No person shall uncover, connect to, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any lateral or any other part of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Township and the Authority authorizing such connection and/or use. No permit shall be issued unless there is sufficient capacity in the sewer system to convey the wastewater to the treatment plant and sufficient capacity in the treatment plant to treat the wastewater.
Application for a permit required under § 127-2 shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served or by his duly authorized representative.
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each of the following conditions:
A. 
Such person shall have applied for and obtained a permit as required by § 127-2.
B. 
Such person shall have given the Township at least 48 hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made so that the Township may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
The permit required by § 127-2 shall be displayed prominently upon the improved property to be connected to a sewer at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection of the building sewer to a lateral.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each connection unit on each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one connection unit on one building sewer shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, and then only after special permission of the Township in writing shall have been secured.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and of a connection to a lateral shall be borne by the owner of the property to be connected; and in addition thereto, as a condition of the grant of a permit, such owner shall agree to indemnify and save harmless the Township and Authority from all loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the connection to the lateral, including any damages to persons or property occasioned thereby.
In instances where no lateral exists, the person shall contact the Township to determine the method of connection to the sewer. The Township shall approve the location and method of connection to the sewer. The person, at a minimum, shall be required to install a lateral from the sewer for a distance of 10 feet or to the curbline, whichever is greater, prior to installing the building sewer. All work shall be done in accordance with the Township's standards. In instances where, in the opinion of the Township, a connection to the sewer may result in potential damage in the form of collapse, blockage or failure of the sewer, special requirements to perform the connection may be specified. These include but are not limited to the setup of bypass pumping equipment at the site capable of transporting flows equal to peak daily quantities and the posting of a bond equal to the maximum established cost of repair should damage occur.
The construction of building sewers and the connection thereof to a lateral shall be done in accordance with the provisions of the BOCA Plumbing Code and the Township's specifications.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 62, Construction Codes, Art. VII, Plumbing.
[Amended 8-26-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Township. Every excavation requiring a road opening of a Township, state or county highway requires a highway occupancy permit from the appropriate agency. The road restoration must be done in accordance with the specifications of the appropriate agency.
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved property.
Whenever the Township has reason to believe that any building sewer has become defective, such building sewer shall be subject to test and inspection. Defects found upon such test and inspection, if any, shall be corrected as required by the Township in writing, at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property served through such building sewer.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, sump pump areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater in any manner resulting in such surface runoff's or groundwater's being discharged directly or indirectly into the sewer system. Any person found to have a connection of this type shall be formally notified that he must remove the connection discharging such surface runoff or groundwater. Such person shall have 30 days from said notification in which to remove such connection or shall hereby be in violation of this Part 1, and such person shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties in § 127-46, with each day such violation shall persist constituting a separate violation.
A. 
No person shall cause, permit or allow any discharge or flow of any flammable or explosive substance, solid, liquid or gas (such substances include but are not limited to acetone, benzene, fuel oil, gasoline, kerosene or naphtha), either directly or indirectly into the sewer system that could create any danger of fire or explosion or result in damage or injury to persons or to the structures, equipment or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.
B. 
No person shall cause, permit or allow any discharge or flow of any corrosive substance, solid, liquid or gas, either directly or indirectly into the sewer system that could create any danger of corrosive damage or injury to persons or to the equipment, structures or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.
C. 
No person shall cause, permit or allow the discharge, flow or placement directly or indirectly into the sewer system of any substance, material or object that could cause or result in the obstruction of flow of wastewater in the sewer system or the interference with or damage to the equipment, structures or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.
D. 
In addition to invoking the penalties provided for violation of this Part 1 as set forth in § 127-46 hereof, the Township shall be empowered to discontinue sewer service to any property from which objectionable discharges emanate, to direct the owner or person occupying the property to discontinue such discharge or make such repairs or changes to the property, including the removal of materials from the property, as to prevent such discharges of objectionable substances, or to take such other measures as may be required to safeguard persons, equipment, structures or processes of the sewer system or treatment plant.