Township of East Whiteland, PA Connections of Building Sewers

§ 154-59 Separate connections required for each unit.

Each connection unit on each improved property shall be connected separately to a service lateral through a building sewer. Special written permission must be obtained from the Authority to group more than one connection unit on one building sewer.

§ 154-60 Costs to be borne by owner; indemnity of Township.

All costs and expenses of construction of a building sewer and all costs and expenses of connection of a building sewer to the collection sewer or service lateral shall be borne by the owner of the improved property to be connected; and such owner shall indemnify and save harmless this Township and Authority 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 the sewer lateral and/or collection sewer.

§ 154-61 Materials to be used.

Materials for a building sewer, jointing materials and methods of installation shall be in accordance with requirements of this Part 2, and shall be subject to approval of this Authority.

§ 154-62 Display of permit.

The permit required by § 154-17 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 the service lateral and/or collection sewer.

§ 154-63 Permissible types and places of joints and connections.

A building sewer shall be connected to a collection sewer at the service lateral or at the place where the wye (Y) in the collection sewer is located. No person shall make a connection directly to or tamper with a collection sewer in any manner, except as herein provided.

All work of making connections to any of the Township sewers shall be done under the personal supervision of an authorized representative of the Authority or its consulting engineer and shall conform to the following requirements:

(1)

The location of existing service wye (Y) or house laterals will be secured by the property owner from the Authority records before construction is undertaken so that the house sewer may be properly located. If the existing service wye or service lateral location is not suitable for building sewer connecting alignment or a service wye or service lateral does not exist, the connection to the collection system shall be made with an approved saddle fitting properly installed and encased in a minimum of six inches of concrete on all sides of fitting. All associated costs shall be paid by the property owner.

(2)

Connections to the collection sewer where no branch or wye (Y) fitting has been previously provided shall be made with an approved saddle type fitting properly installed and encased in an envelope of concrete extending completely around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe, and a minimum of six inches either side of fitting; the cost thereof shall be paid by the property owner.

(3)

All joints shall be sealed and made watertight, and shall be made smooth and clean inside, with all sewers in proper alignment and of proper grade, so as to provide free flow of sewage matter without any obstructions, and to be made in accordance with the Authority specifications for its sanitary sewers. All work pertaining to the connection with the Authority's sewers shall be, financially and otherwise, the responsibility of the owner of the property with which connection is made, subject to the right of supervision hereby reserved by the Authority.

§ 154-64 Size of connecting pipes.

Connections to the service laterals shall be made of the same pipe diameter (size), properly joined. When the building sewer is made with a pipe of larger diameter than the existing service lateral, the building sewer shall be extended to the collection sewer and connected with a saddle fitting.

§ 154-65 Connections required to comply.

All connections shall be made pursuant to §§ 154-36 and 154-51 and the other provisions of this Part 2.

§ 154-66 Connection fees.

There will be charged and imposed upon the owner of each connection unit a connection fee as set forth in the appropriate resolutions adopted by the Authority from time to time. Such connection fee shall be due and payable to the Authority at the time the connection is made by the owners required to connect to the sewer by Authority ordinance. If the owner fails to connect in the allotted time covered by the ordinance, then the connection fee shall be due and payable 60 days, including the allotted time under the ordinance, after written notice to connect is given to the owner by the Authority. Owners not required to connect but who desire to do so shall pay the connection fee at the time of permit application approval. Refer to Ordinance 5375, latest revision, for tabulation of user charges.

§ 154-67 Authorized plumbers; permit; insurance required.

Any individual desiring to do plumbing installation or other plumbing work upon the building sewer and its connection with the service lateral connected with any improved property which is connected to or which is to be connected to a sewer shall obtain from the Authority a permit authorizing such individual to engage in such plumbing work. Such permits shall be issued on a calendar year basis. A fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors or the Authority shall be charged for issuance of each permit. Such permits shall be issued to such individuals who have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Authority that they are qualified and capable of performing plumbing work in accordance with good plumbing practice and shall be revocable by this Authority for negligent or willful failure to comply with rules and regulations to be adopted by resolution by the Authority. Any individual who is performing plumbing work must file the following insurance certificates at the time he applies for his permit:

[Amended 11-21-2000 by Ord. No. 132-2000]

Property damage.

Minimum: $50,000.

Personal injury.

Injury to any one person minimum: $300,000.

(b)

Injuries in any one incident minimum: $300,000.

Such permits shall be reissued from calendar year to calendar year by appropriate endorsement of this Authority or by issuance of a new permit, at the discretion of this Authority upon payment of the required fee. Owners, their agents, employees or independent contractors may do trench preparation work independently of the plumbing work involved upon receipt of a permit from the Authority and subject to compliance with its regulations and inspection requirements.

The Township shall be responsible for administering the permits for the licensing of plumbers and collection of all fees.

§ 154-68 Permit required.

Any improved property upon which plumbing work is performed by an individual not possessing a permit as required under § 154-67 will not be approved for connection to a sewer.