The purpose of this article is to assist the Bucks County Water
and Sewer Authority with respect to the maintenance and rehabilitation
of oil and grease interceptor trap systems, and to prevent the discharge
of certain grease, fats, grit and the like into the public sewer system;
and to establish penalties for violations of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUTHORIZED AGENT
An employee of Warrington Township properly certified pursuant
to the Uniform Construction Code and authorized to conduct inspections
of grease interceptors and/or traps within Warrington Township.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, or any other legal entity.
PROHIBITED DISCHARGE STANDARDS
The standards are described in the Industrial Wastewater
Discharge and Pretreatment Rules attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Warrington Township, upon notice that an imminent public health
or safety hazard exists due to failure of a property owner and/or
utilizer to maintain, repair or replace an oil and grease interceptor/trap
system, shall have the authority to contract to have the work performed.
The owner of record of the property will be charged for the work performed
and, if necessary, a lien will be entered therefore in accordance
with the law.
Should any person violate the provision of this article, Warrington
Township is authorized to pursue all legal remedies available to it
in order to effectuate compliance.
In addition to any other remedies provided to the Township at
law, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall be
subject to a fine in an amount not exceeding $300.