Borough of Old Forge, PA Article III General Standards

§ 269-7 Permit requirements.

No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or any part of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Authority.

§ 269-8 Grouping of multiple properties on building sewer.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved property on one building sewer 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 this Borough and the Authority, in writing, shall have been secured.

§ 269-9 Responsibilities of owner.

All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer, including testing, shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless this Borough and the Authority from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a sewer.

§ 269-10 Connection and pipe specifications. [1]

A. A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated by this Borough or the Authority as applicable and where the lateral is provided. The invert of a building sewer at the point of connection to a lateral shall be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the lateral. A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection of a building sewer to the lateral shall be made secure and watertight. Connections to the lateral shall be made by manufactured fittings, approved by the Borough or Borough Engineer.

B. A building sewer shall have a minimum slope of one in 96 (96:1) or 1%, and preferably one in 48 (48:1) or 2%. A building sewer serving a single-family dwelling unit shall have a minimum inside diameter of four inches; a multifamily dwelling building of two to four units shall have a minimum inside diameter of six inches; and a building sewer serving a multifamily dwelling building containing more than four units or any nonresidential structures shall have an inside diameter designed to accommodate the maximum anticipated flow and shall be approved by the Borough Engineer. All building sewers shall be constructed of the material and meet the applicable specifications of the list below:

	Vitrified clay pipe (VCP)
		ANSI/ASTM C700
		ASTM C425
	Polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC)
		ANSI/ASTM D3034 or D1785
		ANSI/ASTM F477
		ANSI/ASTM D3212
		ANSI/ASTM F545
		ANSI/ASTM D2564

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 269-11 Failure to connect; action by Borough.

If the owner of any improved property benefited, improved or accommodated by a sewer, after 45 days' notice from this Borough requiring the connection of such improved property with a sewer in accordance with § 269-2, shall fail to connect such improved property as required, this Borough may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof by a municipal claim, an action in assumpsit or such other legal proceeding as may be permitted by law.