§ 170-33Definitions.
§ 170-34Application to install service line.
§ 170-35Permit for connection; change of ownership.
§ 170-36Extensions by developer.
§ 170-37Separate house connections.
§ 170-38Existing house connections.
§ 170-39Common waste system.
§ 170-40Service laterals and house connections.
§ 170-41Construction specifications.
§ 170-42Cleanouts.
§ 170-43Special conditions.
§ 170-44Connection to service laterals.
§ 170-45Connections to street sewer mains.
§ 170-46Street opening; restoration of surface.
§ 170-47Supervision and inspection.
§ 170-48Connections through private property.
§ 170-49Draining into sewer system.
§ 170-50Disconnection of service laterals.
§ 170-51Prohibited discharges; grease interceptors.
§ 170-52Control of service.
§ 170-53Violations and penalties.
§ 170-54Changes in rules and regulations.
The definitions as set forth in the above-recited ordinances
are hereby incorporated in these rules and regulations by reference thereto and as though said definitions were herein set forth at length.In addition, the following terms, as used in these rules and regulations, shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different meaning:
- HOUSE DRAIN
- That part of the main horizontal drain and its branches inside the walls of the building, vault or area and for five feet outside thereof, and extending to and connecting with the service line.
- REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOROUGH
- The Borough Secretary, Borough Engineer, Plumbing Inspector, Sewer Manager, Health Officer or such other person as shall be appointed by the Borough as its representative for any of the purposes herein.
- SERVICE LATERAL
- That part of the sewer line from the sewer system to the curbline or to the property line if there is no curbline.
- SERVICE LINE or HOUSE CONNECTION
- That part of the main house drain or sewer extending from a point five feet outside of the outer wall of a building, vault or area to its connection with the service lateral.
- SOIL PIPE
- Any pipe receiving the discharge of one or more water closets, with or without other fixtures.
Terminology. Technical terminology contained in these rules and regulations or in the ordinances referred to above shall be interpreted by and through and shall have the meanings set forth in the "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewerage and Industrial Wastes" and "Glossary, Water and Sewerage Control Engineering," both prepared by the American Public Health Association.
Any person owning an improved property accessible to the sewer system desiring to install a service line from the service lateral to such building shall first make written application on the form furnished by the Borough. The application must be signed by such person or his duly authorized agent and must be completely filled out in all its parts.
No person owning any premises connected with the sewer system, or tenant of such premises, shall permit another person or premises to use or connect with his service lateral or house connection, except upon written permit from the Borough.
Before making any connection from the service line to the service lateral, a permit shall be obtained from the Borough. A permit authorizing such connection may be granted after proper application therefor has been made to the Borough and upon payment of any connection charge. No sewer connection, or disconnection, shall be made except under the supervision, control and approval of the Borough's authorized representative. Upon completion of such connection, the permit shall be returned to the Borough and endorsed showing approval of the connection and service line, and the permit shall then be returned to the person to whom it was issued. The property owner making the application shall be responsible for all sewage bills and the proper observance of these rules and regulations.
When a property is sold, the property owner shall give notice to the Secretary of the Borough. A new application for service shall be made on any change of ownership of a property, and the Borough may discontinue service until such new application has been made and approved by the Borough or its representative.
In cases where an individual, builder or developer desires to install sewer lines, service laterals and house connections to a house or to every housing unit within a housing development prior to their individual use or sale, he may do so upon meeting all conditions as set forth in this section and in other sections of these rules and regulations.
Plot plans for a development must be submitted to the Borough for approval prior to any house construction.
Sewer plans conforming to all original specifications established by the Authority or Borough shall be designed in compliance with either Method A or Method B given below:
Method A. The individual, builder or developer may request the Authority to provide plans and detailed design of the sewer system for the extensions, including approvals from the necessary state agencies. The engineering fees for the design will be in accordance with the schedule of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, together with necessary legal and other costs, and shall be paid by the individual, builder or developer. The total of the engineering fee and other costs must be deposited with the Authority before design commences.
Method B. The individual, builder or developer may procure design of these extensions directly from any professional engineer qualified and competent in the field of sanitary engineering design. In such case, the plans and detailed design must conform to the standard of design of the presently constructed sewer system. The completed plans shall be submitted to the Authority for approval. Any revisions in design considered necessary in the opinion of the Authority shall be made by the Authority at cost of time and materials, legal expenses and other expenses and paid for by the developer. The Authority shall approve any plan to the sewer system upon the recommendation of the consulting engineer of the Authority and undertake to secure approvals from the necessary state agencies. An amount equal to the estimated cost of the necessary revisions and all other costs shall be deposited with the Authority before such revision of the plan should be made.
Such approved extensions may then be constructed by and at the expense of the individual, builder or developer, but only under the inspection of an inspector for the Authority, designated by the Borough or the Authority. The cost of such inspection, including salaries and expenses, shall be borne by the individual, builder or developer making the extension. The estimated cost of the inspection of construction shall be deposited with the Authority before construction commences.
Upon the completion of the extension to the sewer system of the Duncannon Borough Authority, the individual, builder or developer shall deed the extension, free of all encumbrances, to the Authority. The extension to the sewer system shall be accepted by the Authority only after an inspection is made by the Authority or its duly authorized representative. No connections shall be made to the extension until the extension has been inspected and accepted by the Authority. When this has been done, all connections shall be made in accordance with these rules and regulations, including all the necessary inspection of house connections, securing of permits, and other pertinent requirements.
Unless written permission is obtained from the Borough, a separate house connection will be required for each individual building or house, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, but a single house connection will be permitted to serve a school, factory, apartment house or other permanent multiple-unit structure whose individual apartments or units may not be subject to separate ownership.
Existing house connections may be utilized, providing they are inspected by the Borough or its representative and found to be reasonably true to grade and alignment, in good condition for the purpose of conveying sanitary sewage, and have reasonably tight joints of approved materials. This approval must be in writing. If the existing lines do not conform to these requirements, a new line must be laid in accordance with the specifications contained herein.
A single house connection will be permitted to serve a double house or adjoining properties in which the house drain is common to all houses or is not readily separable. In such cases, it will be necessary for each owner to make separate applications and pay separate connection charges for the installation and pay the prescribed sewer rentals for each property. In addition, it will be necessary for each property owner to sign an agreement relieving the Borough of any responsibility or obligation caused by or resulting from installation of a single house connection. The agreement shall provide that any disagreement between the several parties concerning future maintenance of the common house drain and house connection will be sufficient cause for the Borough to require the installation of additional connections to the sewer main to provide individual service lines and service laterals to each property. The installation of such separate new house connections from the curb to the property line shall be made at the joint expense of the property owners signing the agreement.
Service lines shall be subject at all times to the inspection and approval of the Borough or its representative who shall have supervision and control over the same. Any service line not so approved shall be relaid at the expense of the property owner if ordered by the Borough or its representative. During construction of the extensions to the sewerage system, the service lateral will be installed by the Authority to the curb or the property line if there is no curbline, and the house connection shall be made to the service lateral heretofore constructed by and at the sole expense of the property owner. Upon the completion of the construction period, the service lateral and house connection shall be constructed from the street sewer main to the building by and at the expense of the property owner who has obtained a permit. All service laterals and house connections heretofore or hereafter installed shall be maintained by and at the sole expense of the property owner.
All service laterals and house connections shall be constructed of one of the following types of pipe:
Vitrified clay sewer pipe at least four inches in internal diameter and conforming to ASTM Designation C-13 for standard strength salt glazed or ASTM Designation C-200 for extra strength salt glazed or ASTM Designation C-463 for extra strength ceramic glaze and ASTM Designation C-462 for standard strength ceramic glaze, or ASTM Designation C-261 for standard strength non-glaze and ASTM Designation C-278 for extra strength non-glaze.
Asbestos cement nonpressure pipe at least four inches in internal diameter conforming to ASTM Designation C-428.
Medium-weight cast-iron pipe at least four inches in internal diameter conforming to ASTM Designation A-74.
Slip joint pipe.
Jointing materials for the various type of pipe shall be as follows:
Cement joints will not be permitted.
The pipe shall be installed with at least a two-percent grade where possible, but in no case with less than a one-percent grade, with the best possible alignment and shall have adequate cover to protect the line from crushing or frost action. All service laterals and house connections shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations and be approved by the Borough's Plumbing Inspector or representative.
All service laterals and house connections shall be installed in separate trenches, and in no case shall they be installed in the same trench with a water service line. The width of the trench shall not exceed 18 inches at a point four inches above the top of the sewer. All trenches shall be of sufficient depth to provide a minimum cover of 30 inches over the pipe.
Generally, cleanouts shall be provided in each house connection and at intervals to permit complete rodding with a one-hundred-foot-long auger or tape. Cleanouts shall be constructed by using a Y fitting in the run of pipe with a forty-five-degree bend and riser to the ground surface. The riser pipe must be provided with a standard four-inch screw-type ferrule.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Borough or its representative, the trenching conditions require either a specific type of pipe, jointing material or encasement in concrete, such materials as it may direct shall be installed to protect the property and/or the Borough for special conditions as follows:
Where the trench is over 11 feet deep, extra-strength VC pipe or Class 2000 AC pipe or cast-iron pipe must be used.
Where the trench is less than four feet deep in a trafficked roadway, special bedding, consisting of crushed stone or concrete cradle, as directed by the engineer or representative of the Borough, must be used.
Service laterals and house connections for all service stations, garages, or other establishments storing, using or dispensing gasoline, kerosene, benzine or similar solvents shall be constructed of cast-iron pipe with leaded or rubber-gasketed joints.
Where lines are laid in fill, extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe with leaded or rubber-gasketed joints shall be used.
Where foundation conditions are poor due to groundwater, or subsurface materials, a base of Pennsylvania Department of Highways 2-B crushed stone at least six inches in depth shall be applied.
Where rock is encountered, it shall be excavated to a depth of four inches below the bottom of the pipe and the trench refilled to the grade line with clean earth or crushed stone.
Connection to service laterals, of the same pipe size, shall be made by properly joining to the bell end of the service lateral provided. If cast-iron or clay pipe four inches in diameter is used, the connection shall be made with a standard reducing fitting of clay or cast iron, or by placing at least one foot of the four-inch pipe (with a hub) into the hub of the six-inch pipe, and sealing with Sewer-Tite. This applies also to the connection of the house drain to the house connection pipe. Where a house connection is made with pipe larger in diameter than the six-inch service lateral provided, the house connection shall be extended to the sewer main and properly connected as specified herein.
Connections to street sewer mains where no branch fitting has been previously provided shall be made with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and encased in a six-inch envelope of concrete extending completely around the barrel of the sewer main pipe.
Wherever the surface of any public street, sidewalk or cartway is disturbed by construction of the service laterals, the surfacing material must be restored in kind and maintained to the satisfaction of the Borough. Any and all construction in a public street shall be in compliance with any and all general ordinances of the Borough pertinent thereto.
The construction of service laterals and house connections shall, at all times, be subject to supervision and inspection by the Borough or its representative and shall conform to the Authority and Borough specifications. The service laterals and house connections shall not be covered until permitted by the engineer or Borough representative, and all backfilling of trenches shall be under their supervision and shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping in six-inch layers to a minimum height of 12 inches above the pipe.
Connections with sewers where same are run through private property shall in all respects be governed by these rules and regulations.
No roof drainage, surface water, waste from hydrants or groundwater from underground drainage fields shall be admitted or permitted to drain into the sewer system. The system is intended to convey sanitary sewage only. Basement sanitary facilities and floor drains, where no evidence of groundwater seepage is found, may be connected to the sewer system. However, where cellars are subject to flooding, the property owner who has sanitary facilities in the basement, or who wishes to connect his floor drain to the system, must obtain written approval from the Borough office before connecting.
The Borough shall have the right to close up or disconnect from the sewer system any service lateral or house connection used for carrying rainwater, surface water, groundwater or objectionable matter, or whenever any violation of these rules and regulations is committed.
There shall not be discharged into the sewer system any exhaust steam or any oils, tar, grease, gas, benzine or other combustible fluids, or any unground garbage, scraps or vegetables, offal, insoluble solids or industrial waste or other dangerous or harmful substances which would adversely affect the functioning of the sewer system or the processes of sewage treatment.
Gas stations and garages are required to provide oil interceptors of the type Series GA, GX, GNC, GRC, of Josam Manufacturing Company, Michigan City, Indiana, or equivalent, in the proper location, where the dangerous liquids are to be intercepted.
Restaurants or other commercial establishments as directed are required to provide grease interceptors of the type Series J of the Josam Manufacturing Company or equivalent.
The Borough shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure of service when it is occasioned by an emergency, required repairs, or failure from any cause beyond control. The Borough reserves the right to restrict the use of sewer service whenever the public welfare may require it. In consideration of the right to connect to the sewer system, the Borough shall not be liable for any damage or expense resulting from leaks, stoppages or defective plumbing or from any other cause occurring to any premises or within any building, and it is hereby expressly agreed by all persons making connection with the sewer system that no claims shall be made against the Borough on account of the breaking or stoppage of, or any damage or expense to, any service line or house connection where the cause thereof is found to be in such service line or house connection.
Any person who violates any provision of any of the foregoing sewer system rules and regulations, including those in Article II, §§ 170-24 through 170-32, and Article III, §§ 170-33 through 170-54, of this chapter, shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
The Borough reserves the right to and may, from time to time, revise, amend and readopt the foregoing rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper for the use and operation of the sewer system, and all such rules and regulations shall be and become a part of the ordinances first hereinbefore recited.
