Connections to the Borough Sewers may be made only after application
has been made to the Borough Secretary and upon the payment of a connection
fee of $100.
Upon issuance of a sewer application, Borough Council shall
cause the lateral connections to be from the sewer to the curbline.
The location of the service "Y" or house laterals will be secured
by the property owner from the Borough records before construction
is undertaken so that the house sewer may be properly located. If
the existing location of the service "Y" is not reasonably suitable,
a connection to the street sewer may be made only with a cast iron
saddle securely cemented in place and on a concrete foundation and
cradle. If a cast iron saddle is required, the cost thereof shall
be paid by the property owner at the time of securing the sewer connection
application.
The house lateral sewer shall not be connected to the Borough
sewer system until after inspection by the Borough Engineer or a proper
agent of the Borough, and the said sewer between the curbline and
the building shall not be covered or concealed in any way until after
inspection and written approval by the Borough Engineer or a proper
agent of the Borough.
[Amended 3-25-1970 by Ord. No. 1009]
All house laterals from the main sewers to a point five feet
from the point the lateral passes through the building wall shall
not be less than four inches in diameter and shall be of the following
materials: cast iron, terra cotta, cement asbestos or plastic.
Terra cotta pipe shall be of wedge lock pipe joints or equal.
Cast iron shall have joints of tightly caulked twisted hemp or oakum
on which shall be poured a one-and-one-half-inch layer of soft lead
which shall be tightly caulked. All other type pipe shall have joints
so constructed as to prevent infiltration of surface water, roots,
or other foreign material which might cause blockage in the pipes.
When pipe is laid in rock excavation, the trench shall be excavated
three inches deeper than the outside bell of the pipe, and this depth
under the pipe and up to midsection of the pipe shall be of well-compacted
concrete of 1:3:5 mix.
[Amended 3-25-1970 by Ord. No. 1009]
No roof water, stormwater, surface water, water from subsurface
groundwater discharge, including surface or subsurface drainage water
from sump pumps, nor floor drains shall be permitted to enter the
sewer system. Applications for exceptions may be considered and rulings
made on the basis of recommendations of the Borough Consulting Sanitary
Engineer and the Borough Council.