When a person who develops and/or subdivides land within the
Borough is required by any ordinance of the Borough to provide for
the installation of public sanitary sewer facilities within a land
development area and/or subdivision and to provide for the connection
of such facilities to existing Borough sanitary sewer collection lines
or when a person not so required desires to provide for such installation
and connection to existing Borough collection lines, he shall install
such public sanitary sewer facilities at his own expense with his
own forces, or under separate contract, provided that he first applies
for and obtains written authorization from the Authority to proceed
with such construction in conformity with approved plans and specifications.
The following procedure shall govern the submission of plans
for approval to the Authority.
A. Preliminary meeting. Prior to his submission of plans for the construction
of public sanitary sewer facilities, the developer shall consult with
the Authority and its engineer, as well as the Larksville Borough
Council, for the purpose of preliminary discussing the preparation
of sewer design plans. The developer should, at the preliminary meeting,
present any available data or preliminary drawings he has concerning
the nature of the development proposal and the approximate number
of units to be connected to the sanitary sewer system.
B. Preparation of plans and specifications. Sewer design plans for the
proposed public sanitary sewer shall be prepared at the expense of
the developer and may be prepared by the developer's engineer.
The sewer design plans shall meet all requirements of the Department
of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
shall further be prepared in accordance with the design standards
and specifications as set forth in this chapter and in accordance
with such additional specifications and requirements as the Authority
engineer shall deem appropriate or necessary.
C. Land development planning module. Prior to completion and submission
of sewer design plans to the Authority, the developer shall submit
approved copies of the land development planning module and the soil
erosion and sedimentation control plan to the Authority and the Borough.
Upon receipt of the above items in form satisfactory to the Authority,
written notification shall be given to the developer that he is authorized
to proceed with completion of the sewer design plans and applicable
water quality modules.
D. Final sewer design plan and applicable module. Upon completion of
the final sewer design plan and the modules required under the rules
and regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the same shall be submitted to the Authority
with such permit application fees as may be required by the Department
of Environmental Protection prior to its issuance of a permit to the
Authority for construction of the proposed public sanitary sewage
collection system. The Authority shall, after review and approval
of the final sewer design plan and applicable module, submit its application
for issuance of the required water quality management permit to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection.
Prior to issuing written authorization to the developer to commence
construction and as a prerequisite to such authorization, the developer
shall provide a performance bond or shall deposit an escrow with the
Authority in an amount equal to the cost of construction as estimated
by the Authority's engineer.
Immediately prior to commencement of construction, the developer
shall provide the Authority with an estimated construction schedule
so that the progress and performance inspections required to be made
by the Authority under the provisions of these rules and regulations
may be performed.
Upon completion of construction and prior to the discharge of
any sewage into the lines, the Authority shall conduct a final inspection,
which inspection shall include such tests as the Authority deems necessary
to ensure that the construction conforms in all respects to the sewer
design plans, specifications and regulations. Any deficiencies noted
at the time of final inspection by the Authority shall be reported,
in writing, to the developer, who shall correct such deficiencies
at his expense. Therefore, the developer may request that a reinspection
be made by the Authority.
After completion of the final inspection and any reinspections that are necessary and upon receipt of a maintenance bond if required pursuant to §
400-64 of this chapter, the Authority shall, upon the recommendation of its engineer for acceptance made in the form of an engineer's certificate of completion, notify the developer, in writing, that the construction is approved and that the public sanitary sewerage system will be accepted by the Authority upon proper dedication to it by the developer. The developer shall then take such steps as are necessary to dedicate the system to the Authority free of all liens and encumbrances.
No sewage shall be permitted to be discharged into the newly constructed public sanitary sewerage system until the developer has been notified, in writing, of the Authority's approval and intent to accept the system pursuant to §
400-61 above.
All house connections and service lateral connections to any
newly constructed public sanitary sewer shall be made in accordance
with the rules and regulations applicable to such connections, including
but not limited to those rules and regulations prescribing permit
applications. Such application shall be required for each connection
to be made to a collecting sewer even though such connection is to
be made by a unit within a planned development, the main collection
lines for which are being constructed or have been constructed by
or at the expense of the developer and even though the Authority has
waived the connection charge of $500 and must be completely filled
out in all parts and signed by the customer. The initial application
shall be accompanied by the proper connection charge.
If required prior to issuing written approval of the system
to the developer and as a prerequisite to such approval, the developer
shall provide the Authority with a one-year maintenance bond in the
amount of 100% of the construction cost of the public sanitary sewerage
system constructed by him or shall deposit with the Authority cash
in such amount as is estimated necessary and sufficient by the Authority's
engineer.
In all instances where new main sanitary sewer collection system
lines are being installed, the Authority's engineer or his designee
shall be on the job site during periods of actual work as determined
by the Authority's engineer or his designee to be necessary to
inspect the materials and construction methods being used to ensure
that the same conform to all applicable regulations. The Authority
shall collect an inspection fee based on cost plus any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Authority's engineer, which sum shall
be paid to the Authority by the developer or owner of the land upon
which the said line is being constructed, for each hour or part thereof
which the Authority's engineer or his designee expends at the
construction site performing such inspections. The Authority's
engineer shall estimate the total cost of such inspection fee, and
said estimated inspection fee shall be paid by the developer to the
Authority prior to the issuance of a written authorization to proceed
with the installation of the proposed sewerage system. Upon completion
of all necessary inspections by the Authority's engineer or his
designee, any inspection costs in excess of the estimated amount previously
posted by the landowner or developer shall be billed by the Authority
to the landowner or developer, which inspection costs shall be paid
to the Authority before it shall issue written authorization to discharge
sewage into the system. If the Authority's engineer estimate
exceeds the actual cost of inspection, then the balance on hand shall
be refunded to the landowner or developer.
Sewer construction design shall be in accordance with the design
standards and specification requirements as set forth in the Standard
Construction and Material Specifications for Sanitary Sewer Extensions,
prepared by the Authority's engineer, Glace & Glace, Inc.,
and dated April 28, 1977, which sewer construction specifications
are incorporated into this chapter and made a part hereof as if more
fully set forth at length. All drawings submitted to the Authority
in conjunction with any application for a permit under this chapter
shall conform in every respect to the drawing criteria as set forth
in the aforementioned sewer construction specifications.