[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
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Minimum Distance
(feet)
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(1)
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Lakes, ponds, streams or other surface waters
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25
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(2)
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Storm drains, retention ponds, stormwater stabilization ponds
|
25
|
(3)
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Preparation area or storage area for hazardous spray materials,
fertilizers or chemicals, salt piles
|
300
|
(4)
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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)
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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)
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50
|
(6)
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Septic tanks or aerobic tanks
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50
|
(7)
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Subsurface sewage disposal systems, elevated sand mounds
|
100
|
(8)
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Sewage seepage pits, cesspools
|
100
|
(9)
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Farm silos, barnyards
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100
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(10)
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Rainwater pits
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25
|
(11)
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Spray irrigation site, sewage sludge and septage disposal sites
|
300
|
(12)
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Property lines of right-of-way
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10
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(13)
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Dedicated road right-of-way
|
15
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(14)
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Building foundations (except for buildings intended solely for
water well or water well pump enclosures)
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|
(15)
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Any other source of pollution not described in this listing
shall have a minimum isolation distance determined by the Board of
Supervisors.
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