[Adopted 4-18-1984 by Ord. No. 2-84]
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
With respect to any premises being accessible to a public
sanitary sewer as having any occupied building on said premises located
within 150 feet of the public sanitary sewer.
The part of the lowest horizontal piping of drainage system
which receives the sewage or discharge from soil, waste and other
drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to
the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of
the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
Any office, store, shop, restaurant, club, tavern, barber
or beauty shop, service station, funeral home, or other similar commercial
establishment selling a product or rendering a service, motel, hotel,
school, or any religious or fraternal or governmental establishment.
Each commercial user even though in a building or complex of buildings
shall be considered to be a separate unit even though it may be located
in the same building with a residential unit or units or other commercial
units.
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Any industrial establishment and shall include any unit not
defined as a residential user or a commercial user.
The person appointed by the Township of Cecil and/or the
Cecil Township Municipal Authority to inspect sewage works, including
both public and semipublic sewers, and including also inspection of
building sewers and all other connections between occupied homes and
other buildings and the public sewers.
Any outlet directly or indirectly into a watercourse, pond,
gutter, ditch, lake or other body or surface of groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
A sanitary sewer which has been constructed and is owned
by the Township of Cecil and/or the Cecil Township Municipal Authority
or has been constructed by private parties and has been accepted by
the Township of Cecil and/or the Cecil Township Municipal Authority.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
Any room, group of rooms or enclosure, occupied or intended
for occupancy as separate living quarters for a family or other group
of persons living together or by persons living alone.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of water-carried wastes from the residence,
business and commercial buildings, apartments, institutions and industrial
establishments.
Any arrangement or devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating
and disposing of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
Within 60 days after the passage of this article, the owner or owners
of all occupied buildings located on premises now accessible to a
public sanitary sewer shall connect, or cause to be connected, the
said building or buildings with the sanitary sewer to which the property
is accessible in the manner hereinafter provided.
B.
Further that, hereinafter as public sanitary sewers are provided
in areas of the Township of Cecil, the owners of all occupied buildings
accessible to such public sanitary sewers so laid and provided shall,
within 60 days, connect or cause to be connected the said occupied
buildings with the sanitary sewer to which the property is accessible
in the manner hereinafter provided.
When connection has been made with the public sanitary sewer,
the owner or owners of such property shall forthwith abandon any and
all privies, privy vaults, cesspools and septic tanks then existing
on said premises and shall use them no longer. Any and all connections
or connection with the occupied building which has been served shall
be broken or destroyed in such a manner that sanitary sewage can no
longer enter therein.
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect
or construct any privy, privy vault, cesspools, septic tank or any
other type of disposal receptacle or structure in, on or under any
premises accessible to any public sanitary sewer in the Township of
Cecil.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to connect
any privy, privy vault, cesspool, septic tank or any other type of
disposal receptacle or structure to any public sanitary sewer in the
Township of Cecil.
C.
It shall be unlawful in areas where public sanitary sewers have been
provided and where the owner or owners of premises have connected
with the public sanitary sewer, or are by this article duly bound
so to do, to connect to any privy, privy vault, cesspool, septic tank
or any other type of disposal receptacle or structure.
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86]
A.
In all cases where a sanitary sewer connection is made from an occupied
building to the sanitary sewer system either cast iron, terra cotta,
plastic or transite pipe of the kind and quality hereinafter specified
of at least four inches' inside diameter shall be used, and the house
sewer shall be laid to a reasonably even grade and alignment to the
public sanitary sewer. Terra cotta pipe for house sewers shall be
of the best quality salt-glazed, vitrified stoneware. It shall be
thoroughly burned, glazed on both sides, and be free of any cracks,
blisters or other flaws. It shall be of the bell-and-spigot type and
when struck with a hammer it shall produce a clear ringing sound.
This pipe shall meet the requirements of ASTM C13; and all subsequent
revisions for laterals up to a depth of 12 feet and for laterals over
12 feet in depth, the pipe shall meet the requirements of ASTM C200
and all subsequent revisions.
B.
Terra cotta pipe shall be laid with full and even bearing. No blocking
will be allowed. Joints for terra cotta pipe must be premium type
conforming to ASTM Specifications C425 and any subsequent revisions.
Preformed bituminous type joints will not be permitted.
C.
When plastic pipe is used, it shall conform to the specifications
of ASTM D1784 and ASTM D3034. Solvent cement shall meet the requirements
of ASTM D2564. Joining systems shall be in compliance with Section
six of ASTM Specifications D3034. The pipe shall be marked "Type PSM
5DR-42 PVC Pipe" or "Type PSM 5DR-35 PVC Sewer Pipe."
D.
When transite pipe is used for house sewers it shall conform to the
National Plumbing Code ASA 40.8 and any subsequent revisions. All
joints shall be composed of material which conforms to the standards
of the manufacturer of the pipe with which the couplings will be used.
Where cast-iron pipe is used, the joints shall be caulked with oakum
and leaded. All work is to be done in a workmanlike manner.
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86; 5-6-1987 by Ord. No. 2-87]
The property owners shall install the building sewers at their
own expense from the building drain to the wye connection supplied
in the public sewer. Maintenance and repair of the building sewer
is the responsibility of the property owner from the house to the
wye in the public sewer. Connections to public sewers in private property
shall, in all respects, meet the same specifications as when the sewer
is in a public street. The property owners shall make application
to the Cecil Township Municipal Authority for permission to connect
to the public sewer on forms supplied by the Cecil Township Municipal
Authority. A tap-in charge, which will include the permit and inspection
fee and which will be subject to an in-lieu-of-initial-service charge
and such discount for prompt and early payment as the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority shall provide by its separate rate resolution,
will be due and payable with the application for permission to connect
to the public sanitary sewer. The charges and rates for service shall
be as follows:
B.
Cecil Township and the Cecil Township Municipal Authority reserve
the right to modify tap-in charges and rates at any time.
C.
Unless written permission is obtained from Cecil Township, a separate
connection will be required for each individual building or house
whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row,
but a single house connection will be permitted to serve a school,
factory, apartment house or other permanent multiple-unit structure
whose individual apartments or units may not be subject to separate
ownership. A single house connection will be permitted to serve a
double house in which the internal plumbing waste system is common
to both units or is not readily separable. In such case, a tap-in
application shall state the specific conditions of the house to be
tapped in. The Township of Cecil and the Cecil Township Municipal
Authority does not assume any obligation or responsibility caused
by or resulting from such a single house connection.
D.
No connection less than four inches in inside diameter will be permitted
to the main sewer lines and the construction of the property owners'
connection shall be in accordance with the general requirements of
public sanitary sewers, except that a grade of not less than 1/4 inch
per foot shall be allowed. The applicant will also be required to
conform to all other requirements of the Township of Cecil and/or
Cecil Township Municipal Authority as regards charges for sewage transportation,
collection, etc., as outlined under the Township of Cecil and/or Cecil
Township Municipal Authority rules and regulations and as necessary
to establish to meet the management, overhead, operation and fixed
charges to retire the capital cost of the system. House sewers shall
be installed by competent skilled pipelayers in accordance with approved
standards, plans and specifications of the Township of Cecil and the
Cecil Township Municipal Authority.
E.
Each house sewer, after installation, shall be air-tested by the
contractor in the presence of the Sewer Inspector. The procedure and
criteria to be used for air testing shall conform to the requirements
of ASTM C828.78. If the pipe installation fails to meet these requirements,
the contractor shall determine, at his own expense, the source or
sources of leakage, and he shall thereafter repair or replace all
defective materials and/or workmanship.
[Amended 5-6-1987 by Ord.
No. 2-87]
A.
No basement seepage or groundwater drainage or any other uncontaminated
source of water shall be discharged to the sanitary sewerage system,
and all applicants desiring connection to the sewerage system shall
certify that no groundwater or seepage drains are or shall be connected
to their system. After connection to the sewer is made, the applicant
shall maintain his house system in such a manner that no such seepage
or drainage enters his sanitary sewage system. Whenever possible,
all groundwater or surface water must be discharged through the use
of a storm sewer or other appropriate facility.
B.
In the event the discharge of groundwater or surface water is accomplished
through the use of a drainage sump, said sump shall not be located
closer than 25 feet from any private or public sewer line or any other
sewage facility.
No downspouts, roof drainage or surface or areaway drainage
shall be connected into the sanitary sewerage system, and before attachment
to the sewer system, the property owner or applicant for service shall
remove such connections and adequately and rightly plug his system
to prevent the entrance of any downspout, roof, surface or areaway
drainage.
Each user of the system before connections are made thereon
shall provide in his house sewering system, just outside the building
wall, a trap with a fresh air vent on the house side, in accordance
with the standards approved by the Township of Cecil and/or the Cecil
Township Municipal Authority.
No cross-connections shall be made between the sanitary sewerage
system and the potable water system whereby vacuums or backsiphonage
could permit sanitary wastes to enter the potable water system. No
cross connections shall be made between the sanitary sewerage system
and storm drains or storm sewers.
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86]
A.
No person shall connect or cause to be connected with any of the
public sewers in the Township, directly or indirectly, any steam exhaust,
boiler blowoff, sediment drip, or any pipe carrying or constructed
to carry hot water or acid, germicide, grease, gasoline, naphtha,
benzene, oil or any other substance detrimental to the sewers or to
the operation of the Township sewerage system or sewage disposal.
B.
No person shall connect or cause to be connected with any of the
public sewers in the Township, directly or indirectly, any commercial
waste without first receiving the consent of the Township of Cecil
and/or the Cecil Township Municipal Authority and satisfactory arrangements
are made with the Township of Cecil and/or the Cecil Township Municipal
Authority concerning said industrial or commercial waste.
C.
In addition to the foregoing, the following are also prohibited:
(1)
Flammable and explosive liquids, solids and gases.
(2)
Corrosive materials with a pH of not less than 5.5 nor more than
9.0.
(3)
Material that obstructs flow or interferes with treatment.
(4)
Liquids in excess of a maximum temperature of 150° F. or below
a minimum temperature of 32° F.
(5)
Material with concentrations of oil in excess of 50 mg/l.
(6)
Material that creates noxious and malodorous gases.
(7)
Radioactive material.
(8)
Such other wastes as shall be prohibited by the rules and regulations
adopted by the Cecil Township Municipal Authority and in force from
time to time hereafter.
The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the Township
of Cecil and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority, bearing proper
credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all
properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, sampling,
testing and retesting in accordance with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-16-1986 by Ord. No. 3-86]
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any
connection of his property with any public sanitary sewer until he
has fulfilled all of the following conditions:
(1)
He shall apply to the Cecil Township Municipal Authority for permission
to connect to the public sewer system.
(2)
He shall pay such "tap-in" or connection fees or expenses as are
fixed for such services by the Cecil Township Municipal Authority.
(3)
No work shall commence before the issuance of a connection permit.
(4)
He shall have given the Sewer Inspector at least 24 hours' notice
of the time when such connection shall be made, in order that the
Sewer Inspector can be present to supervise and inspect the work of
connection and observe the required air testing.
(5)
At the time of inspection, the owner or owners of properties shall
allow and permit the full and complete inspection of all sanitary
and drainage arrangements and facilities in his building and in and
about all parts of his property.
B.
Barricades and nonconcealment of lines.
(1)
All work contemplated by this article shall be under the direct supervision
and inspection of the Sewer Inspector appointed by the Township of
Cecil and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority, and no building sewer
line shall be covered over, or in any manner concealed until after
it is inspected and approved by said Sewer Inspector.
(2)
House lateral construction as well as all other construction contemplated
by this article shall be protected by barricades and proper safety
procedures followed during construction to minimize public hazards.
C.
Any owner, owners or developers wishing to extend the sanitary sewer
system in the Township of Cecil shall first become familiar with the
requirements of the particular watershed. In the Brush Run Watershed
the requirements include the service agreement between Cecil Township
Municipal Authority, Township of Cecil, the Canonsburg-Houston Joint
Authority, the Borough of Canonsburg and the Borough of Houston, dated
July 1, 1962, as amended on November 3, 1976. A summary of these requirements
are:
(1)
The Cecil Township Municipal Authority shall submit to the Canonsburg-Houston
Joint Authority one set of final contract drawings and specifications
of the proposed sewers to be connected to the system for its approval
and review and, in addition, submit a list of manufacturers and suppliers
to be used in furnishing materials and appurtenances necessary for
constructing said sewers.
(2)
The Cecil Township Municipal Authority agrees that the Canonsburg-Houston
Joint Authority may provide such inspection of the construction of
said collecting sewers as the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority feels
necessary with all costs therefor to be paid by the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority. The Cecil Township Municipal Authority agrees
that, prior to acceptance of said collecting sewers by the Township
of Cecil and/or the Cecil Township Authority, said sewers may be inspected
and tested by the consulting engineer for the Canonsburg-Houston Joint
Authority.
(3)
Upon completion of the construction, the Canonsburg-Houston Joint
Authority will submit the total costs by verified statement for legal
and engineering fees, including review of plans, specifications and
construction inspection, to the Cecil Township Municipal Authority
so that the same may be verified and payments made by the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority within 60 days after being billed.
(4)
The owner, owners or developers shall agree to reimburse the Cecil
Township Municipal Authority for any and all expenses pertaining to
the above.
(5)
After becoming familiar with the above, they shall complete PADEP's
(Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) transmittal
letter. Upon receipt of this transmittal letter, the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority shall have its engineer verify the capacity of
the existing sanitary sewers and check the total expected flows with
the above-mentioned service agreement for treatment services.[1]
(6)
Upon approval of the transmittal letter by PADEP, they shall then
complete PADEP's Modules II and IV, and these modules shall be submitted
to PADEP after the Cecil Township Municipal Authority reviews anal
approves them. When the above modules have been approved, the owner,
owners or developers shall then apply to PADEP for their construction
permit.
(7)
No actual construction will be permitted to proceed until the above
permit and any and all other permits required for the work have been
obtained.
(8)
In preparing the construction drawings for the sanitary sewer extension
or extensions, the owner, owners or developers shall prepare them
using the standards and specifications of the Cecil Township Municipal
Authority, said standards and specifications being on file at the
Authority's office and identified and included in their Contract Nos.
1, 2 and 3 of the Brush Run Construction Project. The above construction
drawings must be approved by the Cecil Township Municipal Authority.
(9)
No construction will be permitted to proceed until the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority has been notified at least 48 hours in advance
so that it may make the necessary arrangements to have a construction
inspector present.
(10)
Upon completion of construction and all approvals of the inspectors,
the owner, owners or developers shall submit a tracing of the as-built
plans of the sewers showing all as-built elevations, wye locations,
distances and angles between manholes, and a request that the Cecil
Township Municipal Authority accept the sewers for maintenance purposes.
The Cecil Township Municipal Authority may schedule a final inspection
of the project and, if acceptable, will accept the sewers for maintenance
purposes after the owner, owners or developers supply the Cecil Township
Municipal Authority with any and all easements required to maintain
the system; a two-year maintenance bond for 50% of the final construction
costs; and the payment to the Cecil Township Municipal Authority for
any and all expenses of the project, including construction, inspection,
legal, etc.
Hereafter, when sanitary sewers have become available to any
property and the property owner or owners have failed to connect or
cause to be connected his or their property to the sanitary sewer,
the Township of Cecil and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority may
give or cause to be given written notice to the said owner or owners
to connect or cause to be connected his, her or their property to
the sanitary sewer within 60 days from the date thereof, and failure
to comply with the said notice shall subject the property owner or
owners to the penalties of this article.
If the owner or owners of any occupied building or buildings
shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this article,
the Township of Cecil and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority may
serve a written notice upon said owner or owners, or upon the tenant
or party in possession of the premises if said owner or owners cannot
be found on the said premises, requiring said owner or owners to comply
with the provisions of this article in every respect within 60 days
after the service of such notice, and if said owner or owners shall
neglect or refuse to comply with said notice, the Township of Cecil
and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority may perform or cause to
be performed such work and labor, and furnish or cause to be furnished
such material as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of
this article at cost and expense of such owner or owners, together
with 10% additional thereof and all charges and expenses incident
thereto, which sum shall be collected from said owner or owners for
the use of the Township of Cecil and/or Cecil Township Municipal Authority's
debts are by law collectible, or the said Township of Cecil and/or
Cecil Township Municipal Authority may, by its proper officer, file
a municipal claim or lien therefor against said premises as provided
by the act or acts of assembly in such cases made and provided.
[Amended 3-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1-88[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues
or each section of this article which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.
