[Adopted 7-21-1977 by Ord. No. 120]
Every owner of property in the Township of West Deer whose property abuts upon any public sanitary sewer presently in existence or to be constructed in the future by the Deer Creek Drainage Basin Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority"), whose principal building is within 150 feet from such sewer system, shall connect, at such owner's own cost, the house, building or other structures located on said property with the aforementioned public sanitary sewers for the purpose of disposing of all sanitary sewage emanating from said property.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any property in the Township so abutting upon any aforementioned public sanitary sewer to employ any means, either by septic tank, cesspool, privy vault, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than into and through said public sanitary sewers.
Where any house, building or structure in the Township so abutting upon any aforementioned public sanitary sewer is now or hereafter may be using any method for the disposal of acceptable sanitary sewage other than through said public sanitary sewers, it shall be the duty of the Township Secretary or the authorized representative of the Authority to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such structure in writing, either by personal service, certified mail or registered mail, to disconnect the same and make proper connection for the discharge and disposal of all acceptable sanitary sewage through the said public sanitary sewers, as herein provided, within 60 days after receipt of such notice. Any owner or lessee or occupier of a structure who cannot comply with the provisions of this section as to connection within the sixty-day period stipulated above due to causes beyond his or her control shall apply to the Township or the Authority within said sixty-day period for a time extension of up to six months in duration. Said application shall be made on a form to be furnished by the Township or the Authority.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for sanitary sewage shall, at the present time or at any time hereafter, be connected with the aforesaid public sanitary sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected to any aforementioned public sanitary sewers to connect any roof drain thereto or permit any roof drain to remain connected thereto or to permit, allow or cause to enter into said public sanitary sewers any stormwater, foundation drain water, spring water, surface water or any sewage or industrial waste from any property other than that for which a permit is issued.
No owner of property as described in § 175-1 shall make or cause to be made any connection with any of the aforementioned public sanitary sewers until he or she has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
A. 
He or she shall make application to the Authority upon a permit form to be formulated and supplied by the Township or the Authority for permission to connect to the aforementioned public sanitary sewers. Among other things, the applicant must state the character and use of each structure located upon his or her property and such other matters as may be reasonably required by said form.
B. 
He or she shall pay the Authority the required tap connection fee for each connection to public sanitary sewers. The tap connection fee shall be paid at the time of making application for permission to make new connection or connections.
C. 
No work shall commence before the payment of the tap connection fee and issuance of the connection permit.
D. 
He or she shall give the designated inspector of the Authority 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 his or her approval of the connection by endorsing his or her name and the date of approval on the connection permit in the possession of the permittee.
E. 
At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners of properties shall permit the inspector full and complete access to all sanitary and 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 it has been inspected and approved by said inspector.
The construction and number and size of all building sewer lines or house service sewers shall be done in accordance with the specifications, plans and procedures established by the Authority in the Sewer System Rules and Regulations, as the same may be from time to time published and amended, copies of which, upon adoption, shall be maintained on file with the Township Secretary and the Authority.
If the owner or owners of any occupied houses, buildings or structures in the Township shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this article or the written notice as prescribed in § 175-3 hereof, the Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this article at the cost and expense of such owner or owners, together with 10% of such cost, plus all charges and expenses incidental thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Authority as debts are by law collectible, or the Authority may, by its proper officer, file a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided by law.
"Unacceptable sanitary sewage" and other terms used herein, for purposes of this article, shall have the same definitions as those which are set forth in the Sewer System Rules and Regulations, said rules and regulations to be applicable to all users of the public sanitary sewers.
[Amended 1-22-1997 by Ord. No. 265; 4-20-2016 by Ord. No. 408]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.