No person shall uncover, connect to, make any
opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any lateral or
any other part of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit
in writing from the Borough authorizing such connection and/or use.
No permit shall be issued unless there is sufficient capacity in the
sewer system to convey the wastewater to the treatment plant and sufficient
capacity in the treatment plant to treat the wastewater.
Application for a permit shall be made by the
owner of the improved property to be served or by his duly authorized
representative.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection
of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have
fulfilled each of the following conditions:
A. Such person shall have applied for, paid for and been
issued a permit.
B. Such person shall have given the Borough at least
30 days' notice of the time when such connection will be made so that
the Borough may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary
testing.
The permit shall be displayed prominently upon
the improved property to be connected to a sewer at all times during
construction of the building sewer and connection of the building
sewer to a lateral and until the connection has been inspected and
approved by the Borough.
Except as otherwise provided in this section,
each dwelling unit on each improved property shall be connected separately
and independently through a building sewer to a lateral. Grouping
of more than one dwelling unit on one building sewer or lateral shall
not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary
reasons or other good cause shown and then only after special permission
of the Borough, in writing, shall have been secured.
All costs and expenses of construction of a
building sewer and of a connection to a lateral shall be borne by
the owner of the property to be connected; and in addition thereto,
as a condition of the grant of a permit, such owner shall agree to
indemnify and save harmless the Borough and Authority from all loss
or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the connection to
the lateral, including any damages to persons or property occasioned
thereby.
In instances where no lateral exists, the person
shall contact the Borough to determine the method of connection to
the sewer. The Borough shall approve the location and method of connection
to the sewer. The person, at a minimum, shall be required to install
a lateral from the building sewer to the right-of-way line. The Borough
has responsibility to the main sewer line. All work shall be done
in accordance with the Borough's standards. In instances where, in
the opinion of the Borough, a connection to the sewer may result in
potential damage in the form of collapse, blockage or failure of the
sewer, special requirements to perform the connection may be specified.
These include but are not limited to the setup of bypass pumping equipment
at the site capable of transporting flows equal to peak daily quantities
and the posting of a bond equal to the maximum established cost of
repair should damage occur.
[Amended 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 623-2015]
The construction of building sewers and the
connection thereof to a lateral shall be done in accordance with the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999,
as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall
be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons
from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property
disturbed in the course of installation of a building sewer shall
be restored at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Borough. Every excavation
requiring a road opening of a state or county highway requires a highway
occupancy permit from the appropriate agency. The road restoration
must be done in accordance with the specifications of the appropriate
agency.
Every building sewer of any improved property
shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by
the owner of such improved property.
Whenever the Borough has reason to believe that
any building sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall
be subject to test and inspection. Defects found upon such test and
inspection, if any, shall be corrected as required by the Borough,
in writing, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
served through such building sewer and extending to and including
the right-of-way line. The Borough has responsibility to the main
sewer line.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
foundation drains, sump pumps, areaway drains or other sources of
surface runoff or groundwater in any manner resulting in such surface
runoff's or groundwater's being discharged directly or indirectly
into the sewer system. Any person found to have a connection of this
type shall be formally notified that he must remove the connection
discharging such surface runoff or groundwater. Such person shall
have 90 days from said notification in which to remove such connection
or shall hereby be in violation of this Part 1; and such person shall,
upon conviction, be subject to the penalties herein described, with
each day such violation shall persist constituting a separate violation.
A. No person shall cause, permit or allow any discharge
or flow of any flammable or explosive substance, solid, liquid or
gas (such substances include but are not limited to acetone, benzene,
fuel oil, gasoline, kerosene or naphtha) either directly or indirectly
into the sewer system that could create any danger of fire or explosion
or result in damage or injury to persons or to the structures, equipment
or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.
B. No person shall cause, permit or allow any discharge
or flow of any corrosive substance, solid, liquid or gas either directly
or indirectly into the sewer system that could create any danger of
corrosive damage or injury to persons or to the equipment, structures
or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.
C. No person shall cause, permit or allow the discharge,
flow or placement directly or indirectly into the sewer system of
any substance, material or object that could cause or result in the
obstruction of flow of wastewater in the sewer system or the interference
with or damage to the equipment, structures or processes of the sewer
system or treatment plant.
D. In addition to invoking the penalties provided for
violation of this Part 1, the Borough shall be empowered to discontinue
sewer service to any property from which objectionable discharges
emanate, to direct the owner or person occupying the property to discontinue
such discharge or make such repairs or changes to the property, including
the removal of materials from the property, as to prevent such discharges
of objectionable substances or to take such other measures as may
be required to safeguard persons, equipment, structures or processes
of the sewer system or treatment plant.