[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
allow any flow from sump pumps, HVAC condensate drains, downspouts,
foundation drains, outside area drains or any other infiltration and
inflow source detrimental to the functioning of the sewage treatment
plant to be discharged into Lower Swatara Township's sewer system,
or to alter or change any connection without prior approval from the
Municipal Authority.
[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001]
Whenever an order to remove/disconnect a source of infiltration
and inflow to the public sewer system has not been complied with,
the Municipal Authority may, in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, proceed to cause the source to be disconnected or
take such other action as is necessary to abate the nuisance. Abatement
under this section need not commence until at least 10 days after
the service of the order, except that the Municipal Authority may
determine that more immediate action is required because of the special
emergency or dangerous conditions which exist.
[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001]
The expenses incurred pursuant to § 18-652 of this Part shall be paid by the responsible owner or by the persons who caused or maintained the discharge of infiltration or inflow into the public sewer system. The Municipal Authority shall file on their records an affidavit stating with fairness and accuracy the items and date of the expenses incurred. The Board of Commissioners of Lower Swatara Township or the Municipal Authority of Lower Swatara Township may institute a suit to recover such expenses to be charged against the property as a lien.
[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit, building
or structure who has received a compliance order upon whom a notice
of violation has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or
otherwise dispose of to another until the provisions of the compliance
order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such
owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or lessee
a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation issued
by the Municipal Authority and shall furnish to the Municipal Authority
a signed and notarized statement for the grantee, transferee, mortgagee
or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice
of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition
for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance
order or notice of violation.
[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001; as amended at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provisions
of this ordinance or fails to correct a violation or institute a remedial
action as order by the Municipal Authority shall upon conviction in
a summary proceeding, before any Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced
for each such violation to pay a fine of not less than $300 plus costs
and not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default thereof, to undergo
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation continues, after a service of notice as
provided for in this ordinance, shall be deemed a separate offense.
Payment of a fine does not relieve any person, firm, or corporation
of their responsibility to comply with this Part.
[Ord. 454, 10/17/2001]
The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not
preclude the Solicitor representing the Township or the Municipal
Authority from initiating, and the Solicitor is hereby ordered to
initiate, appropriate actions or proceedings at law or in equity against
the person responsible for the violation for the purpose of ordering
that person to correct or remove the violation.
