The purpose of this Part
1, Article D, is to establish procedures for the approval, installation, operation, maintenance and inspection of small flow treatment facilities within the Township. It is hereby declared that the enactment of this Part
1, Article D, is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Township.
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings of the terms used in this Part
1, Article D, shall be as follows:
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PERMIT
A permit for a small flow treatment facility issued in accordance with provisions of this Part
1, Article D.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or
other group or entity.
TOWNSHIP
Jackson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
No person shall install, operate or maintain a small flow treatment facility without having first applied for and obtained a permit from the Township indicating that the site, plans and specifications of such system are in compliance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act of 1966 (P.L. 1535), Act No. 537, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq., as amended, this Part
1, Article D, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Act and this Part
1, Article D.
The Township Sewage Enforcement Officer, or other person or entity designated by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors, is hereby authorized to enforce this Part
1, Article D, and undertake any inspection of any small flow treatment facility in order to ascertain if the installation or proposed installation is in conformity with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, this Part
1, Article D, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Act or this Part
1, Article D.
The Township Board of Supervisors may by resolution delegate all or portions of the Township's powers and responsibilities under this Part
1, Article D, to a designee or Sewage Enforcement Officer.
In addition to any other remedies provided in this Part
1, Article D, any violation of this Part
1, Article D, shall constitute a nuisance and shall be abated by the Township or its designee by either seeking mitigation of the nuisance or appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.