[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:
AUTHORITY
The Dillsburg Area Authority.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
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]
COMMERCIAL UNIT
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.
CONSULTING ENGINEER
A professional licensed engineer or engineering firm employed by this Authority.
CUSTOMER
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]
DATE OF COMPLETION
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.
DOMESTIC UNIT
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.
EDU
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.
HOUSE CONNECTION
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]
IMPROVED PROPERTY
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]
INDUSTRIAL UNIT
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.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
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.
MG/L
Milligrams per liter.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any improved property.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, corporation or other group or entity.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in moles per liter of solution.
SANITARY SEWAGE
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.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
SERVICE LATERAL
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]
SEWAGE
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]
SEWAGE UNIT
Either a domestic, commercial or industrial unit as previously defined.
SEWER
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 DISTRICTS
A. 
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.
B. 
SEWER DISTRICT #2All portions of the Clyde Strayer Trust area for which capacity in the sanitary sewer system has previously been reserved.
C. 
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.
D. 
SEWER DISTRICT #4All other portions or ares of the Township connected to the sanitary sewer system flowing into treatment facilities owned by the Borough.
SEWER RENTAL
The quarterly annual charge for a direct or indirect connection with and use of the sewer system.
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]
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial waste.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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.
TAPPING FEE
Shall be synonymous with the definition of service fee.
TOWNSHIP
Carroll Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-185]
[1]
Editor's Note: The original definition of "Borough," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.
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.
Substance
Maximum Permissible Concentration
(mg/l)
Arsenic as As
0.1
Cyanide as Cn
0.1
Iron as Fe
5.0
Trivalent chromium as Cr3+
5.0
Hexavalent chromium as Cr6+
1.0
Nickel as Ni
1.0
Copper as Cu
1.0
Lead as Pb
0.5
Zinc as Zn
1.0
Cadmium as Cd
0.5
Mercury as Hg
0.1
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)]
Metered flow\EDU X minimum rental per quarter + charge set by Authority/1,000 gallons over 3,000 gallons
(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.
(11) 
Any person who is found to be in violation of this article and § 308-40 shall bear the cost of inspection for such violation.
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.