[Added 4-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-06]
The purpose of this article is to limit and reduce the inflow
of additional water into the sanitary sewer system. By prohibiting
the discharge of any stormwater, groundwater, well, sump pump, swimming
pool, other natural precipitation or other sources of inflow into
the Township's sanitary sewer system, the Township is seeking to reduce
costs as well as protect against other damaging effects. The Township's
sanitary sewer will be and has on occasion been overloaded, thereby
creating the potential to cause significant damage or threat to the
system. Further, all water that enters the system must be treated
at the sewage treatment plant. Therefore, by reducing and eliminating
this inflow of "clean water" into the sanitary sewer system and the
subsequent unnecessary treatment, the expenses to the Township and
the citizens will be reduced and it will assist in protecting the
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person who, alone, jointly or severally with others,
shall have legal or equitable title to any premises, with or without
accompanying actual possession.
The water-carried household and toilet waste from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and commercial and industrial establishments.
All facilities and appurtenances connected with the collection
and conveyance system.
A device used to convey water from areas of lower elevation
in a building or yard to prevent accumulation of water or flooding.
That part of the sump pump through which the effluents are
carried to their discharge point.
A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.
A.
No person shall connect any sump
pump, floor drain, roof drain, and/or related apparatus to any sanitary
sewer line. No property owner shall allow any sump pump, floor drain,
roof drain, and/or related apparatus which has been connected to remain
connected to any sanitary line.
B.
Any sump pump which was connected
to the sanitary sewer system may, upon disconnection from the system
after adoption of this article, discharge into an established watercourse
(i.e., a catch basin, storm sewer, or street gutter) or a natural
drainage course. Where an established watercourse is not available,
sump pumps may discharge into a seepage pit or a rear or side yard,
if such rear or side yard is capable of absorbing the discharge without
draining onto neighboring properties. If a seepage pit is used it
shall not be constructed within 10 feet of an adjoining property line,
whether public or private.
Notwithstanding compliance with the regulations in this article,
whenever sump pump discharge causes an icy condition on either a sidewalk
or street, the owner of record must:
A.
Prohibited discharges. No person
or entity shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
groundwater, roof runoff, yard drainage, yard fountain, swimming pool,
pond overflow or any other substance other than sanitary sewage into
the sanitary sewer collection system. No person, business or other
entity shall discharge or cause to be discharged any hazardous substances
into any public sewers.
B.
Amnesty period for disconnection.
(1)
On or before December 31,
2016, any person, business or other entity which shall have a connection
described above and who shall voluntarily report said connection to
the Township, so that said illegal connection shall be remedied, shall
have any and all permit and inspection fees waived by the Township.
This waiver of fees applies only to Township fees and does not include
the actual cost of remediation or any state surcharges.
(2)
After December 31, 2016, any person, business or other entity in violation of Subsection A that fails to voluntarily report such connection by December 31, 2016, shall be liable for all permit fees, inspection fees and connection fees as required by the Township to remedy the illegal connection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Township Engineer, Plumbing Subcode Official or other duly
authorized representative is hereby authorized to request entrance
to any property for the purpose of inspecting, observing, testing
and sampling to confirm that there is no sump pump and/or other prohibited
discharge into the sanitary sewer system in violation of the regulations.
A.
A surcharge as provided in § 279-63 will be imposed on any property found to have a sump pump connected to the sanitary sewer system after December 31, 2016. The surcharge will continue until the sump pump has been inspected and found to be proper disconnected from the sanitary sewer system. The surcharge shall be in addition to any fine or other penalty provided for the violation of this article.
B.
A surcharge as provided in § 279-63 will be imposed on any property which has sanitary sewer service where the owner or occupant has failed to schedule an appointment with the Township for inspection to determine compliance with this article within 60 days of receiving a notice to schedule the inspection from the Township. Said property shall remain subject to the surcharge until it is determined there is no violation or the violation has been abated. The surcharge shall be in addition to any fine or other penalty provided for the violation of this article.
C.
All disconnections of said illicit
connections shall be accomplished by a complete and permanent method
and performed in a competent manner and inspected by the Township
Engineer or other duly authorized representative. Any disconnection,
plugging, capping, rerouting, altering or modifying must be done in
accordance with all applicable state and municipal construction codes.
D.
After issuance of the surcharge pursuant to § 279-63, if the property owner, tenant, landlord or other person with a property interest remedies the illicit connection, said property owner, tenant, landlord or other person with a property interest shall call the Township Engineer for a follow-up inspection by the Township Engineer or other duly authorized representative. Upon certification that the illicit connection has been remedied, the surcharge shall be lifted, beginning the quarter following the inspection for which a property was subject to the surcharge.
A surcharge as provided in Chapter 152, Fees, per quarter is hereby imposed upon every sewer utility bill to property owners, tenants, landlords or other persons with a property interest for the following conditions:
