The Township will maintain all service laterals from the main
to a point inside the curb, all of which service laterals shall remain
the sole property of the Township and shall not be trespassed on or
interfered with in any respect. Where the Township's local sewerage
system is located in a right-of-way, the Township will maintain the
connection between the service lateral and the mains of the Township's
system and maintain the service lateral to the limit of the right-of-way.
No building sewer shall be laid within three feet of any open
excavation, service lateral, vault or meter pit.
Where the renewal of the service lateral from the main to the
curb is found to be necessary, the Township will renew the service
in the location as previously used. If the property owner or user,
for his own convenience, desires the new service lateral at some other
location, he shall pay all expenses of such relocation and cutting
and disconnecting the old service lateral and lay the new service
lateral at the location desired.
All connections, building sewers and fixtures furnished by the
user shall be maintained by him in good order, and all piping and
connections furnished and owned by the Township and on the property
of the customer shall be protected properly and cared for by the user.
All leaks in the building sewer or any other pipe or fixture in or
upon the premises served must be repaired immediately by the owner
or occupant of the premises. The user shall be responsible for notifying
the Township of the party engaged by the user to do any maintenance
work to the customer's building sewer prior to work being commenced,
and the party shall not backfill any trench until the work has been
inspected and approved by the Township's agent. Any work not acceptable
shall be immediately removed and replaced by work which is acceptable.
The Township shall in no way be responsible for maintaining
any portion of the building sewer owned by the user or, due to blockages
in any portion of the building sewer owned by the user, for damage
done by sewage escaping therefrom or for lines or fixtures on the
user's property; and the user shall at all times comply with applicable
Township regulations with respect thereto and make changes therein
required by reason of relocation of mains or otherwise.
If it is found that there is infiltration or inflow caused by
a broken pipe, open joints or some other problem with the user's piping,
it shall be reported to the WC(PR)MUA and the Township and repaired
immediately by the user or owner at his sole cost and expense.
Under no circumstances will any of the following be connected
to the sanitary sewers, either directly or indirectly:
A. Floor drain, area drain or yard drain, except floor drains are permitted
in food service establishments and public rest rooms.
B. Rain conductor or downspout or sump pumps.
C. Grease pit, unless the pit is cleaned by methods not using sewers.
D. Air-conditioning equipment.
E. Stormwater inlets or catch basins.
F. Drains from equipment or manufacturing, unless specifically authorized
under the provisions of this section.
All costs and expenses, incidents and installation, connection
and maintenance of the building, sewer and house connections, where
not provided, shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the Township from any loss or damage
that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
The maintenance of the building sewer shall be the responsibility
of the owner of the property served and not of the municipality.