[Ord. 1-2010, 5/13/2010, § 101]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Part shall be as follows:
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the sewage drainage system of any structure to the lateral of a sewer.
EASEMENT
A grant of limited use of private land for a public or quasi-public purpose.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within this Township upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or form of energy rejected or escaping in the course of any industrial, manufacturing, trade or business process or in the course of the development, recovery or processing of natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
LATERAL
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the curb line or, if there shall be no curb line, to the property line or, if no such lateral shall be provided, then "lateral" shall mean that portion of, or place in, a sewer which is provided for connection of any building sewer.
OBSTRUCTION
Any shed, fence, pool, swing set, playhouse, tree, shrub or any other object that limits access or repairs to the sewer system.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in this Township.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land legally dedicated for public purposes including, but not limited to, a street, alley or interior walk.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from any improved property. Sanitary sewage also includes gray water.
SEWER
Any pipe or conduit constituting part of the sewer system used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
SEWER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, situate in or adjacent to this Township and owned or leased to this Township for operation and use.
STREET
Any street, road, lane, court, public square or alley.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Canton, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania municipal corporation, acting by and through its Board of Supervisors or, in appropriate cases, acting by and through its authorized representatives.
[Ord. 1-2010, 5/13/2010, § 102]
1. 
The owner of any improved property abutting on or adjoining any street, court or easement or right-of-way, highway, road or alley in which there is a sewer shall connect such improved property with such sewer, in such manner as the Township may require, within 45 days after notice to such owner from the Township to make such connection, for the purpose of the discharge of all sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from such improved property, subject to such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by the Township, from time to time; provided, however, that upon written request of the owner, the Township may excuse such connection where (A) the distance from the building to the lateral exceeds 250 feet, or (B) the grade and elevation between the building sewer and the lateral makes connection infeasible.
2. 
All sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required under Subsection 1 shall be conducted into a sewer, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this Township, from time to time.
3. 
No person shall place or deposit or permit to be placed or deposited upon public or private property within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection 1. No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged to any natural outlet within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection 1 except where suitable treatment has been provided which is satisfactory to the Township.
4. 
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used and maintained at any time upon any improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under Subsection 1 to be connected to a sewer. Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion of the Township, shall be cleansed and filled at the expense of the owner of such improved property and under the direction and supervision of the Township and any such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle not so abandoned by the said owner of such improved property and, if required by the Township, cleansed and filled, shall constitute a violation of this Part for which such owner shall be liable in accordance with the provisions of § 18-105, Subsection 1, hereof.
5. 
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle at any time shall be connected with a sewer.
6. 
No person shall connect or cause to be connected with any sewer, directly or indirectly, any roof, ground or surface water, sump pumps and floor drains, steam exhaust, boiler blow-off, sediment drip or any pipe carrying or constructed to carry hot water or acid, germicide, grease, brewery mash, gasoline, naphtha, benzene, oil or any other substance detrimental or the sewers or to the operation of the sewer system.
7. 
The notice by this Township to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in Subsection 1, shall consist of a written or printed document requiring the connection in accordance with this Part and specifying that such connection shall be made within 45 days from the date such notice is given. Such notice may be given at any time after a sewer is in place which can receive and convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular improved property. Such notice shall be served upon the owner either by personal service or by registered mail or by such other method as at the time may be permitted by law.
[Ord. 1-2010, 5/13/2010, § 103]
1. 
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner any sewer or any part of the sewer system without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Township. No person shall place any obstruction in or change the elevation or grade of the surface of any right-of-way in which any sewer or any part of the sewer system is located without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from the Township.
2. 
Application for a permit required under Subsection 1 above shall be made by the owner of the improved property served or to be served. No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each of the following conditions:
A. 
Such person shall have notified the Secretary of Canton Township of the desire and intention to connect to a sewer.
B. 
Such person shall have applied for an obtained a permit as required by Subsection 1.
C. 
Such person shall have given the Secretary of Canton Township at least 48 hours' notice of the time when such connection will be made so that Canton Township may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
D. 
Such person shall have furnished satisfactory evidence to the Secretary of Canton Township that any tapping fee charged and imposed against the owner of each improved property who connects such improved property to a sewer has been paid.
3. 
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved property on one building sewer shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown and then only after special permission of Canton Township, in writing, shall have been secured and subject to such rules, regulations and conditions as may be prescribed by Canton Township.
4. 
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and, such owner shall indemnify and save harmless Canton Township from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a sewer. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part or rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall also be liable for any and all damages suffered and expenses incurred by Canton Township as a result of such violation. Said damages and expenses shall be collected by an action at law. The right to seek damages and expenses shall exist completely separate and independent of the right to seek criminal penalties, and both rights may be pursued simultaneously or sequentially.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code]
5. 
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated by Canton Township and where the lateral is provided and shall be subject to all terms and conditions of any plumbing code enacted by Canton Township. The invert of a building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or higher elevation than the invert of the sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection of a building sewer to the lateral shall be made secure and watertight.
6. 
If the owner of any improved property abutting on or adjoining any street, court, easement or right-of-way, highway, road or alley in which there is a sewer, after 45 days' notice from Canton Township, in accordance with § 18-102, Subsection 1, shall fail to connect such improved property, as required, Canton Township may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof by the filing of a municipal lien against the property, an action in assumpsit or such other legal proceeding as may be permitted by law.
[Ord. 1-2010, 5/13/2010, § 104]
1. 
Where an improved property, at the time connection to a sewer is required, shall be served by its owner sewage disposal system or device, the existing house sewer line shall be broken on the structure side of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made, with proper fittings, to continue such house sewer line as a building sewer.
2. 
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by Canton Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property to be connected to a sewer.
3. 
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved property.
4. 
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and injury. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being connected in a manner satisfactory to Canton Township.
5. 
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of a notice of Canton Township, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition with respect to a building sewer within 10 days of receipt of such notice, Canton Township may refuse to permit such person to discharge sanitary sewage and industrial waste into the system until such unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied to the satisfaction of Canton Township. Canton Township may also, if necessary, remedy such unsatisfactory condition and may collect from such owner the costs and expenses thereof by the filing of a municipal lien against the property, an action in assumpsit or such other legal proceedings, as may be permitted by law.
6. 
Canton Township reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with a sewer and the sewer system, which rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate, shall be construed as part of this Part.
7. 
This Part shall apply only to current and/or future sewage projects.
[Ord. 1-2010, 5/13/2010, § 105; amended at time of adoption of Code]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.