Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AUTHORITY
Bethel Township, Delaware County, Sewer Authority, a Pennsylvania
municipality authority.
AUTHORITY ENGINEER
An engineer employed by the Township of Bethel Sewer Authority,
or an authorized member of his staff.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any improved
property to the lateral of a sewer.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within this Township upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage
and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or form of energy
rejected or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business process, or in the course of the development, recovery
or processing of natural resources and/or man-made materials, as distinct
from sewage.
LATERAL
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the
curbline or, if there shall be no curbline, to the edge of pavement
or to the edge of cartway or easement, if not paved, or, if no such
lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall mean that portion
of, or place in, a sewer which is provided for connection of any building
sewer.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in this Township.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
SEWAGE
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from any
improved property.
SEWER
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system
used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
SEWER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting,
pumping, transporting, treating and disposing of sewage and industrial
wastes, situate in or adjacent to this Township and owned, maintained
and operated by the Authority or the Township.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Bethel, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a
political subdivision, acting by and through its Board of Supervisors,
or, in appropriate cases, by and through its authorized representatives.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
An engineer employed by the Township, or an authorized member
of his staff.
[Added 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 154]
A. Establishment
of pretreatment regulations.
(1) The pretreatment regulations contained in DELCORA Resolution Nos.
91-03 and 91-05, as amended by Resolution No. 95-12, that are attached
hereto, marked Exhibit A and made a part hereof, are hereby expressly adopted.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 179]
(2) The pretreatment regulations contained in DELCORA Resolution No.
95-06 that is attached hereto, marked Exhibit B and made a part hereof, are hereby expressly adopted.
B. Procedures
for the administration of pretreatment program, fees and penalties.
(1) The procedures for the administration of the pretreatment program,
including fees and penalties, contained in DELCORA Resolution Nos.
91-03 and 91-05, as amended by Resolution No. 95-12, that are attached
hereto, marked Exhibit A and made a part hereof, are hereby expressly
adopted.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 179]
(2) The procedures for the administration of the pretreatment program,
including fees and penalties, contained in DELCORA Resolution No.
95-06, that is attached hereto, marked Exhibit B and made a part hereof,
are hereby expressly adopted.
C. Declaration
of purpose. It is declared that the enactment of this section is necessary
for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety
and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township, and to comply with
various federal and state regulations regarding the pretreatment of
certain wastes introduced into the sanitary sewer system.
It is declared that enactment of this article is necessary for
the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and
welfare of inhabitants of this Township.