This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Carroll Township On-Site Management and Maintenance Ordinance."
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ABSORPTION AREA
A component of an individual or community sewage system where
the liquid from a septic tank or other treatment tank seeps into the
soil; it consists of an aggregate-filled area containing piping for
the distribution of liquid into the soil or sand/soil combination
located beneath the aggregate.
ALTERNATE SEWAGE SYSTEM
A system employing the use of demonstrated technology in
a manner not specifically recognized by Chapter 73 of the DEP Rules
and Regulations.
COMMUNITY SEWAGE SYSTEM
Any system, whether publicly or privately owned, for the
collection of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature from
two or more lots and for the treatment or disposal of the sewage or
industrial waste on one or more of the lots or at any other site.
EXPERIMENTAL SEWAGE SYSTEM
Any method of sewage disposal not described in Chapter 73
of the DEP Rules and Regulations which is proposed for the purpose
of testing and observation.
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SYSTEM
A system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving a single
lot and collecting and disposing of sewage in whole or in part into
the soil or into any waters of the commonwealth or by means of conveyance
to another site for final disposal.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any nonsewage waste resulting from manufacturing, food processing,
mining activities, or industry. The term shall include all such substances
whether or not generally characterized as waste.
MALFUNCTION
Any one or more of the following conditions:
A.
Sewage flow is restricted in the sewage system
which in turn causes the backup of sewage into a building, structure,
or part thereof.
B.
Sewage rises to the surface of the ground over
a septic tank or flows out of a septic tank vent.
C.
Sewage rises to the surface of the ground over
the absorption area or downgrade from the absorption area at a bank
or road cut.
D.
Untreated or partially treated sewage, liquid
kitchen or laundry wastes, or shower or bathtub washwater is discharged
to the surface of the ground or into the waters of the commonwealth.
ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM
Any alternate, experimental, community or individual on-site
system, including the treatment system and all appurtenances designed
to convey sewage to and from treatment.
PERSON
Includes any individual, association, public or private,
profit or nonprofit, corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or estate.
SEPTATE
The scum, grease, sludge, and liquid which accumulates in
and is periodically pumped from a septic tank.
SEPTIC TANK
A watertight tank designed to retain sewage long enough for
satisfactory bacterial decomposition of the solids to take place prior
to its discharge to an absorption area.
SEWAGE
Waterborne fecal matter, urine, washwater, food preparation,
industrial, and commercial wastes.
SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (SEO)
The person or persons designated by the Township of Carroll
to review and approve permit applications and conduct inspections
pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 71 and 73 of the DEP Rules
and Regulations.
SHOWER FLOW RESTRICTOR
A valve, insert or other control device which is placed in
the water supply line to a shower head and restricts the flow rate
to three gallons per minute or less at a pressure of 60 pounds per
square inch.
[Amended 12-2-2003 by Ord. No. 51]
TOILET TANK DAM
A water displacement object, bottle, retaining dam or other
device which is inserted into the toilet tank for the purpose of reducing
the amount of water used by approximately one gallon per flush.
WATER CONSERVATION HABITS
Ways of reducing water usage such as repairing leaky faucets,
running dish and clothes washers at optimum capacities, reducing the
length of showers, and lessening the running of water for personal
hygiene use.
WATER-SAVING SHOWER HEAD
A shower head designed to discharge 2.5 gallons of water
per minute or less at a pressure of 60 pounds per square inch.
WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Any river, stream, impoundment, ditch, storm sewer, lake,
pond, spring, or other body or channel which conveys surface and/or
ground water or any of their constituents, whether natural or artificial,
within or on the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.