A. 
All buildings and/or uses located in the Borough of Crafton shall be connected to the Borough’s sanitary sewer system. All sewer connections shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, Code or other ordinance of the Borough, specifications of the Borough Engineer, and all applicable provisions of the Allegheny County Plumbing Code and the rules and regulations of the Allegheny County Health Department.
B. 
No more than one building shall be connected to a sewer through any one connection without the consent of Borough Council.
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1576; 11-23-2020 by Ord. No. 1668]
A. 
Roof leaders, roof drains, downspouts, gutters, parking lot drains, driveway drains, interior or exterior sumps, exterior foundation drains, drains or other sources of stormwater runoff and groundwater may be connected to any stormwater or combined sanitary sewer, however, if a stormwater sewer is available, all sources of stormwater runoff must be connected thereto. As used in this section, a combined sanitary sewer system is a sewer system which has been designated to serve as both a sanitary sewer and as a storm sewer and to carry sanitary sewage and stormwater in the same sewer line(s).
B. 
No person shall connect any roof leaders, roof drains, downspouts, gutters, parking lot drains, driveway drains, interior or exterior sumps, exterior foundation drains, drains or other sources of stormwater runoff and groundwater to any separate sanitary sewer system. As used in this section, a separate sanitary sewer system is any sewer system which is specifically designed and intended to carry sanitary sewage separate from stormwater.
[Amended 11-23-2020 by Ord. No. 1668]
Any persons desiring to connect to the Borough sewer system shall apply to the Borough Manager for a sewer connection permit. Permits shall be required for connection to the stormwater sewer, separate sanitary sewer, or combined sanitary sewer system. The Manager shall issue the permit following a review of the application to assure all other necessary Borough, county, state and federal approvals or permits have been obtained and upon payment of a fee, in an amount established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
A. 
No person shall open any public street in the Borough for any sewer-related work without a street opening permit in accordance with Chapter 193, Streets and Sidewalks.
B. 
All work performed in connecting any property with a public sewer shall be at the expense of the person making the connection. All work and repairs to street and sidewalks shall be done in accordance with Borough specifications and under the supervision of the Borough Manager or other designated Borough employee. Any work within the right-of-way of a public street shall be performed by a registered master plumber and comply with the requirements of the Allegheny County Plumbing Code.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this chapter/article, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each violation, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
B. 
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this article found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation of this article shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
C. 
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity, at law or other to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this article.
[Added 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 1576]
A. 
Owners of property within the Borough shall be responsible for the maintenance of sewer lines inside a building and on the owner's property and for the maintenance of sewer lateral lines extending from a building or private property to the main sewer lines.
B. 
The Borough shall not be responsible for the maintenance of sewer lines inside a building or the maintenance of sewer lateral lines extending from a building or private property to the main sewer lines, or for damages caused by sewage or water escaping therefrom, or for lines or fixtures on private property.