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]
Sewer taps will be made by a licensed plumber authorized in writing to make the tap. A supervision fee as provided in Chapter
168, Article
II, will be charged. The property owner shall provide all labor and material necessary for the sewer tap, including all necessary street work.
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.
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:
APARTMENT
A room or suite of rooms occupied as a home for one or more
persons.
DWELLING
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.
ROOMING HOUSE
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.
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.