The owner of each building intended for human occupancy along
the line of any sewer now or hereafter constructed in the borough,
or the owner of any such building with a right of access to any sewer
now or hereafter constructed in the borough, shall connect each building
on such property with a sewer. No connection shall be made to the
trunk unless permitted after application therefor to the Borough Engineer.
As sewers become available to serve buildings on any properties
in the borough, the borough shall order each owner of property along
the line of said sewer to connect each building on such property with
said sewer in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
The borough shall designate one (1) of its proper officers to
give notice to the owner of property with respect to which an order
is issued pursuant to this section of this chapter. Such notice shall
be addressed to the owner of said property as the name of said owner
appears in the last tax duplicate of the borough, shall describe the
property by lot and block designation as the same appears on the Tax
Map of the borough and by the street address, if a street address
exists, and shall state that by order of the borough the owner is
required to connect each building on said property with a sewer in
accordance with the terms of this chapter within twenty-eight (28)
days after the service of such notice as hereinafter provided, and
said notice shall also describe the penalty which may be imposed hereunder
for failure to comply with said notice and order in accordance with
the terms of this chapter. Said notice may be served on the owner
personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode with a member
of his family above the age of fourteen (14) years. Said notice may
also be served within or without the limits of the borough by mailing
same by certified mail to the last known post office address of said
owner as same appears on the last tax duplicate of the borough.
It shall be unlawful to install any building sewer or to make
any connection to the public sewer without first obtaining a building
sewer permit, and such installations and connection shall be made
under the direction and supervision of the Borough Engineer in the
manner hereinafter set forth. The building sewer permit must be obtained
before a building permit will be issued with respect to new construction.
B.
Prior to approval of any connection for industrial discharge, the
applicant shall submit with his request the following information:
(1)
Name of company or person.
(2)
Location (address).
(3)
Product, service or activity.
(4)
A plan showing the proposed connection with a description of the
method for flow determination and parameter monitoring.
(5)
Complete schedule of all process waters and industrial wastes produced
or expected to be produced at the property, including a description
of the character of each waste, the daily volume and the maximum rates
of discharge and representative analysis.
(6)
The time period for which the connection to the system has been requested.
For periods other than "indefinite," a renewal request for the discharge
will be required to be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector at least
one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of the current
approval.
(7)
Such other information as is deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector.
The owner or his agent shall make application for such permit
on a form furnished by the borough. The permit application shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Borough Engineer or required by state
law.
Permits will expire four (4) weeks after the date of issue but
will be subject to renewal for such further periods not to exceed
a period of ninety (90) days.
Where the building sewer has been extended by the borough from
the main or lateral to the curb or property line, the applicant, after
securing the building sewer permit, shall notify the Borough Engineer
when the excavation is made and the pipe is installed and connected.
No backfill is to be placed without the written permission of the
Borough Engineer.
Where the building sewer has not been extended by the borough
from the main or lateral to the curb or property line, the applicant,
after securing the building sewer permit, shall do all the excavation
required and shall notify the Borough Engineer twenty-four (24) hours
before the excavation is ready for the installation of the branch
connection. Street opening fees, backfilling and repaving shall be
as required under the Excavations Ordinance[1] at the expense of the applicant, and he shall post a bond
for the completion thereof if the work is not done by the Public Works
Department.
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights to protect the public from hazard
by and at the expense of the applicant.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Engineer, when notified,
to inspect the installation of any building sewer to determine whether
same complies with all the provisions hereof and any other ordinances
of the borough the enforcement of which is within his jurisdiction.
When it is satisfied that the installation complies with the aforesaid
requirements, he shall evidence his written approval on the permit.
The owner of any premises upon which the building sewer and
connection are or are to be installed shall indemnify the borough
from any loss or damage that may indirectly or directly be occasioned
by the installation thereof.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building.
A.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with existing buildings
or new buildings only when they are found, upon examination and testing
by the Borough Engineer and, if necessary, the Plumbing Inspector,
to meet all the requirements of this chapter.
B.
The owner of any premises which shall be required to connect with
the borough system shall, within a reasonable time with respect to
any such building or when it becomes a safety hazard in the opinion
of the Borough Engineer, fill in all septic tanks or cesspools on
the premises.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drain shall
be lifted by pumps or ejectors as approved by the Borough Engineer
and discharged into the building sewer. Said pumps or ejectors shall
be installed in sets of two (2), with an automatic switch for alternate
cycling.
Lampholes shall be constructed on each service connection in
back of the curb and shall consist of a cast-iron T-fitting, a section
of four-inch cast-iron pipe to ground level, a brass ferrule and brass
screw cap.
Cleanouts or lampholes shall be constructed every fifty (50)
feet and at any change in horizontal direction or vertical grade.
Sewer service connections shall be made into existing lateral
sewers as directed by the Borough Engineer.
All street and sidewalk replacement shall be in accordance with
borough ordinances.
All work required under this Article shall be done at the expense
of the applicant.
