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.
[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.