[Adopted 6-22-1970 by Ord. No. 42 (Ch. 18, Part 1, of the 1993 Code)]
[Amended 11-27-1972 by Ord. No. 59; 8-22-1994 by Ord. No. 255; 3-27-1995 by Ord. No. 261; 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 271]
The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings given to them in this section:
ACT 537 PLAN
The official plan for the provision of adequate sewage systems in the Township, adopted by the Township and submitted to and approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, under and in accordance with the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act[1] and the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder, including any provisions thereto which may be adopted and approved from time to time, as such plan and revisions shall be in force at the time of application under this chapter.
APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS
All local, state and/or federal specifications and requirements which are applicable to a particular construction, installation, work or other activity which is regulated by or otherwise the subject of this chapter, as such specifications and requirements shall be in force at the time of application under this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, "applicable specifications" shall include all such specifications and requirements, and any revisions, amendments, supplements thereto or substitutions therefor, which may be established or otherwise adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. In the event of any inconsistency between or among any such local, state and/or federal specifications or requirements, the specification or requirement which imposes the greater or greatest restriction shall prevail and control.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Commissioners of the Township.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the sewage and/or industrial waste drainage system of any structure to the lateral of a sewer.
CONNECTION CHARGES
Sewer system connection charges provided under Article V of this chapter, including, without limitation, a connection fee, customer facilities fee, tapping fee, and other fees or charges permitted under the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act[2] and other applicable state law.
[Amended 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 440]
CONNECTION UNIT
Each individual building or house, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, which is designed or adaptable to separate ownership for use as a family dwelling unit or for commercial or industrial purposes. A school, factory, apartment house, office building or other multiple-unit structure whose individual apartments or units are connected to a common internal sewage system and which are not commonly subject to separate ownership shall be appraised based upon the Township’s schedule of EDU values, which schedule may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 440]
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Department of Environmental Protection (formerly the Department of Environmental Resources) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
DEVELOPER
Any landowner, agent of such landowner, or tenant with the permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or land development.
[Added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 345]
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Health Department of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within the sewered area upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall be or may be discharged.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE or INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other substance, which is not sewage, resulting from manufacturing or industry or other plant or works, and mine drainage, silt, coal mine solids, rock, debris, dirt and clay from coal mines, coal collieries, breakers or other coal processing operations. "Industrial waste" or "industrial wastes" includes substances whether or not generally characterized as waste.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OPTION RESOLUTION
The resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners, as the same may be amended from time to time, providing for the administration of and procedures for the option to pay connection charges by installments under § 275-24 of Article V of this chapter.[3]
LATERAL
That part of the sewer system extending from a sewer to the right-of-way line of the public street (in the case the sewer is located in a public street) or to the boundary line of the sanitary sewer easement (in the case the sewer is located in a sanitary sewer easement).
MUNICIPALLY CONSTRUCTED SEWER
Any sewer or sewer system constructed by or dedicated to Upper Pottsgrove Township and/or any sewer or sewer system constructed by, dedicated to or transferred to any utility, serving properties in the Township, regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
[Added 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 513]
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any property located in the sewered area.
PENNSYLVANIA SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT
Act of January 24, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1535, No. 537, as amended, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq., together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and any new law or statute substituted for the same, as such act, amendments, supplements and substitutions shall be in force at the time of application hereunder.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, corporation or other group or entity.
SANITARY SEWAGE or SEWAGE
Any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrement or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals, and any noxious or deleterious substances being harmful or inimical to the public health, or to animal or aquatic life, to use of water for domestic water supply or for recreation, or which constitutes pollution under the Clean Streams Law, Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, No. 394, as amended, 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.
SEWER
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the sewer system used or usable for sewage collection purposes and to which ground, surface and storm water is not admitted intentionally.
SEWER RENTAL
Sanitary sewer rentals and charges provided under § 275-7 of Article I of this chapter.
SEWER RENTAL UNIT, EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT or EDU
Each single-family dwelling unit or the equivalent, which is connected to the sewer system, as determined and provided under and in accordance with Article VI of this chapter.
SEWER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, situate in the sewered area and owned and/or operated by the Township.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Upper Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq..
[3]
Editor's Note: Said resolution is on file in the Township offices.
[Amended 8-28-1978 by Ord. No. 106; 8-22-1994 by Ord. No. 255; 3-27-1995 by Ord. No. 261; 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 329]
A. 
Connections.
[Amended 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 450]
(1) 
The owner of any improved property, which abuts or adjoins any street in which there is a municipally constructed sewer and on which property there is a waste-discharging structure within 150 feet of the sewer main or appurtenances, shall connect the improved property to the sewer in such manner as the Township may require, within 60 days after notice to the owner from the Township to make such connection, for the purpose of discharge of all sewage and industrial wastes from the improved property (not only from the waste discharging structure), subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established by the Township from time to time. For purposes of this subsection, the phrase "waste-discharge structure" shall mean a structure from which sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall or may be discharged.
(2) 
The owner of any improved property, which abuts or adjoins any street in which there is a privately constructed sewer and on which property there is a waste-discharging structure within 150 feet of the sewer main or appurtenances, only if the property contains a failing septic system which has been confirmed by the Montgomery County Health Department or if the property's owner elects to voluntarily connect to public sewer, shall connect the improved property to the sewer in such manner as the Township may require, within 60 days after notice to the owner from the Township to make such connection, for the purpose of discharge of all sewage and industrial wastes from the improved property (not only from the waste-discharging structure), subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established by the Township from time to time. For purposes of this subsection, the phrase "waste-discharge structure" shall mean a structure from which sanitary sewage and/or industrial wastes shall or may be discharged.
B. 
The Board of Commissioners may, upon written application of the owner of improved property, and for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the owner related to weather or a physical condition of the property, extend the sixty-day period in which to connect the property to the sewer as provided in Subsection A of this section. The application shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners prior to the expiration of the sixty-day period. The grant of the application and the period of extension shall be at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. In no event, however, shall any extension be granted which will create or continue a health hazard or other objectionable condition. An extension of the connection period shall not also extend the due dates for the payment of connection charges and sewer rental. Should a connection extension be granted, connection charges shall be due and payable in accordance with § 275-24 of Article V of this chapter, and sewer rental shall be payable and collected in accordance with § 275-7 of this article.
C. 
All sewage and industrial wastes from any improved property, after connection of such improved property with a sewer shall be required under Subsection A of this section, shall be conducted into a sewer subject to such limitations and restrictions as shall be established herein or otherwise shall be established by this Township from time to time.
D. 
No person shall place or deposit or permit to be placed or deposited upon public or private property within this Township any sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection A of this section. No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged to any natural outlet within this Township any sewage or industrial wastes in violation of Subsection A of this section, except where suitable treatment has been provided which is satisfactory to this Township.
E. 
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle shall be used and maintained at any time upon any improved property which has been connected to a sewer or which shall be required under Subsection A of this section to be connected to a sewer. Every such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle in existence shall be abandoned, except as hereinafter provided, and, at the discretion of this Township, shall be cleansed and filled under the direction and supervision of this Township, and any such privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle not so abandoned and, if required by this Township, cleansed and filled, shall constitute a nuisance and such nuisance may be abated as provided by law, at the expense of the owner of such improved property. Septic tanks may, by special request to the Board of Commissioners, be used for the discharge of storm and cellar waste waters.
F. 
No privy vault, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or similar receptacle at any time shall be connected with a sewer.
G. 
The notice to the owner by the Township to make connection to a sewer, referred to in Subsection A of this section, shall consist of a written or printed document requiring the connection, and may be given at any time after a sewer is in place which can receive and convey sewage and industrial wastes for treatment and disposal from the particular property. The notice may be given by the Township to the owner by personal service, regular first class mail, certified mail and/or registered mail, whichever of such methods the Township, in its discretion, deems appropriate, unless another method is required by law in which case such other required method shall be used. In the event that the owner shall neglect or refuse to connect with the sewer within the sixty-day notice period (or within such extended period as may be granted by the Board of Commissioners under Subsection B of this section), the Township, at its discretion, shall have the right, but not the duty, by itself or agents thereof, to enter upon the property and construct the connection. In such case, the Township shall, upon completion of the connection work, send an itemized bill of the cost of connection (which shall include, without limitation, the connection charges provided under and by Article V of this chapter), to the owner of the property, which bill shall be payable forthwith in full by the owner. Should the owner neglect or refuse to pay, in full, said bill, the Township shall have the right to collect the same by way of the municipal claim and lien under the general law providing for the filing and recovery of municipal claims and liens. The provisions of this subsection shall not be in limitation of, but shall be in addition to, such other or further rights or remedies as may be available to the Township in law or at equity to connect, or compel the connection of, the property with the sewer and/or to collect from the property owner or other responsible party the cost of connection and other applicable amounts.
H. 
The owner of any improved property abutting on or adjoining any street serviced or intended to be serviced by a sewer system shall supply information indicating the location of any and all wells on such improved property. Such information shall be supplied on forms furnished by the Township within 30 days of notice to said owner and/or occupant. In addition to the fines and other penalties prescribed by § 275-34 of Article VII of this chapter, the owner and/or the occupant of such improved property failing to give the required information within 30 days of notice by the Township, shall be required to pay to the Township any and all costs, including engineering costs, incurred by the Township in ascertaining the required information. In the event that such costs are not paid as required hereby, the Township shall have the right, in addition to such other or further rights or remedies as may be available to the Township in law or at equity, to file a municipal claim and lien therefor, together with interest on the amount of such costs at the rate of 6% per annum (or such higher rate as may be provided or otherwise permitted by law) plus a penalty of 5% on the amount of such costs (or such higher penalty as may be provided or otherwise permitted by law). The Township Solicitor shall thereupon proceed to collect the same together with all interest, penalty and court costs plus an attorney's commission of 5% on the amount of such costs and the interest and penalty thereof (or such higher commission as may be provided or otherwise permitted by law) under the general law relating to the filing and collection of municipal claims and liens.
[Amended 4-24-1972 by Ord. No. 58; 10-24-1975 by Ord. No. 79; 10-24-1977 by Ord. No. 97; 8-22-1994 by Ord. No. 255; 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 294; 10-18-1999 by Ord. No. 301; 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 450]
All design and construction efforts undertaken by the Township will be for the servicing of first-floor elevations. Those that wish to connect basements or subfloors shall do so at their own expense and only upon approval of the Township Engineer. Any additional piping, appurtenance or pumps required to facilitate basements or subfloors shall be the responsibility of the applicant/property owner.
A. 
No person shall uncover, connect with, make any opening into or use, alter or disturb in any manner, any sewer or the sewer system without first obtaining a permit, in writing, from this Township. Such permit shall be issued to owners required to connect to a sewer subject always to compliance with these rules and regulations and may be issued by the Township to owners not so required to connect.
B. 
Application for a permit required under Subsection A of this section shall be made by the owner of the improved property to be served.
C. 
No person shall make or cause to be made a connection of any improved property with a sewer until such person shall have fulfilled each of the following conditions:
(1) 
Such person shall have notified the Secretary of this Township of the desire and intention to connect to a sewer.
(2) 
Such person shall have applied for and obtained a permit as required by Subsection A of this section, and shall have paid, in full, the connection charges provided under and by Article V of this chapter.
(3) 
Such person shall have given the Secretary of the Township at least 72 hours' prior notice of the time when such connection will be made so that the Township may supervise and inspect the work of connection and necessary testing.
D. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection D, each connection unit on each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a sewer through a building sewer. Grouping of more than one connection unit on one building sewer shall not be permitted, except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good cause shown, and then only after special permission of this Township, in writing, shall have been secured.
E. 
All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to a sewer shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected, and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless this Township from all loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or indirectly, as a result of construction of a building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a sewer.
F. 
Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods of installation shall be in accordance with the requirements of § 275-4 of this article and shall be subject to approval by this Township.
G. 
The permit required by Subsection A of this section shall be displayed prominently upon the improved property to be connected to a sewer at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection of the building sewer to a sewer.
H. 
A building sewer discharging to public or community sewer shall be connected to the sewer at the lateral. Only one building sewer shall be connected to any lateral. The building sewer shall conform to the typical building sewer connection, which is attached hereto.[1] Future changes to the typical building sewer connection shall be approved from time to time by Resolution of the Upper Pottsgrove Township Board of Commissioners.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the sewer connection diagram is on file in the Township offices.
I. 
The owner and/or builder of all new structures containing sewage facilities on which construction is commenced in the Township subsequent to July 1, 1972, shall provide a stub for the purpose of connecting the sewage drainage system of the structure with a building sewer. The stub shall be provided whether or not the property is then benefited, improved or accommodated by sanitary sewers. Unless and to the extent otherwise provided by applicable specifications:
(1) 
The stub shall be placed on the side of the structure closest to the road or street.
(2) 
The stub shall be of four-inch cast iron pipe.
(3) 
The stub shall be extended two feet outside the foundation wall of the structure.
(4) 
The top of the stub shall be no lower than the underside of the cellar floor of the structure.
(5) 
The elevation of interior piping in the building shall be so constructed in relation to the stub so as to minimize the cost of any future changeover to a future sanitary sewer system.
J. 
The owner and/or builder of all new buildings containing sewage facilities on which construction is commenced in the Township subsequent to the effective date of this article, shall provide interior piping or plumbing constituting the sewage drainage system therefor at adequate elevation to provide gravity flow drainage into sanitary sewers existing or proposed whether or not the property presently is benefited, improved or accommodate thereby.
K. 
No person other than a state registered master plumber shall perform work on facilities connected or to be connected to the sewer system or connect such facilities to the sewer system.
[Amended 3-28-1983 by Ord. No. 141; 8-24-1987 by Ord. No. 171; 8-22-1994 by Ord. No. 255; 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 271; 12-14-1998 by Ord. No. 294; 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 450]
A. 
Within or connecting to the Township collection systems, all sewers and collection systems, piping, pumps and appurtenances shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Township standard specifications, which are on file with Upper Pottsgrove Township, entitled "Standard Sewer Specifications and Details," for building sewer connections and for public sewer extensions by contractors and developers, dated August 2011. Such standard sewer specifications and details are incorporated herein by reference. Future changes to the standard sewer specifications and details shall be made from time to time by resolution of the Upper Pottsgrove Township Board of Commissioners.
B. 
Relief from the standard sewer specifications and details can be granted only by action of the Board of Commissioners upon written request.
C. 
Building sewer shall be used for the following purposes and no other: The disposal of sewage; and/or the disposal of industrial waste, provided that the discharge under the sewer system of each substance constituting the industrial waste is expressly allowed by and in accordance with the applicable law and is otherwise expressly permitted by the Township. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence or other provision of this chapter, building sewers may not be used for the disposal of groundwater, surface water and/or stormwater; and unauthorized connections to building sewers shall include, but not be limited to, sump pumps, yard drains, roof, gutter downspouts and foundation drains.
D. 
An authorized representative or representatives of the Township shall, after giving reasonable notice to the owner and/or occupant of a property, have the authority to enter the property and/or any structure thereon and to make inspections to verify that no unauthorized connections to a building sewer or otherwise to the sewer system exist; that there are no sources on the property or in any structure thereon of infiltration or inflow of water into a building sewer or otherwise into the sewer system other than as permitted under and in accordance with this chapter; and/or that the plumbing system serving the property and/or any structure thereon is functioning properly. The property owner shall, after receipt of written notification of repairs, modifications and/or corrections deemed necessary by the Township or its authorized representative, complete such repairs, modifications and/or corrections in a proper and timely manner to the satisfaction of the Township. Such repairs, modifications and/or corrections shall be made at the sole expense of the property owner.
[Added 3-23-1998 by Ord. No. 284]
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, at the sole cost and expense of the property owner, to maintain, repair and/or replace each building sewer on the property.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the Township, at its sole cost and expense, to maintain, repair and/or replace a lateral, except in the case such maintenance, repair and/or replacement is required as a result of, directly or indirectly, any use of or with respect to the lateral by the owner of the property served by the lateral (other than the proper use of the building sewer connected to the lateral) or by any other act or conduct of the property owner. In such case, the cost and expense for the maintenance, repair and/or replacement of the lateral shall be borne by the property owner and may be collected as hereinafter provided in regard to maintenance, repair and/or replacement of a building sewer. In all cases, all maintenance, repair and/or replacement of a lateral shall be performed solely by the Township.
C. 
Without limiting the generality of the responsibility of a property owner to maintain, repair and/or replace a building sewer under Subsection A, the property owner shall perform and complete such maintenance, repair and/or replacement work as the Township may deem necessary and direct in and by written notice to the property owner. All maintenance, repair and/or replacement work, whether or not directed by the Township, shall be performed and completed in a proper and timely manner, in accordance with applicable specifications and to the satisfaction of the Township. The property owner shall indemnify the Township from any loss or damage which may result or arise from, directly or indirectly, any such work.
D. 
If a property owner shall refuse or fail to maintain, repair and/or replace a building sewer as required by or pursuant to this section or other provisions of this chapter, the Township shall have the right, at its discretion, but not the duty, by itself or agents thereof, to enter the property as may be necessary and perform such maintenance, repair and/or replacement work.
(1) 
Costs of work performed by Township.
(a) 
Should the Township perform such work, the Township, upon completion of the work, shall provide the property owner with an itemized bill for the cost of the work by one or more of the following means as the Township deems appropriate:
[1] 
Personal service upon the property owner.
[2] 
Personal service upon any adult occupant of the property.
[3] 
Certified or registered mail addressed to the property owner at the last known address of the property owner appearing in the Township records.
(b) 
The bill shall be due and payable immediately upon service of the bill upon the property owner or adult occupant (if by personal service) or upon receipt of the bill by the property owner or agent thereof (if mailed).
(2) 
Should the property owner fail or refuse to pay the bill in full, the Township shall have such rights and remedies as may be available to the Township at law or in equity against the property owner and/or the property to recover the amount of the bill in full, together with such interest, reasonable attorney fees and administrative costs as may be allowed by law. Such rights and remedies shall include, without limitation, a municipal claim or lien under law providing for the filing and recovery of municipal claims and liens.
E. 
The provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, Subsection B, shall not limit, or be construed to limit, any rights or remedies which may be available to the Township at law or in equity against any third person for the recovery of damages to the sewer system, including, without limitation, the recovery of the costs incurred by the Township to maintain, repair and/or replace a lateral.
[Added 1-21-2020 by Ord. No. 506; amended 11-18-2024 by Ord. No. 527]
No user of the Upper Pottsgrove Township Wastewater Treatment Collection System and the Pottstown Borough Authority/Borough Wastewater Collection and Treatment Plant shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, wastewater containing pollutant levels in excess of the following maximum discharge limitations:
Pollutant
Maximum Daily Limit
Total Arsenic
1.2284 mg/l
Total Cadmium
0.1425 mg/l
Total Chromium
3.905 mg/l
Total Copper
3.711 mg/l
Total Cyanide
1.2883 mg/l
Total Lead
2.2001 mg/l
Total Mercury
0.1195 mg/l
Total Molybdenum
1.8707 mg/l
Total Nickel
3.886 mg/l
Total Selenium
2.0093 mg/l
Total Silver
1.2659 mg/l
Total Zinc
4.548 mg/l
Total Toxic Organics
2.13 mg/l
Pollutants
Instantaneous Maximum
Free Cyanide
0.56 mg/l
Total Phenols
1.00 mg/l
Pollutants
Maximum Daily Unit
(1) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
250 mg/l
(1) Total Suspended Solids
250 mg/l
(1) Ammonia, as N
25 mg/l
(1) Oil and Grease
100 mg/l
The Borough/Authority may impose alternate mass and/or concentration limits upon industrial users for all parameters within this section as long as the total loading remains within the approved, as specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. For these pollutants, each industry that is subjected to the requirements of the municipal industrial pretreatment program is allocated a specific mass limit and/or a specific concentration limit.
Pollutants are marked with (1) that exceeded the maximum daily limit shall be surcharged using the following formula:
Surcharge=0.17+0.29(BOD,mg/l)/(250mg/l)+0.39(TSS,mg/l)/(250mg/l)+0.15(NH3- N,mg/l)/(25mg/l)
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 275-6, Additions to existing specifications for installation of sewerage system components, added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 345, was repealed 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 450.
[Added 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 513]
For so long as any wastewater utility company regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is operating the Township sewer system, the tariff approved by the PUC and applicable to such utility company shall govern, to the extent of any inconsistency between such tariff and any provision of this section and Chapter 275, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, of the Code of the Township of Upper Pottsgrove, as amended.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 234; 11-8-1993 by Ord. No. 247; 3-27-1995 by Ord. No. 261; 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 290]
A. 
All sewer districts are delineated in the most recently approved and adopted Township Act 537 sewage facilities plan. Sewer service is governed by this document. Those wishing service outside the planned area for sewer must petition the Board of Commissioners through written request.
[Amended 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 440]
B. 
Sewer rentals and connection charges are established, which shall be payable by and collected from the owner of each connection unit, which shall be connected with the Upper Pottsgrove Township sewage system from and after the date upon which the Township shall notify such owner in writing that the Township is prepared to accept sanitary sewage and/or industrial waste from such connection unit for transportation to and treatment at a sewage treatment plant.
[Amended 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 440]
C. 
There is hereby established a flat rate sanitary sewer rental of $195 per quarter for each sewer rental unit in the Upper Pottsgrove Township sewage system. Future modifications of sewer rentals may be enacted by resolution and/or ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners. In the event of conveyance of the system to a utility regulated by the PUC, this rate shall terminate effective upon the implementation date of a new rate approved for such utility by the PUC.
[Amended 3-20-2006 by Ord. No. 392; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 418; 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 432; 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 466; 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 513]
D. 
Sanitary sewer rentals and industrial waste charges may be billed monthly.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 513]
E. 
Sump pump user fee. In the event an owner or occupant of a dwelling unit fails to allow access of an authorized representative of the Township to inspect and/or verify connections to the building sewer or sanitary sewer system, as provided in § 274-4E above, an additional sump pump user fee of $75 per quarter shall be charged to the owner of the dwelling unit. This amount shall be in addition to other charges permitted under this section and in addition to other remedies which are permitted for violations described in § 275-5 above.
[Added 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 433]
[Added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 345]
A. 
Sewerage systems to be dedicated for public use shall be designated, constructed, and inspected in accordance with Township specifications and any approved subdivision or land development plan for which the sewerage system was required.
B. 
The Township Engineer shall conduct a final inspection of the sewerage system prior to dedication. The inspection shall include a visual inspection and a televised inspection of any sewer pipe. The cost of these inspections shall be borne by the developer.
C. 
The developer shall provide the Township with a video tape (or other acceptable media) of the televised inspection.
D. 
The developer shall correct any deficiencies identified by the visual or TV inspection prior to dedication, and to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer. The correction shall be made at the developer's expense regardless of the type or nature of the deficiency.
E. 
In the case of a pump station or other mechanical component, the final startup and test shall be completed and all deficiencies corrected prior to dedication to the Township. The developer shall provide the Township with three copies of any operators manuals, parts lists, warranties, or other documentation as necessary prior to dedication.
F. 
The Township Engineer shall advise the Township when all deficiencies have been corrected, and the sewerage system and/or specific components are ready for dedication.
[Added 12-23-2002 by Ord. No. 345]
A. 
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this article, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine or penalty not exceeding $600 for each and every offense, and whenever such a person or persons shall have been notified by the Board or by the service of a warrant and summary proceedings that such violations are being committed, each day thereafter that such a person continues and persists in such violations shall constitute a separate offense. Such fine and penalty shall be collected as provided by law, and, in default of the payment of the fine and penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.
B. 
The Township, in addition and/or in the alternative to but not in limitation of the foregoing and in addition to such other or further remedies as may be provided by law or at equity, may institute an appropriate action in law or at equity to restrain and abate any nuisance that arises as a result of the violation of this article and/or may require the repair and maintenance of the component of the subject sewerage system. The Township may remove and abate the nuisance and correct any objectionable condition, and may thereafter recover the cost and expense of such action from the responsible party or parties and may also recover counsel fees pursuant to Chapter 153 of this Code in the event that a municipal claim is filed.