[Adopted 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
A.
In accordance with municipal codes, the Clean Streams Law (Act of
June 27, 1937, P.L. 1987, No. 394 as amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1
to 691.1001), and the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act of January
24, 1966, P.L. 1535 as amended, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.,
known as Act 537), it is the power and the duty of Upper Uwchlan Township
to provide for adequate sewage treatment and disposal facilities and
for the protection of the public health by preventing the discharge
of untreated or inadequately treated sewage. The Official Sewage Facilities
Plan for Upper Uwchlan Township indicates that it is necessary to
formulate and implement a sewage management program to effectively
prevent and abate water pollution and hazards to the public health
caused by improper treatment and disposal of sewage.
B.
The purpose of this article is to provide for the regulation, inspection,
maintenance, and rehabilitation of individual sewage systems (as hereinafter
defined); to further permit intervention in situations which may constitute
a public nuisance or hazard to the public health; and to establish
penalties and appeal procedures necessary for the proper administration
of a sewage management program.
From the effective date of this article, the provisions of this
article shall apply to all portions of the Township served by individual
sewage systems. Within such an area or areas, the provisions of this
article shall apply to all persons owning any property serviced by
an individual sewage system and to all persons installing or rehabilitating
such sewage systems.
A.
No person shall install or construct an individual sewage system
or install, construct, occupy or use a building or structure served
by that individual sewage system without first obtaining a permit
from the Sewage Enforcement Officer, employed by the Chester County
Health Department and/or the Township, which permit shall indicate
that the site and the plans and specifications of such system are
in compliance with the provisions of the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S.
§§ 691.1 to 691.1001) and the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities
Act (35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.) and the regulations adopted
pursuant to those Acts.
B.
No system or structure designed to provide individual sewage disposal
shall be covered from view until approval to cover the same has been
given by a Sewage Enforcement Officer.
C.
Applicants for sewage permits shall be required to notify the Sewage
Enforcement Officer of the schedule for construction of the permitted
on-lot sewage disposal system so that inspection(s) in addition to
the final inspection required by the sewage facilities Act shall be
scheduled and performed by a Sewage Enforcement Officer.
D.
No building or occupancy permit shall be issued for a new building
which will contain sewage-generating facilities until a sewage permit
has been obtained from a Sewage Enforcement Officer.
E.
No building or occupancy permit shall be issued and no work shall
begin on any alteration or conversion of any existing structure, if
said alteration or conversion will result in the increase or potential
increase in sewage flows from the structure, until either the structure's
owner receives a permit for alteration or replacement of the existing
sewage disposal system or until the structure's owner and the appropriate
officials of the Township receive written notification from a Sewage
Enforcement Officer that such a permit will not be required. The Sewage
Enforcement Officer shall determine whether the proposed alteration
or conversion of the structure will result in increased sewage flows.
F.
No individual on-lot sewer system shall be modified or subject to
rehabilitation (as defined herein) without the issuance of a permit
by the Sewage Enforcement Officer.
G.
No individual on-lot sewer system shall be used or loaded in a manner
which is inconsistent with the permit that was issued to authorize
that system's installation or with the requirements of Chapter 73
of Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Code, as the same may be amended from
time to time.
H.
Permit applications for individual on-lot sewer systems which include
electronically, mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated
or controlled devices shall be accompanied by the respective manufacturer's
recommended maintenance schedule and product specifications.
A.
The following steps shall be taken with regard to the on-lot sewage
disposal systems in the Township:
(1)
The property owner shall arrange for an initial inspection of the
on-lot sewage system to be conducted by a certified inspector within
three years of the effective date of this article for the purpose
of determining the type and functional status of each sewage disposal
system in the Township. The inspection shall be conducted in accordance
with all applicable state and federal regulations. All costs associated
with inspection, pumping and remediation shall be the responsibility
of the property owner.
(2)
Every three years after the initial inspection, the property owner
shall have conducted another inspection for the purpose of determining
the functional status and condition of the sewage disposal system.
(3)
The Township or its designee shall send, via regular United States
Mail, notice to the property owner that the on-lot sewage disposal
system is due for inspection and certification. Within 45 days from
receiving the notice from the Township, the property owner must schedule
an appointment with a certified inspector provided however that no
notice will be sent if the County records reflect that the system
has been pumped, inspected and passed inspection within the last three
years.
(4)
At the time of the scheduled inspection the on-lot sewage disposal
system shall be pumped by a pumper/hauler business so that it may
be inspected by the certified inspector. The property owner shall
ensure that the person performing the inspection and the pumping is
both a certified inspector and a pumper/hauler business or that separate
persons having those qualifications perform the tasks.
(5)
The certified inspector shall prepare a written report of its inspection
(including the name, company and certification number of the inspector
and the date of inspection) and furnish a copy to the property owner,
the Township and the Chester County Department of Health for entry
into its tracking system. The certified inspector will provide the
property owner with any specific conclusion(s) relative to the system
inspection.
B.
To the extent that a property owner does not conduct the inspection and pumping of an on-lot sewage disposal system as specified in Subsection A above, the on-lot sewage disposal system may be inspected by an authorized agent at any reasonable time after the Township provides 10 days' prior written notice, sent by regular United States Mail, to the property owner. Such inspection may include a physical tour of the on-lot sewage disposal system and its related components. The Township may also arrange for the pumping of that system. Any costs that the Township or the authorized agent incurs with the inspection and pumping shall be reimbursed by the property owner. Any delinquent costs are subject to the procedures of §§ 141-32 and 141-35A(5) of this article.
C.
It is recommended that on-lot sewage disposal systems be routinely
inspected by the property owner or a responsible management entity
in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Semiannually: individual residential drip irrigation systems permitted
in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 73.167.
(2)
Once every three years: all tanks, including but not limited to treatment
tanks (i.e., septic tanks), pump tanks, and distribution boxes to
be checked for surface discharge and settlement. Surface discharge
or settlement of more than four inches for distribution boxes will
require water tightness testing, verification of the structural integrity
and proper slope, and the removal of any solids and scum buildup.
A.
Property owners are responsible to properly operate the sewage facilities
on their individual properties; this includes providing where necessary
electrical power and access to communication service for the operation
of the sewage facilities and to respond to any alarm notification.
B.
Property owners shall not introduce or dispose of any substance into
any sewage facility that would cause harm or in any way interfere
with the proper operation of the sewage facility.
C.
Only normal domestic wastes shall be discharged into any sewage facilities.
The following shall not be discharged into the sewage facility:
(1)
Industrial waste;
(2)
Automobile oil and other nondomestic oil;
(3)
Toxic or hazardous substances or chemicals including, but not limited
to, pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and antimicrobial
agents), disinfectants (excluding household cleaners and nonincidental
cleaning products), acids, paints, paint thinners, gasoline, and other
solvents;
(4)
Clean surface or groundwater, including water from roof or cellar
drains, springs, basement sump pumps, and french drains; or
(5)
Food waste. Property owners of on-lot sewage disposal systems will
not install or use garbage disposals.
A.
After each inspection by a certified inspector, the property owner
shall promptly complete any recommended repairs to the on-lot sewage
system to prevent system failure.
B.
Maintenance agreements. Sewage facilities operated and maintained
by any person other than the property owner shall be through a maintenance
agreement between the property owner and a responsible management
entity (RME). The RME shall provide the property owner an inspection
and maintenance report within the three-year cycle and enter such
report into the County Septage Management System.
C.
All individual on-lot sewage system pumping shall be performed in
accordance with Chapter 504 of the Chester County Health Department
regulations and shall also conform to the following minimum standards,
unless other standards are specified by an equipment manufacturer.
(1)
At all times, the pumper truck operator's personal safety, as well
as protection of the environment and the landowner's property, shall
receive the highest priority.
(2)
Tanks shall only be pumped from or through the manhole or access
port (i.e., the largest tank opening).
(3)
Tanks shall not be pumped from or through the observation or inspection
port.
(4)
When necessary to break up solids, backwashing with clean water or
material of a similar nature already on board the pumper truck may
be employed. Mechanical means (scraping, raking, etc.) are not necessary
but may be employed, provided that appropriate safeguards are taken
to prevent injury.
(5)
When backwashing, care shall be taken not to fill or refill the tank
to a level greater than 12 inches below the elevation of the outlet
pipe.
(6)
No liquids or solids are to be discharged into or through the outlet
pipe.
(7)
Tanks shall be deemed to be cleaned when adequate organic solids
are removed leaving only sufficient biological organism "seed" sludge
and the total average liquid depth remaining in the tank is less than
one inch.
(8)
At all times, and in all phases of operations, the pumper/hauler
shall comply with all laws and regulations regarding the activities
associated with individual on-lot sewage system maintenance and disposal
of materials removed therefrom.
D.
Any person owning a building served by an individual on-lot sewage
system which utilizes any components or technologies deemed by DEP
to require more detailed operation and maintenance requirements than
provided for in this article, including but not limited to individual
residential drip irrigation systems, alternate systems, or experimental
systems shall be further subject to the maintenance responsibilities
recommended by DEP for said system. The Township may impose additional
requirements as deemed necessary to provide for the increased oversight
inherent in these cases, including but not limited to entering an
operation and maintenance agreement which shall outline the specific
maintenance responsibilities for said system, collection of an annual
fee and posting financial security with the Township to guarantee
proper operation and maintenance of said system.
E.
Surface contouring shall be required as necessary to direct surface
water and drainage away from all components of individual on-lot sewage
systems.
F.
Any person owning a building served by an on-lot sewage disposal
system which contains an aerobic treatment tank shall follow the operation
and maintenance recommendations of the equipment manufacturer and
maintain a service agreement with said equipment manufacturer. A copy
of the manufacturer's recommendations and a copy of the service agreement
shall be submitted to the Township within six months of the effective
date of this article.
G.
Additional maintenance activity may be required as needed including,
but not limited to, providing reasonable access to initial treatment
unit, cleaning and unclogging of piping, servicing and the repair
of mechanical and electrical equipment, leveling of distribution boxes,
tanks and lines, removal of obstructing roots or trees, etc.
H.
Property owners with an individual sewage system connecting to a
public or private sewage facility shall operate and maintain their
individual sewage systems in accordance with any rules, regulations,
and all other requirements of the receiving community sewage facility.
This includes paying fees for collection, conveyance, treatment, and
disposal of sewage, and the maintenance of certain components of their
individual sewage system unless such facilities and/or appurtenances
are part of an Upper Uwchlan Township Municipal Authority system wherein
these property owners pay fees (e.g., quarterly) which include part,
or all, of such services.
I.
Property owners with an individual sewage system connecting to a
public or private sewage facility by means other than with a building
sewer shall retain the services of an RME to maintain their individual
sewage system unless the individual sewage system is maintained by
the community sewage facility.
A.
All septage originating within the Township shall be disposed of
in accordance with the requirements of the Solid Waste Management
Act (Act 97 of 1980, 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.) and all
other applicable laws and at sites or facilities approved by DEP.
B.
Pumper/Haulers operating within the Township shall operate in a manner
consistent with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management
Act (Act 97 of 1980, 35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 to 6018.1003),
all other applicable laws, and Chester County Health Department regulations.
A.
No person shall operate or maintain an individual on-lot sewage system
in such a manner to constitute a system failure. Any suspected system
failure shall be reported to the Chester County Health Department,
who shall make a final determination as to functional status and rehabilitation
measures required. Any person owning a building served by an on-lot
sewage disposal system determined to be in a state of system failure
by the Chester County Health Department shall perform all corrective
measures required to abate the system failure. The Chester County
Health Department shall have the authority to require abatement of
any system failure by the following methods: cleaning, repair or replacement
of components of the existing system, adding capacity or otherwise
altering or replacing the system's initial treatment unit, expanding
the existing disposal areas, replacing the existing disposal area,
replacing the system with a retaining tank, frequent pumping, or any
other alternative appropriate for the specific site.
B.
In accordance with all applicable laws and after written notice has
been provided to the property owner, an authorized agent shall have
the right to enter upon land for the purposes of inspections described
in this section. Such inspection may include a physical tour of the
individual sewage system and its related components, the taking of
samples from surface water, wells, or other groundwater sources, the
sampling of the contents of the sewage disposal system itself, and/or
the introduction of a traceable substance into the interior plumbing
of the structure served to ascertain the path and ultimate destination
of wastewater generated within the structure. An authorized agent
shall inspect systems known to be, or alleged to be, malfunctioning.
Should said inspections reveal that the system is indeed malfunctioning,
the authorized agent shall order action to be taken to correct the
malfunction. If total correction cannot be done in accordance with
the regulations of DEP including, but not limited to, those outlined
in Chapter 73 of Title 25 of Pennsylvania Code, or is not technically
or financially feasible in the opinion of the authorized agent and
a representative of DEP; then action by the property owner to mitigate
the malfunction shall be required.
C.
If there arises a geographic area where numerous on-lot sewage disposal
systems are in system failure, a resolution of these area-wide problems
may necessitate detailed planning and a revision to the portion of
the Sewage Facilities Plan pertaining to areas affected by such malfunctions.
If a DEP-authorized Official Sewage Facilities Plan revision has been
undertaken, repair or replacement of individual sewage disposal systems
in system failure within the area affected by the revision may be
delayed, pending the outcome of the plan revision process. However,
immediate corrective action will be compelled whenever a system failure,
as determined by Township officials and/or DEP, represents a serious
public health or environmental threat.
D.
A written notice of violation shall be issued to any person who is
the owner of any property which is found to be served by an on-lot
sewage disposal system in system failure or which is discharging sewage
without a permit.
E.
Within 14 days of notification by the Township that a system failure
has been identified, the property owner shall make application to
the Sewage Enforcement Officer for a permit to repair or replace the
failing system. Within 45 days of initial notification by the Township,
construction of the permitted repair or replacement shall commence
provided that all necessary permits have been issued. Within 60 days
of the original notification by the Township, the construction shall
be completed unless seasonal or unique conditions mandate a longer
period, in which case the Township may set an extended completion
date or mandate the use of a retaining tank.
F.
Should none of the remedies described in this article be effective
in eliminating the system failure of an existing individual on-lot
sewage system, the property owner is not absolved of responsibility
for that system failure. The Township and the Chester County Health
Department may require whatever action is necessary to lessen or mitigate
the system failure to the extent necessary.
A.
Registration requirements: Any RME offering or performing installation,
inspection, operation, or maintenance services on any sewage facility
in the Township shall meet the licensing and certification requirements
as set forth in the definition of a responsible management entity
in this article.
B.
Reporting requirements: RMEs shall provide the property owner a copy
of any and all inspection and maintenance reports including any supplemental
report. In addition, RMEs shall supply applicable information to the
County. The report shall be routed via the County Septage Management
System.
C.
Evaluations of sewage facilities: Any person performing an evaluation
of a sewage facility for a real estate transaction or a mortgage refinancing
shall also be a registered RME and comply with reporting requirements
above.
D.
Emergency services: RMEs shall include emergency services in all
service and maintenance agreements that provide twenty-four-hour contact
information. This contact information shall be posted on or near a
component of the sewage system in plain sight. If the RME is not licensed
to pump and transport liquid waste by the Chester County Health Department,
the RME shall provide a subcontract with a licensed liquid waste transporter
who would be on twenty-four-hour call to abate any nuisance or malfunction.
The Township, upon written notice from the Chester County Health
Department that an imminent health hazard exists due to failure of
the property owner to maintain an individual on-lot sewage system,
shall immediately notify the property owner in writing of the determination.
The property owner shall within five working days act to obtain a
permit and promptly commence and complete construction per the agreed
timeline with the Chester County Health Department and the Township.
If the property owner fails to meet the agreed schedule, the Township
shall have the authority to perform, or contract to have performed,
the work required. The property owner shall be charged for the work
performed and, if necessary, a lien shall be entered therefore in
accordance with the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, 53 P.S. § 7101
et seq.
A.
The Township shall fully utilize those powers it possesses through
enabling statutes and ordinances to affect the purposes of this article.
B.
The Township shall employ qualified individuals to carry out the
provisions of this article and may delegate to the Municipal Authority
the authority to carry out certain obligations and powers of the Township
pursuant to this article. The Township may also contract with private
qualified persons or firms as necessary to carry out the provisions
of this article. The Township may appoint its Engineer, the Township
Manager or Municipal Authority as its authorized agent to act on its
behalf.
C.
The Township's authorized agent shall have the right to enter upon
land, following notice, for the purpose of administering the provisions
of this article as specified above, subject to compliance with all
applicable laws.
E.
The Board of Supervisors shall establish all administrative procedures
necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this article.
F.
The Board of Supervisors may by resolution establish a fee schedule,
and authorize the collection of fees, to cover the cost to the Township
of administering this article.
Appeals from final decisions of the Township or any of its authorized
agents under this article shall be made to the Upper Uwchlan Township
Municipal Authority, who is the designated agent of the Board of Supervisors
to hear such appeals. Such appeal shall be made in writing within
45 days from the date of written notification of the action being
appealed. The appellant shall be entitled to a hearing before the
Municipal Authority at its next regularly scheduled meeting, if a
written appeal is received at least seven days prior to that meeting.
If the appeal is received within seven days of the next regularly
scheduled meeting, the appeal shall be heard at the next regularly
scheduled meeting unless another mutually agreed date is selected.
Both the appellant and the Municipal Authority may have technical
and/or legal representation if desired. The Municipal Authority shall
thereafter affirm, modify, or reverse the aforesaid decision. The
hearing may be postponed for a good cause shown by the appellant or
the Municipal Authority. Additional evidence may be introduced at
the hearing provided that it is submitted with the written notice
of appeal. A decision shall be rendered in writing within two regularly
scheduled meetings of the Upper Uwchlan Township Municipal Authority.
In the event an appeal is requested with respect to a Chester County
Health Department-designated "imminent health hazard," the property
owner and Municipal Authority shall work together to hold a hearing
and render a decision within the timelines required for property owner
action under this article.
A.
Fines and penalties enumerated.
(1)
Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this
article shall be in violation of this article which violation shall
be enforced by action brought before a Magisterial District Judge
in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(2)
Upon conviction, such person shall pay a fine of not less than $100
and not more than $1,000 (or such other maximum fine as then may be
provided or permitted by applicable law) per violation, together with
costs of prosecution, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's
fees, in each case. Upon default in payment of the fine and costs,
such person shall be subject to imprisonment to the maximum extent
allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
(3)
Each day, or portion thereof, that a violation is found to exist,
and each provision of this article that is found to have been violated,
shall constitute a separate offense each punishable by the aforesaid
fine and imprisonment.
(4)
All fines and costs collected for the violation of this article shall
be paid to the Township.
(5)
If the payment of fines and costs to the Township are noted as delinquent,
the Township shall utilize all current procedures for collection including
liens.
B.
Other remedies. The provisions of Subsection A above (including, but not limited to, the manner of enforcement of a violation of this article and the fine and the penalty for such violation) shall not be in limitation of, but shall be in addition to:
(1)
Such other or further remedies or enforcement actions as may be available
to the Township and/or the Municipal Authority under other provisions
of this article or under other law (including, but not limited to,
other applicable local, state or federal law) or in equity (including,
but not limited to, injunctive relief) for any actions or inactions
which violate any provision of this article. Nothing in this section
or other provision of this article shall be deemed to preclude the
Township and/or Authority from pursuing such other or further remedies
concurrently.
(2)
Such other or further remedies or enforcement actions as may be available
to any governmental entity, other than the Township, having jurisdiction,
under any applicable local, state, or federal law, or in equity (including,
but not limited to, injunctive relief), for any actions or inactions
which violate any provision of this article.
Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
A component of an individual or community sewage system where
liquid from a treatment tank seeps into the soil. It consists of an
aggregate-filled area containing piping for the distribution of liquid
and the soil or sand/soil combination located beneath the aggregate.
A Municipality's Official Plan as defined in the Pennsylvania
Sewage Facilities Act, as of January 24, 1966, P.L. 1535 (1965), No.
537, as amended, 35 P.S. §§ 750.1 to 750.20a ("Sewage
Facilities Act" or "Act 537").
A certified Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO), professional
engineer or sanitarian, plumbing inspector, soils scientist, water
quality coordinator, Chester County Health Department-licensed liquid
waste hauler or any other person who is designated to carry out the
provisions of this article as the agent of the Board or Chester County
Health Department.
The Board of Supervisors of Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, Pennsylvania.
The piping carrying liquid wastes, from a building to the
treatment tank, holding tank, grinder pump tank, or retaining tank.
A person who has obtained a certification from the Pennsylvania
Sewage Management Association to inspect on-lot sewage disposal systems.
The designated Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) for Upper
Uwchlan Township or an employee of the Chester County Health Department.
A component of a sewage facility that provides access for
inspection and cleaning the building sewer or other pipes.
The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
A tank with one inlet that provides equal distribution of
effluent from a treatment tank through two or more outlets.
Sewage derived principally from dwellings, business buildings,
institutions and the like, and may not contain groundwater, surface
water or stormwater.
A liquid waste discharged from a sewage system or component
of a sewage system.
Any property or lot within the Township upon which there
is an erected structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure
sewage shall or may be discharged.
A sewage facility and all of its components serving a single
lot. Individual sewage systems include the following:
Individual on-lot sewage systems rely on a subsurface absorption
or surface infiltration system for the renovation of sewage through
native soils prior to disposal or the retention of sewage in a retaining
tank. Individual on-lot sewage systems are permitted through the Chester
County Health Department and include but are not limited to the following
systems defined by 25 Pa. Code § 73.1:
Individual sewerage systems rely on other means than native
soils to renovate sewage prior to disposal or retention in a retaining
tank. Individual sewerage systems include but are not limited to the
following:
GRAVITY SEWER CONNECTIONSWhere the building sewer connects to a gravity service lateral of a community sewage facility;
PRESSURE SEWER CONNECTIONSWhere the building sewer is connected to a tank containing a pump which conveys sewage through a pressure sewer to either a gravity or pressure service lateral of a community sewage facility; and
SMALL-FLOW TREATMENT FACILITIESAn individual sewerage system permitted by the DEP that is designed to adequately treat sewage flows no greater than 2,000 gallons per day with final disposal to surface waters, a dry stream channel, or stormwater collection system.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or waterborne wastes
or form of energy rejected or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing,
trade or business process or from the development, recovery or processing
of natural resources, as distinct from domestic sanitary sewage.
A component of a sewage facility that provides sufficient
access for the inspection of the contents of a tank.
Those actions required to provide for the long-term proper
functioning of a sewage facility.
The condition which occurs when an individual on-lot sewage
system fails to function in the expected or satisfactory manner per
normal mode of operation.
The Upper Uwchlan Municipal Authority.
A comprehensive plan for the provision of adequate sewage
disposal systems, adopted by the Board of Supervisors and approved
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant
to the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.[1]
Any system for disposal of domestic sewage involving pretreatment
and subsequent disposal of the clarified sewage into a subsurface
soil absorption area or retaining tank. For purposes of this article,
the term only refers to individual sewage systems.
Any individual, association, public or private corporation
for profit or not for profit, partnership, firm, trust, estate, department,
board, bureau or agency of the commonwealth, political subdivision,
municipality, district, authority, or any other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. Whenever
used in any clause prescribing and imposing a penalty or imposing
a fine or imprisonment, the term "person" shall include the members
of an association, partnership or firm and the officers of any local
agency or municipal, public or private corporation for profit or not
for profit.
A revision to, or exception to the revision of, the Official
Plan, submitted in accordance with DEP regulations, and in connection
with the request for approval of a subdivision or land development
plan.
An area on a lot, tract or parcel of land that has been tested
by the Sewage Enforcement Officer and found suitable, based upon the
then-current DEP site requirements, for the installation of an individual
on-lot sewage system, and which will be preserved and protected from
alteration for installation of the initial individual on-lot sewage
system for sewage generated on that lot, tract, or parcel (see "replacement
area").
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any property located in the Township.
A tank or chamber or pump that receives and temporarily stores
sewage or partially treated sewage from which it is pumped or dosed.
Pump tanks include:
EFFLUENT PUMP TANKA tank that receives septic tank effluent or partially treated sewage and conveys the liquid portion of the wastewater to absorption system or other component of a sewage facility. Effluent pumps also include: dosing pumps, lift pumps, dosing siphons, and other specialized discharge control mechanisms; and
GRINDER PUMP TANKA tank that receives domestic sewage and contains a pump that macerates waste solids prior to ejection.
Any sole proprietor, company, partnership or corporation
which engages in cleaning any or all components of a community or
individual on-lot sewer system and evacuates and transports the septage
cleaned therefrom, whether for a fee or free of charge. Said pumper/hauler
business shall be licensed by the Chester County Department of Health
and shall provide said Department with a record of each pumping of
on-lot sewage disposal systems in the Township.
A natural person who engages in cleaning any or all components
of a community or individual on-lot sewage system and evacuates and
transports the septage cleaned therefrom, whether for a fee or free
of charge.
Chester County Sludge/Septage Manifest and Report (Manifest)
Form which shall be used by all licensed pumpers/haulers to report
each pumping of on-lot sewage disposal systems in the Township.
The Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapters 71, 72 and 73.
Work done to modify, alter, repair, enlarge or replace an
existing on-lot sewage disposal system.
An area on a lot, tract, or parcel of land, separate from
the primary area, that has been tested by the Sewage Enforcement Officer
and found suitable, based upon the then-current DEP site requirements,
for the installation of an on-lot system, and which will be preserved
and protected from alteration for potential future use if the primary
area on the same lot, tract, or parcel shall fail for any reason (see
"primary area").
An individual, firm or corporation experienced in the operation
and maintenance of sewage facilities, who is a licensed pumper/hauler
business with the Chester County Health Department and/or a Pennsylvania
Sewage Management Association certified inspector. RMEs may also include
through a general oversight agreement with the Township such entities
as municipal authorities, investor-owned public utility companies
and homeowner associations.
A tank that retains sewage and is designed and constructed
to facilitate ultimate disposal of the sewage to another site. Retaining
tanks include:
CHEMICAL TOILETA permanent or portable nonflushing toilet using chemical treatment in a retaining tank for odor control.
HOLDING TANKA tank, whether permanent or temporary, to which sewage is conveyed by a water-carrying system. Said tank is part of a closed system which does not discharge to the ground.
PRIVYA tank designed to receive sewage where water under pressure is not available.
INCINERATING TOILETA device capable of reducing waste materials to ashes.
COMPOSTING TOILETA device for holding and processing human and organic kitchen waste employing the process of biological degradation through the action of microorganisms to produce a stable, humus-like material.
RECYCLING TOILETA device in which the flushing medium is restored to a condition suitable for reuse in flushing.
The residual scum, sludge and other materials pumped from
septic or aerobic treatment tanks and the systems they serve.
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or
excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals
and any noxious or deleterious substance being harmful or inimical
to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life or to the use of
water for domestic water supply or for recreation or any substance
which constitutes pollution under the Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1
to 691.1001, as amended.
A person certified by the State Board for the Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers, who is employed by the Township or Chester County Health Department (CCHD) to administer the provisions of this article, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations in Pa. Code Title 25, Chapters 71, 72 and 73.
An all-inclusive term for a sewage collection, conveyance,
treatment, and disposal system.
Any area or areas of the Township designated in the Official
Sewage Facilities Plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors as an area
for which a Sewage Management program is to be implemented.
A comprehensive set of legal and administrative requirements
encompassing the requirements of this article, the Sewage Facilities
Act,[2] the Clean Streams Law,[3] the regulations promulgated thereunder and such other
requirements adopted by the Board of Supervisors to effectively enforce
and administer this article.
A system of pipes that collect sewage from several improved
properties. "Sewer systems" include pressure and gravity sewer systems
or any combination of both.
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or other parcel
of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land, including changes in existing lot lines. The enumerating
of lots shall include as a lot that portion of the original tract
or tracts remaining after other lots have been subdivided therefrom.
The condition in which one or more malfunctions results in
pollution to the ground or surface waters, contamination of private
or public drinking water supplies, nuisance problems or a hazard to
public health.
A water-tight receptacle which liquids pass through or are
retained in.
A component of a sewage facility that provides access for
inspection, cleaning and maintenance of the internal components of
a tank.
Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
A tank designed to provide a suitable environment for the
bacterial decomposition or disinfection of sewage. Treatment tanks
include:
SEPTIC TANKA treatment tank or compartment of another tank that provides for the anaerobic decomposition and the physical separation of solids in sewage.
AEROBIC SEWAGE TREATMENT TANKA treatment tank or compartment of another tank that provides for the aerobic biochemical stabilization of solids in sewage.
FILTER TANKA treatment tank or compartment of another tank that contains a media to which microorganisms attach and provide a suitable environment for the biochemical stabilization of solids in sewage.
CHLORINE CONTACT TANKA treatment tank or compartment of another tank that provides a suitable environment for the disinfection of effluent.
