[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 1, §§ 1-32]
1. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Part shall be as follows:
BOD
(Biochemical oxygen demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., 68° F. expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l) or parts per million (ppm).
BOROUGH SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All sewers, force mains, pumping stations, sewage regulators, water pollution control plants (sewage treatment plants) and other appurtenant structures owned and operated by the Borough.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CHLORINE DEMAND
The difference between the amount of chlorine added to water, sewage or industrial wastes and the amount of residual chlorine remaining at the end of a twenty-minute contact period at room temperature.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface run-off and sewage.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any system of condensation, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration, or other sources. It shall contain no polluting substances which would produce BOD, or suspended solids, in excess of 10 parts per million by weight, or toxic substances as limited elsewhere herein.
DIRECTOR
The Building Inspector of the Borough, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
NORMAL SEWAGE
Sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, which when analyzed show by weight the following characteristics:
(1)
BOD 2,000 pounds, per million gallons (240 milligrams per liter) or less.
(2)
Chlorine demand 208 pounds, per million gallons (25 milligrams per liter) or less.
(3)
Suspended solids 2,500 pounds, per million gallons (300 milligrams per liter) or less.
OTHER WASTES
Garbage (shredded or unshredded), refuse, wood, eggshells, coffee grounds, sawdust, shavings, bark, sand, lime, cinder, ashes, and all other discarded matter not normally present in sewage or industrial wastes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or ground.
PH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a 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 (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
RECEIVING WATERS
A natural watercourse or body of water into which treated or untreated sewage is discharged.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions, and free from stormwater, surface water, industrial wastes and other wastes.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally submitted.
SCAVENGER WASTES
The matter collected from privies, septic tanks, cesspools and chemical toilets and sludge from small sewage treatment plants (25,000 gallons per day or less).
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
SEWAGE SURCHARGE
The demand payment for the use of the Authority sewerage system for handling any sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes accepted for admission thereto in which the characteristics thereof exceed the maximum values of such characteristics in normal sewage.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SLUDGE
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN OR STORM SEWER
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than cooling waters and other unpolluted waters.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by flotation, skimming and sedimentation. Measurement shall be as set forth in the latest; edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater."
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Any substance whether gaseous, liquid or solid which when discharged to a public sewer in sufficient quantities may be hazardous to sewer district personnel, tend to interfere with any biological sewage treatment process, or to constitute a hazard to human beings or animals, or to inhibit aquatic life, or to create a hazard to recreation in the receiving waters of the effluent from a sewage treatment plant.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
2. 
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 2, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Borough or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Authority, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 2, § 2]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Borough, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Authority, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 2, § 3]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 2, § 4]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Borough and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the Authority, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Part within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
1. 
The Authority is responsible for repairs to the main sewer line running parallel to the street and the property owner is responsible for repairs for the lateral sewer lines running from the main line to the building.
2. 
If a sewer problem arises in the sewer lines and it is determined by the officials of the Bristol Borough Water and Sewer Authority to be in the main sewer line, the Authority shall make all necessary repairs to the main line.
3. 
If a sewer problem exists and it is determined by the Bristol Borough Water and Sewer Authority officials that the problem exists in the lateral sewer line then the property owner shall correct the defect in the line at his sole cost. The Authority shall inspect the repair work to insure compliance with Water and Sewer Authority regulations.
4. 
If the cause of the sewer problem is unknown, the Authority shall enter into an agreement with the property owner as follows: The property owner shall take the necessary steps to have the sewer line in front of his property excavated in order to determine the nature of the sewer problem. The line shall be inspected by the appropriate officials of the Bristol Borough Water and Sewer Authority and if the officials determine that the defect exists in the main sewer lines, then the Authority shall bear all costs incurred in the excavation and repair of the line. If the Authority officials determine that the defect exists in the lateral line, then the property owner shall bear all expenses incident to the excavation and repair of the lateral sewer lines.