[Adopted 1-6-1994 by Ord.
No. 91-1993]
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meanings of the terms and phrases used in these rates, rules and
regulations shall be as follows:
The Dillsburg Area Authority.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter by weight.[1]
Any improved property which shall be used, in whole or in
part, for sale or distribution of any product, commodity, article
or service; excluding, however, churches and chapels, which shall
be considered to be domestic units and individual establishments.
A professional licensed engineer or engineering firm employed
by this Authority.
As used herein, shall mean the owner of the improved property
served by or connected to the sewer system.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
The date which the consulting engineers certify as the date
in which substantial completion of the system has occurred. "Substantial
completion" shall mean all portions of the system to be used by the
land are sufficiently complete that the Authority may commence to
provide service to it.
Any room, group of rooms, building or enclosure which shall
be occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters
by one family or other group of people living together or by individuals
living alone, and also shall mean churches and chapels, upon an improved
property.
A unit of use or capacity in the system being an equivalent
dwelling unit, measured by daily flow having the strength of normal
residential wastewater, all as determined by the consulting engineers
in accordance with sound engineering principles. One EDU shall be
equivalent to a flow of 325 gallons per day.
The portion of the sewer line from the service lateral to
the outer wall of the building to be served.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
Any property within the sewer area 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 waste shall or may be discharged.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
Any room, group of rooms, building or other enclosure used
or intended for use in the operation of one business enterprise for
manufacturing, processing, cleaning, laundering or assembling any
product, commodity or article or from which process waste, as distinct
from sanitary sewage, shall be discharged.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or form of energy
ejected or escaping from 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.
Milligrams per liter.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
The logarithm of the
reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in moles per liter of solution.
Normal water, carried household and toilet wastes, discharged
from any improved property, having a chlorine demand not to exceed
50 mg/l, a BOD of 250 mg/l or less and a suspended solids content
of less than 250 mg/l, and further shall mean any substance that contains
any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the
bodies of human being or animals, any noxious or deleterious substances
being harmful or inimical to the public health or animal or aquatic
life or to the use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation
including laundry wastewater, or which constitutes pollution under
the Clean Streams Law, P.L. No. 394,[2] as amended and supplemented.
A sewer which carries sewage.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
That part of the sewer line from the sewer system to the
curbline or to the property line if there is no curb.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
A combination of the water and carried waste from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
Either a domestic, commercial or industrial unit as previously
defined.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system,
used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
SEWER DISTRICT #1All portions of the Township connected to the sanitary sewer system flowing into treatment facilities owned by the Borough which pass through the Mumper Lane Pumping Station, except those areas which are included in other sewer districts.
SEWER DISTRICT #2All portions of the Clyde Strayer Trust area for which capacity in the sanitary sewer system has previously been reserved.
SEWER DISTRICT #3All portions of the Township connected to the sanitary sewer system flowing into treatment facilities owned by the Borough by way of Mountain Road.
SEWER DISTRICT #4All other portions or ares of the Township connected to the sanitary sewer system flowing into treatment facilities owned by the Borough.
The quarterly annual charge for a direct or indirect connection
with and use of the sewer system.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, transporting, treating
and/or disposing of sanitary sewage and/or industrial waste, situate
in or adjacent to the Township.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial waste.
The total nonfilterable residue retained on a glass fiber
filter and dried at a temperature of 103° C. to 105° C. to
a constant weight.
Shall be synonymous with the definition of service fee.
Carroll Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
A.
Discharge of wastewater and surface water. No person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage except cooling water or unpolluted
industrial or commercial process water into any sanitary sewer.
B.
Discharge of cooling water. The discharge of cooling water from air-conditioning
units, three tons of refrigeration and larger, without cooling towers
or recirculating systems, is prohibited. The sanitary sewers are not
designed to handle these cooling water volumes produced by air-conditioning
units. Cooling water free from bacteria and harmful chemicals should
be drained into stormwater drains.
C.
Discharge of other wastes and waters. Except as hereinafter provided,
no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described wastes or waters into any public sewer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 180° F.
(2)
Any water or waste containing more than 100 mg/l by weight of fats,
oils or greases.
(3)
Any liquids, solids or gases, which by reason of their nature or
quality may cause fire or explosion, or be in any other way injurious
to persons, to the sewage works structures or to the operation of
these works.
(4)
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance, which either singly or
by interaction with other wastes is capable of creating public nuisance
or hazard to life or preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance
and repair.
(5)
Any garbage that is not ground garbage.
(6)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, bones,
feathers, rubber, tires, plastic, wood, paunch manure, butchers'
offal or any other solids or viscous substance capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage system or sewage treatment works.
(7)
Any water or waste having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5
or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazards
to structures, equipment, or personnel of the sewage works or affecting
the biological treatment of the waste. Where the Authority deems advisable,
it may require any person discharging industrial wastes to install
and maintain, at his own expense, in a manner approved by the Authority,
a suitable device to continuously measure and record the pH of the
wastes so discharged.
(8)
Any water or waste containing toxic substances in quantities in excess
of the following limits and measured at the point and time of discharge
into the sewer system.
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Substance
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Maximum Permissible Concentration
(mg/l)
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|---|---|
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Arsenic as As
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0.1
|
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Cyanide as Cn
|
0.1
|
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Iron as Fe
|
5.0
|
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Trivalent chromium as Cr3+
|
5.0
|
|
Hexavalent chromium as Cr6+
|
1.0
|
|
Nickel as Ni
|
1.0
|
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Copper as Cu
|
1.0
|
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Lead as Pb
|
0.5
|
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Zinc as Zn
|
1.0
|
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Cadmium as Cd
|
0.5
|
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Mercury as Hg
|
0.1
|
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Phenol as C6H5OH
|
0.5
|
(9)
Or any toxic substance that will pass through the sewage treatment
works and exceed state or federal environmental quality standards
or cause an adverse effect on the sewage treatment processes or the
quality of the sewage treatment plan effluent.
(10)
Any toxic radioactive isotopes without special permit.
(11)
Wastes containing more than 10 mg/l of any of the following
gases: hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, or any of
the halogens.
D.
Special arrangement for discharge of industrial waste. No statement
contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any special
agreement or arrangement between the Authority and any person whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted
into the sanitary sewers for treatment by the Authority either before
or after pretreatment, subject to additional payment therefor, provided
that either singly or in combination with other wastes, Commonwealth
Department of Environmental Protection or Federal Environment Protection
Agency loading limitations for the sewage treatment plant are not
exceeded.
A.
Treatment of industrial wastes. The economy and desirability of the
combined treatment of industrial wastes and sanitary sewage is recognized.
However, not all types and quantities of industrial wastes can be
so treated. Hence it shall be the established policy of the Authority
to admit these types and quantities of industrial wastes that are
not harmful or damaging to the structures, processes or operation
of the sewage works or are not specifically prohibited by this article.
It is also recognized that to provide this service additional facilities
are required, the cost of which must be borne by those persons receiving
its benefits.
B.
Survey data required. All users of the sewage system who are now
discharging industrial wastes into the public sewers shall, upon request
of the Authority, fill in and file with the Authority a questionnaire
which furnishes pertinent data, inclusive of quantity of flow and
an analysis of the water discharged to the sewage treatment plant.
Any person desiring to make a new connection or a significant change
in the quality of an existing connection to the sewer system for the
purpose of discharging industrial wastes to the public sewers shall
fill in and file with the Authority an industrial waste questionnaire
which furnishes pertinent or predicted data inclusive of quantity
of flow and an analysis of the industrial waste to be discharged into
the system.
C.
Industrial waste discharge permit. Upon review of the survey data
supplied, the Authority shall determine whether an industrial waste
discharge permit will be issued.
D.
Extension of time. When, due to the size or complexity of the waste disposal problem of an industry, it can be shown that it is impractical to meet the schedule imposed under Subsection C hereof, a request for an extension of time may be presented to the Authority or its designated representative.
E.
Approval required for industrial wastes. In order to control the
admission of industrial wastes, the toxic substance thereof shall
be subject to the review and approval of this Authority and a special
rate established therefor, prior to the discharge into the sewer system,
when such examination of review discloses:
(1)
A five-day 20° C. BOD greater than 250 mg/l;
(2)
A suspended solids content greater than 250 mg/l;
(3)
Any toxic substance; or
(4)
Any substance prohibited to be discharged into the sewage treatment
plant as limited by any agreements with the Dillsburg Area Authority,
Carroll Township and the Dillsburg Area Authority, including any amendments
or supplements thereto.
F.
Sampling and analysis. Samples shall be taken at the control manhole
and shall be a composite sample collected over a twenty-four-hour
period of industrial operation so as to be a truly representative
sample of the actual quality of the wastes unless indicated otherwise
in the industrial waste discharge permit. An analysis shall be made
by a qualified sanitary engineer registered in Pennsylvania or qualified
chemist in an approved testing laboratory, using the laboratory methods
for examination of industrial waste as set forth in the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, a
joint publication of the American Public Health Association (APHA),
the American Water Works Association (AWWA), and the Water Environment
Federation (WEF). The Authority shall be furnished a certified report
of sample analysis in accordance with the schedule established in
the industrial waste discharge permit. The Authority representatives
may sample and inspect the waste in order to verify the analysis being
submitted by the industry. If the analysis by the Authority determines
the waste is not in substantial accordance with the analysis furnished
and not in conformance with parameter limits of the wastes established
in the industrial waste discharge permit, the industry shall be declared
in violation of this resolution, and shall be subject to the penalty
provisions of the industrial waste discharge permit.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
Connection. The owner of any improved property that is adjoining
and adjacent to and where the improvements located thereon are within
150 feet from the sewer system shall connect such improved property
with such sewer system, in such manner as the Township and/or Authority
may require within 60 days after written notice from the Township
to such owner.
[Amended 4-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-155; 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
B.
Exemptions. The owner of an improved single-family residential property
where said property is larger than three acres shall not be required
to connect. Any improved single-family residential property that would
otherwise be required to connect because of the extension of the sewer
system by a developer shall not be required to connect to a developer's
extension of the sewer system unless the existing on-lot septic system
is determined by the Township through the Township SEO or Engineer
is failing, or unless a watertight septic tank and absorption area
are not present, or unless the on-lot septic system has a separation
of gray water, or unless there is an unauthorized discharge of septic
effluent to the surface of the ground or waters of the commonwealth.
Such residential property that qualify for an exemption from connection
to the sewer system shall not be entitled to receive a repair permit
for the existing on-lot septic system, nor a permit for construction
of a new or replacement on-lot septic system, rather, such residential
property shall connect to the sewer system as required by this article.
Nothing shall preclude the owner from connecting prior to failure
of existing system.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
C.
Notice. A notice by the Township to make a connection to sewer as
referred to in Subsection Ashall consist of a copy of this article,
including any amendments in effect at the time, and a written or printed
document requiring such connection in accordance with the provisions
of this article and specifying that such connections shall be made
within 60 days from date of such notice is given. Such notice may
be given at any time after the sewer is in place which can receive
and convey sanitary sewage and industrial waste for treatment and
disposal from the particular improved property.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
D.
Removal and adaptive reuse of systems. The drainage or depositing
of sewage and house drainage into cesspools, sinkholes, privy vaults,
septic tanks or other sewage or drainage receptacles shall cease and
shall be abandoned and all subsurface tanks, manholes, vaults or vessels
shall be cleaned, backfilled with clean fill and compacted if the
top is removed, or filled with open graded stone or sand if the top
is left in place. Existing subsurface tanks, manholes, vaults or vessels
may be reused for storage of rainwater for non-potable uses with approval
of the Township and after pumping and cleaning, and disconnection
from the absorption area and sewer system. All work associated with
the removal or adaptive reuse of existing on-lot disposal systems
shall be at the expense of the owner of the improved property and
with the approval and supervision of the Authority and/or Township.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
E.
Corrosives or explosives not to be drained into sewer system. No
person shall cause to be drained or permit to flow into the sanitary
sewer system, any corrosive, volatile, suffocating, flammable or explosive
liquid, gas, vapor, substance or other flammable material of any kind.
F.
Sewage not to be discharged into watercourses. No customer shall
discharge or permit to be discharged into any natural watercourse
within the Township any sanitary sewage or industrial waste.
G.
Straw and garbage. No person shall deposit or throw or cause or permit
to enter any sewer, or drain connected therewith, or leading thereto,
any straw, hay, shavings, scraps, any garbage that is not ground garbage,
rags, or any filthy matter, or substance liable to cause any obstruction,
nuisance or injury to the sewer.
A.
Application for connection. Before any connection shall be made by
any customer to the sewer system, an application for permission to
connect shall be made in writing to the Authority and a sewer connection
permit shall be issued to the customer by the Authority if there is
capacity available, even though such connection is to be made by a
unit within a planned development, the main connection lines for which
are being constructed or have been constructed by or at the expense
of the developer. The application shall be submitted in an official
form prepared for this purpose, must be completely filled out in all
parts, and signed by the customer or his duly authorized representative.
The initial application shall be accompanied by the proper service
fee.
B.
Responsibility of customer. The customer or owner of the premises
occupied, desiring to use the sanitary sewer system, shall be responsible
for all sewage bills, the proper observance of the regulations set
forth in this resolution, and such additional rules as this Authority
may promulgate from time to time. Customer specifically agrees to
abide by the rules and regulations of the Dillsburg Area Authority
as contained in Resolution 1985-7, as amended, and/or the Dillsburg
Area Authority.
C.
Other connections to sewer line. No owner of any premises connected
with the sewer line shall allow or permit any other person or any
other premises to use or connect with his service lateral or house
connection except upon written permission first obtained from the
Authority.
D.
Separate service lateral connections. Unless written permission is
first obtained from the Authority, a separate sanitary service lateral
connection will be required for each improved property, whether constructed
as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row; a single service lateral
connection will be permitted to serve a school, a factory, an apartment,
hotel, motel, or other permanent multiple unit structure whose individual
apartments or units may not be subject to separate ownership.
E.
Service fee. At the time application for issuance of a permit as
required hereby and prior to connecting to the sewer system, each
customer or owner shall pay a service fee to the Authority for each
such property connection.
F.
Mobile homes in mobile home parks. The customer or owner shall pay a permit fee prior to disconnecting a mobile home from the system, a vacancy rate for the period prior to reconnection, if any, and shall pay a reinspection fee prior to connection of any mobile home to the sewer system as provided in § 308-48D of this article .
A.
Supervision. No sewer connection or disconnection shall be made except
under permit after payment of the appropriate service fee or disconnection
charge and inspection fee as is hereinafter prescribed and under the
supervision, control and approval of the Authority. In addition to
all other connections and disconnections, the provisions of this section
shall apply to the connection and disconnection of mobile homes to
the system, including connections to the system where another mobile
home had been previously placed.
B.
Service laterals. Service laterals, if not already installed, shall
be constructed according to the specifications of the Authority and
shall be of the materials prescribed by the Authority, from the sewer
main to the property line or right-of-way line at the expense of the
property owner.
C.
House connections. House connections from the service lateral to
the building shall be installed by the property owner at his expense
according to the specifications of the Authority and of the material
prescribed by this Authority. The owner shall indemnify and save harmless
the Authority from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the construction, installation and/or connection
of the house connection. This provision shall specifically apply to
any and all grinder pumps and/or sewage sump pumps installed by the
property owner.
D.
Meters. As of the date of enactment of this article, the installation
of water meters is required. Each property being served by the sewer
must have a meter on its water supply.
E.
Excavation shall be guarded with barricades and lights. All excavations
for house connection and service laterals shall be adequately guarded
with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in
the course of the work shall be restored, at the cost and expense
of the owner being connected, in a manner satisfactory to the Authority.
F.
Kinds and types of pipes. All sewer laterals and all house connections
from the buildings to the main sewer hereinafter installed, shall
have permanently tight joints as specified herein, a minimum grade
of 1/8 inches per foot unless permitted otherwise, best possible alignment,
proper bedding and adequate cover as specified herein. They shall
be constructed of an approved type of pipe in accordance with the
latest revisions of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) as hereinafter set forth:
(1)
Service laterals.
(a)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Shall conform to ASTM D-3034 SDR 35
for gravity sewer pipe and shall be a minimum of six inches internal
diameter. Joints shall be compression type with an O-ring and groove.
(b)
Service weight cast-iron pipe. Shall conform to ASTM A-7479
and shall be a minimum of six inches internal diameter. Joints shall
be O-ring type compression joint, ASTM C-564.
(2)
House connections.
(a)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as specified under 6-106(A)(1).
(b)
Service weight cast-iron pipe. Shall conform to ASTM A-7479
and shall be a minimum of four inches internal diameter.
(c)
Connection of pipe of dissimilar materials shall be accomplished
by using adapters recommended by the pipe manufacturers and approved
by the Authority and/or Borough's Consulting Engineer.
(d)
Each connection shall have at least two four-inch minimum cleanouts with watertight plug, and if the house connection line and cleanout is of such types as set forth in Subsection F(2)(a) and (c), then the owner and/or contractor shall apply around the top six inches of the cleanout pipe a metallized tape such as Terra-tape D manufactured by Griffolyn Co., Inc., or its equivalent, and the top of such cleanout shall be at the grade level of the yard. Said cleanout(s) shall be located within 10 feet of the building and at the service lateral.
(e)
When connections to the main are made where there is no existing
Y-branch of tee, then the connection must be made by the use of a
saddle specifically manufactured for connection to the existing sewer
main material. The materials and method of installation shall be inspected
by the Authority and/or Borough's Sewer Inspector, his designee,
or other representative of this borough before the start of work,
and the entire installation shall be inspected after the line connection
is made and before it is covered.
(f)
When the sewage sump pump type of connection is used, the following
additional requirements shall be met:
[1]
Holding tank. One-piece concrete tank with the interior and
exterior coated with two applications of a sealant such as Koppers
300 M or a one-piece fiberglass tank placed on a four-inch reinforced
concrete slab.
[2]
Force main piping.
[a]
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Shall conform to ASTM
C-1784, Type I, Grade I, Class 160, SDR 26, and size shall be determined
by good engineering practice. Sleeve-type compression joint shall
conform to ASTM D-2241 and shall be encased of 2 RC stone.
[b]
Ductile iron pipe. Shall conform to AWWA C-110,
rated at 125 psig, minimum and size to be determined by good engineering
practice, with mechanical joint or O-ring type compression joint (AWWA
C-111).
[3]
Cleanout. Shall comply with § 308-44F(2)(d). Force main must terminate 24 inches prior to cleanout. This portion of piping shall maintain gravity flow to the sewer main. No person shall deny access to or obstruct any cleanout.
(g)
In addition to the foregoing requirements, all service laterals
and house connections shall be in compliance with any other requirements
as contained in the Dillsburg Area Authority Specifications for Sewer
Service Laterals.
G.
Abandoned septic tanks and outhouses. Abandoned septic tanks shall
be removed or filled with sand or stones to avoid future collapse.
Pits and privies under outhouses shall be backfilled and use discontinued.
H.
Lines in filled ground. Where ground has been filled in, or in wet places, pipe shall be placed on 12 inches of stone bedding compacted. All pipe shall be as specified under § 308-44F.
I.
Installation of sewer lines and extensions. The installation of all
sewer lines and extensions shall be in compliance with the Carroll
Township Specifications for Installation of Utilities in Township
Right-of-Way.
J.
Permit for installation, repairs, alterations and additions. A permit
must be obtained to install, repair or alter any service lateral or
house connections. This permit shall be issued by the Authority and
shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days. At the time of
the issuance of such permit, the Authority shall collect a fee for
such permit as hereinafter prescribed.
K.
Inspection. The construction of service laterals and house connections
including repairs, alterations, and additions shall, at all times,
be subject to inspection of this Authority's designee or representative
and shall conform to the Authority's specifications. The service
lateral and house connections shall not be covered until authorized
by the Authority's designee and all backfill of trenches shall
be subject to inspection. No sewage shall be discharged into the main
collection lines through newly constructed service laterals and house
connections until the inspector has given approval to cover and has
signed the permit.
A.
Drainage of sanitary sewage only. The sewage system is intended to
convey sanitary sewage and industrial waste. No roof drainage, surface
water, waste from outside hydrants or ground water from underground
drainage fields shall be permitted to drain into the sewer system.
Cellar or garage floor drains are absolutely prohibited from discharging
into the sanitary sewage system.
B.
Detrimental waste defined. No customer shall discharge into the sewer
system any exhaust, steam or any soil, tar, grease, motor oil, gasoline,
benzene or other combustible gases or liquids or any garbage (unless
treated in an approved manner; i.e., garbage grinder), offal, and
insoluble solids or industrial wastes or any other dangerous or harmful
substances which would adversely affect the functioning of the sewer
system or the processes of sewage treatment.
C.
Grease interceptors may be required. Restaurants, garages, service stations or any other commercial establishments may be required, at the discretion of the Authority to install approved grease interceptors or other acceptable apparatus prior to discharging sewage into the sewer system containing substances set forth in § 308-45B.
A.
Sewer main extensions. No sewer main or lateral shall be extended
except upon prior approval of the Authority. Any such extension may
be extended only by or under direct supervision of the Authority and
only after execution of a sewer extension agreement. No such extension
shall be approved by the Authority until adequate plans shall have
been reviewed and approved by the consulting engineer in accordance
with the Carroll Township Specifications for Installation of Utilities
in Township Right-of-Way.
B.
Developers. Developers shall in all respects comply with the terms
of the sewer extension agreement prior to any dedication of the sewer
main extension to the Authority. The submission of plans for approval
shall be an offer by the developer to vest title of the completed
mains irrevocably in the Authority.
C.
Reservation of capacity. Whenever sewage capacity is to be reserved
for a developer or property owner, said developer or property owner
shall notify the Sewer Secretary in writing of his/her intention to
reserve said capacity. The Sewer Secretary shall then prepare a Sewer
Reservation Agreement for execution by the developer or property owner
and for submission to the Authority for approval along with the required
service fees. The date of execution of the Sewer Reservation Agreement
shall be the effective date of reservation of capacity. The capacity
reserved as aforesaid shall be withdrawn at the expiration of three
years from the effective date of reservation under the terms of the
sewer reservation agreement.
A.
Schedule of sewer system charges. All owners of property served by
the sewer system in Carroll Township and all owners of property who
may hereafter be served by said sewer system shall pay the following
charges for the use, based upon the sewer district in which the customer
resides and the following classifications:
(1)
Residential or domestic units.
(a)
Districts #1 and #2. There is hereby imposed an annual charge
for the collection, transportation and treatment of the sanitary sewage
of each sewage unit which is a residential unit, payable in quarterly
installments. Said charge will be based on the number of gallons of
water used. However, a minimum rental per quarter, as set by the Authority,
shall be charged which includes an allowance for the use of 3,000
gallons of water. In addition, a flat fee as set by the Authority
will be included in each user's charge for costs incurred by
the Authority in handling the account.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(b)
Districts #3 and #4. All owners of residential or domestic units
in Districts #3 and #4 shall be customers of the Dillsburg Area Authority
for billing purposes and shall be charged in accordance with the rates
established by the Dillsburg Area Authority from time to time.
(2)
Commercial units. There is hereby imposed an annual charge for the
collection, transportation and treatment of the sanitary sewage for
each sewage unit which is a commercial unit, payable in quarterly
installments, in accordance with the following formula:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
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Metered flow\EDU X minimum rental per quarter + charge set by
Authority/1,000 gallons over 3,000 gallons
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(3)
Industrial units. The annual charge for the collection, transportation
and treatment of industrial waste is hereby reserved for determination
by the Authority.
B.
Date of payment.
(1)
The above charges shall commence on the date connection is made to
the sewer system. All service charges shall be billed quarterly by
the Authority. A penalty of 1 1/2% per month will be imposed
for each month or a fraction thereof during which a bill remains unpaid
after one calendar month from date hereof.
(2)
Whenever sewer service to any property begins after the first day
or terminates before the last day of any billing period, the sewer
service for such property in such period shall be prorated for the
period during which the property is served. Payments are to be made
to Dillsburg Area Authority and will be considered received on the
date stamped by the Authority.
C.
Charges may be a lien. Each sewage service charge, fees, and miscellaneous
charge imposed by this article shall be a debt due the Authority and
shall be a lien on the property serve and if not paid on or before
the end of six months from the date of each billing, shall be filed
as a lien in the office of the Prothonotary of York County in the
manner as permitted for the collection of municipal claims.
D.
Sewer system connection charges and miscellaneous fees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
Service fee for owners of existing lots on approved subdivisions
as of the effective date of this resolution within Sewer Districts
#1, 3 and 4 will be a fee per sewage unit, as set by the Authority,
where a new connection to the public sewer is required.
(2)
Service fee for owners of all new construction in Sewer District
#1 obtained from capacity acquired under the Clyde Strayer Trust per
sewage unit will be as set by the Authority plus the inflation factor
as described in the Sewer Service Agreement between Carroll Township
and Dillsburg Area Authority.
(3)
Service fee for owners of all new construction in Sewer District
#2 obtained from capacity acquired under the Clyde Strayer Trust per
sewage unit will be a fee set by the Authority plus the Inflation
Factor as described in the Sewer Service Agreement between Carroll
Township and the Dillsburg Area Authority.
(4)
Fee inspection during initial installation, in such amount as set
by the Authority, to be paid at time of application. Any additional
site inspections in excess of two shall be a fee in an amount as set
by the Authority per site visit shall also be paid at the time of
inspection.
(5)
Permit fee of in an amount set by the Authority as required for repairs,
alterations to existing service laterals and additions, including
inspection.
(6)
Disconnection/reconnection fee. A fee of shall be imposed on the
owner of a mobile home located in a mobile home park which is disconnected
from the sewer system. A reconnection fee shall be imposed on the
owner of any newly connected mobile home located in a mobile home
park, both fees in such amounts as set by the Authority.
(7)
Application fee on change of customer in such amount as set by the
Authority.
(8)
Permit fee as set by the Authority for initial connection and meter
for water supply.
(9)
Any commercial/industrial establishment discharging industrial waste
into the sewage system shall bear the cost of sample testing done
by Authority in order to monitor the discharge of prohibitive waste.
(10)
Any charge or fee for service to customer not specifically set
forth shall be subject to negotiation between the Dillsburg Area Authority
and such customer.
E.
Billing. All bills or fees and charges shall be due when rendered
unless modified by the Dillsburg Area Authority and shall be subject
to the penalty provisions hereinafter set forth. Customer shall be
billed periodically for sewage service charges in accordance with
the billing process of the Authority. All customers connected to the
sewer system shall give the Authority their correct address. Failure
to receive service charge bills shall not be considered an excuse
for nonpayment.
F.
Change of customer. A new application for service must be made on
any change of customers on a property as heretofore described and
the Authority may discontinue sewer service until such new application
has been made, any fee as may be required is paid and application
is approved.
G.
Rules cannot be varied. No officer or employee of the Municipal Authority
can vary these rules without action of the members of the Municipal
Authority, and no agent or employee of the Authority can bind it by
any agreements or representations except when authorized in writing
to do so by the Municipal Authority.
A.
Violations and penalties.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
(1)
Any owner of improved property found violating any provision of this
article shall be served due notice in writing by the Township stating
the nature of the violation.
(2)
If any owner of improved property is found violating any provision
of this article following due notice by the municipality to correct
the violation, the municipality may perform or have performed on its
behalf any and all necessary work to correct the violation and the
owner of any improved property shall reimburse the municipality for
all costs. The Township or the Authority shall also have the right
to lien all costs of the work as a municipal lien (including legal,
administrative, and engineering fees) against the property where the
work was performed, if the charges are not paid within 60 days of
notification.
(3)
Penalty. In addition to any remedy at the disposal of the Township as described in § 308-41, any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Notice of violation. Any person found to be violating any provision
of this article shall be served by the Authority with written notice
stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time
limit for the satisfactory connection thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease
all violations.
C.
Responsibility for expense and damage. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this article shall become liable to the Authority
for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the Authority by reason
of such violation.
D.
Authority to file citations. Any member of the Dillsburg Area Authority
or its designated representative shall have the power to file all
citations for any violations under this article.
A.
No tampering with systems. No unauthorized person shall maliciously,
willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy or uncover, deface
or tamper with any structure which is part of the sewage system. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
B.
No liability. Neither the Authority nor the Township shall be liable
for any damage or expense resulting from leaks, stoppage, or defective
plumbing or from any other cause occurring to any premises or within
any house or building except for negligence by this Authority, through
its employees, agents and/or servants, and it is expressly stipulated
by and between the Authority and its customers that no claim shall
be made against the Authority on account of the breaking or stoppage
of, or any damages or expenses to any lateral or house connection
when the cause thereof is proved to be in the lateral or house connection.
C.
Examination. The Authority, by its authorized agents, shall have
the right of access at all reasonable times to all parts of any premises
connected with the sewer system for the purpose of examining and testing
the connections, fixtures, effluent, test sample meters, and for disconnecting
the service for any proper cause.
D.
Changing rules or rates. The Authority reserves the right to change,
amend and/or modify, in part or whole, from time to time, the rules,
regulations and rates which are made in accordance herewith and in
accordance with the law.
