[Ord. 2003-0-2, --/--/2003, § 101-43]
The purpose of this Part is to protect the public health, welfare, and the environment, by controlling and regulating the discharge to the sewer system of harmful or injurious substances, or unacceptable quantities or volumes of waste or water.
[Ord. 2003-0-2, --/--/2003, § 101-44]
The definitions of terms and abbreviations set forth in Article IV of the Sewer Use Rules and Regulations of PAWC or its assigns are adopted in their entirety for purposes of this Part.
[Ord. 2003-0-2, --/--/2003, § 101-45]
1. 
No person shall discharge or cause or allow to be discharged into the sewer system, directly or indirectly, any substance, pollutant, wastewater, sewage, stormwater, or combination of such which will, alone or in conjunction with other discharges, cause or contribute to interference or pass through, release flammable, toxic, or irritating gasses or vapors, create toxic or dangerous conditions within the sewer system, or otherwise pose a threat to human health, property, or the environment.
2. 
Where necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Part, the discharge of industrial wastes or wastes other than domestic wastewater may be prohibited, or may be regulated as to volume, rate of flow, concentration, or mass of pollutants or other substances, or in such other manner as may be necessary. To effect such regulation, there may be established a system of permits or licenses to discharge or other means of control of individual sources of wastewater discharge. Conditions imposed in permits may include monitoring and reporting requirements, operational or management requirements, and such other provisions as may be necessary to ensure that the purposes of this Part are carried out.
3. 
In order to ascertain whether the purposes of this Part, including compliance with any permit or order issued hereunder, are being met, the Township may enter and inspect, at any reasonable time, without advance notice, any place, building, structure, enclosure, or equipment that generates or discharges, or may generate or discharge wastes or water, or where records or data are kept, prepared, or stored. Unreasonable delay or denial of entry shall constitute a violation of this Part, subject to the penalties provided herein and such other remedies as shall be available at law or in equity.
[Ord. 2003-0-2, --/--/2003, § 101-46]
1. 
PAWC, or its assigns, is hereby appointed an agent of the Township to adopt and implement rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Part.
2. 
To implement the provisions of this Part, the following provisions of the Sewer Use Rules and Regulations of PAWC, or its assigns, are approved in their entirety as rules and regulations of the Township necessary to implement the provisions of this Part, and all of their provisions including, but not limited to, those related to establishing prohibitions and limitations, discharge permits and their terms, monitoring, reporting, and other requirements are enforceable as necessary regulations to implement the purposes of this Part:
A. 
Article IV, Definitions.
B. 
Article VII, Use of the Treatment Works.
C. 
Article VIII, Notification, Inspection, Testing and Control for Industrial Wastes.
D. 
Article IX, Discharge Permit System.
E. 
Article X, Wastewater Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Users with Industrial Waste Discharge Permits.
F. 
Article XIV, Protection from Damage.
G. 
Article XVI, Surcharges.
3. 
If PAWC or its assigns amends or revises any of the provision listed in Subsection 2, then such amendment or revision shall be effective as provided therein, without approval or acceptance by the Township, provided that the amendments or revisions do not conflict with the purposes of this Part.
4. 
The acceptance or nonacceptance of any rule or regulation adopted by PAWC or its assigns does not in any way affect the rights, privileges, powers, and duties of PAWC or its assigns to conduct its affairs and manage its property. Acceptance of the enumerated rules and regulations as being appropriate expression of the purposes of this Part is intended to make them enforceable by the Township.
5. 
The Township may adopt such additional rules and regulations, regarding the discharge of sewage within the Township, as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of this Part. Administration and enforcement of such additional rules and regulations shall be the sole responsibility of the Township.
[Ord. 2003-0-2, --/--/2003, § 101-47; as amended by Ord. 2010-01, 3/23/2010]
1. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Part, including any of the rules and regulations adopted thereunder or provisions in permits or orders issued according to the rules and regulations, is guilty of a summary offense and shall upon conviction thereof, in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs. For the purpose of this Part, each day that a violation occurs or continues to occur shall be a separate offense, and each pollutant limitation that may be violated shall be a separate offense.
2. 
The provision of penalties in this Part does not preclude the Township or PAWC or its assigns from seeking such legal or equitable relief as may be available for violations of this Part or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. Nor shall the provisions of this Part preclude PAWC or its assigns from proceeding under the provisions of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works Penalty Law, Act 9 of 1992, 35 P.S. § 752.1 et seq. Penalties provided by this Part may be sought concurrently with other nonmonetary remedies, as deemed appropriate by the Township or PAWC or its assigns.
3. 
Should the violation of any provision of this Part by any person contribute to or result in violation of any state or federal law or regulation, for which the Township or PAWC or its assigns is held liable, whether by judicial or administrative order or the settlement of a judicial or administrative penalty action, the person shall indemnify the Township or PAWC or its assigns for the amount of that liability in addition to paying any penalty and costs and any damages that may be imposed for the violation under the provisions of this Part.
4. 
Copies of this Chapter 18B will be available at the office of the Township Secretary for review. If one wishes to purchase this Chapter 18B the prices are as follows:
A. 
Parts 1 through 4, dealing primarily with lateral installation, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Parts 5 through 6, dealing primarily with sewer main and lateral extensions in new development, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
A complete Chapter 18B, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
D. 
The above prices may be changed by resolution of the Township/Authority.