[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 301]
Each connection unit on each improved property shall be connected
separately to a service lateral through a building sewer. Special
written permission must be obtained from the Borough to group more
than one connection unit on one building sewer.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 302]
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and
all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to the collection
sewer or service lateral shall be borne by the owner of the improved
property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and save
harmless this Borough from all loss or damage that may be occasioned,
directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building
sewer or of connection of a building sewer to the sewer lateral and/or
collection sewer.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 303]
Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods
of installation shall be in accordance with requirements of this code,
and shall be subject to approval of this Borough.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 304]
The permit required by § 105 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 the service lateral and/or collection sewer.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 305]
1.
A building sewer shall be connected to a collection sewer at the
service lateral or at the place where the wye (Y) in the collection
sewer is located. No person shall make a connection directly to or
tamper with a collection sewer in any manner, except as herein provided.
2.
All work of making connections to any of the Borough sewers shall
be done under the personal supervision of an authorized representative
of the Borough or its consulting engineer and shall conform to the
following requirements:
A.
The location of existing service wye (Y) or house laterals will be
secured by the property owner from the Borough records before construction
is undertaken so that the house sewer may be properly located. If
the existing service wye or service lateral location is not suitable
for building sewer connecting alignment or a service wye or service
lateral does not exist, the connection to the collection system shall
be made with an approved saddle fitting properly installed and encased
in a minimum of six inches of concrete on all sides of fitting. All
associated costs shall be paid by the property owner.
B.
Connections to the collection sewer where no branch or wye (Y) fitting
has been previously provided shall be made with an approved saddle
type fitting properly installed and encased in an envelope of concrete
extending completely around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe,
and a minimum of six inches either side of fitting, the cost thereof
shall be paid by the property owner.
C.
All joints shall be sealed and made watertight, and shall be made
smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment and of
proper grade, so as to provide free flow of sewage matter without
any obstructions, and to be made in accordance with the Borough specifications
for its sanitary sewers. All work pertaining to the connection with
the Borough sewers shall be, financially and otherwise, the responsibility
of the owner of the property with which connection is made, subject
to the right of supervision hereby reserved by the Borough.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 306]
Connections to the service laterals shall be made of the same
pipe diameter (size), properly joined. When the building sewer is
made with a pipe of larger diameter than the existing service lateral,
the building sewer shall be extended to the collection sewer and connected
with a saddle fitting.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 307]
All connections shall be made pursuant to §§ 210,
225, and the other provisions of this code.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 308]
There will be charged and imposed upon the owner of each connection
unit a tapping fee as set forth in the appropriate resolutions adopted
by the Borough from time to time. Such tapping fee shall be due and
payable to the Borough at the time the connection is made by the owners
required to connect to the sewer by Borough ordinance. If the owner
fails to connect in the allotted time covered by the ordinance, then
the tapping fee shall be due and payable 60 days, including the allotted
time under the ordinance, after written notice to connect is given
to the owner by the Borough. Owners not required to connect but [who]
desire to do so shall pay the tapping fee at the time of permit application
approval.
[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 309]
Any individual desiring to do plumbing installation or other
plumbing work upon the building sewer and its connection with the
service lateral connected with any improved property which is connected
to or which is to be connected to a sewer shall obtain from the Borough
a permit authorizing such individual to engage in such plumbing work.
Such permits shall be issued on a calendar year basis. A fee, as adopted
by resolution by Borough Council, shall be charged for issuance of
each permit. Such permits shall be issued to such individuals who
have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Borough that they are
qualified and capable of performing plumbing work in accordance with
good plumbing practice and shall be revocable by this Borough for
negligent or willful failure to comply with these rules and regulations.
Any individual who is performing plumbing work must file the following
insurance certificates at the time they apply for their permit:
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1.
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Property Damage, Minimum
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$25,000
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2.
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Personal Injury —
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Injury to any one person Minimum
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$100,000
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Injuries in any one incident Minimum
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$300,000
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Such permit shall be reissued from calendar year to calendar
year by appropriate endorsement of this Borough or by issuance of
a new permit, at the discretion of this Borough upon payment of the
required fee. Owners, their agents, employees or independent contractors
may do trench preparation work independently of the plumbing work
involved upon receipt of a permit from the Borough and subject to
compliance with these regulations and inspection requirements.
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[Ord. 1977-12, 10/17/1977, § 310]
Any improved property upon which plumbing work is performed
by an individual not possessing a permit as required under § 309
will not be approved for connection to a sewer.
