[Adopted 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 6-94 (Ch. XVIII, Part 2, of
the 1976 Code of Ordinances)]
Every owner of property in the Borough of Burgettstown whose
property abuts upon any line of the sanitary sewers of the Burgettstown-Smith
Township Joint Sewerage Authority (herein called the "Authority")
shall connect, at his own cost, the building, buildings or other structures
located on said property that are within 150 feet of said sanitary
sewers with said sanitary sewers for the purpose of disposing of all
sanitary sewage as is customarily disposed of in a system of sanitary
sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupier of any
property who is required to connect to the sanitary sewer system of
said Authority to employ any means, either by septic tank or otherwise,
for the disposal of sanitary sewage other than into and through the
sanitary sewers of said Authority.
Where any structure is now or hereafter may be connected to
any septic tank or using any method by which sanitary sewage is disposed
of or eliminated other than through the sanitary sewer system of said
Authority, it shall be the duty of the Authority Secretary, or other
authorized person, to notify the owner, lessee or occupier of such
structure in writing, either by personal service or certified mail,
to disconnect the same and make proper connections for the discharge
and disposal of sewage through the sanitary sewer system of the Authority,
as hereinafter provided, within 60 days after receipt of such notice.
In case any owner of property required to connect to such sewer
shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said sewers for such
period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served upon him,
either by personal service or by certified mail as aforesaid, the
Authority or their agents may enter upon such property and construct
such connection. In such case, the Authority Secretary or other authorized
person on behalf of the Authority shall forthwith, upon completion
of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of construction of
such connection to the owner of the property to which connection has
been so made, which bill shall be payable forthwith. In case of neglect
or refusal by the owner of such property to pay said bill, a municipal
lien for said construction shall be filed within six months of the
date of completion of the construction of said connection, the same
to be subject in all respects to the general law providing for the
refiling and recover of municipal liens.
Any person required to connect a residential property with the
sewer system of the Authority shall make application for a tapping
permit therefor to the Authority on forms furnished by the Authority
and shall set forth, in said application, the character of structure
and use, the lot number and location, and the name of the person who
is to make the connection.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall at any time, now or hereafter, be connected
with the sanitary sewers of the Authority.
No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or similar receptacle
for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained upon any premises
from which connection with any of the sanitary sewers of the Authority
shall have been made. Every such privy vault, cesspool, septic tank
or other receptacle shall, within 30 days after final enactment of
this article in the case of premises now connected with a sewer, and
within 30 days after connection with a sewer, in the case of premises
hereafter so connected, be abandoned, cleansed and filled under the
direction and supervision of the Authority or its agents. Any such
privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or other receptacle not abandoned,
cleansed, or filled as required by this article shall constitute a
nuisance and may be abated on order of the Council of the Borough
as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such property.
The construction of all private sewers or laterals and their
connections with any lines of the sewer system shall be done in accordance
with rules and regulations established by the Authority and shall
be inspected by the Authority engineer, or his representative, before
being covered.
The Council of Burgettstown Borough hereby delegates to the
Authority the sole and exclusive responsibility to set all charges
and fees for tapping permits.
The tap charge herein fixed and established shall be payable
at the time the application shall be made for a permit to tap into
said sanitary system.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
tap into said sanitary system before making payment of the charges
herein established.
Any person, persons, partnership or any agents or executive
officers of any corporation violating any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $100
and not more than $600 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of
the payment of said fine and costs, the defendant may be committed
to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
