Only normal domestic wastes shall be discharged into any on-lot sewage disposal system. The following shall not be discharged into the system.
A. 
Industrial waste.
B. 
Automobile oil and other nondomestic oil.
C. 
Toxic or hazardous substances or chemicals, including, but not limited to, pesticides, disinfectants, acids, paints, paint thinners, herbicides, gasoline and other solvents.
D. 
Clean surface water or groundwater, including water from roof or cellar drains, springs, basement sump pumps and french drains.
A. 
Any person owning a building served by an on-lot sewage disposal system shall have the septic tank pumped by a qualified pumper/hauler within three years of the effective date of this chapter. Thereafter, that person shall have the tank pumped at least once every three years. Receipts from the pumper/hauler shall be submitted to the municipality or authorized agent within 30 days of the date of pumping.
B. 
An option will be provided to allow the property owner to request a waiver from pumping every three years if, because of tank size, household size, or seasonal use, it is determined by the municipality's certified SEO that such pumping is not needed. In such cases, a waiver from pumping can be granted at the discretion of the municipality's certified SEO when an inspection of the tank by the Municipal SEO reveals that the solids are less than one-third the liquid depth of the tank.
C. 
The required pumping frequency may be increased at the discretion of the municipality's SEO or authorized agent if the septic tank is undersized, if solids buildup in the tank is above average, if the hydraulic load on the system increases significantly above average, if a garbage grinder is used in the building, if the system malfunctions or for other good cause shown.
D. 
If any person can prove that his or her system tank had been pumped within three years prior to his or her pumping notification date, then the municipality may delay that person's initial required pumping to conform with the general pumping frequency requirement.
E. 
Any person owning a building served by an on-lot sewage disposal system which contains an aerobic treatment tank shall follow the operation and maintenance recommendations of the equipment manufacturer. A copy of the manufacturer's recommendations and a copy of the service agreement shall be submitted to the municipality within six months of the effective date of this chapter. Thereafter, service receipts shall be submitted to the municipality at the intervals specified by the manufacturer's recommendations. In no case may the service or pumping intervals for aerobic treatment exceed those required for septic tanks.
F. 
Any person owning a building served by a cesspool or dry well shall have that system pumped according to the schedule prescribed for septic tanks as noted above in § 164-10A. As an alternative to this scheduled pumping of the cesspool or dry well, the owner may secure a sewage permit from the certified SEO for a septic tank to be installed preceding the cesspool or dry well. For a system consisting of a cesspool or dry well preceded by an approved septic tank, only the septic tank must be pumped at the prescribed interval.
G. 
The municipality may require additional maintenance activity as needed, including, but not necessarily limited to, the cleaning and unclogging of piping, servicing and the repair of mechanical equipment, leveling of distribution boxes, tanks and lines, removal of obstructing roots or trees, the diversion of surface water away from the disposal area, etc.
H. 
Each time a septic tank or other subsurface waste disposal tank is pumped out, the municipality, its authorized agent, or a private septage pumper/hauler, whichever provides the service, shall provide to the owner of the on-lot disposal system a signed pumper's report/receipt containing, at minimum, the following information:
(1) 
Date of pumping.
(2) 
Name and address of system owner.
(3) 
Address of tank's location, if different from owner's.
(4) 
Amount of septage or other solid or semisolid material removed.
(5) 
Destination of septage (name of treatment facility).
I. 
Upon completion of each required pumping, the pumper/hauler shall fill out and submit a pumper's report/receipt, copies of which shall be provided by the municipality or its authorized agent to all registered pumpers/haulers. The pumper/hauler shall provide one copy of the pumper's report/receipt to the owner and one copy to the municipality or its authorized agent. Copies must be received by the municipality or its authorized agent within 30 days of the date of pumping.
A. 
No person shall operate and maintain an on-lot sewage disposal system in such a manner that it malfunctions. All liquid wastes, including kitchen and laundry wastes and water softener backwash, shall be discharged to a treatment system or tank. No sewage system shall discharge untreated or partially treated sewage to the surface of the ground or into the waters of the commonwealth unless a permit to discharge has been obtained from the DEP.
B. 
The municipality or its authorized agent shall issue a written notice of violation to any person who is the owner of a property in the municipality which is found to be served by a malfunctioning on-lot sewage disposal system or which is discharging raw or partially treated sewage without a permit.
C. 
Within seven days of notification by the municipality that a malfunction has been identified, the property owner shall make application to the municipality's certified SEO for a permit to repair or replace the malfunctioning system. Within 30 days of initial notification by the municipality, construction of the permitted repair or replacement shall commence. Within 60 days of the original notification by the municipality, the construction shall be completed unless seasonal or unique conditions mandate a longer period, in which case the municipality or its authorized agent shall set an extended completion date.
D. 
The municipality's certified SEO shall have the authority to require the repair of any malfunction by the following methods: cleaning, repair or replacement of components of the existing system, adding capacity or otherwise altering or replacing the system's treatment tank, expanding the existing disposal area, replacing the existing disposal area, replacing a gravity distribution system with a pressurized system or other alternatives as appropriate for the specified site.
E. 
In lieu of, or in combination with, the remedies described in Subsection D above, the Municipal SEO may require the installation of water conservation equipment and the institution of water conservation practices in structures served. Water-using devices and appliances in the structure may be required to be retrofitted with water-saving appurtenances, or they may be required to be replaced by water-conserving devices and appliances. Wastewater generation in the structure may also be reduced by requiring changes in water usage patterns in the structure served.
F. 
In the event that the rehabilitation measures in Subsections A through E are not feasible or do not prove effective, the municipality may require the owner to apply to the DEP for a permit to install a single-residence treatment and discharge system. Upon receipt of said permit, the owner shall complete construction of the system within 60 days.
G. 
Should none of the remedies described above prove totally effective in eliminating the malfunction of an existing disposal system, the property owner is not absolved of responsibility for that malfunction. The municipality may require whatever action is necessary to lessen or mitigate the malfunction to the extent that it feels necessary.
The municipality, upon written notice from the Municipal SEO that an imminent health hazard exists due to failure of a property owner to maintain, repair or replace an on-lot sewage disposal system as provided under the terms of this chapter, shall have the authority to perform, or contract to have performed, the work required by the certified SEO. The owner shall be charged for the work performed, and if necessary, a lien shall be entered therefor in accordance with law.
A. 
All septage originating within the municipality shall be disposed of at sites or facilities approved by the DEP. Approved sites or facilities shall include the following: septage treatment facilities, wastewater treatment plants, composting sites, and approved farmlands.
B. 
All septage pumpers/haulers operating within the municipality shall be licensed by the DEP and permitted by the municipality or its authorized agent. Pumpers/haulers shall comply with all reporting requirements established by the municipality.
C. 
All septage of pumpers/haulers operating within the municipality shall operate in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act (Act 97 of 1980, 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 to 6018.1003). Any septage pumper/hauler who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations of the municipality, the conditions of its state permit, or any state or local law governing its operation shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $5,000 and costs and, in default of the payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. If any pumper/hauler shall have been convicted on two occasions of any violation of this chapter or for violating the conditions of its state permit or of any state or local law governing its operation, the Municipal Board/Council shall have the power to suspend said pumper/hauler from operating within the municipality for a period of not less than six months or more than two years for each violation, as determined by the municipality. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.