[Adopted 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 1-2018[1]]
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Editor's Note: Pursuant to this ordinance, former Part 2 was
renumbered as Part 3, and the title of Part 1, which was formerly
Connection to Public Sewer System, was amended.
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms and phrases used in this article shall be as
follows:
The sewer extension from the sewage drainage system of any
improved property to the lateral serving such improved property. In
the case of a STEP system, it is the portion of the sewer extension
between the improved property and the inlet of the septic tank.
Any property located with this Township upon which there
is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy, or use by human beings or animals and from which structure
sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
Any improved property located in this Township used wholly
or in part for the manufacturing, processing, cleaning, laundering,
or assembly of any product, commodity or article, or any other improved
property located in this Township from which wastes, in addition to
or other than sanitary sewage, are discharged.
Any and all wastes discharged from an industrial establishment,
other than sanitary sewage.
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the
curbline or, if there is no curbline, to the property line or, if
no such extension is provided, then "lateral" shall mean that portion
of, or place in, a sewer that is provided for connection of any building
sewer. In a STEP system, it shall extend from the inlet of the septic
tank to the sewer.
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation, or other group or entity.
Normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from any
improved property.
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system
used or usable for sewage collection purposes.
A sewer system where primary treatment occurs in an on-site
septic tank and the effluent (liquid discharge) is pumped to a secondary
treatment plant. The Township ownership starts at the inlet to the
septic tank.
The Township of Potter, Centre County, Pennsylvania, acting
by and through its Board of Supervisors or, in appropriate cases,
by and through its authorized representatives.
The wastewater treatment facilities and any other relevant
sewage facilities owned and operated by the Township. For STEP systems,
"WWTF" includes the septic tanks from the inlet and the discharge
lateral between the septic tank and sewer.
A.
The owner of any improved property located in this Township and adjoining
or adjacent to a public sewer system operated by the Township shall
connect such improved property to the sewer system, in such manner
as this Township may require, within 60 days after notice to such
owner from this Township to make such connection, for the purpose
of discharge of all sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from such
improved property, subject to such limitations and restrictions as
shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this
Township from time to time.
B.
All sanitary sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required under Subsection A, shall be conducted into a sewer, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this Township from time to time.
C.
No person shall place or deposit or permit to be placed or deposited upon public or private property within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection A. No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged to any natural outlet within this Township any sanitary sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection A, except where suitable treatment has been provided which is satisfactory to this Township.
D.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, or similar receptacle shall be used and maintained at any time upon improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under Subsection A to be connected to a sewer. Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank (except for STEP systems), or similar receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion of the Township, shall be cleansed and filled under the direction and supervision of this Township; and any such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank, or similar receptacle not so abandoned and, if required by this Township, cleansed and filled, shall constitute a nuisance and such nuisance may be abated as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such improved property.
E.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, or similar receptacle at any
time shall be connected with a sewer.
F.
The notice by this Township to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in Subsection A, shall consist of a written or printed document requiring such connection in accordance with the provisions of this article and specifying that such connection shall be made 60 days from the date such notice is given. Such notice may be given at any time after a sewer is in place which can receive and convey sanitary sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular improved property. Such notice shall be served upon the owner either by personal service or by registered mail or by such other method as at the time may be provided by law.
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this Subection A, each improved property
shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through
a building sewer. Grouping of more than one improved property on one
building sewer shall not be permitted, except under special circumstances
and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, and then
only after special permission of this Township, in writing, shall
have been secured.
B.
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all
costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall
be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected unless
such costs are covered by grant funds received by the Township; and
such owner shall indemnify and save harmless this Township from all
loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as
a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a
building sewer to a sewer.
C.
A building sewer shall be connected to a sewer at the place designated
by the Township and where the lateral is provided. The invert of a
building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or
a higher elevation than the invert of the sewer. A smooth, neat joint
shall be made and the connection of a building sewer to the lateral
shall be made secure and watertight.
D.
If the owner of any improved property located in this Township and
adjoining or adjacent to the sewer system or whose principal building
is within 150 feet from the sewer system, after 60 days' written notice
from this Township, in accordance with § 165-6.2A, shall
fail to connect such improved property, as required, this Township
may make such connection and may collect from such owner the costs
and expenses thereof. In such case, this Township shall forthwith,
upon completion of the work, send an itemized bill of the cost of
the construction of such connection to the owner of the improved property
to which connection has been so made, which bill shall be payable
forthwith. In case of neglect or refusal by the owner of such improved
property to pay said bill, this Township shall file a municipal lien
for said construction within six months of the date of the completion
of the construction of said connection, the same to be subject in
all respects to the general law providing for the filing and recovery
of municipal liens.
A.
Where an improved property, at the time connection to a sewer is
required, shall be served by its own sewage disposal system or device,
the existing house sewer line shall be broken on the structure side
of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made,
with proper fittings, to continue such house sewer line, as a building
sewer.
B.
No building sewer shall be covered until it has been inspected and
approved by this Township. If any part of a building sewer is covered
before so being inspected and approved, it shall be uncovered for
inspection at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property
to be connected to a sewer.
C.
Every building sewer of any improved property shall be maintained
in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner of such improved
property.
D.
Every excavation for a building sewer shall be guarded adequately
with barricades and lights to protect all persons from damage and
injury. Streets, sidewalks, and other public property disturbed in
the course of installation of a building sewer shall be restored,
at the cost and expense of the owner of the improved property being
connected, in a manner satisfactory to this Township.
E.
If any person shall fail or refuse, upon receipt of a notice from
this Township, in writing, to remedy any unsatisfactory condition
with respect to a building sewer, within 60 days of receipt of such
notice, this Township may refuse to permit such person to discharge
sanitary sewage and industrial wastes into the sewer system until
such unsatisfactory condition shall have been remedied to the satisfaction
of this Township.
F.
This Township reserves the right to adopt, from time to time, additional
rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and proper relating
to connections with a sewer and the sewer system, which additional
rules and regulations, to the extent appropriate, shall be and shall
be construed as part of this article.
A.
Any person who shall violate this article shall be liable, upon summary
conviction for a first offense and upon summary conviction for each
subsequent offense, to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than
$500, together with costs of prosecution in each case. Each day that
a violation shall continue shall be deemed and shall be taken to be
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
B.
Fines and costs imposed under provisions of this article shall be
enforceable and recoverable in the manner at the time provided by
applicable law.
In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part
of this article shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause
or part of this article, it being the intent of this Township that
such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
It is declared that enactment of this article is necessary for
the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and
welfare of inhabitants of this Township.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this
article shall be and the same expressly are repealed.
This article shall become effective five days after enactment,
as provided by law.
