It shall be unlawful to make any connection
with the sewer system of the Borough without having first secured
a permit therefor and upon payment of the required fee. Applications
shall be made to the Supervisor of the water and sewer system and
shall be accompanied by a statement as to the purpose of the connection,
the premises to be served and the specifications of the pipe to be
connected and the specifications of the drain from the building to
the sewer pipes.
[Amended 2-23-2011 by Ord. No. 03-2011]
The provisions of all applicable ordinances
relating to excavations in streets shall be complied with in making
excavations in streets or other public places relative to making sewer
connections.
A.
Subject to the following exceptions, each unit with sewer service including any unit connected directly to the Township of Middletown Sewer Authority, shall be charged in accordance with the schedule provided in Chapter 168, Article II.
[Amended 6-25-2008 by Ord. No. 06-2008; 12-8-2010 by Ord. No. 20-2010; 2-23-2011 by Ord. No. 03-2011]
B.
A "unit" shall mean a single-family residence, an
apartment, a rented room with private bath facilities, a school, a
separate building connected to the sanitary sewer system or a business
with separate toilet facilities.
C.
Quarterly consumption of water in gallons shall be measured per unit in the same manner as § 353-5, Water rates.
D.
Exceptions.
(1)
Any unit with sewer service which receives all or
part of its water supply from a source other than the Borough, such
as a private well, shall install at the owner's expense a water meter
as directed by the Borough. The annual sewer rate shall be 142% of
the water rate applicable as if the Borough were supplying the water.
Bills for all users will be rendered quarterly.
Users will be notified of the rate and that portion of the wastewater
charge which is attributable to wastewater treatment services.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
these rules and regulations shall become liable to the Borough for
any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the Borough by reason of
such violation. All violations will be subjected to review by the
Water and Sewer Supervisor, Borough Administrator and/or Borough Council.
[Amended 2-23-2011 by Ord. No. 03-2011]
The amount of revenue required to fund the replacement
account for the sanitary sewer system shall be determined as set forth
in Appendix I, on file in the Clerk's office.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A room or suite of rooms occupied as a home for one or more
persons.
Any house or building, not a lodging house, rooming house
or inn, all or part of which is occupied as the home or residence
of a family or of two or more families living independently of each
other and having no common right or use of any hall, stairway, cellar
and water closet; and whether such house is singly or as a part of
a double house, or in conjunction with others in an attached or semiattached
row, it shall be deemed a separate "dwelling" and thus a separate
unit.
Includes any house or building or portion thereof, not a
hotel, and in which persons or single individuals, or as families,
are harbored, or received, housed or lodged, for hire or otherwise,
for a single day or night or for a longer period of time, provided
that this shall not include a dwelling where less than five persons
are so received and lodged.
The owner of any house, tenement, building or
lot shall be liable for the payment of the fee, rent or service charge
as heretofore or hereafter fixed by ordinance or ordinances of the
Borough for the use of sewer facilities by such owner or by the occupant,
and the fee or rent so fixed and the other costs, expenses, interest
and penalties shall be a lien upon the house, tenement, building or
lot until paid and satisfied.
The Borough shall have the right of shutting
off the use of any user of the sewer or drain system of the Borough
who is in arrears as to any such charges or rental for more than 30
days. The Borough shall also have the same relief, remedies and liens
for the collection of such charges or rentals, with interest thereon
and costs and penalties as may from time to time be provided by law,
for the collection of taxes on real estate.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall discharge any
waste or effluent into the sanitary sewerage system of the Borough
unless the same shall meet the following conditions, including but
not limited to below items, subject to state regulations:
(1)
Strong mineral acidity shall be absent; pH shall not
be less than 5.0.
(2)
Caustic alkalinity shall be absent; pH shall not exceed
9.4.
(3)
Explosive substances shall be absent.
(4)
Flammable substances shall be absent.
(5)
Temperature at the point of discharge shall not exceed
150° F.
(6)
Grease, oil and/or wax solidifying and/or becoming
viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F. shall be absent.
(7)
Grease, oil and/or wax in solution and/or emulsion
shall be absent.
(8)
Insoluble substances shall not exceed a daily average
of 500 parts per million.
(9)
Dissolved substances shall not exceed a daily average
of 500 parts per million.
(10)
Gases and/or vapors, either free or occluded,
shall be absent in concentrations toxic to humans, animals and aquatic
life in streams.
(11)
Soluble substances shall be absent in concentrations
toxic to humans.
(12)
Insoluble substances shall be absent in concentrations
toxic to humans, animals and aquatic life in streams.
(13)
Chlorine demand average shall not exceed 20
parts per million.
(14)
Biochemical oxygen demand [five-day, 20°
C.] average shall not exceed 500 parts per million.
(15)
Total sulfides shall not exceed two parts per
million.
(16)
Antiseptic substances shall not exceed two parts
per million.
(17)
Phenols shall not exceed 0.005 part per million.
(18)
Oxygen-consuming substances shall not exceed
500 parts per million.
(19)
Toxic and/or irritating substances creating
hazardous health and safety conditions shall be absent.
(20)
Grease and/or oil shall not exceed daily average
of 25 parts per million.
(21)
No substances shall be present in sufficient
quantity to cause hazardous conditions.
(22)
No substance shall be present in sufficient
quantity to interfere with biological processes.
(23)
Substances must be absent which the Borough,
now or hereafter, finds to be harmful.
B.
The discharge of any waste or effluent not meeting
the foregoing conditions is hereby prohibited.
No person, firm or corporation shall discharge
any waste or effluent into the sanitary sewerage system of the Borough
containing any or consisting of the following substances, such discharge
being and the same is hereby prohibited:
A.
Gasoline, naphtha, petroleum products or any substances
which may create an explosion hazard in the system.
B.
Oils, fats or grease except as may result from household
use. The owners of any installation, except private dwellings, from
which oils, fat and grease are liable to be discharged into the sanitary
sewers shall, at their own expense, install and properly maintain
a grease trap of a type approved by the Borough Engineer.
C.
Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process
waters to any sanitary sewer.
D.
Rubbish, ashes, cinders or garbage, except such kitchen
wastes as shall have been ground or chopped by mechanical devices
or appliances.
E.
Brewery or distillery waste in any form.
F.
In addition to the foregoing, any waste or substance
which shall cause or result in:
(1)
Chemical reaction, either directly or indirectly,
with the materials of construction so as to impair the strength or
durability of any sewer structure.
(2)
Mechanical action that will destroy or damage the
sewer system structure.
(3)
Restriction of the hydraulic capacity of sewer structures.
(4)
Restriction of normal inspection or maintenance of
the sewer structure.
(5)
Placing unusual demands on the sewage treatment equipment
or process.
(6)
Limitation of effectiveness of the sewage treatment
process.
(7)
Danger to public health and safety.
(8)
Obnoxious conditions inimical to the public interest.
A.
No industrial waste shall be discharged into the sanitary sewerage system of the Borough unless approval shall have first been obtained from the proper authority, as hereinafter set forth. In no event shall waste so discharged be other than that which meets the conditions set forth in §§ 353-41 and 353-42.
B.
In the event that any industry contemplates operation
within the area served by the Borough, the industry must seek preliminary
approval from the Borough. They shall state the nature and the quantity
of wastes and submit a bacteriological and chemical analysis for study
by a consulting sanitary engineer employed or to be employed by the
Borough. If, in the opinion of the consulting engineer, pretreatment
is necessary, the following procedure shall be followed:
(1)
Plans, specifications and other pertinent information
relating to the proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be
submitted to the Borough for examination by the consulting engineer
representing the Borough. Such plans shall show the proposed method
of treatment, the result to be obtained, the type of recording gauge
to be provided, the type of weir and appurtenances, information as
to whether the recording will be done by ink or pencil and the period
of time each chart will record the flow. Storage facilities shall
be provided for peak flows with provisions for controlled discharge
to the sewer system. Where preliminary facilities are provided for
any wastes or waters, they shall be maintained by the owner at his
expense.
(2)
The owner of any property or any industry served by
a building sewer, producing and carrying industrial waste, shall install
a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measuring of the waste. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the consulting engineer employed
by the Borough. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his
expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible
at all times. All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics
of waters and waste to which reference is made in this section shall
be determined in accordance with the Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Sewage and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at the manhole.
(3)
The consulting engineer and other duly authorized
employees of the Borough bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation and measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this section.
(4)
If, in the opinion of the consulting engineer, the
effluent is not in accordance with the approval granted under the
plans and specifications covering the pretreatment plant, the Borough
reserves the right to immediately stop the discharge by the serving
of a written notice stating the nature of the violation.
C.
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, "commercial
and industrial waste" shall mean liquid or other wastes resulting
from any processes of industry, manufacture, grade or business, including
from the commercial preparation of food from any restaurant or catering
facility, or from the development of any natural resources.
D.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when in the opinion of the appropriate Borough official they are necessary
for the proper handling of commercial or industrial liquid wastes
containing grease and/or dough in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Borough
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight,
and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place
shall be gastight and watertight. Where installed, all grease, oil
and sand interceptors shall be cleaned and maintained by the owner
and/or tenant at his expense as often as necessary to insure continuous
efficient operation at all times.
E.
All waste material from interceptors must be disposed
of in a proper manner by properly licensed contractors. The owner/tenant
must obtain, and retain available for inspection for at least three
years, adequate documentation demonstrating the proper removal and
disposal of the waste material by a qualified contractor, and provide
this documentation upon request of the Borough inspectors. The Borough
shall have the right to inspect the interceptor system and disposal
documentation at any reasonable time for purpose of determining compliance.
