[Adopted 4-9-1959 as part of Ord. No. 145-C, approved 4-9-1959]
[Amended 4-12-1962 by Ord. No. 919, approved 4-12-1962]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AUTHORITY
The Carlisle Borough Sewer System Authority, a Pennsylvania municipality authority created by the Borough.[1]
BOROUGH
The Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
COUNCIL
The Council acting as the governing body of the Borough.
OCCUPIED BUILDING
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage and/or industrial waste is or may be discharged.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, company, association, society, trust, corporation or other group or entity.
[Amended 3-12-1987 by Ord. No. 1532, approved 3-12-1987]
PREMISES AVAILABLE TO A PUBLIC SEWER
Refers to real estate located adjacent to or within 300 feet of a public sewer system.
[Amended 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
PROPERTY
Premises available to a sewer on which there is an occupied building.
[Amended 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
SEWER
Any collecting sewer forming a part of the sewer system.
SEWER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, situated in or outside of the Borough, owned by the Authority and leased to the Borough for operation and use.
[Amended 3-12-1987 by Ord. No. 1532, approved 3-12-1987]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 10, Authorities, Art. II.
[Amended 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
A. 
Every premises available to a public sewer shall be connected to the public sewer system. When the public system is not adjacent to the property to be served, it shall be extended, at the property owner's expense, 20 feet beyond the nearest property line or through the entire property frontage if other property can be served upstream.
B. 
The Borough may order and within 60 days after notice to the owner thereof from the Borough to make connection, for the purpose of the discharge of all fecal matter, human excrement, kitchen, commercial, industrial and laundry waste and other sewage from such premises. All such sewage shall, after such connection, be conducted into such sewer. Every such property shall be connected separately and independently opposite the structure or nearest in a downstream direction. Grouping of buildings on one house sewer shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons, with special permission granted by the Council.
If the owner of any property, after 60 days' notice from the Borough to make connection of such property with a sewer, shall fail to make such connection, the Borough may make such connection and may collect the cost thereof, if the same has not been paid, from such owner by a municipal claim or in an action of assumpsit, as is provided by law.
[Amended 12-28-1964 by Ord. No. 967, approved 12-28-1964; 5-14-1987 by Ord. No. 1536, approved 5-14-1987; 12-10-1987 by Ord. No. 1568, approved 12-10-1987; 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
No person shall make or cause to be made connection of his or her property with any sewer until all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
A. 
Such person shall notify the Public Works Department of his or her desire and intention to make such connection.
B. 
Such person shall apply for and obtain a permit to make such connection.
C. 
Such person shall give the Public Works Department at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made, in order that the Borough, by its authorized agent, can inspect the work of connection.
D. 
Such person shall pay an inspection fee in an amount set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be from time to time amended. Such fee shall be in addition to a tapping fee as authorized by Carlisle Borough Sewer System Authority resolution and shall be charged to the owner of each property who connects to the Borough's public sewer system. The tapping fee may be prorated in the event an existing sewer is modified. The tapping fee will be based on the new wastewater discharge to the public system. Nothing herein is intended to affect applicability of the Borough Plumbing Code[1] and other relevant ordinances and/or regulations to such work. The sewer tapping fee shall be due and payable at the time any building permit application pertaining to the property where the sewer connection is proposed is submitted to the Borough.
[Amended 6-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2224, approved 6-11-2015]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 175, Plumbing.
E. 
Such person shall, at his or her expense, install all or any part of the lateral necessary to connect his or her property with the sewer.
[Amended 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
A. 
All sewer connections shall be made at the place where the lateral or service connection in the sewer is provided. If no lateral or service connection is existing, a Borough-approved saddle connection shall be installed at the property owner's expense. All joints shall be sealed and made airtight and shall be made smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in straight alignment and of proper grade, so as to provide free flow of sewage matter without any obstructions, and to be made in accordance with the Borough's specifications for its sewers. All work pertaining to the connection with the sewers shall be, financially and otherwise, the responsibility of the owner of the property with which connection is made, subject to the right of inspection hereby reserved by the Borough.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain, in proper operational condition and in accordance with Borough requirements, the sewer service from the public sewer main to the structure.
[Amended 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005]
No person shall connect or cause to be connected with any of the sewers, directly or indirectly, any prohibited discharge as set forth in § 197-18, Prohibited discharges and wastes, of this chapter.
No privy vault, cesspool or similar receptacle for human excrement shall hereafter be maintained upon any premises from which connection with any of the sewers shall have been made. Every such privy vault, cesspool or other receptacle shall, within 30 days after connection with a sewer, be abandoned, under the direction and supervision of the Borough. Any such privy vault, cesspool or other receptacle not abandoned, as required by this section, shall constitute a nuisance, and such nuisance may be abated, as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such property.
[Added 2-10-1977 by Ord. No. 1244, approved 2-10-1977; amended 10-9-1986 by Ord. No. 1515, approved 10-9-1986]
All newly installed sewer mains must be TV-inspected and air-tested by the Borough or its contractor, and a charge shall be made to the developer or other party for this service in an amount and according to a formula set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
[Added 4-14-1977 by Ord. No. 1254, approved 4-14-1977; amended 2-12-1987 by Ord. No. 1525, approved 2-12-1987]
In a case in which the Borough and/or its Sewer Authority is required to furnish a sewer module by reason of commonwealth law, rule or regulation, and because of the circumstances the cost of such module is not to be part of an assessment, the party, such as a developer, responsible for or requesting the sewer extension or other work requiring a module shall be charged a fee in an amount and according to a formula set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
[Amended 3-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1576, approved 3-10-1988]
Any person who shall violate any of the rules, regulations or requirements set forth in this article shall be liable, upon conviction for a first offense and for each subsequent offense, to a fine of not more than $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution in each case, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each three months' period during which a violation continues shall be deemed and taken to be a separate offense and punishable as such.
[Added 8-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2227, approved 8-13-2015]
A. 
Private sanitary sewer lateral maintenance required.
(1) 
The owner of property containing a private lateral shall be fully responsible for the proper maintenance of the private lateral. Maintenance shall include the following:
(a) 
Clearing obstructions from the private lateral;
(b) 
Repairing a defect in the private lateral that allows the introduction of extraneous flow or debris into the Borough's sanitary sewer system;
(c) 
Repairing a defect in the private lateral that allows the discharge of raw sewage on any property; and
(d) 
Keeping a lateral cleanout cap watertight and in place.
B. 
Testing and notice of defective private lateral.
(1) 
The Borough may periodically perform special tests to confirm the integrity of its sanitary sewer system, including smoke testing, dyed water testing, air testing, closed circuit television inspection, and other testing and inspection techniques. Some of this testing could involve the connection of the private sewer lateral to the public sanitary sewer main.
(2) 
The Borough may offer to have its contractor conduct a closed circuit television inspection of a private sanitary sewer lateral to a property owner. The Borough will direct its contractor to perform the inspection if the property owner gives the Borough permission for the inspection and pays the Borough's inspection fee of $250. The Borough will provide the property owner with a copy of the inspection report upon receipt of the report from the contractor. The inspection fee may be changed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Borough Council.
(3) 
The Borough engineer may identify defects in a private lateral from the tests or inspections as provided above.
(4) 
A private sanitary sewer lateral shall be considered defective and requiring repair if one or more of the following is present in the lateral:
(a) 
Evidence of pipe or joint deterioration;
(b) 
Root intrusion into a pipe that separates a pipe joint or enlarges an existing crack;
(c) 
A misaligned pipe segment, sag, or lack of positive gradient;
(d) 
A lack of a necessary cleanout cap or manhole cover;
(e) 
A downspout, drain, or other connection that allows storm water or other extraneous water to enter the sanitary sewer system; or
(f) 
A flaw that allows the discharge of sewage on any property or the introduction of extraneous water into the sanitary sewer system.
(5) 
If the Borough engineer identifies a defective private lateral or a condition that interferes with the proper operation of the private lateral, the Borough shall send the property owner written notice of the defect or condition, including a statement that the private lateral must be replaced or repaired, or the condition corrected, within 120 days of the date of the notice.
C. 
Repair or replacement required.
(1) 
A property owner shall repair or replace a defective private lateral from the sewer main to the building served. The property owner shall pay the appropriate fee and obtain a permit from the Borough before performing the repair or replacement of a defective private lateral.
(2) 
If sewage is exposed on property in a manner that makes it a potential public health hazard, a property owner must:
(a) 
Stop the discharge of sewage immediately;
(b) 
Remediate the site not later than 24 hours after the owner has notice of the exposed sewage; and
(c) 
Complete all necessary repairs or replacement of a private lateral immediately, but no later than 30 days after the owner has notice of the exposed sewage.
(3) 
A person who repairs an existing private lateral or installs a new or rehabilitated private lateral shall perform the repair or installation as prescribed by the Borough of Carlisle Code.
D. 
Post-repair and post-placement inspection and testing requirements.
(1) 
After a property owner has repaired or replaced a defective private lateral, the Borough shall inspect the private lateral to determine that it complies with the Borough's standards.
(2) 
If a private lateral fails the post-repair or post-replacement inspection or test, the property owner shall perform additional repairs, as required by the Borough, to correct the defect.