[Adopted 4-2-2007 by Ord. No. 4-07]
Bridgewater Township hereby designates the Susquehanna County
Council of Governments Sewage Committee as its agent under the Sewage
Facilities Act,[1] as well as all regulations promulgated thereunder, and
hereby delegates to the Susquehanna County Council of Governments
Sewage Committee any and all powers, duties and responsibilities of
the Township under the Sewage Facilities Act, as well as the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
Where the Susquehanna County Council of Governments Sewage Committee
deems it appropriate and necessary, in the case of the installation
of a new on-lot septic system, or upon the repair and/or maintenance
of any existing on-lot septic system, any property owner within Bridgewater
Township shall be required to execute and maintain a maintenance agreement
between the property owners and the Susquehanna County Council of
Governments Sewage Committee, including any escrow of funds deemed
necessary and appropriate by the Susquehanna County Council of Governments
Sewage Committee.
Susquehanna County Council of Governments Sewage Committee and
the Township shall have the power and discretion to determine the
content and requirements of any and all maintenance agreements executed
under this article.
In the event of any requirement for escrowed funds under the
maintenance agreement, it shall be the responsibility of the Susquehanna
County Council of Governments Sewage Committee to maintain an appropriate
account for said funds and to comply with any and all auditing and
reporting requirements associated with said accounts.
In the event that Bridgewater Township withdraws from the Susquehanna
County Council of Governments Sewage Committee, the Township shall
assume full responsibility and control for any maintenance agreements,
as well as any escrowed funds, that exist as of the date of the Township's
withdrawal from the Susquehanna County Council of Governments Sewage
Committee.
