As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes both singular and plural and shall apply to any natural person, partnership, firm, association or corporation.
[Adopted 12-17-1969 by Ord. No. 7-1969 (Ch. 18, Part 4, of the 1993 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to tap into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough without first securing a permit as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 5-12-1975 by Ord. No. 627; 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 791]
A.
Any person desiring to tap into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough from and for property situated outside the geographic limits and boundaries of the Borough shall make written application to the Borough Manager for a permit to do so. Such application shall be made upon blanks to be furnished by the Borough Manager, shall set forth the name of the applicant, the location of the property, the use to be made of the property, the number and type of plumbing fixtures to be connected, and the type and estimated quantity of sewage to be discharged.
B.
No permit for a trunk or interceptor line shall be issued until the applicant shall execute forms which shall contain a waiver, conveyance and release to the Borough, providing that the trunk or interceptor line connected to the sanitary sewer system shall thereafter become the sole property of the Borough of Irwin. The waiver, conveyance and release to the Borough shall include all trunk or interceptor lines connected therewith and shall include all rights-of-way in areas traversed by the trunk or interceptor lines, including areas in the streets, alleys or through private property or utility rights-of-way, or in any manner whatsoever.
C.
No permit shall be issued or any connection made to the sewer system until approved by the Borough Engineer, subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
The trunk or interceptor line connected shall be constructed in accordance with specifications promulgated by the office of the Borough Engineer.
(2)
The plan for the area must provide adequate rights-of-way for connections of sewer lines to adjacent parcels of real estate where the adjacent real estate can be served by sewer lines through the plan. The plan must conform in all respects to all plans for sewage disposal systems made by the Borough as required by the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
(3)
Adequate provision is made in the plan for extension of sewer lines within the plan, so that all parcels of the plan can be connected with the trunk or interceptor line or lines.
(4)
Adequate manholes or other control devices are provided for the efficient operation of the sewer lines in the plan.
D.
After acceptance of the trunk or interceptor line by the Borough Engineer and the issuance of the aforesaid permit, the Borough shall assume responsibility for the maintenance of the trunk or interceptor line, but shall not assume responsibility or ownership of lateral lines connected to the trunk or interceptor line from individual structures. The Borough shall, after acceptance of the sewage line and issuance of a permit, have exclusive control of the additional tap-ins to such trunk or interceptor line. All discharge of sewage and tap-ins shall be subject to the provisions of the ordinances of the Borough of Irwin pertaining thereto.
E.
The provisions of this article providing for the ownership and maintenance of trunk or interceptor lines shall apply to all connections to the sanitary sewer system of the Borough, whether such lines are located in the Borough or in other municipal areas, and regardless of the source of funds used for the construction of the trunk or interceptor sewer line.
F.
Any application for a tap-in permit shall be considered as an application for a trunk or interceptor sewer line where the anticipated discharge into the sewer system from the structure or structures to be served by such line shall be greater than the normal flow of sewage expected from a single-family dwelling house having no more than eight outlets for discharge into the sewer lateral line.
[Amended 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 791]
All applications for a permit to tap into the sanitary sewer system shall be submitted to the Borough Engineer for approval or disapproval. It shall be the duty of the Borough Engineer to reject the application if the wastes to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system do not conform to the standards promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and by the Borough Council.
[Amended 8-29-1972 by Ord. No. 12-1972; 5-12-1975 by Ord. No. 627; 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 791]
Before any permit shall be issued for and from properties situate outside the geographic limits and boundaries of the Borough, the applicant shall pay to the Borough Manager a permit fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
In all cases where the tap into the Borough sanitary sewer system shall necessitate excavation in a street of the Borough, the applicant shall comply with the provisions of all prior ordinances adopted by the Borough Council referring to the sanitary sewer system which regulate the making of openings and excavations in the streets of the Borough.
All work in connection with tapping into the sanitary sewer system, including the excavation, protection, sewer connection, refilling, backfilling and repaving, shall be done by the applicant at his own expense, subject to the supervision and approval of the Borough Engineer.
[Amended 5-12-1975 by Ord. No. 627; 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 791]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.