[Ord. No. 74-1977, 7/12/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995; Ord. No. 3-1997, § 1, 12/9/1997; Ord. No. 4-2019, 10/8/2019]
Stormwater management for all subdivision and land developments shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 26, Stormwater Management, of the Code of Ordinances of the Township.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, 7/12/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
1. 
The applicant shall provide an adequate and potable water supply and distribution system to service the proposed subdivision or land development through one of the following methods, listed in the order of preference:
A. 
Connection to a public water supply system where such a system is within the minimum distance requirements established by Article V of this chapter. A distribution system shall be designed to furnish an adequate supply of water to each lot. A copy of the approval of such system by the appropriate public authority or utility company shall be submitted with the final plan.
B. 
Where such a public water supply system is farther than the established minimum distances to the proposed development and the Board of Supervisors deems it reasonably probable that further growth in the area will require an expansion of the existing public water system, the feasibility of constructing a separate water supply system shall be investigated and a report setting forth the findings shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for their review and approval.
(1) 
Approval of a separate water supply system shall be contingent upon the developer providing assurances to connect to public water when the system is within the minimum distances to the development limits.
(2) 
If the Board of Supervisors grants approval for a separate water supply system, the applicant shall file an application for a public water system permit which shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Environmental Resources and suitable agreements including financial guarantees for installation and establishment of ownership, operation and maintenance of the system.
2. 
All water supply systems in floodplains or flood-prone areas, whether public or private, shall be floodproofed to a point 1 1/2 feet above the one-hundred-year flood elevation.
3. 
In subdivisions or land developments proposing to utilize an on-lot well water supply, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to require the applicant to drill and test a well(s) and have a report prepared on the quality and quantity of ground water found at the site. Such requirement for a test well(s) and report may be invoked at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors in situations where:
A. 
The area is known to have actual water yield and/or quality problems.
B. 
The Pennsylvania State Water Plan or U.S. Geological Survey Water Resource Reports or other technical study indicates a potential low yield area or inadequate water quality area.
C. 
The development consists of 15 proposed lots or units having an average density of one unit per acre or involves a total water withdrawal exceeding 10,000 gallons per day from within the development limits.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, 7/12/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
1. 
When individual on-lot wells are proposed in a subdivision, the subdivider shall either install such facilities or shall place a restriction in the deed of each lot indicating that no building intended for residential, commercial or industrial use shall take place on said lot until such time that a satisfactory well is provided or as a condition of the sale of each parcel within the same subdivision or land development, that the facilities can be installed by the purchaser of such lot and have minimum yield of potable water of 500 gallons per day prior to sale. The owner or subdivider shall provide the Board of Supervisors with proof of compliance with this section.
2. 
An individual on-lot well shall be subject to the following standards:
A. 
Construction of wells for individual wells shall conform to the most recent revision of the DER Manual "Construction Standard, Individual Water Supplies."
B. 
The source of supply shall be from a water bearing formation not less than 25 feet from the ground surface.
C. 
Cap wells shall be located at a point free from flooding and at a higher elevation and at the following minimum isolation distances to existing or potential sources of pollution:
Source of Pollution
Minimum Distance
(feet)
(1)
Lakes, ponds, streams or other surface waters
25
(2)
Storm drains, retention ponds, stormwater stabilization ponds
25
(3)
Preparation area or storage area for hazardous spray materials, fertilizers or chemicals, salt piles
300
(4)
Gravity sewer lines and drains carrying domestic sewage or industrial waste (except when the sewer line is cast iron pipe with either watertight lead caulked joints or joints filled with neoprene gaskets or if solvent welded Schedule 40 (or the SDR equivalent or better) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe; then the distance will be 10 feet)
50
(5)
Sewage drains carrying domestic sewage or industrial waste under pressure (except welded steel pipe or concrete encased pipe; then the distance will be 10 feet)
50
(6)
Septic tanks or aerobic tanks
50
(7)
Subsurface sewage disposal systems, elevated sand mounds
100
(8)
Sewage seepage pits, cesspools
100
(9)
Farm silos, barnyards
100
(10)
Rainwater pits
25
(11)
Spray irrigation site, sewage sludge and septage disposal sites
300
(12)
Property lines of right-of-way
10
(13)
Dedicated road right-of-way
15
(14)
Building foundations (except for buildings intended solely for water well or water well pump enclosures)
(15)
Any other source of pollution not described in this listing shall have a minimum isolation distance determined by the Board of Supervisors.