A. 
No person shall install, construct or request bid proposals for construction, or alter an individual sewage system or community sewage system, or construct or request bid proposals for construction, or install or occupy any building or structure for which an individual sewage system or community sewage system is to be installed without first obtaining a permit indicating that the site and plans and specifications of such system are in compliance with the provisions of Act No. 537, as amended by Act No. 208 and Act No. 149, and the standards adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to said acts.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Sewage Facilities Act, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
B. 
A permit is also required for the installation of all on-lot sewage disposal systems, including those proposed to be installed on lots of 10 acres or larger, irrespective of whether any such lot of 10 acres or larger otherwise qualifies for an exemption from the permitting requirements of Act 537.
The positions of Sewage Enforcement Officer and Assistant Sewage Enforcement Officer are hereby created to be filled by appointment by resolution of Spring Garden Township. No person shall be appointed as a sewage enforcement officer or assistant unless such person has been certified "qualified" by the Department of Environmental Protection. The duly appointed Sewage Enforcement Officer and/or the Assistant shall administer the provisions of Act No. 537, as amended by Act No. 208 and Act No. 149, insofar as said provisions are applicable to Spring Garden Township.
Applications for permits shall be in writing to the Spring Garden Township Sewage Enforcement Officer in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 537, as amended by Act No. 208 and Act No. 149, and shall be made in such form and shall include such data as the Department of Environmental Protection may prescribe.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Sewage Facilities Act, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
A. 
Permit fees shall be in the amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners for administering and processing the application plus the prevailing fees of the SEO of Spring Garden Township. A deposit shall be paid to the SEO in the form of a check payable to Spring Garden Township when the application is first submitted, said deposit to be in the amount determined by the Board of Commissioners by resolution.
B. 
Upon completion of the alteration or construction for which the permit had been issued, Spring Garden Township shall refund to the applicant the amount by which applicant's deposit exceeds the actual costs, or the applicant shall pay to Spring Garden Township the amount by which the actual costs exceed applicant's deposit. Final approval of the permit may be withheld until any excess costs are paid by the applicant.
All provisions of Act No. 537, as amended by Act No. 208 and Act No. 149, including the requirement of a permit for installation of all on-lot sewage disposal systems, regardless of size of property, as said provisions apply to Spring Garden Township are incorporated herein by reference.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Sewage Facilities Act, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
Any person who shall violate any provision of Act No. 537, as amended by Act No. 208 and Act No. 149, or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated thereunder, or who violates any provision of this part, or who resists or interferes with any officer, agent or employee of Spring Garden Township or the Department of Environmental Protection in the performance of his duties, shall be guilty of an offense. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 plus costs nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.