[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 1; as amended by Ord.
97-7, 10/13/1997, § 18-201]
No wastewater collection, conveyance or treatment facility shall
be permitted to be installed, constructed, operated or used to service
any residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial or manufacturing
structure situate within New Hanover Township until such facility
has been registered with the Township on a form to be approved by
the Board of Supervisors to include, but not be limited to, identification
of the ownership, location, design and projected operational schedule
for such facility, all of which must be in accordance with the balance
of the regulations, conditions and terms set forth hereinafter, such
registration application to be accompanied by an administrative processing
fee in an amount to be determined from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors plus the cost of review of all such documents,
designs and applications as may be determined necessary by the Township
and/or Authority Engineer(s), which costs, expenses and fees shall
be borne solely by the applicant and be satisfied in full as a precondition
of the issuance of such permit.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 2; as amended by Ord.
97-7, 10/13/1997, § 18-202]
Any and all such collection, conveyance and wastewater treatment
facilities and appurtenances shall be designed and constructed in
accordance and compliance with all applicable requirements, standards
and conditions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the standards
and conditions herein set forth utilizing the best available technology
to achieve the maximum level of treatment resulting in the most pollution-free
and environmentally safe discharge standards; with all permits, licenses
and approvals as may be required and necessary to be obtained at the
applicant's sole cost and expense from any and all federal, state
and local agencies, departments or boards.
[Ord. 90-5, 9/4/1990, § 3]
1.
Applicant shall, prior to any installation, construction or acquisition
of materials, obtain and provide at applicant's sole cost and
expense five copies or sets of design documents consisting of complete
and detailed drawings and specifications of the collection, conveyance
or treatment facility and appurtenances prepared by a professional
engineer registered in the State of Pennsylvania, copies of which
design documents shall be submitted to the Township and/or the Municipal
Authority for review by their consulting engineer(s), the sole cost
and expense of which shall be borne by applicant, which design documents
shall be subject to the following conditions:
A.
The design of any wastewater collection system shall be prepared
in accordance and compliance with the latest edition of the New Hanover
Township Authority's "Construction Specifications for the Installation
of Sanitary Sewers and Appurtenances."
B.
Complete shop drawings of all proposed equipment and materials for
the collection, conveyance or treatment facility shall be submitted
for review and written approval prior to acquisition, purchase, fabrication,
delivery or installation of the same.
C.
Operations and/or instruction manuals for any and all equipment,
materials or machinery installed in said system shall be provided
to the Township and/or Authority for review and approval prior to
acquisition, purchase, fabrication, delivery or installation of said
equipment, materials or machinery as may be determined necessary by
the consulting engineer, and a copy shall be kept at the facility.
D.
A plan showing the site by specifically delegated boundaries including
any evidence or information regarding ownership, topography, vegetative
cover, watercourses, etc., as may be appropriate to location and design
of the system and further identifying the proposed location for a
paved access road of a minimum width of 10 feet constructed from the
nearest public roadway to any proposed treatment site, such paving
to consist of six inches of crushed stone topped by a five-inch course
of BCBC and a two-inch wearing course, a vehicle turnaround providing
a minimum paved area of 200 square feet, a six-foot chain link fence
topped by a three-strand, one-foot barbed wire for security with access
to be gained through a sliding gate and locking assembly with a minimum
width of 14 feet and including a screen planting and lawn border to
enhance the aesthetic quality of the site.
E.
Such designs and standards as will achieve the Township's policy
to maximize the efficiency and reliability of the facility while providing
reliable and consistent access for service by operating personnel,
minimizing maintenance and upkeep and avoiding such adverse impacts
to the health, safety and welfare of the Township in the operation,
use and maintenance of said system.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 4; as amended by Ord.
97-7, 10/13/1997, § 18-204]
Any and all excavation, grading and/or earth moving activities
must be conducted in full and complete compliance with the rules,
regulations and requirements for soil and sedimentation control activities
established by the Montgomery County Soil Conservation District and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and must be
done subject to and in compliance with any and all appropriate permits
as may be issued by the aforesaid agencies or other departments, bureaus
or agencies having appropriate authority to regulate the same.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 5]
Any wastewater conveyance or treatment facility intended to
service more than a single residential unit or servicing any commercial,
industrial or manufacturing structure shall include a superstructure
of suitable size to be established and approved by the Township and/or
Authority's consulting engineers, constructed of concrete block
or brick, designed and installed in such a manner to be compatible
with the surrounding, neighboring or adjacent structures, with any
and all controls and/or generators to be held within said superstructure,
the same being in conformity with the then applicable Township building
code to the extent such code establishes minimum standards and regulates
health and fire safety issues, demands for integrity to withstand
exterior weathering conditions and ingress and egress factors for
individuals in the operation and maintenance of the system and equipment
installation or removal as may be determined necessary by the Township.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 6]
Any and all equipment, material and machinery to be incorporated
or installed in any such facility shall be inspected by the applicant's
engineer and shall be inspected by the Township and/or Authority's
consulting engineer prior to installation of the same to assure that
it conforms to the approved design documentation and shop drawing,
which compliance shall be certified in writing by applicant's
engineer prior to installation.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 7]
Applicant shall provide for initial testing and "start up" of
all such equipment, materials and machinery by the manufacturer or
fabricator's representative and shall secure from said representative
at applicant's sole cost and expense a written certification
as to proper installation of such equipment, materials or machinery
providing copies of any operating materials, manuals or certifications
and warranties prior to said installation and to provide for any and
all necessary onsite training and demonstration of such equipment,
materials and machinery for the operating personnel or licensed operator
of such facility.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 8]
Applicants shall schedule mechanical performance tests and a
final facilities inspection with the Township and/or Authority's
consulting engineer prior to any active operation of the facility
and shall correct, at applicant's expense, to the satisfaction
of the Township and/or Authority's consulting-engineer any defect
or problems noticed during such test for final inspection or within
the applicable maintenance period as hereinafter set forth as part
of which final inspection the applicant's engineer shall present
a written certification that the facility and all appurtenances thereto
have been installed and constructed in accordance with the approved
design documents and shop drawings.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 9]
When appropriate, as determined in the sole discretion of the
Township and/or Authority's consulting engineer, every such facility
shall have installed on-site a diesel-type emergency generator housed
within the approved superstructure with the necessary fresh air intake
and exhaust outlets to serve the same without danger to the health,
safety and welfare of any person or property, which generator shall
be further equipped with an automatic load transfer control assembly
to start and to transfer to auxiliary power in the event of a power
outage and to provide a return to the line power when an adequate
and consistent supply of line power has been restored, in turn deactivating
the standby generator.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 10]
When determined appropriate in the sole and exclusive discretion
of the Township and/or Authority's consulting engineer, a flow
meter shall be installed to measure influent wastewater volumes, which
meter shall be located in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations and as approved by the Township and/or Authority's
consulting engineer.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 11]
The facility shall be designed, constructed and operated using
a daily average flow calculated assuming 100 gpcd, with a peak daily
flow calculated assuming 250 gpcd, and a design allowance of 2.75
persons per EDU (equivalent dwelling unit).
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 12]
The standards, terms and conditions of this Part 2F set forth
the minimum standards which are acceptable to the Township, it being
recognized that no single document can fully or adequately describe
or consider all specific details of every anticipated system, and
it is therefor assumed that any such standards, terms or conditions
shall be supplemented by the design review and appropriate comments
and communications by the Township and/or Authority's consulting
engineer and the applicant's engineer.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 13; as amended by Ord.
97-7, 10/13/1997, § 18-213]
The applicant shall provide with its application a proposal
for financially securing the operations and maintenance of the subject
facility for a time period and in an amount to be determined by the
Township and/or Authority's consulting engineer, not less than
a period of 18 months worth of anticipated maintenance and operational
costs, which security shall be posted by the applicant prior to operation
or use of the subject facility.
[Ord. 90-5, 8/27/1990, § 14]
At the sole discretion of the Township and its consulting engineer,
the facilities and any appurtenances thereto may be required to be
offered for dedication to the Township or a delegated third party
and applicant shall compete any and all steps and/or documentation
as may be necessary to finalize the offer and acceptance of dedication
including satisfaction of any and all costs incurred as a result thereof.
