[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 101; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 1; by Ord. 186, 1/26/1993, § 1;
and by Ord. 318, 5/29/2007]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning
of specific terms in this Part shall be as follows:
The Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
The American Society for Testing Materials.
Manager of the Authority's public sewer system or an authorized
designee.
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
The service line connected to and running from one of the
Municipal Authority's main service lines or any extension thereof,
over private property to the structure provided with public sanitary
sewer service.
As used in § 118 of this Part, shall mean a fee
imposed per each unit of capacity, for use of capacity related facilities,
built and/or purchased by the Municipal Authority or Township, which
fee does not exceed the amount calculated as:
The historical cost of such facilities trended to current cost
using the Engineering News Record. [Construction Cost Index (CCI)]
divided by the design capacity of the facilities, less:
Any grants and/or capital contributions which have financed
such facilities;
Outstanding debt related to existing facilities which do not
exclusively serve new customers; provided however, that debt related
to existing facilities exclusively serving new customers shall be
included in calculation of historical cost; and,
Costs of expanding, upgrading, replacing, updating facilities
serving existing customers to meet stricter efficiency, environmental,
regulatory or safety standards and to provide better service to, or
meet the needs of existing customers.
For purposes of this definition, the unit of capacity shall
be one EDU.
As used in § 118 of this Part, shall mean components
of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system relating to
treatment, transmission, trunk, interceptors and mains, sludge treatment
or disposal, interconnection or other general system facilities. As
used herein "capacity related facilities" may include those such facilities
that provide existing service and/or those that will provide future
service.
As used in § 118 of this Part, shall mean a fee
per each unit of capacity for use of collection facilities built and/or
purchased by the Municipal Authority or Township, which does not exceed
the amount calculated as:
The historical cost of such facilities trended to current cost
using the Engineering News Record [Construction Cost Index (CCI)]
divided by the design capacity of the facilities less:
Any grants and/or capital contributions which have financed
such facilities;
Outstanding debt related to existing facilities which do not
exclusively serve new customers; provided, however, that debt related
to existing facilities exclusively serving new customers shall be
included in calculation of historical cost; and,
Costs of expanding, upgrading, replacing, updating facilities
serving existing customers to meet stricter efficiency, environmental,
regulatory or safety standards and to provide better service to, or
meet the needs of existing customers.
For purposes of this definition, the unit of capacity shall
be one EDU.
As used in § 118 of this Part, shall mean components
of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system related to the
provision of collection services including, but not limited to, mains
and pumping stations. As used herein, "collection facilities" may
include such facilities that provide existing service and/or those
that will provide future service.
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm or
surface water.
Any property occupied by a nonresidential establishment not
within the definition of an "Industrial User (Class III)", and which
is connected to the public wastewater system.
A fee imposed to recover the Municipal Authority's cost of:
Constructing facilities between a sewer main line and the property
lines of the property serviced or to be serviced, which fee shall
not exceed an amount based on the actual cost of the service connection,
lateral sewer and related costs, of the property extending from the
Municipal Authority's main line to the property line of the property
so connected; and,
Inspection of the facilities identified in Subsection A above, whether built by the Municipal Authority or otherwise.
|
The part of this fee set forth in Subsection A above shall be chargeable only in the event that the Authority itself incurs costs (other than costs of inspection) in the construction of the lateral.
|
A fee imposed to recover the Municipal Authority's cost of:
Facilities installed between the property line of a property
and the building to which service is provided, which fee shall not
exceed an amount based on the actual cost of the facilities servicing
the connected property, from the property line to the dwelling or
building to be served; and,
Inspection of the facilities identified in Subsection A above, whether built by the Municipal Authority or otherwise.
|
The part of this fee set forth in Subsection A above shall be chargeable only in the event that, as a result of the property owner's failure to promptly and properly connect the building to the Authority's system, in accordance with this Part, the Authority is required to do so.
|
The twenty-four-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
The amount of water consumed each year for each residential
unit, or 58,000 gallons of water consumed per year for nonresidential
use.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Individuals and/or entities who/which are users of the public
wastewater system in North Strabane Township as of the effective date
of the Schedule of Fees adopted by and available from North Strabane
Township Municipal Authority.
[Amended by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
Those facilities which comprise part of the Municipal Authority
public wastewater system as of the effective date of this Part provided,
however, that for purposes of calculation of the tapping fee imposed
by § 118 of this Part, this term shall not include facilities
contributed to the Authority and/or the Township of North Strabane
by any person, government or agency.
The solid animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
domestic or commercial handling, storage, dispensing, preparation,
cooking and serving of foods.
A device used to separate fats, oils, grease, etc., from
the domestic wastewater. Grease traps are required in all nonresidential
kitchen facilities in North Strabane Township.
A privately owned mechanical device used to pump sewage into
the Authority's collection system, as approved and inspected by the
Authority.
Water within the earth.
Any nonresidential user identified in Division A, B, D, E,
or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Class III shall
also include any user which discharges wastewater containing toxic
or poisonous substances, or any substance(s) which cause(s) interference
in the public wastewater system.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs associated
with acquisition of real and personal property and/or construction
rights, construction itself, related financing, engineering, legal
and other professional fees, and other administrative expenses incurred
in the acquisition and/or construction of any part of the existing
facilities.
Inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater
treatment process, sludge disposal system, or their operation, which
substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
Those expenditures made during the useful life of a sewer
system for labor, materials, utilities, equipment, accessories and/or
appurtenances and such other items as are necessary to manage and
maintain the system capacity and performance and to provide the service
for which the system was constructed.
A manual of procedures, construction materials and design
requirements for the construction of sanitary sewer and service lines,
adopted by the Authority, as amended.
Is permissive, "shall" is mandatory.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or any
other natural body of surface or groundwater.
Any use other than a residential use.
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
program, which regulates point-source discharges into waters of the
Commonwealth, whether administered by the EPA or by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
A device used to separate oil and gasoline products from
the domestic wastewater in nonresidential facilities in North Strabane
Township.
The person or persons who legally own private property with
wastewater facilities which discharge, or will discharge, to the public
wastewater system.
[Amended by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives,
agents or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine,
the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration
expressed in grams per liter of solution as determined by Standard
Methods.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater prior to discharge to the public wastewater system.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with § 307(b) and (c) of the Act,
which apply to Industrial Users.
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all
particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing
in the public wastewater system, with no particle greater than 1/2
inch in any dimension.
The combination of wastewater sewers and the wastewater treatment
facilities.
As used in §§ 118, 119, and 119.1 of this
Part, shall mean the amount necessary to recapture the allocable portion
of facilities in order to reimburse the property owner who constructed
the facilities, or at whose expense such facilities were constructed.
Any room, group of rooms or enclosure, occupied or intended
for occupancy as the separate living quarters of a person living alone,
a family or any other group of persons living together. Each residential
dwelling unit within a house, in a double house, in a room of connecting
houses, in a condominium, in a motel, or in the separate living quarters
of a congregate care facility or congregate living facility, shall
be separate residential use.
Any user of premises used only for human residency and which
is connected to the public wastewater system.
Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings,
office buildings, industrial plants, or institutions.
A sanitary sewer designed and constructed as an extension
to a main sewer line within the public right-of-way, to which a building
sewer from individual properties of customers or potential customers
are to be connected. As used herein, this term does not include any
building sewer.
The latest edition of standard methods for the examination
of water and wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association,
Water Pollution Control Federation and American Water Works Association.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A sewer for conveying storm, surface, and other waters which
are not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
Water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds
the rate at which water may infiltrate into the soil.
The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is suspended in water or wastewater, as determined by Standard
Methods.
The written approval, if any, received by an applicant for
connection to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system,
which allows the property to which the approval relates to be physically
connected to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system, and/or
reserves capacity in the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system.
Except as may otherwise be authorized by Township Ordinance, the tap
permit shall automatically expire on the date that occurs two years
after the date of issuance of the tap permit, which issuance date
shall be identified on said tap permit, if the property to which the
tap permit relates has not, as of that date, been physically connected
to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system at that time,
and satisfactory inspection of said connection has not been performed
by or on behalf of the Municipal Authority, in accordance with Township
Ordinances or Township and/or Authority regulations.
A fee initially payable to the Municipal Authority at the
time of application for connection to the Municipal Authority's public
wastewater system, which fee is identified on the Schedule attached
to this Part. The term "connection" includes:
The physical connection of the property to the public wastewater
system; and/or,
Resulting increases in EDUs in the public wastewater system
attributable to a building or structure previously physically connected
to which renovations, modifications, and/or additions are made; and/or.
"Indirect connections" to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater
system as identified in § 118.1 hereof.
Any of the pollutants designated by Federal regulations pursuant
to § 307(a)(1) of the Act.
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from residences,
commercial buildings, industries, and institutions.
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to collect and transport wastewaters to the treatment facilities.
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to treat and discharge wastewaters.
The Water Pollution Control Federation.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 102]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms in this Part and not defined in § 101 above, shall
be as defined in the Glossary of Water and Wastewater Control Engineering
prepared by the Joint Editorial Board of the American Public Health
Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works
Association and Water Pollution Control Federation, copyright 1969.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 103; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 2]
The purpose of this Part are: to provide for the maximum possible
beneficial use of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system
through regulation of sewer construction, sewer use, and wastewater
discharge; to provide for equitable and legally authorized distribution
of the costs of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system;
to provide procedures for complying with requirements contained herein
and to promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the residents
of the Township.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 104; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 3]
1.
The provisions of this Part shall apply to the discharge of all wastewater
to the public wastewater system of the Municipal Authority. This Part
provides for the uses of the Municipal Authority's wastewater system;
regulation of construction of sewers and/or treatment facilities;
control of the quantity and quality of wastewater discharged to the
public wastewater system; equitably and legally authorized distribution
of costs among existing customers of the existing system, among existing
customers with respect to future expansions or enhancements of the
system, and among future customers; assurance that existing capacity
needs of existing customers will not be preempted; approval of sewer,
pump station and/or treatment facilities, construction plans, issuance
of wastewater discharge permits, establishments of sewer connection
standards, conditions and costs, and imposition of penalties and procedures
applicable as a result of violation of this Part.
2.
This Part shall apply to all persons in the Township and to persons
outside the Township who are, by contract or agreement with the Township,
users of the Municipal Authority's wastewater sewers or wastewater
treatment facilities.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 105; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Authority Manager, or such other person or firm designated by the Municipal Authority, shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Chapter 18 of the North Strabane Township Code of Ordinances. This designation of Authority Manager replaces the term "Maintenance Supervisor" through Chapter 18 and shall be hereby inserted and substituted for the term Maintenance Supervisor throughout Chapter 18.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 106; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007; and by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
Any person found in violation of this Part or any requirement
of a permit issued hereunder may be served with a written notice stating
the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit
for compliance. Any such notice given shall be in writing and served
in person or by registered or certified mail to both the violator
and property owner. The notice shall be sent to the last address of
the violator and property owner known to the Authority Manager. Where
the violator's address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner
of record of the property involved. If satisfactory action is not
taken in the time allotted by the notice, § 107 of this
Part shall be implemented.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 107; as amended by Ord.
240, 10/28/1997]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this Part or any person who continues to violate the discharge provisions
of this Part beyond the time limit provided for in the notice given
pursuant to § 106 above, upon conviction thereof in an action
brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
2.
Upon conviction, such person may be subject to disconnection from
the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system upon approval by
the Township Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 108; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 4; and by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
1.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all fees and charges payable under the provisions of this Part shall be paid to the Municipal Authority. Such fees and charges shall be set forth in Part 3 of this chapter related to sewer rates and charges.
2.
Except as otherwise provided, all fees and charges payable under the provisions of this Part are due and payable upon receipt of notice of the fees and charges. Sewer rates and charges shall become payable, and shall become delinquent and/or subject to penalty and interest charges, in accordance with Part 3 of this chapter.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 109; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
The Authority Manager, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter properties at any reasonable time for
the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, and sampling
of the wastewater discharge to ensure that discharge to the Municipal
Authority's public wastewater system is in accordance with the provisions
of this part.
2.
The Authority Manager, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter all private property through which the
Municipal Authority holds an easement for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any
of the Municipal Authority's wastewater facilities lying with any
easement in, on, over, under, or through such property. All entry,
and any subsequent work on the easement, shall be done in full accordance
with the terms of the easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
3.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 109, Subsections 1 and 2, above, the Authority Manager shall observe all written safety rules established by the owner or occupant of the property and applicable to the premises and not inconsistent with the Authority's rights.
[Amended by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 110; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
It shall be unlawful to discharge without an NPDES permit to
any natural outlet within the Township, or in any area under its jurisdiction.
Wastewater discharges to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater
system are not authorized unless approved by the Authority Manager
in accordance with the provisions of this Part or unless approved
prior to the effective date hereof in accordance with procedures applicable
at that time. NPDES permits must be obtained from State and Federal
agencies in accordance with law and applicable regulations.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 111]
Except as provided in, or permitted by, this Part, it shall
be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic
tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal
of wastewater.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 112; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
This Section shall not apply to any private system which discharges
to the public wastewater system of the Municipal Authority or which
discharges directly to a natural outlet by authority of a separate
NPDES permit and in compliance with applicable State and Federal laws.
2.
All houses, buildings or properties which are required by law or
regulation other than this Part, or which elect to have sanitary or
industrial wastewater disposal facilities, and are located in an area
within the Jurisdiction of the Township, but are not located where
a proper wastewater sewer is available as specified by the provisions
of § 113 of this Part, shall be equipped, at the owner's
expense, with suitable wastewater facilities connected to a private
wastewater disposal system which complies with the provisions of this
Part.
3.
Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal
system required under § 112(b) above, the owner shall first
obtain a written construction permit signed by the Sewage Enforcement
Officer. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished
by the Township which the applicant shall supplement by any plans,
specifications, and other information relevant to wastewater discharges
as are deemed necessary by the Township. A permit and inspection fee
in an amount established by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors
shall be paid to the Municipal Authority at the time the application
is filed.
4.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater
disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources and applicable Federal law.
No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system
employing subsurface soil disposal facilities where the area of the
lot is less than 21,780 square feet (0.5 acres). Septic tank or cesspool
dischargers require the use of subsurface disposal and must be first
approved by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer. This requirement
excludes deep well disposal as defined by State and Federal laws.
5.
Before commencement of operation of a private wastewater disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written operating permit signed
by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer. The operating permit shall
not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Sewage Enforcement Officer who shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of construction. The applicant shall notify
the Sewage Enforcement officer when the work is ready for final inspection,
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within normal business hours after receipt of notice by the
Sewage Enforcement Officer.
6.
At such time as a public wastewater sewer becomes available to a
property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct
connection shall be made to the public wastewater system in accordance
with §§ 113-127 of this Part. Upon connection to the
public wastewater system, any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar
wastewater disposal facilities shall be emptied and filled with sand
or other suitable material.
7.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times in accordance with the
conditions of the operating permit, and at no expense to the Municipal
Authority or the Township. Such facilities shall be subject to inspection
by the Sewage Enforcement Officer and the Authority Manager at reasonable
times.
8.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Township
Sewage Enforcement Officer or other applicable authority.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 113; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 5; and by Ord. 289, 1/28/2003, §§ 1,
2]
Every owner of property in the Township whose principal building
or structure, or any structure generating sewage waste which are located
within 150 feet of any public wastewater sewer, shall connect the
house, building or other structures and/or any subsequent additions
thereto, located on said property with the aforementioned public wastewater
sewers for the purpose of disposing of all acceptable sanitary wastewater
emanating from said property.
A.
In such event, a property owner shall be required at his/its sole
cost and expense, to construct and to dedicate to the authority, that
part of the sewer line between the property line, and the Authority's
main line, or any extension or lateral thereto, which is necessary
to provide sanitary sewer service. Any such construction may be performed
by the property owner or a contractor retained by the property owner,
and shall be in accordance with this Part, the terms and conditions
of any agreement between the Municipal Authority and the property
owners resulting therefrom, and/or other reasonable rules and regulations
of the Municipal Authority and/or Township. The property owner shall
pay to the Authority the inspection component of the connection fee
identified on the Schedule attached hereto. The failure of a property
owner to comply with the terms of this Section shall result in imposition
of a connection fee calculated as set forth in § 126 of
this Part.
B.
In such event, a property owner shall also be required at his/her
sole cost and expense, to construct the building sewer necessary to
provide sanitary sewer service from the dwelling or other building
proposed to be served to the lateral. The property owner shall pay
to the Authority the inspection component of the customer facilities
fee identified in the Schedule attached hereto. The failure of the
property owner to comply with this obligation shall result in imposition
of a customer facilities fee calculated as set forth in § 126
of this Part.
C.
Separate physical connections to the public wastewater system, and
corresponding separate tapping fees, shall be required for each building
or structure for which public sanitary sewer service is required pursuant
to this Part. A separate tapping fee shall also be required for each
renovation or modification (including the construction of additions)
to any such building or structure, regardless of the date of the renovation
or modification, where such modification or addition results in a
designed increase in the number of EDUs attributable to the building
or structure. Where modifications or additions result in a designed
increase in EDUs, the Authority reserves the right, in appropriate
circumstances, to require separate physical connections as well. Under
no circumstances, however, shall the Authority assume, or be construed
as assuming, any obligation or responsibility for damages caused by
or resulting from the imposition of such requirement. In any event,
the property owner shall nonetheless remain obligated to pay tapping
fees in the same amount calculated in the same manner as otherwise
would have been payable.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 114]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property in the Township which is located within 150 feet of any public
sanitary sewer to employ any means, either by septic tank, cesspool,
privy vault, mine hole or otherwise, for the disposal of acceptable
sanitary sewage other than into and through said public wastewater
sewers.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 115; as amended by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
Where any house, building or structure in the Township which
is located within 150 feet of any public wastewater sewer is now or
hereafter may be using any method for the disposal of sanitary sewage
other than through said public sanitary sewers, it shall be the duty
of the Authority Manager to notify the owner and lessee or occupier
of such structure in writing, either by personal service, certified
mail, or registered mail, to disconnect the same and make proper connection
for the discharge and disposal of all acceptable sanitary sewage through
the said public wastewater sewers, as herein provided, within 60 days
after receipt for such notice.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 116]
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, pit mine hole or similar
receptacle for human excrement shall at the present time or at any
time hereafter be connected with the aforesaid public wastewater sewers.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1998, § 117]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation connected
to the aforementioned public sanitary sewers to connect any roof foundation,
areaway, parking lot, roadway, or other surface runoff or other groundwater
drain thereto or permit any such drain to remain connected thereto
or to permit, allow, or cause to enter into such public sanitary sewers
any stormwater, foundation drain water, spring water, surface water
or any sewage or industrial waste from any property other than that
for which a permit is issued.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1998, § 118; as amended by Ord.
163, 1/10/1989; by Ord. 180, 7/23/1991, § 6; and by Ord.
244, 2/24/1998, § 1]
In addition to any of the requirements set forth in any other
Section of this Part, no person, firm, or corporation shall uncover,
use, alter, or make cause to be made any connection with any of the
aforementioned public wastewater sewers until all of the following
conditions have been fulfilled:
A.
Application must be made to the Municipal Authority upon a permit
form formulated and supplied by the Municipal Authority for permission
to uncover, use, alter, or connect to the aforementioned public wastewater
sewers. Said permit form shall include, but not be limited to, a requirement
that the applicant state the character and use of each structure and/or
addition thereto, located, or to be located, upon the property and
the number of EDUs attributable to the structure, and/or addition
thereto, as estimated at the time the application is submitted.
B.
There shall be two classes of permits for connections to the public wastewater sewer: Class I — Residential, and Class II — Nonresidential. Each nonresidential use application shall be supplemented by any information required to administer Part 5 of this Chapter.
C.
At the time of application for permission to make a connection, the
property owner shall pay a tapping fee for each of the EDUs attributable
to the structure, and/or addition thereto, located or to be located
upon the property, as estimated at the time the application is submitted;
provided, however, that the number of EDUs attributable to the structure(s),
or addition thereto, (as estimated) shall be subject to review and
modification by the Authority's Consulting Engineer:
(1)
Prior to approval of the tap permit application by the Authority;
and
(2)
After one year of water consumption data has been obtained by
the Authority after the building or renovation is provided with sanitary
sewer service.
|
In the event that, within the one-year period after sanitary sewer service to the structure and/or addition thereto is first provided, the Authority's Consulting Engineer determines that the actual number of EDUs attributable to the structure and/or addition thereto at issue exceeds the estimated number of EDUs upon which approval of the tap permit application was based, the Authority shall so notify the property owner. The property owner shall be required to pay such additional amount as would have been payable had the actual number of EDUs used during said one-year period, been used initially in calculating the tapping fee due. A property owner's failure to pay such additional amount within 90 days thereof shall result in penalties and interest charges as provided for sewer service billing within Part 3 of this Chapter.
|
D.
The amount of the tapping fee payable per EDU shall be as set forth in the Schedule "A" attached hereto and expressly incorporated herein, which Schedule "A" is hereby adopted by the Township. The tapping fees hereby imposed shall be in addition to any charges which might otherwise be assessed against the property as a result of the construction of the sewer main by the Municipal Authority or Township, any sewer user rates and charges payable in accordance with Part 3 of this chapter, and/or any customer facilities fees or connection fees imposed under this Part. As identified on the attached Schedule "A," the tapping fee represents the total of the calculated: (1) capacity component; (2) collection component; and (3) reimbursement component.
E.
No capacity in the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system
shall be guaranteed for a property owner or owners until such time
as tapping fees imposed hereunder have been paid or secured by other
financial security acceptable to the Municipal Authority. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no work related to the physical connection of the structure,
and/or addition thereto, to the aforementioned wastewater sewers shall
commence before the payment of the tapping fees imposed hereunder
have been received and the aforementioned connection permit has been
issued.
F.
Each property owner shall give the Municipal Authority at least 24
hours' notice of the time when the physical connection is to be made
to the public wastewater sewers of the Municipal Authority, pursuant
to the aforementioned connection permit, to permit an individual duly
authorized by the Municipal Authority to be present to inspect and
approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval
in writing on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession
of the permittees.
G.
At the time of the inspection of the connection, the property owner
shall permit an individual duly authorized by the Authority, full
and complete access to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and
facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the property.
No building sewer shall be covered or in any manner concealed, until
after it has been inspected and approved by said inspector.
H.
The costs and expenses incidental to the building sewer installation
and connection to the public wastewater system shall be borne by the
owner of the building sewer. The owner shall indemnify the Township
and the Municipal Authority from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
I.
The construction of all sewer lines shall be done in accordance with
the current standards of the construction industry. All costs and
expenses incurred in the making of the physical connection to the
public wastewater system shall be borne by the property owner.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988; as added by Ord. 180, 7/23/1991, § 7;
as amended by Ord. No. 400, 5/31/2022]
In recognition of the capacity limitations inherent in the Municipal
Authority' s public wastewater system, a tapping fee will be payable
in accordance with § 118A through E of this Part, from each
property owner whose property is indirectly connected to the Municipal
Authority's public wastewater system. For purposes of this section,
a property will be deemed to be "indirectly connected" to the Municipal
Authority's public wastewater system where the service connector line
is connected to a main sewer line, or an extension thereof, owned
and/or operated by a municipality other than the Township of North
Strabane, or owned and/or operated by a municipal authority other
than the North Strabane Township Municipal Authority, which main sewer
line or extension is then connected to the public wastewater system
of the Municipal Authority.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 119; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 8]
1.
Where an extension of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater
system is to be constructed at the expense of the property owner,
the property owner shall have the right to construct the extension
himself or through a contractor; provided, however, that the Municipal
Authority shall have the right, at its option, to perform the construction
itself if it is able to provide the extension at a lower cost and
within the same timetable specified or proposed by the property owner
or the approved subcontractor.
2.
Construction of an extension to the facilities by the property owner
or an approved subcontractor shall be subject to the following further
conditions:
A.
Construction shall be in accordance with an agreement entered into
between the Municipal Authority and the property owner prior to the
commencement of such construction, which agreement shall be in writing
and shall include, in addition to such conditions as might otherwise
be deemed necessary and prudent by the Municipal Authority, provisions
relating to the right of the property owner to be partially reimbursed
as a result of subsequent connections to the sewer line to be constructed,
in accordance with § 119.1 of this Part.
B.
Plans and specifications shall be approved by the Municipal Authority
prior to the commencement of construction.
C.
Construction shall be undertaken pursuant to such other existing
regulations, requirements, rules and/or standards of the Township
of North Strabane and/or the Municipal Authority, applicable to such
construction.
D.
Construction shall be subject to an inspection by individual duly
authorized to approve such construction and employed or retained by
the Municipal Authority during such construction.
E.
Prior to such construction, the property owners shall deposit with
the Municipal Authority an amount equal to the Municipal Authority's
estimated reasonable and necessary costs for reviewing plans, construction,
inspections, administrative services, and legal and engineering services.
In addition, property owners shall post such other appropriate financial
security as may be required by the Municipal Authority.
F.
Property owners shall reimburse the Municipal Authority for reasonable
and necessary expenses incurred by the Municipal Authority as a result
of the construction of the extension.
3.
Upon completion of construction, the property owner shall dedicate,
and the Authority shall accept, the extension into the Authority's
public wastewater system; provided, however, that dedication of the
facilities and the Authority's acceptance thereof shall be conditioned
upon full compliance of construction of the facilities with the plans,
specifications, and regulations of the Municipal Authority, the Township
of North Strabane, and the agreement between the Municipal Authority
and the property owner.
4.
Within the agreement between the Municipal Authority and the property owner referenced in Subsection 2A above, the Municipal Authority shall notify the property owner of his right to partial reimbursement of the cost of construction of the extension of the system, in accordance with § 119.1 of this Part. Said agreement shall attach as an exhibit an itemized listing of all components of the Authority's public wastewater system for which reimbursement shall be available.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988; as added by Ord. 180, 7/23/1991, § 9]
1.
A property owner who constructs or causes to be constructed at his
expense any extension of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater
system shall be entitled to apply to the Municipal Authority for reimbursement
of part of such expense if, within 10 years of the date of dedication
to the Municipal Authority of the extension constructed by the property
owner, the owner(s) of another property or properties not situated
in the development for which the extension was originally constructed,
connect(s) a building sewer directly to the extension. This reimbursement
program shall apply only with respect to those lines for which the
Authority has not previously paid.
2.
The amount of reimbursement shall be equal to, but not in place of,
the collection part of each tapping fee collected as a result of the
subsequent connection(s), less a five-percent fee to be retained by
the Municipal Authority for administrative expenses and services rendered
in calculating, collecting, monitoring and disbursing the reimbursement
payments to the property owner(s) entitled thereto.
3.
The total reimbursement to which a property owner shall be entitled
shall not exceed the cost of all labor, material, engineering design,
performance and maintenance bonds, Authority review and inspection
charges, and flushing and televising charges, and any and all charges
involved in the acceptance and dedication of such facilities by the
Authority, less the amount which would be chargeable to such property
owner based upon the collection part of the Authority's tapping fee
which would be applicable to all lands of the property owner served
directly or indirectly through such extensions, if the property owner
did not fund the extension.
4.
Within 30 calendar days of the Authority's receipt of a tapping fee
resulting from a subsequent connection to the line constructed by
the property owner, and with respect to which the property owner is
eligible to receive a reimbursement in accordance with this Section,
the Authority shall notify the property owner, by certified mail addressed
to the property owner's last known address, of the payment of the
tapping fee which entitles the property owner to such reimbursement.
If the property owner does not claim the reimbursement within 120
calendar days of the date of mailing of the notice, the reimbursement
to which the property owner would otherwise be entitled, shall revert
to, and become the sole property of, the Municipal Authority, and
the Municipal Authority shall have no further obligation to reimburse
the property owner vis-a-vis payment of that tapping fee. Nothing
set forth herein shall obligate the Authority to notify such property
owner of the payment of a tapping fee with respect to a connection
to the line constructed by the property owner, where said connection
occurs on a date more than 10 years after the date of dedication of
the line to the Municipal Authority.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 120; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
Existing building sewers may be used for connection of any new
buildings to the public wastewater system only when they are found,
on examination and test by the Authority Manager, to meet the requirements
of this Part.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 121]
The size, slope, alignment, construction materials, trench excavation
and backfill methods, pipe placement, jointing and testing methods
used in the construction and installation of a building sewer shall
conform to the building and plumbing code or other applicable requirements
of the Municipal Authority and the Township. In the absence of code
provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of a recognized national plumbing
code shall apply.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 122]
Whenever practicable, the building sewer shall be brought to
a building at an elevation below the basement floor. In buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
Municipal Authority's public wastewater system, wastewater carried
by such building drain shall be lifted at the owner's expense by an
approved means and discharged to a building sewer draining to the
public wastewater system.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 123; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
The connection of a building sewer into a wastewater sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code, Manual
of Procedures of NSTMA, or other applicable requirements of the Township
or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of a recognized
national plumbing code. The connection shall be made gastight and
watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the
prescribed procedures and materials must be approved, in writing,
by-the Authority Manager before installation.
2.
The connection of a surface runoff or groundwater drain to a storm
sewer or natural outlet designed to transport surface runoff or groundwater
drainage shall conform to the requirements of the applicable building
code or other applicable requirements of the Township and Municipal
Authority. The connection of any such drain to a wastewater sewer
shall not be permitted.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 124]
Excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the Municipal Authority and the Township.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 125; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
The Authority Manager shall not issue a permit for any class
of connection to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system
unless there is sufficient capacity, not legally committed to other
users, in the public wastewater system to convey and adequately treat
the quantity of wastewater which the requested connection will add
to the system. The Authority Manager may permit such a connection
if commitments to provide the needed capacity are then in existence
and legally bind the Authority or the Township.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 126; as amended by Ord.
180, 7/23/1991, § 10]
If the owner or owners of any occupied houses, buildings or
structures in the Township of North Strabane, or indirectly connected
to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system, shall neglect
or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Part, the Municipal
Authority may perform or cause to be performed such work and labor,
and furnish or cause to be furnished such material as may be necessary
to comply with the provisions of this Part, as a result of which the
property owners may be charged a connection fee and/or customer facilities
fee as appropriate. As set forth on the schedule attached hereto and
expressly incorporated herein, any such connection fee or customer
facilities fee shall be calculated on the basis of the actual cost
of the work and labor incident thereto, together with an identified
charge which shall represent the administrative and inspection costs
incurred by the Municipal Authority, in performing such work or causing
such work to be performed. Any such sum charged pursuant to this Section
shall be collected from said owner or owners for the use of the Municipal
Authority, in the same manner that other debts are by law collectable,
or the Municipal Authority may file a municipal claim or lien therefor
against said premises as otherwise provided by law.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 127; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
Where a wye-branch is not available on the wastewater sewer,
a wye-branch shall be cut in with nonshear adapters for each parcel
or lot in conformance with the Municipal Authority specification.
Where a wye-branch is available, connection or tap-in shall be made
through the wye-branch.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 128; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
Special Uses of Wastewater Sewers. All discharges of stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or other
waters not required to be treated in the public wastewater system
shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets designed for such
discharges. Any connection, drain or arrangement which will permit
any such waters to enter the public wastewater system shall be deemed
to be a violation of this section and this Part.
2.
Restricted Discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
to the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system any substances,
materials, waters or wastes in such quantities or concentrations which
will:
A.
Create a fire or explosion hazard including, but not limited to,
gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid, or gas;
B.
Cause corrosive damages or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel
of the wastewater facilities;
C.
No substances, materials, waters, or wastes shall be discharged which
have a pH lower than 5.0 or greater than 9.0. These requirements may
be modified by the Authority with the consent of the Township for
facilities designed to accommodate greater ranges;
D.
Cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with
the operation of the public wastewater system due to accumulation
of solid or viscous materials;
E.
Constitute a rate of discharge or substantial deviation from normal
rates of discharge ("slug discharge"), sufficient to cause interference
in the operation and performance of the public wastewater system;
F.
Contain heat in amounts which will accelerate the biodegradation
of wastes, causing the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen
sulfide in the wastewater sewer or inhibit biological activity in
the wastewater treatment facilities, but in no case shall the discharge
of heat cause the temperature in the Municipal Authority's public
wastewater system to exceed 58° C. (150° F.) or the temperature
of the influent to the treatment facilities to exceed 40°C. (104°
F.) unless the Authority determines that the facilities can accommodate
such heat;
G.
Contain more than 100 milligrams per liter of nonbiodegradable oils
of mineral or petroleum origin;
H.
Contain floatable oils, fat or grease, except for domestic kitchen
use;
I.
Contain noxious, malodorous gas or substance which is present in
quantities that create a public nuisance or a hazard to life;
J.
Contain radioactive or other toxic wastes in harmful quantities as
defined by applicable state and federal regulations;
K.
Contain any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
L.
Contain any odor or color producing substances exceeding concentration
limits which may be established by the Authority Manager for purposes
of meeting the NPDES Permit of the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority
(CHJA).
3.
If, in establishing discharge restrictions, discharge limits, or
pretreatment standards pursuant to this Part and those pretreatment
standards of the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Sewer Authority (CHJA),
the Authority Manager establishes concentration limits to be met by
an industrial user, the Authority Manager, in lieu of concentration
limits, shall establish mass limits of comparable stringency for an
individual industrial user at the request of such user.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 129; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the public
wastewater system, any wastewaters containing substances subject to
an applicable Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard promulgated
by the EPA in excess of the quantity prescribed in such applicable
pretreatment standards except as otherwise provided in this Section.
Compliance with such applicable pretreatment standards shall be achieved
within three years of the date the standard is promulgated; provided
however, compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard for new
discharges shall be required upon promulgation.
2.
Upon application by a Class III user, the Authority Manager shall
revise any limitations on substances specified in the CHJA pretreatment
standards to reflect removal of the substances by the wastewater treatment
facility. The revised discharge limit for specified substances shall
be derived in accordance with Federal law.
3.
Upon application by a Class III user, the Authority Manager shall
adjust any limitation on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment
standards to consider factors relating to such person which are fundamentally
different from the factors set forth in this Part establishing pretreatment
standards in North Strabane Township. Requests for, and determinations
of, a fundamentally different adjustment shall be in accordance with
Federal law.
4.
The Authority Manager shall notify any Class III user affected by
the provisions of this Section and establish an enforceable compliance
schedule for each.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 130]
Nothing in this Part shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement between the Municipal Authority and any user of the public
wastewater system whereby wastewater of unusual strength or character
is accepted into the system and specially treated subject to any payments
or user charges as may be applicable.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 131; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
The conservation of water and energy shall be encouraged by
the Authority Manager. In establishing discharge restrictions upon
industrial users, he shall take into account already implemented or
planned conservation steps revealed by the Class III user. Upon request
of the Authority Manager, each industrial user shall provide the Authority
Manager with pertinent information showing that the quantities of
substances or pollutants have not been, nor will be, increased as
a result of the conservation steps. Upon such a showing to the satisfaction
of the Authority Manager, he shall make adjustments to discharge restrictions,
which have been based on concentrations, to reflect the conservation
steps.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 132; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
All Class III dischargers shall file with the Municipal Authority wastewater information deemed necessary by the Authority Manager for determination of compliance with this Part, the CHJA NPDES permit conditions, and state and Federal law. Such information shall be provided by completion of a questionnaire designed and supplied by the CHJA and by supplements thereto as may be necessary. Information requested in the questionnaire and designated by the discharger as confidential is subject to the conditions of confidentiality as set out in § 133, Subsection 3, of this Part.
2.
Where a person owns, operates or occupies properties designated as
a Class III discharger at more than one location, separate information
submittals shall be made for each location as may be required by the
Authority Manager.
3.
The Authority Manager shall implement measures to ensure the confidentiality
of information provided by a Class III discharger pursuant to this
Part. In no event shall the Authority Manager delegate this responsibility
or disclose any confidential information to any person without prior
notice in writing to the owner and without providing the owner with
the opportunity to protect such confidential information, including
the right to seek judicial relief.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 133; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
When required by the Authority Manager, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying Class III wastewater discharges
shall provide suitable access and such necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling,
and measurement of the wastewater. Such access shall be in a readily
and safely accessible location and shall be provided in accordance
with plans approved by the Authority Manager. The access shall be
provided and maintained at the owner's expense so as to be safe and
accessible at reasonable times.
2.
The Authority Manager shall consider such factors as the volume and
strength of discharge, rate of discharge, quantities of toxic materials
in the discharge, wastewater treatment facility removal capabilities,
and cost effectiveness in determining whether or not access and equipment
for monitoring Class III wastewater discharges shall be required.
3.
Where the Authority Manager determines access and equipment for monitoring
or measuring Class III wastewater discharges is not practical, reliable,
or cost effective, the Authority Manage may specify alternative methods
of determining the characteristics of the wastewater discharge which
will, in the Authority Manager's judgment, provide an equitable measurement
of such characteristics.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 134; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
Measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
to which reference is made in this Part shall be determined in accordance
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods of the Examination of
Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association
or such alternate methods approved by the Authority Manager, and which
comply with state and federal law. Sampling methods, locations, times,
durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis
subject to approval by the Authority Manager. The discharger shall
have the option to use, at his own expense, more complete sampling
methods, locations, times, durations and frequencies than those specified
by the Authority Manager.
2.
Measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
required by this Part shall be performed by a National Environmental
Laboratory Accreditation Program/DEP certified laboratory. When such
analyses are required of a discharger, the discharger may, in lieu
of using the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority laboratory, make arrangements
with any National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program/DEP
certified laboratory, including that of the discharger, to perform
such analyses.
3.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics necessary for determination
of compliance with applicable pretreatment standards shall be conducted
on the basis of the following schedule, unless more frequent monitoring
is required by authority other than this Part, or if the Authority
Manager, in his judgment, determines that the characteristics of the
specific discharge warrant a different frequency monitoring:
|
Average Actual Daily User Discharge
|
Monitoring Frequency
|
|---|---|
|
Less than 100,000 gpd
|
Semiannually
|
|
100,000 to 999,999 gpd
|
Quarterly
|
|
More than 999,999 gpd
|
Monthly
|
4.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics for any purpose other than
the determination of compliance with pretreatment standards shall
be conducted on a frequency deemed necessary by the Authority Manager.
5.
Upon demonstration by any person that the characteristics of the
wastewater discharged by that person are consistent, the Authority
Manager may reduce the frequency as may be required by authority other
than this Part, except in no case shall the frequency of monitoring
be less than semi-annual for the determination of compliance with
pretreatment standards.
6.
In determining the discharge characteristics, factors such as continuous
or batch operation, seasonal operation, and the information requirements
of other provisions of this Part shall be considered by the Authority
Manager. The Authority Manager may obtain wastewater samples as required
to verify the consistence of discharge characteristics.
7.
Fees for any given measurement, test, or analysis of wastewater required
by this Part and performed by the CHJA shall be the same for all classes
or dischargers, regardless of the quantity or quality of the discharge
and shall reflect only direct cost. Costs of analyses performed by
an independent laboratory at the option of discharger shall be borne
directly by the discharger. All other costs shall be borne by the
discharger.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 135; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
If the drainage or discharge from any establishment causes a
deposit, obstruction or damage to the Municipal Authority's public
wastewater system, the Authority Manager shall cause the deposit or
obstruction to be promptly removed or cause the damage to be promptly
repaired. The cost for such work, including materials, labor, and
supervision shall be borne by the person causing such deposit, obstruction
or damage.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 136; as amended by Ord.
318, 5/29/2007]
1.
Wastewater Service Charge. Charges and fees for the use of the public
wastewater system shall be based upon the actual use of such system
or upon contractual obligations for a level of use in excess of current
actual use. Property value may be used to collect the amount due as
permitted by Federal law.
2.
Industrial Cost Recovery. Users of the Municipal Authority's public
wastewater system will also be assessed surcharges if, after the requirements
of the Part are met, the discharge from the industrial user is considered
to be different from normal domestic sewage.
3.
Determination System Use.
A.
The use of the Municipal Authority's public wastewater system shall
be based upon actual measurement and analysis of each user's wastewater
discharge, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Part,
to the extent such measurement and analysis is considered by the Authority
Manager to be feasible and cost-effective.
B.
Where measurement and analysis is considered not feasible, determination of each user's use of the public wastewater system shall be based upon the quantity of water used, whether purchased from a public water utility or obtained from a private source or alternative means as provided by Subsection C below.
C.
The Authority Manager, when determining actual use of the Municipal
Authority's public wastewater system based on water use, shall consider
consumptive, evaporative or other use of water which results in a
significant difference between a discharger's water use and wastewater
discharge. Where appropriate, such consumptive water use may be metered
to aid in determining actual use of the wastewater facilities. The
meters used to measure such water shall be of a type and installed
in a manner approved by the Authority Manager. The actual average
water use by each residential user (Class I) during the three months
of January, February, and March shall be used as the measure of each
respective residential user's actual use of the sewer system through
the year. The cost of materials shall be borne by the user.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, § 137; as amended by Ord.
240, 10/28/1997]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
|
Schedule A
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service Connection Charges for Sewer Service
| |||||
|
Component
|
Method of Calculation
|
Connection to Authority System
|
Connection to Developer System
| ||
|
1.
|
Connection Fee Inspection
|
Actual Cost
|
Actual Cost $70
|
Actual Cost $70
| |
|
2.
|
Customer Facilities Fee Inspection
|
Actual Cost
|
Actual Cost $70
|
Actual Cost $70
| |
|
3.
|
Tapping Fee
| ||||
|
– Capacity Part
|
Reproduction Cost
|
$720
|
$720
| ||
|
– Collection Part
|
Reproduction Cost
|
$990
|
N/C
| ||
|
– Special Purpose Part
|
Reproduction Cost
|
Established if applicable
| |||
|
– Reimbursement Part
|
Construction Cost
|
Established if applicable
| |||
|
* Customer facilities and connection fees are determined on
a case-by-case basis to include all costs of installation incurred
by the Authority (property owner may choose to have installation completed
by a private plumber at his own cost) plus any permit fees and costs
for inspection conducted by Authority personnel or designated representatives.
[Ord. 160, 6/7/1988, Schedule A; as amended by Ord. 195,
3/22/1994, § 1; by Ord. 244, 2/24/1998, § 1; and
by Ord. 304, 6/28/2005] |
