The short title of this article shall be "The Township of Spring Designated Disposal Facility Ordinance," and the same may be cited in that manner.
[Adopted 12-29-2003 by Ord. No. 303 (Ch. XII, Part 3, of the 2013 Code of Ordinances)]
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms used in this article shall have the following meanings:
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528, as now or hereafter amended.
The Pioneer Crossing Landfill, a Municipal Waste landfill in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania, operating under Department Permit No. 100346.
The Township of Spring, Berks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Municipal waste generated from residential establishments within the Township and collected by the Township or by a third party pursuant to a contract with the Township.
Pursuant to Section 304(d) of Act 101, the Township hereby designates the Pioneer Crossing Landfill, a Department-permitted Municipal Waste Landfill that operates under Permit No. 100346 in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, for the disposal of Township Municipal Waste whether that waste is collected by the Township or by a third party pursuant to a contract with the Township.
The Township shall pay for the costs to dispose of Township Municipal Waste at the Designated Disposal Facility whether that waste is delivered by the Township or by a third party pursuant to a contract with the Township. The Township shall not pay for the cost to dispose of Township Municipal Waste at a facility other than the Designated Disposal Facility.
The Township shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations relating to this article and to the use of the Designated Disposal Facility.
The terms and provisions of this article are to be liberally constructed, so as to best achieve and to serve the goals and purposes hereof. This article shall be construed in pari materia with Act 97 and Act 101.
The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application to any person or circumstance within the Township is held invalid, said invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this article which can be given effect.