[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 100; as amended by Ord.
167, 12/17/1996]
1.
These specifications establish standards and methods necessary for
installation of sanitary sewers and appurtenances comprising extensions
to East Rockhill Township sanitary sewer system.
2.
If any material or installed appurtenance does not conform with these
specifications, the developer/contractor shall correct, or remove
and reinstall, all unsatisfactory material as required by the Township.
Corrections and replacements must be accomplished prior to acceptance
by the Township.
3.
Approved drawings and related certifications for all material and
equipment involved with sanitary sewer construction must be submitted
to the Director of Public Services and/or Township Engineer for approval
at least 30 days prior to ordering the material or equipment. All
change orders involved with sanitary sewer construction must be approved
by the Township prior to execution.
4.
Prior to construction, the developer/contractor shall comply with
all regulations and requirements of East Rockhill Township, the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection and, where applicable, all
federal regulatory agencies.
5.
Before any work is commenced at the construction site, the developer/contractor
shall notify East Rockhill Township, the Township Engineer and the
various utility companies serving the Township.
6.
These specifications are subject to interpretation by the Township.
Deviation from these specifications is permitted only when warranted
by field conditions and upon proper notification to the Township and
approval by the Director of Public Services and/or Township Engineer.
For situations and conditions not covered by these specifications,
procedures and materials must be approved by, or conform to, that
as directed by the Township.
7.
All work and materials shall conform to PennDOT Form 408 specifications
(latest revision) unless otherwise noted.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 101; as amended by Ord.
167, 12/17/1996]
For the purpose of these specifications, the following terms
or pronouns (in place of them) shall be interpreted as follows:
American Concrete Institute.
American National Standards Institute.
Plans, drawings or sketches reviewed and accepted by the
Township.
American Standards and Testing of Materials.
A body politic and corporate created pursuant to the Act
of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945."
American Works Association.
Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands.
The hard stone or paved surface portion of any street (public
or private), which is that portion of a street between the curbs (where
curbs exist), customarily used by vehicles in the regular course of
travel over the street.
A party hired by the owner/developer to construct sewers,
acting directly or through his agents or employees. The contractor,
if a corporation foreign to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, must
be qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant
to current laws.
A registered professional engineer employed by the owner/developer
responsible for plan preparation and design of the proposed sewage
facilities.
A private minor vehicular accessway between a street and
a parking area within a lot or property.
A right-of-way granted for limited use of private land for
a public or quasi-public purpose.
The legal right-of-way as established by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or other appropriate governing authority and currently
in existence.
The right-of-way deemed necessary by the Township Comprehensive
Plan as appropriate to provide adequate width for future street improvements.
Indicated on Township-approved drawings.
Township observers as assigned by the Director of Public
Services or Township Engineer. Inspectors are assigned for purpose
of observation and verification that work is being performed in conformance
to Township standards relative to design and installation specifications
and as a precaution against contractor oversight and error. Despite
presence of an inspector during construction, the developer/contractor
shall be responsible for defects and deficiencies discovered during
testing and video inspection of lines and subsequent repair/corrections
as deemed necessary by the Township.
The official testing laboratory of the Township as may be
selected by the Township or as selected by the developer with approval
of the Township.
Includes written notice. Written notice shall be deemed to
have been duly served when delivered to or at the last known address
(business) of the person, firm or corporation for whom intended, or
to his, their, or its duly authorized agent, representative or officer.
Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration.
The person, partnership, firm, landowner, agent of such landowner,
or tenant with the permission of such landowner, who makes or causes
to made the development of sanitary sewers or appurtenances thereto.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
All drawings, or reproductions of drawings, pertaining to
construction of sewers within a particular subdivision, land development
or residential/commercial lot.
A registered professional engineer employed by the owner/developer
for managing and implementing sewer installation, being responsible
for design corrections and revisions, subject to Township approval,
as may be needed during the course of construction. The project engineer
shall be responsible for as-built information and preparation of as-built
plans and shall be responsible for certification that invert grades
and elevations have been set in conformance to design plans within
allowable tolerances.
Furnish and install or furnish labor and material required
for installation of.
A land surveyor registered and licensed with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Land set aside for use as a street, alley or other means
of travel.
A service line which serves a residential unit or nonresidential
use of one equivalent dwelling unit (1 EDU) or less. Lines that service
a capacity greater than one EDU shall be classified as a sewer main.
The directions, provisions and requirements contained herein
pertaining to methods and manner of performing work or to quantities
and qualities of materials to be furnished.
A layer of granular material (other than earth or soil) used
to provide a structural support for construction of roads, driveways,
sidewalks, etc.
An individual, firm or corporation who contracts with a contractor
to perform part or all of the latter's contract.
Completed earthwork on which the subbase is placed.
East Rockhill Township, 1622 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA 18944.
Authorized representatives shall include both the Director of Public
Service and the Township Engineer, as appointed by the Township Board
of Supervisors, or inspectors assigned to such positions by the above
representatives.
Includes, but is not limited to, telephone, cable TV, telegraph,
electric, oil/gas and water lines.
Refers to all work at the project site and includes all labor,
materials, supplies, equipment, and other facilities and things necessary
or proper for, or incidental to, carrying out and completing terms
of these specifications.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 102; as amended by Ord.
167, 12/17/1996; and by Ord. 192, 4/18/2000]
1.
Prior to installation of any sewer main/lateral or related appurtenances,
the owner/developer shall secure land development, subdivision or
plot plan approval from the Township.
A.
All plans shall be prepared and sealed by a registered engineer.
C.
Plans shall include a list of utilities in conformance to Act 287
(as amended by Act 172 of 1986), with contact and phone number information.
The presence, location, character and size of existing underground
features, if any, shown on approved drawings shall be determined by
test pit exploration and best available information. The developer/contractor
and design engineer shall be responsible for determining the exact
location of utilities and underground structures.
2.
Prior to any sewer extension or sewer connection, the necessary planning
module approvals must be obtained from PADEP and the Bucks County
Department of Health in conformance to applicable Act 537 regulations,
the East Rockhill Township Sewage Facilities Plan and PADEP Chapter
71 and 73 Rules and Regulations.
3.
Connections to preexisting residential dwellings, lots or commercial
establishments may not be performed unless:
4.
The purpose of Township review is a precaution to minimize oversight
and design errors and verify conformance to applicable design specifications.
Township review does not relieve the owner/developer or design engineer
from design error, incorrect specifications noted on plans that conflict
with these regulations, and/or conflicts with utilities or oversights
that may be present on approved plans. The developer/owner and design
engineer shall be responsible for adjustments and revisions necessary
to correct design information and notes inconsistent with these specifications
not discovered during the Township review period.
5.
Financial Guarantee.
A.
The owner/developer shall provide a financial guarantee acceptable to the Township for the installation, restoration and maintenance of facilities (during the required maintenance period). The financial guarantee shall be in conformance to applicable requirements as specified within the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance regulations [Chapter 22].
B.
An eighteen-month maintenance period shall be established from the
date when the Township officially accepts the public sewer extension.
A financial guarantee in the amount of 10% of the original construction
estimate (as prepared by a professional engineer and approved by the
Township) shall be established for the length of the maintenance period
in a manner satisfactory to the Township.
6.
Prior to any disturbance within a Township road right-of-way, the owner/developer shall obtain a road opening permit in conformance to Ord. 35, enacted and ordained July 8, 1974 [Chapter 21]. Applicable permits for any work within a state right-of-way must be obtained in writing from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 103; as amended by Ord.
167, 12/17/1996]
1.
Erosion and Sediment Pollution Controls. All work must be in compliance
with PADEP Title 25, Chapter 102 (relating to erosion control), and
applicable Township ordinance requirements. Prior to construction,
an erosion and sediment control plan must be reviewed and approved
by the Bucks County Conservation District. The Bucks County Conservation
District shall be notified 10 days prior to the start of construction.
The erosion and sediment pollution control plan shall be available
at the site.
2.
Modifications or deviations from the approved ES&P plan will
be allowed only if the developer/contractor first obtains written
permission from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
and/or Bucks County Conservation District and Township.
3.
The owner/developer is responsible for proper implementation of the
approved ES&P control plan. Earth disturbance shall be kept minimal.
All required restorations shall be accomplished within time limits
as specified by the approved ES&P control plan or as required
by the Township.
4.
Clearing.
A.
Clearing shall be limited to the following: as specified by the ES&P
control plan; limits of easement boundaries or limits of property
boundaries owned by the developer (whichever is less). Any clearing
in excess of that specified on the plan shall require approval from
the Township.
B.
Encroachment of clearing beyond property lines shall require written
approval from adjacent property owners and approval from the Township.
C.
Prior to any clearing activity, easement boundaries, property boundaries
and maximum limits of clearing shall be clearly field delineated by
a registered surveyor.
D.
Encroachments beyond those permitted shall require complete restoration
in a manner satisfactory to the Township at the expense of the owner/developer.
E.
The owner/developer shall be responsible for root damage to trees
adjacent to cleared areas. Trees and plantings that die as a result
of root damage shall be removed and replaced in a manner satisfactory
to the Township at the expense of the owner/developer.
F.
All planting installations/replacements shall be in conformance to
PennDOT RC Standards (RC-91, Bracing and Planting Details) of PennDOT
Publication 72, issued May 1983, and applicable Township ordinance
regulations.
5.
Floodplain and Wetland Encroachments.
A.
General.
(1)
Areas delineated as watercourses, wetlands or streams shall
not be altered, regraded, developed, filled, piped, diverted or built
upon unless necessary approvals and permits are obtained from the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Army Corps of
Engineers, Bucks County Conservation District and the Township. Applicable
Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands general permits must be obtained
prior to any stream/wetland crossings.
(2)
All wetland delineations shall be performed by a certified professional
soil scientist as registered with the Registry of Certified Professionals
in Agronomy Crops and Soils (ARCPACS) or as contained on consultants
list of the Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists
(PAPSS).
(3)
Prior to any earth disturbance, wetland boundaries (so delineated
by a certified professional soil scientist) shall be field located
by a registered surveyor. Protective safety fence shall be placed
by the developer/contractor along the wetland perimeter to prevent
encroachment of equipment or construction activity.
(4)
Prior to any earth disturbance, one-hundred-year floodplain
boundaries (as delineated by the design engineer) shall be field located
by a registered surveyor. Protective safety fence shall be placed
by the developer/contractor along the floodplain boundary to prevent
unnecessary encroachment of equipment or construction activity.
B.
Temporary bridges or culverts shall be provided for machinery that
must cross streams during construction. Each structure must be removed
from the stream when work at that location is completed, and the stream
bed returned to its original condition in such manner to cause minimal
siltation to the waterway. The stream bed shall not be used as a roadway
for moving machinery from one side to another.
C.
Excavated material must be stockpiled outside of stream channels.
D.
Prior to the use of explosives in a watercourse or body of water,
the permittee shall secure a written permit form the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Code,
Act 1980-175, 30 Pa. C.S.A. § 2906. Requests should be directed
to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Bureau of Administrative Services,
P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Telephone (717) 657-4522.
E.
During any stream crossing, temporary cofferdams shall be required
upstream of the work area. A pump of adequate and sufficient size/capacity
shall be provided to bypass stream flow around the work area.
F.
Excavation or filling in the watercourse will be done in such manner
so as to minimize suspended solids and turgidity which may degrade
water quality and damage aquatic life. Work is to be done during a
period of time which will take advantage of low flows. Temporary cofferdams
made of sand bags or stones should be provided to confine turbidity
to the work site. Stabilization using live cuttings must be undertaken
during the dormant time period November to March.
G.
All disturbed slopes shall be stabilized within five days of construction
using either rock, seeding, planting, sodding, mulch or burlap.
H.
During construction activities, all public and private property,
including existing vegetation, landscape features and property monuments
within, along and adjacent to the work area, shall be protected and
preserved to the maximum degree possible. This shall include, but
not be limited to, precautions taken to minimize damage, erosion,
injury or destruction; prevent pollution; provide protection of all
trees and other wood plants; special care being taken to protect the
natural vegetation and surroundings to include all natural drainageways,
ponds, lakes, swamps, woods and fields; and storage of materials in
such manner to prevent leaching which would be injurious to soils
and to plants. Precautions should be taken to prevent damage to pipes,
conduits and other underground structures.
I.
Fish Commission Notification. The owner/developer shall notify the
Fish Commission's Regional Field Office Supervisor 10 days prior
to start of construction. Notification by postcard is suggested. The
project site shall at all times be available for inspection by authorized
officers and employees of the Fish Commission.
6.
Stockpile areas shall be selected and maintained by the developer/contractor.
Site selections and stockpile design shall incorporate erosion and
sediment control measures. Critical slopes on stockpiles shall be
avoided. Stockpiling in, or immediately adjacent to, diversion channels
shall not be allowed. If a soil/earth stock-pile is to remain for
over 20 days, temporary or interim stabilization of soil stock-piles
shall immediately applied. Stabilization shall be accomplished by
soil stabilizing chemicals, temporary vegetation, interim structures,
mulch or other special practices. Temporary vegetative measures planned
for implementation on stock-pile areas shall be established immediately
after the stockpile is completed. Proper mulching and soil stabilization
in conjunction with these seeding operations shall also be carried
out.
7.
After construction activity in a work area is completed, vegetation
or paving in disturbed areas must be immediately restored. If completion
of construction activity does not coincide with a season in which
permanent vegetation or paving can be accomplished, an interim or
temporary program will be required. This can include soil stabilization,
mulching, establishment of filters, use of scarification or temporary
paving. In any case, erosion and sedimentation controls shall be installed
promptly, their maintenance assured and no area left unprotected for
more than 10 days following completion of construction in that area.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 104]
1.
During construction, the contractor shall maintain a record set of
installation prints. He shall record on these prints all deviations
from the drawings. At completion of the work, the contractor shall
forward these prints to the Township for review and incorporation
into the final record drawings. The field set of plans on which the
contractor notes deviations shall be made readily available to the
Township inspector.
2.
Reproducible Mylar as-built plans as prepared by a registered surveyor
or registered professional engineer shall be provided to the Township.
Preparation and costs for as-builts is the responsibility of the owner/developer.
3.
As-built plans shall include but not be limited to the following
information: inverts, rim elevations, pipe length, slopes, easements
and rights-of-way with bearing and distance information, location
of roads, driveways, location and size of all utilities and appurtenances
of same. Plans shall be prepared in a format consistent with current
Township record plans.
4.
Manhole numbering shall be consistent with the numbering system as
presented on the East Rockhill Township Wastewater Facilities Plan
as prepared by C. Robert Wynn Associates, Inc., dated June 10, 1991,
as revised.
[Ord. 146, 2/18/1992, § 105; as amended by Ord.
167, 12/17/1996]
1.
The owner/developer shall be responsible for all administration,
inspection and legal fees incurred by the Township. A cash escrow
fund may be required to be established with the Township, as deemed
necessary by the Township, prior to commencement of any work.
2.
Backfilling is not permitted until authorized by the Township.
3.
If inspection cannot be performed by the Township at the time of
excavation and installation, backfilling shall be delayed. The contractor
shall install safety fence around the trench perimeter until inspection
has been completed. The owner/developer shall remain responsible for
installation and maintenance of safety fencing while the trench remains
exposed.
4.
If the trench cannot be safely protected until inspection is performed
by the Township, the trench shall be temporarily backfilled and uncovered
when inspection can be scheduled.
5.
Inspectors have the authority to permit and require field changes
and deviations from these specifications if necessary to resolve changes
in conditions encountered during installation. Presence of an inspector
and permitted field changes do not relieve the owner/developer from
material defects, improper installation, or inferior work encountered
during the testing period or discovered during the maintenance period.
