shall inspect the connection in accordance with the current technical specifications.
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the Township office.
C. 
The applicant shall establish the elevation for his lateral to the public sanitary sewer subject to the approval of the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer or his representative. The elevation must be established prior to the issuance of a connection permit.
D. 
No work shall commence before the payment of the tap charges, issuance by the appropriate officer for the approval of the elevation and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
E. 
The applicant shall give the designated inspector of the Township at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made, in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify approval of the connection by endorsing the inspector's name and date of approval of the aforementioned connection permit.
F. 
At the time of inspection of the connection, the applicant shall permit the inspector full and complete access to all sanitary drainage arrangements and facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed, until after it is inspected and approved by said inspector.
Each applicant for sewage service will be required to supply the requested information and to sign the application form provided by the Township.
Applications are merely written requests for sewer line connections; all applications are subject to approval of the Township, being subject to payment of all required fees and compliance with all regulations relative thereto prior to commencement of the work or service requested therein.
The application for sewage service shall be a binding contract on both the customer and the Township, upon approval by the Township. Rates for sewer service shall accrue from the dates the sewage collection service is available to the premises with respect to the work and responsibilities of the Township; provided, however, that the said application contract shall be subject to the provisions of § 235-40 hereof as regards revisions of the rules, rates and regulations.
The Township may require prior to approval of service, special contracts other than applications, under the following conditions:
A. 
If required by provisions in the schedule of rates, the duration of the contract to be specified in the schedule.
B. 
If the construction of extension and/or other facilities is necessary.
C. 
For connections with other qualified utilities or municipal subdivisions.
D. 
If deemed necessary by the Township.
E. 
Where the amount of grease used on the premises exceeds the amount usually used by an equivalent residential customer. Use includes, but is not limited to, restaurants, service stations, nursing homes and other units where food preparation will exist.