No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or the sewer system without first making application for and obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Authority.
Application to the Authority for a permit required under this article shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served, in such form as may be prescribed by the Authority. The application shall be accompanied by the required connection and/or tapping fee required by the Authority.
No person other than this municipality, the Authority, or their agents shall make or cause to be made the connection of any improved property with a lateral sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each of the following conditions:
A. 
Such person shall have notified the Authority of the desire and intention to connect to a lateral sewer.
B. 
Such person shall apply for and obtain a permit as required by this article.
C. 
Such person shall have given the Authority at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such service line is to be connected and such connection made so that the Authority, as the agent of this municipality, may inspect the service line, the work of connection and perform necessary testing.
All costs and expenses of construction of a service line and all costs and expenses in connection of such service line to a lateral sewer shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless the Authority and this municipality from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of the construction of a service line or the connection of a service line to a lateral sewer.
Whenever the surface of any public street, sidewalk or cartway is disturbed by the construction of a service line, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant for connection to obtain street opening permits from this municipality or highway occupancy permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Unless otherwise required, all surfacing materials must be restored in kind, thickness and construction to the satisfaction of the Authority.