A. 
Access. The Board and the LPVRSA shall have the right of access at reasonable times to any part, of any improved property, served by the wastewater system as shall be required for purposes of inspection, measurement, sampling and testing and for performance of other functions relating to service rendered by the Board through the wastewater system or rendered by the LPVRSA in connection with the sewage disposal system or for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter. Inspections shall be done after prior notice whenever practical.
B. 
Notice. If the structure or real estate to be inspected is occupied, the representative shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If the structure or real estate is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person(s) having charge or control of the structure or real estate and request entry.
C. 
Scope of inspection. Inspections permitted under this chapter shall include reasonable inspection of any plumbing and drain connections within the buildings and structures, and of sewer and drain pipes and connections outside the structures and buildings. The inspection shall include reasonable work and use of reasonable equipment to uncover and excavate drain and sewer pipes and connections outside of buildings and structures; and videotaping of pipes and drains; and dye or smoke testing of such pipes and drains.
D. 
Search warrants. If, after proper request, entry or access is refused, the authorized agent may compel such access by application to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Judicial Code and Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure governing such actions.
The annual sewer rents imposed by § 152-18 hereof cover the discharge into the collection system of sanitary sewage only, and all persons are hereby prohibited from discharging into the collection system any wastes, substances or other matter other than sanitary sewage, except in accordance with this section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all persons are specifically prohibited from discharging into the collection system any stormwater or roof or subsurface drainage from stormwater inlets, sump pumps, floor drains, interior or exterior foundation drains, cellar, yard and area drains, cleanouts, roof leaders or other direct sources and any substance or waste:
A. 
Having a temperature higher than 104° F. (40° C.) or is lower than 32° F.
B. 
Containing more than 120 parts per million by weight of tar, oil and/or grease.
C. 
Containing any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel, oil or other flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases, waste streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60° C.
D. 
Containing any garbage, which has not been ground by a household-type or other suitable garbage grinder.
E. 
Containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, cotton, wool or residues from refining or processing of fuel, lubricating oil or glass grinding or polishing wastes, or other fibers or any other solid or viscous substances capable of causing interference with the proper operation of the collection system or of the treatment plant.
F. 
Having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property, which will cause damage or hazards to structures, equipment or operating personnel of the collective system or of the LPVRSA's sewage facilities.
G. 
Containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage or sludge treatment process, constitute hazards to humans or create any hazard in operation of the collection system or of the LPVRSA's sewage facilities. Toxic wastes shall include, but not by way of limitation, wastes containing cyanide, chromium and/or copper ions.
H. 
Containing noxious or malodorous gases or substances capable of creating a public nuisance.
I. 
Any waste containing petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through, and in no case shall the amount exceed 100 mg/l.
J. 
Any solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the POTW such as, but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension resulting from preparation, cooking and/or dispensing of food and/or from handling, storage and sale of produce.
K. 
Any waste which results in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems, or create any hazards in waters which shall receive treated effluent from the wastewater system.
L. 
Any oxygen-demanding pollutant (BOD, ammonia, etc.) released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference with the POTW.
A. 
No person shall cause or permit any sewer pipes, joints, connections or other sewer system facilities, which are connected directly or indirectly to the sanitary sewer system, to be or remain in a defective or deteriorated condition so that "excessive infiltration" is caused to enter the sanitary sewer system. For purposes of this chapter, excessive infiltration shall mean a pattern of occurrences where measured flows exceed expected flows by more than 250% during periods of rain events or saturated ground conditions.
B. 
No person shall construct or install a sanitary sewer line, lateral, connection or any related facility without complying with the specifications and rules of the Board and regulations and codes of the Township as adopted from time to time, and in effect at the time of construction or installation.
C. 
No person shall permit or allow a pipe, fixture, pump, device or facility connected to the sanitary sewer system to remain and continue in a conditions in violation of this chapter or regulations of the Board or Township after receiving written notice of the violations and request to correct the condition.
D. 
No person shall sell, convey or transfer title to real estate and no person shall buy, acquire or accept title to real estate connected to the sanitary sewer system without permitting an inspection of the premises by the authorized agent. The seller and buyer are responsible for notifying the Board of a pending sale and making arrangements for the inspection.
A. 
Industrial and commercial wastes may be discharged into the collection system but only upon prior written permit issued by the Board.
(1) 
Application. Application for any such permit shall be accompanied by an "Industrial Wastes Questionnaire" or a "Commercial Wastes Questionnaire," to be furnished by the Board, and such information relating to the nature or character of the industrial waste proposed to be discharged or otherwise, including estimated quantity of flow and characteristics and constituents with respect to industrial wastes or commercial wastes proposed to be discharged into the sewer system, including, without limitation, a detailed engineering report in respect thereof prepared by a registered engineer or engineering firm, as the Board may reasonably require. The cost of obtaining all such data shall be borne by the person desiring to make or use a connection to the wastewater system. Any permit issued under this section may be conditioned upon compliance with such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, including, without limitation, requirements for the establishment of facilities for the pretreatment and prescreening of wastes, and construction of flow-equalization facilities to assure a uniform rate of discharge and the construction of suitable control manholes to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes and the discharge thereof.
(2) 
Control manholes. Any such control manhole, when required by the Board, shall be constructed at an accessible, safe, suitable and satisfactory location in accordance with plans approved by the Board prior to commencement of construction.
(3) 
(Reserved)[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(3), Interceptors, was repealed 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 333; see now Art. IIIA.
(4) 
Revocation of permit. No permit for the discharge of industrial or commercial wastes issued under this section shall be deemed to give any right to the applicant to continue such use, and any such permit may be revoked by the Board, at any time.
(5) 
Changes in type of wastes. Any improved property discharging industrial or commercial wastes into the wastewater system and contemplating a change in the method of operation which will alter the characteristics and/or volumes of wastes at the time being discharged into the wastewater system shall notify the Board and the LPVRSA, in writing, at least 10 days prior to consummation of such change.
(6) 
The Board reserves the right to require improved properties having large variations in rates of waste discharge to install suitable regulating devices for equalizing waste flows to the wastewater system.
(7) 
The Board reserves the right to impose surcharges in connection with any industrial or commercial wastes discharged in the wastewater system either by agreement with the owner of the improved property or by modifications or alterations hereto.
B. 
Every three months a report on the cleaning of those interceptors shall be furnished to the Board. A fine of $25 per day shall be imposed for each day the report is late, unless otherwise approved by the Board.
C. 
The Board reserves the right to inspect the condition of an interceptor at any reasonable time. Noncompliance with this section shall result in compliance enforcement by the Board and/or Skippack Township.
D. 
The Board may promulgate prohibitions against specific types or strengths of industrial wastes or other substances (in addition to those set forth in Subsection A above) which are harmful to the collection system or which the LPVRSA has prohibited from discharge to its treatment and disposal facilities to which the collection system is to be connected. Such prohibitions may be modified, from time to time, by the Board, and any permit issued pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall, by virtue hereof, be subject to such prohibitions as the same are in existence from time to time. Any person questioning the reasonableness of any such prohibitions as applied to property owned or used by such person shall have the right to a hearing before the Board within a reasonable time after requesting the same (but such request shall not operate as a stay of such prohibitions), except in cases where such prohibitions have been established or specifically approved by ordinance.
E. 
Upon the issuance of any permit for the discharge of industrial waste in accordance with Subsection A of this section, the Board shall establish the rent to be paid for the use permitted thereunder and shall report such rent to the Board. Upon approval by the Board, such rent shall be deemed imposed under this article.