[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963; as amended by Ord. 521, 11/28/2007; and by Ord. 530, 3/12/2008]
The owner of any improved property located in the Township and
accessible to and whose principal building is within 150 feet of the
sewer system shall make connection therewith, 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 sewage and acceptable 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. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary,
no such owner of a residential-use-only property shall be compelled
to make such connection if the owner's on-lot sanitary sewer
system on such residential property is in full compliance with all
laws and regulations then in effect by the Department of Health of
the County of Bucks and the ordinances of this Township; except, further,
that any sale of such residential property shall cause the new owner
to connect consistent with the terms of this section within 60 days
after notice to such owner.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963; as amended by Ord. 492, 3/10/2004]
1.
All sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required under § 18-111, shall be conducted into a sewer, subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established by this Township from time to time.
2.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any flows to
any sewer other than sewage.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963]
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963]
1.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used and maintained at any time upon any improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under § 18-111 to be connected to a sewer.
2.
Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar
receptacle in existence shall be abandoned and, at the discretion
of this 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.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963; as amended by Ord. 492, 3/10/2004]
1.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the public sewer system/facilities.
2.
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle
at any time shall be connected with a sewer.
3.
Flows other than sewage shall not be discharged through direct or
indirect connection of a sump pump, cellar drain, roof drain and/or
downspout or any other means of conveyance into the sewer system.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963]
The notice by this Township to make a connection to a sewer, referred to in § 18-111, shall consist of a copy of this Part, including any amendments at the time in effect, and a written or printed document requiring the connection, and may be given at any time after a sewer is in place which can receive and convey 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 or certified mail, as provided by law.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any sewage,
any waste materials whatsoever or any substances or fluids into the
Township or municipal sewer system except in accordance with this
Part and in accordance with permits which have been issued by the
Township or may hereinafter be issued by the Township in accordance
with this Part or in accordance with any plumbing code hereafter enacted.
It shall be unlawful for any tank truck or other collector of private
sewage to dump such sewage into the Township or municipal sewer system.
[Ord. 72, 3/11/1963]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make any taps or connections
into the Township or municipal sewer system except in accordance with
a permit issued by the Township under the provisions of this Part
or under the provisions of any plumbing code hereafter adopted by
the Township. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect any storm
sewer system including, but not limited to, roof drains, cellar drains
or surface water drains, into such Township or municipal sewer system
without having a permit therefor under the provisions of this Part
or under the provisions of any plumbing code hereafter adopted.
